BTS member j-hope revealed during a concert at Tokyo Dome on April 17 that his maternal grandmother, who raised him since childhood, has passed away. He shared his feelings of shock with fans and credited his bandmates for helping him cope. j-hope expressed belief that his grandmother would have loved the performance.
On stage before thousands of fans, j-hope opened up about receiving the news shortly after arriving in Japan. “Honestly, this might be a bit of a heavy thing to share, but I really wanted to express how I’m feeling today,” he said, as translated from Korean. “Right after we arrived in Japan, I got the news that my maternal grandmother — the one who raised me from when I was little — had passed away.”
