Statements from the company explained that the decision was part of its efforts to reduce plastic waste, especially in relation to album production, and be more eco-friendly.

J-Hope earned his third solo entry on the US Hot 100, at number 96, with "Arson", and his fourth number-one debut on the World Digital Song Sales chart. million cumulative streams and 12,000 copies sold—it was the second best-selling digital song in the country—during the tracking period dated July 1–7, 2022. Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 we are informed by our postal service partners, that shipments and tracking may experience heavy delays.The HOPE Edition version of the album, released in August 2023, earned 50,000 album-equivalent units during the week ending August 24 and reentered the Billboard 200 (issue dated September 2) at number six.

Concept photos for the single followed on July 10 and 11, and showed the rapper dressed in a white jumpsuit posing next to a wrecked, burning car, and then with his clothing charred.Immediately afterwards, Hybe Corporation officially announced J-Hope as the first member to begin promoting as a solo artist. Light damages such as folding marks, scratches or discoloration on the case/box cannot be subject to any compensation claim. In an interview for Weverse Magazine published in June 2022, the rapper divulged his desire to showcase a "different side of me.

Manufacturers defect meaning: A part of or a complete case that has a fault or defect due to the manufacturing process. But despite being single sided, it is very good quality and I'm so happy to have this album on vinyl in my collection.I will say it's an odd choice to have the album single-sided and I thought I had a dud for a few mins when I first put it on my record player and it was silent. Clash 's Abbie Aitken complimented J-Hope's "experiment[ation] with genres not normally associated with his artistry", describing the change as "refreshing" and "resulting in a second album that completely juxtaposes his previous sound.