On this day, j-hope is preparing for his final performances in נαραи later this month and his encore concert in кσяєα afterwards. His schedule must be tight, but he still came to meet his fans in a recent casual live broadcast.

j-hope was seen looking like he was at his apartment, wearing casual clothes and of course bringing happy energy to ARMYs through the screen. He even joined in on the fans' jokes and chatted back and forth with Jin and Jimin - 2 members who participated in the live broadcast in the comments section.

He also mentioned his love for the BTS members who are about to return from military service: “We all miss Jimin. Yes. I love you. It's all the same. Of course I miss all the members. Oh, for some reason, the members showed up as soon as I started the live. Yes, I was surprised too.”

Although most of the moments were happy, the broadcast suddenly fell silent when j-hope mentioned the condition of his pet Mickey, a Shih Tzu puppy that his family adopted about 12 years ago.

“I saw Mickey just now. Mickey is on kind of an oxygen respiratory machine. I’m sorry, my heart hurts. I wish he could live long life”, he mentioned.

In the previous live broadcast on the 26th, j-hope also expressed concern about Mickey's health as he had not yet returned to кσяєα. He told fans that: "Mickey should stay healthy... Lately, his bronchial condition has gotten a lot worse..... Mickey, stay healthy. Let's live a long, long life together"

Along with that, j-hope's sister shared a long post on Instagram about the recent worrying condition of the "maknae" puppy: "My baby forever... There have been several critical moments since last year, but our Big Chu has endured them well . Still, our Mickey has become so much smaller now... I feel like we need to be prepared in our hearts. His lungs are already in very poor condition, so our family is simply hoping that Mickey suffers as little as possible... and we're doing our best, wishing that he can spend the time he has left in peace.

It wasn't shown in today’s vlog, but it was a time filled with a lot of tears and hardship. I’m trying to record as much as I can while I still can. Our Mickey..."

Shih Tzu dogs have a lifespan of about 10-16 years and 4 years ago Mickey also had to undergo prosthetic eye surgery due to his glaucoma becoming severe and painful, so it was inevitable that his health would deteriorate.

But for pet owners in general or j-hope and his family in particular, this is a really difficult and нєαятвяєαкιиg time. For them, Mickey is an important member of the family and has been taken care of very carefully by their own hands for many years.

When hearing j-hope share about Mickey's condition, fans also felt similarly heartbroken and sent many prayers for the dog to reduce pain and recover soon:

- praying for Mickey. I hope he gets well very very soon. we love you mickey

- Oh no I hope he gets better soon. j-hope must be so hurtful now as he witnesses his maknae

- I wish our pets could live forever I feel for him

- nooo Mickey :( i hope he gets better soon

- Oh no!! Love and prayers our sweet Mickey

- The pain of loosing a pet is equivalent to losing someone from your family, I know how that feels

- Get well soon, be strong, and live long Mickey. Be brave j-hope

- Oh, my poor baby. Hearing about Yeontan truly broke my heart, and I never want to see you suffer like that. Mickey, you are incredibly strong, and you've overcome so much already. Now, it's time for another battle, and I hope you win this one too. My prayers are always with you

- Stay strong Mickey. You're a brave fιgнтer who fιgнт against the sickness by ∂ιѕєαѕє. We'll pray for you baby. Hope you overcome this too and live long and healthy Baby Mickey. We love You So much

- Stay strong, Mickey You have to be strong against fιgнт the sickness by ∂ιѕєαѕє I hope Hobi will coming home soon Just hold still, Mickey

- I hope mickey recovers and stays long with us

- Wish Micky to be happy and healthy.. he's so precious little baby. Wish he spend as much time with Hobi poor child deserves all the love. Praying for my baby

- Hold on a little longer. Hobi is coming home soon

- It’s so hard losing a childhood pet. My heart breaks for her. Glad she’s with him.

- This is нєαятвяєαкιиg, I hope he’s strong enough to fιgнт back and become healthy again.. poor baby