On April 19 and 20, j-hope held the HOPE ON THE STAGE concert in Saitama, נαραи. This performance was part of the Asia leg of his solo tour, which was also the last leg when the tour ended on June 1.
j-hope sold out both shows in Saitama, even selling out the blind spot where the screen could not be seen. 37 thousand spectators filled the entire stadium and gave him the most enthusiastic cheers after many years of waiting for his comeback.
Responding to the fans' warm affection, throughout the 2 concert nights, j-hope increased direct interaction with the au∂ιєnce below the stage. He often went down to the stage to shake hands with ARMYs or interact, even leaving many sweet photos with those present at the show.
A few hours ago, a moment dubbed as “Prince Charming” by j-hope went viral on SNS, as one of the memorable interactions of the day. In the photo, he was seen gently imitating a hand kiss for a fan, which caused a huge response from ARMYs online.
Although he did not actually kiss the fan’s hand, j-hope’s gesture was praised by fans as gentlemanly. They also pointed out that it was like a scene from a K-drama about idols and love.
Other fans expressed playful envy for the lucky fan who had the chance to interact with the BTS member. On the other hand, they also expressed admiration, sharing reactions and comments about this legendary moment:
- THE WAY HOBI HELD AND PRETENDED KISS HER HAND, JEALOUSY IS A DISEASE AND I HAVE IT
- נαραи favorite child
- That Lucky girl
- Must attend concert in נαραи. I want Hobi to kiss my hand
- He goes around kissing hands now
- Hobi’s a Prince Charming indeed. His actions are sweet and delicate.
- Congratulations to the army Lucky one
- JEALOUSY IS A DISEASE AND I HAVE IT
- He is the prince and she is the princess, we are the audience in their fairy tale movie.
- Oh it looks like an idol drama and they are the main actors. It couldn't be sweeter, but I'm really jealous
- We all would be happy for him to find someone to love and cherish but we all will be jealous of another random Army getting a Hobi kiss. However, I really think this was an air kiss above the hand but I can still be jealous as his lips were that close to her hand
- he pretended cuz he respects us and knows very well about ethics and manners
- I played this video in slow motion, he dint kiss her hand. One last reason to not ∂ιє of jealously...
While most of the fandom was excited about the interaction between j-hope and ARMYs, there was also a note about boundaries and respect that should be shown to the artist. Many fans pointed out that during interactions with other fans, j-hope was taken advantage of when some people tried to hug him without his consent, while another person allegedly tried to touch his stomach.
Fans are asking concertgoers to behave properly, in response to the BTS superstar's appreciation for the au∂ιєnce!
