With BTS set to return in 2026, J-Hope reveals what the group’s early days appeared like: When Jung Kook first arrived

J-Hope’s first day

In a current interview with Teen Vogue, J-Hope, 31, mirrored on a few of his earliest recollections as a BTS trainee, together with his very first day with the group. “When I used to be a trainee, the primary day was, December 24 and it was in 2010, Christmas Eve,” he recalled. “I got here to Seoul and went straight to the place that I used to be going to reside in with my members on the time. I had fantasised about being a trainee, and anticipated every little thing to be neat and well-structured. But after I received there, it was really very messy. But in a means, that made it really feel extra actual and human. ‘Wow, that is the place I’ll be beginning my life as a trainee’, that thought settled in.”

But as anticipated, the day wasn’t full of massive moments or flashy rehearsals; it started with one thing way more grounded. “That first day was about cleansing up the fiddle me. Before beginning something, you need to get your area so as. I went forward and did simply that.”

First challenges

Even again then, the street to changing into a world icon was paved with effort and vulnerability. “For somebody who had at all times been centered on dancing, I took on the problem of moving into rap. Since BTS was all about rap again then, there have been solely rappers within the group and I attempted to rap as effectively. Because I by no means rapped earlier than, it was a giant problem for me. I saved eager about methods to enhance.”

First factor J-Hope taught the remainder of the workforce

J-Hope additionally shared some heartwarming recollections of assembly his fellow members for the primary time. “I suppose the very first thing I taught them was dance, as a result of I’m a dancer,” he stated. “But it’s completely different for each member. I didn’t educate dance to all of the members proper from the beginning. For instance, when Jung Kook first arrived, I taught him the principles of our shared dorm. And it was the identical for Tae Hyung. As for Jimin, I met him on the bus cease when he arrived in Seoul from Busan for the primary time. I keep in mind telling him what it’s wish to be a trainee as we walked collectively. Since Jin is older to me, I felt like I couldn’t actually educate him the principles regardless that I’d joined earlier than him. So I keep in mind going over these little particulars with them. For the remainder of the members, I really received assist from them as a substitute like with Nam Joon and Yoongi. I received a whole lot of assist from them.”

What’s subsequent for the group?

As for what’s subsequent, the joy is constructing quick. “We’ll be releasing a brand new BTS album within the spring of subsequent yr,” the group shared on Weverse yesterday. “Starting in July, all seven of us will start working intently collectively on new music. Since will probably be a gaggle album, it’s going to replicate every member’s ideas and concepts. We’re approaching the album with the identical mindset we had after we first began.”

And there’s additionally a world tour on the horizon. “We’re additionally planning a world tour alongside the brand new album,” they added. “We’ll be visiting followers all around the globe, so we hope you’re as excited as we’re.”