On the afternoon of January 7, the 37th Golden Disc Awards ceremony was officially held in Bangkok, Thailand. The event immediately became the focus of the audience's attention because it is considered one of the important awards ceremonies of Kpop.

Announced in the guest line-up, j-hope is considered one of the most anticipated idols to be present at the event. However, by the time the awards ceremony started with the red carpet as well as the first part of the event, j-hope was reported not to show up.

Explaining the absence of j-hope, some ARMYs gave some explanations after the event ended:

Considered one of the most prestigious music awards ceremonies in the country of Kimchi with the title "Korean Grammy", this year's Golden Disc Awards 2023 (GDA) was held in the capital of Thailand. As always, this award ceremony makes Kpop fans unable to take their eyes off when waiting for the appearance of artists in neat costumes and shimmering charisma.

GDA today did not disappoint the audience when treating the entire audience with a "visual party" from popular idols, leading the trend on the red carpet - before starting with a "fight" without any hesitation. concessions of the nominations in the awarding section. Noted rookie names on the red carpet such as NewJeans, IVE, LE SSERAFIM, Enhype, Treasure, etc. have prepared their minds for the Rookie of the Year award.

Meanwhile, in addition to the most noticeable rookies in the line up, there is also the appearance of j-hope, which is also expected by the audience for a long time. Not only that, the fashion style of j-hope also made fans look forward to the most during the red carpet part of the awards ceremony, but j-hope was suddenly absent.

This has left fans extremely confused and wondering if j-hope will come to the awards ceremony after he took off from Incheon to Thailand this morning and landed safely. Not only was he absent from the red carpet of the awards ceremony, the first part when the awards ceremony took place and his personal award, j-hope also failed to show up to receive the award.

It wasn't until the Bonsang and Daesang awards called BTS's name that j-hope was present. But this also somewhat alleviated the anxiety and anticipation of the fans who have been waiting for him. And of course, the visuals of j-hope along with the speeches made ARMYs emotional.

More specifically, thanks to some details, ARMYs discovered the reason why j-hope was late at the awards ceremony. Specifically, in a speech when receiving the GDA award, j-hope shared that last night the BTS members had a drink together and it was the gathering that they had been looking forward to for a long time. 

So that's part of the reason why j-hope didn't take off until today and it is so close to the time awards ceremony starts. In addition, it is said that the schedule is quite dense when he has to fly a 7 hour flight and then immediately puts on makeup, does hair and prepares for the event, so the time is quite urgent.

Meanwhile, some ARMYs present in Thailand also said that the road to the award ceremony venue and some surrounding roads also fell into a terrible state of congestion this afternoon. j-hope most likely got stuck in traffic on his way to the stadium where the 37th GDA ceremony was held, hence why he came so late.

But anyways, finally j-hope is here and that comforts ARMYs a lot!