J-Hope

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Jung Ho-seok, better known by his stage name j-hope (제이홉) is a South Korean rapper, dancer, songwriter, composer and producer. He is a rapper and the main dancer of BTS, also he is notable for his large input in songwriting and production in the discography in the group.

As a solo artist, he released his first mixtape Hope World in 2018.

Background info


Name J-hope/Jung Ho-seok (정호석)
Birthday February 18, 1994
Nationality Korean
Height 177 cm
Blood type A
Zodiac Aquarius
Ethnicity Asian
Group BTS
Position Main Dancer, Rapper
Agency BIGHIT MUSIC

Favorites

FOOD : Chicken, Kimchi
COLOR : Green
NUMBER : 7
SEASON : Winter

Awards

Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit (2018) together with BTS by South Korea's President

Trivia

  • He is the third eldest in BTS.
  • He is 26 years old in the US age and 28 years old in the Korean age.
  • He is referred to as the sunshine of the group due to his positive and energetic personality.
  • His hobbies are listening to music and window shopping.
  • He chose the name “J-Hope” as his stage name because he wants to be a source of light and hope to his fans.
  • His Favorite Subject is Music
  • He hates exercising/working out.
  • He speaks Korean, English, Chinese and Japanese.
  • His role models are G-Dragon of BIGBANG, A$AP Rocky, J.Cole, and Beenzino.
  • He has an older sister.
  • If he could introduce his sister to a member, he would introduce her to Jungkook.
  • He and Jimin are the only ones who are still roommates.
  • He has gained the liking of many celebrities outside of Korea, for example wrestler John Cena and singer-songwriter Tinashe.
  • According to RM, he and Jin are the most cowardly members of the group.
  • He owns his own studio called Hope World.
  • Before debut, he was part of the street dance crew named "Neuron" under the name Smile Hoya.
  • He was well known for his dance skills prior to debut, having won various local prizes for dance in his hometown Gwangju, as well as a first place in a national dance competition in 2008.
  • He also became quite famous among trainees thanks to his popularity as Smile Hoya, so before BTS received it's official name "BTS", it was often called "the group with Jung Hoseok".
  • When he was younger he had a passion for Tennis
  • His Motto is: “If you don’t work hard, there won’t be good results."

Discography


MIXTAPE


OTHERS