On August 8, BTS member j-hope appeared as a guest on the SBS power FM radio program 'Park So Hyun's Love Game' and recalled what it was like to hold his first ever VIP listening party. 

On this day, DJ Park So Hyun asked, "You planned the listening party yourself and also personally invited the guests through DMs. Was it difficult for you to DM people you were not acquainted with?"

j-hope replied, "My MBTI is 'I', so it was difficult for me. When I DM-ed people, I thought about that person's history and mentioned my own experiences related to them. For each person, I wrote a personalized message, like 'I really enjoyed your recent music, and I am a big fan. I hope you will attend this event'. It took me a very long time. There were some artists I had to get in contact with through the [BTS] members, like Tiger JK hyung, whom I contacted through Namjoon."

Furthermore, j-hope revealed that because he wanted to be involved in all of his promotion plans, he had lost around 5 kg due to stress. He said, "When the listening party was all over, I realized that I didn't eat a single meal that day. I got home and stepped on the weight scale before washing, and the first number was '5'. I looked at my face in the mirror and I looked like a skeleton. It took me by surprise." 

Finally, j-hope talked about his parents' reaction to his debut as a solo artist. "They said that they were proud of me, that they saw a new side of me for the first time. It felt good to hear that."