Locations in Osaka and Paris visited by BTS' J-HOPE for his documentary are listed as ”historical landmarks” on Google Maps

The locations of a documentary featuring J-HOPE of the South Korean boy group BTS have become landmarks in Japan and France.

　According to Google Maps, locations in Osaka and Paris, France, featured in the J-HOPE dance documentary series ‘HOPE ON THE STREET’, have been labelled as ‘historical landmarks’.

　In fact, when searching for the cities of Osaka and Paris on Google Maps (531-0076 Osaka j-hope, 75016 Paris j-hope), the corresponding streets are marked as ‘j-hope on the street vol.1’ and introduced as ‘Historical landmark', and is introduced as “Historical landmark”.

　J-Hope filmed a documentary in this city before joining the army and shot the cover of his solo album, which was released at the same time.

　Google had earlier described the location in New York, USA, where J-HOPE appeared in the music video for his solo song ‘on the street with J. Cole’ as a ‘historical landmark’.

　Following in the footsteps of J-HOPE's locations, streets in famous cities around the world have successively been recorded as ‘historical landmarks’, once again confirming his global influence.

　J-HOPE released his solo album and a street dance documentary series simultaneously in March 2023. The solo album ranked fifth on the Billboard 200, while the documentary series was ranked among the TVING real-time popular series within an hour of its release, and ranked first in the top and best categories on the Amazon Prime Video March ranking, gaining huge popularity.

　Meanwhile, J-HOPE is currently serving as an assistant training instructor at the White Tiger Recruit Training Battalion of the Army's 36th Infantry Division in Wonju, Gangwon Province, and will be discharged on the 17th.