IVE’s Rei Reveals How BTS’s J-Hope Personally Went To Encourage Them At Lollapalooza

BTS member J-Hope has turned out to be one of the sweetest seniors to IVE with his recent actions.

J-Hope | @uarmyhope/Instagram

On July 12 (local time), the fourth-gen girl group took the stage at the Lollapalooza in Berlin, delivering a power-packed 55-minute set to a buzzing crowd.

IVE at Berlin Lollapalooza | Starship Entertainment

Things got unexpectedly more exciting as fans spotted J-Hope in the crowd, vibing along to IVE’s songs.

we just unlocked European hobi…
pic.twitter.com/jgoB520ggH

— luna⁷ (slow) (@tetebbi) July 12, 2025

wanted to watch ive and suddenly hobi shows up 😭 pic.twitter.com/Vw9qo8roro

— sel (@ttenlees) July 12, 2025

He also shared an encouraging post on his Instagram stories, tagging the official account of IVE.

#JHOPE via Instagram Story pic.twitter.com/RIVUHokaZX

— BTS Charts Daily (@btschartsdailyc) July 12, 2025

While many were moved by his enthusiastic support for his juniors, it turns out that was not all. After the performance, Rei took to a fan communication platform to share how the BTS member also conveyed his support for the group behind the scenes.

Rei mentioned that before IVE took the stage, J-Hope went backstage and met them personally to cheer them on. She also expressed her gratitude that he had shown up for their performance. Rei mentioned that she was inspired by her senior to become just as cool of an artist.

Rei from #IVE also mentioned j-hope saying :

“j-hope senior came to cheer us before we went on the stage and came to see our stage, in the future I will gain more experience and never forget to work hard to become a truly cool artist like my senior!”#HOBIPALOOZA2025 pic.twitter.com/NEieMDUMBn

— 𝗝-𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗘 𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗦 (@jhopetrends__) July 13, 2025

It seems like J-Hope is on a mission to become everyone’s favorite sunbaenim in K-Pop!