BTS’ J-Hope is back with another new single, “Killin’ It Girl,” featuring a guest verse from Memphis rapper GloRilla.
Produced by Cirkut, Inverness, and Blake Slatkin the track starts off with a spare but propulsive beat that eventually opens up on the chorus with big pop synths. J-Hope delivers a verse filled with dumbstruck devotion — “Looking like a twenty from Korea to Miami/Oh, I wanna get with you in the worst way” — while GloRilla breezes through self-assured bars like, “Murder for hire, Mike Glo Myers/Keep my foot up on they necks and my heels high/Might take your man and tell you go take it to trial.”
“Killin’ It Girl” also arrives with a music video directed by Cody Critcheloe. While J-Hope and Glo clearly had to film their parts in two different places, both appear in the clip, with a black cat providing the link between the two locales.
This is the fourth single J-Hope has released this year, following “LV Bag” with Don Toliver, Speedy, and Pharrell, “Sweet Dreams” with Miguel, and “Mona Lisa.” The flood of new music comes after J-Hope completed his mandatory military service in South Korea last October.
As for GloRilla, she dropped her debut album Glorious last October, and since then she’s shared one new solo single “Type.” She’s featured on new tracks by Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, Gelo, Jorjiana.
In an interview with Rolling Stone back in March, J-Hope spoke about how his time in the service allowed him to seek out new influences. “I think the period of rest that naturally came with the situation actually became an opportunity for more exploration,” he said. “I found a lot of new inspiration and got to spend much time thinking about the future. I also started making plans for what I want to do once I complete my military service.”
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Before his enlistment, J-Hope released his debut solo album, Jack in the Box, while back in March 2024, he shared a few extra songs on the Hope on the Street Vol. 1 EP.
As for BTS, nearly every member of the group has completed their mandatory military service. Earlier this week, Jimin, Jungkook, RM, and V all received their discharge orders, joining J-Hope and Jin, who completed their service lat year. Only Suga still has some time left, but he’s set to be discharged later this month.
