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J-Hope joins Don Oliver, Speedy, and Pharrell Williams on "LV Bag," which opens inside the top 10 on ... [+] the U.S. iTunes chart, earning the BTS star another quick win. PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 20: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY - For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) J-Hope from BTS attends the Dior Homme Menswear Fall-Winter 2023-2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 20, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
Corbis via Getty ImagesJ-Hope is one of the members of BTS who has already finished his military service in South Korea and thus is ready to get back into the music industry. Several of his bandmates are still enlisted, so the group as a complete unit can’t continue working just yet. So for the moment, the singer and rapper is left to his own devices, and he's making the most of this time.
On Friday (February 21), rapper Don Toliver released his new single “LV Bag,” an ode (of sorts) to the famed Louis Vuitton purse. The track is a collaborative affair, as it also credits musicians Speedy, Pharrell Williams, and J-Hope himself, and the combined popularity of all of those acts has made it a quick smash.
“LV Bag” debuts inside the top 10 on the United States iTunes Top Songs ranking. The single opens at No. 6, as of the time of publishing, and it could easily climb throughout the rest of the day.
J-Hope and company score the second-loftiest debut on iTunes’s ranking of the bestselling songs throughout America. The four musicians come in behind Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco, and Gracie Abrams, who debut “Call Me When You Break Up” just two spaces north at No. 4.
Only three tracks launch inside the top 10 on the iTunes list, at least as of the time of writing. In addition to both “Call Me When You Break Up” and “LV Bag,” country and rock artist Warren Zeiders also enters the highest tier with his latest tune “Without You,” from his upcoming album Relapse, Lies, & Betrayal. That cut starts its time at No. 9.
For the moment, “LV Bag” appears to be a standalone single. That said, based on the high-watt celebrities that are attached to it, it will likely be connected to a project at some point in the future, though Toliver has not yet shared exactly what his plans are.
It’s been less than a year since J-Hope last released music as a soloist. While he was still enlisted in the South Korean military, something that is required of all men by a certain age, he dropped the Hope on the Street Vol. 1 EP. The short project rose to No. 5 on the Billboard 200. None of the songs featured on the set landed on the Hot 100, but multiple tunes broke into the top 10 on the World Digital Song Sales chart, adding to J-Hope's impressive solo collection.
