K-POP STAR J-HOPE TO MAKE MUSIC HISTORY AT CHICAGO'S LOLLAPALOOZA FESTIVAL

K-Pop star J-Hope of the boy band sensation BTS will perform this month as the finale act at Chicago's annual Lollapalooza show, becoming the first South Korean artist to headline a major US musical festival, organizers said on Tuesday.    J-Hope, 28, who made his debut as a member of BTS in 2013 and released his first solo mixtape five years later, is slated to close the four-day Lollapalooza festival with a main-stage performance on July 31, according to Live Nation Entertainment.

The billing of J-Hope comes barely a month after the seven members of BTS (short for the Korean phrase Bangtan Sonyeondan, or "Bulletproof Boys") said they were taking a break from musical ventures as a group to pursue solo projects.

Live Nation also announced that the five-member South Korean boy band Tomorrow X Together, also known as TXT, are billed to perform at Lollapalooza on July 30, marking their US festival debut.