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BTS’ J-Hope dropping new single ‘Mona Lisa’ on March 21

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Paul Xavier Jaehwa Bernardo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1742009655429Image.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Instagram/@uarmyhope"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Instagram/@uarmyhope</em></span></span></span>MANILA — J-Hope is on a roll as his label announced Saturday that the BTS star is set to release a new single, just weeks after dropping his last one.</div><p>On its X account, BigHit Music dropped a teaser for the song “Mona Lisa,” scheduled to drop on March 21.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1900743770347303098&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-03-15T01%3A09%3A45.786283%3A21701b55-0641-4ed1-b8b9-d6ccfcc5ffa1%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=a280294953506a7e1981004036d2913a03f0f67a&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:560px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1900743770347303098"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>The song is a “hip-hop and R&amp;B track that celebrates a captivating person by playfully comparing them to the iconic masterpiece Mona Lisa, which has charmed the world for centuries,” BigHit said in a notice on fan community app Weverse.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/2/26/bts-j-hope-to-release-song-with-miguel-on-march-7-0104">BTS&#x27; J-Hope to release song with Miguel on March 7</a></div><p>“Through this song, J-Hope conveys that true allure lies not in one’s external beauty but in the unique qualities that make the person special,” it added.</p><p>The company also described the single as “a heartfelt surprise gift from J-Hope to his fans in appreciation of their unwavering love and support.”</p><p>J-Hope debuted the song during his “Hope On The Stage” concert in New York, based on a clip posted Friday by Billboard on X.</p><p>“Mona Lisa” will arrive just two weeks after J-Hope put out the single “Sweet Dreams,” an R&amp;B-pop track featuring the Grammy-winning singer Miguel.</p><p>J-Hope, whose real name is Jung Ho-seok, is currently on his “Hope on the Stage” tour, which includes a two-day stop in Manila in April.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/2/3/j-hope-s-hope-on-the-stage-in-manila-ticket-prices-seat-map-1214">J-Hope&#x27;s &#x27;Hope on the Stage&#x27; in Manila: Ticket prices, seat map</a></div><p>Currently, only J-Hope and Jin are active in the entertainment scene after completing their mandatory military service, while their five bandmates are still fulfilling their conscription.</p>

<p>J-Hope is on a roll as his label announced Saturday that the BTS star is set to release a new single, just weeks after dropping his last one.</p>

J-Hope is on a roll as his label announced Saturday that the BTS star is set to release a new single, just weeks after dropping his last one.