Police Stop Scares The Heck Out of BTS’s J-Hope—His Panic Moment Caught Live

His face said it all.

BTS‘s J-Hope is on tour right now, with his latest stop being in Taipei. There, he had an unexpected encounter with the local police—and his caught-off-guard reaction to the brief interaction has since gone viral.

BTS’s J-Hope | @uarmyhope/Instagram

Right after the concert, J-Hope went live on Weverse to spend more time with his fans. He was in a vehicle being driven by someone else. Then, the car came to a quick stop, as J-Hope looked quite surprised.

His livestream titled, “Done with Taipei!!” | Weverse

The driver could be heard in the background speaking to a police officer outside the vehicle:

Driver: He’s a celebrity.

Police: A customer?

Driver: A celebrity.

Police: Celebrity, OK. You can go.

Due to the language barrier, J-Hope was unaware of what was happening and remained visibly spooked…

…until the driver confirmed that it was just a DUI checkpoint. Whew!

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— 리나 (@rosehope218) May 25, 2025

J-Hope: What was that?

Driver: A DUI checkpoint.

J-Hope: Oh, checking for DUIs? They do that here, too? That’s cool.

J-Hope’s “HOPE ON THE STREET” tour has one final stop remaining in Osaka, Japan at the end of this month.

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