BTS J-Hope‘s unexpected comment to the IVE members sparked major reactions.
Netizens loved how J-Hope was supporting IVE during their Lollapalooza set, as he was spotted in the crowd singing and dancing along.
The members then shared a photo with the idol.
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IVE x j-hope meet at Berlin#IVE #아이브 #Lollapalooza #Lolla#jhope #제이홉 pic.twitter.com/ddnVslkEWx
— IVE OFFICIAL (@IVEstarship) July 16, 2025
Recently, IVE shared behind-the-scenes footage from the event, including meeting J-Hope. The members were waiting in the dressing room before greeting the idol.
J-Hope was all smiles as he sparked surprise by greeting the members with, “Is this KPop Demon Hunters?” referring to the hit Netflix show, which was ironic as many have seen the similarities between the group’s track “I AM” and the song from the movie, “Golden.”
J-Hope pointed out that he’d seen Leeseo before as an MC, sharing the differences from an early morning recording to a setting like Lollapalooza.
J-Hope even brought up how often he listened to IVE in the military, and the members shared how they’d seen the BTS member speak about the group during recent variety show appearances. IVE also shared love for J-Hope’s song “Killin’ It Girl,” and they all started singing and dancing along.
J-Hope shared that he would be supporting them and dancing along, which he did.
The video then showed the idols taking a photo together.
Netizens joked about how unserious J-Hope was and particularly pointed out that the KPop Demon Hunters reference was so funny, with some saying that the BTS member gave off “uncle” vibes.
“is this k-pop: demon hunters?”
j-hope dude…😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/hkVxtF3A5v
— hsk•🃏 (@acejunghsk_) August 7, 2025
sit down, unc, time to go home.
— a (@venic3biyotch) August 8, 2025
giving uncle vibes.
— 💜💜⟭⟬ᴱ ᴬᴿᴱ ᴮ⟬⟭ᶜᴷ💯ARMY⁷ x BTS⁷ (@Golddenhonney) August 8, 2025
You can watch the full video below.