J-HOPE
Presentation
Jung Ho-seok better known under the stage name of J-Hope or is part of the group BTS. His family is composed of himself, his parents and his sister Jung Ji-woo, five years older than him. He grew up in Gwanju in the Seolla region of South Korea. He attended the same dance school as Yunho from TVXQ and Minzy former member of 2NE1.
He said he didn’t have a particular interest in the classes. “I probably only went there because it was close to my house,” he revealed to BTS magazine Japanese Official Fanclub Magazine in 2013. “I probably only went there because it was close to my house,” he revealed in BTS’ Japanese Official Fanclub Magazine in 2013.
Before debuting with BTS, he was fairly well known locally for his dancing abilities as well as his dance and song cover videos. Ho-seok was part of the underground dance team “Neuron” and won various local awards including first place in a dance contest in 2008. After his success in the contest, he quickly gained a reputation as an up-and-coming artist to watch. At the same time he also participated in many festivals.
The Sister of J-Hope
Jung ji-woo born jung ji Dawon,is CEO of MEJIWOO shopping mall and AJLOOK fashion company and FUN THE MENTAL eyewear brand, she also signed to CUBE Entertenmaint as a stylist.
She is also known as the older sister of J-Hope. Besides running a fashion business, this young woman born on January 3, 1990 regularly shares content via the YouTube channel Mejiwoo. This May 5 she celebrated her wedding with a non-famous man.
Jung Ji Woo is also an influencer with 7.6 million followers on Instagram.
MICKEY
Mickey is quite old and as time goes by he gets some health problems like a cataract, you can see in the last pictures that his eye is getting glassy and more and more dull. But the Jung family want to give him all the love he needs and help him to live the best these last years as his sister and J-Hope himself testifies on Weverse.he is not as joyful or effusive as in the past
J-HOPE AND DANCE
As said before he was already known for his dancing skills before the formation of the BTS group. If RM and Suga were Underground rappers, J-Hope was an Underground dancer, in other words a street dancer. He has a very technical and clean dance style. Since he has always practiced Hip-Hop, he is very good at it. He is the one who is usually in charge of the “dance break” in the middle of the music rather than having him in the center during the whole choreography.
We can see the extent of his talent in his first performance “boy’s meet evil” on the album Wings as well as in the music of BTS with a more Hip-Hop style, Baepsae and Mic Drop.
Hobi is especially praised for his performance skills. To learn the choreography the other members often rely on him to help them. He is considered a leader in the field of creation and performance in his chosen field. J-Hope is clearly a key element of the dance unit he forms with Jimin and Jung-kook. In his Hope on the Street series (on Vlive and Youtube), he occasionally offers videos of him freestyling hip-hop.
Hope on the Street 20 Sept 2015
Hope on the Street October 8, 2015 #1
Hope on the street October 8, 2015 n°2
BTS Hope on the Street live (on Vlive)
BTS Hope on the street live 2 (on Vlive)
BTS Hope on the Street live 3 (on Vlive)
BTS Hope on the Street – Practice
HIS CAREER
His passion for dance led him to become interested in singing and rapping. That’s how he ended up auditioning for Big Hit in 2010, he was spotted at the big national casting. A few months later he signed and joined his teammates Nam-joon (RM) and Yoon-gi ‘Suga) and other trainee who will be replaced or transferred during their pre-debut. For three years, he is in artistic apprenticeship with Jimin and Jung-kook. In 2012 he was introduced as a rapper in Jo Kwon’s music, “Animal”. J-Hope, RM and Suga are the first three members of the group BTS.
It was on June 13, 2013 that Jung Ho-seok made his debut as J-hope as a member of BTS on Mnet’s M!Countdown by performing the track “No More Dream” from their debut album “2 Cool Skool. J-Hope has since been involved in the creation of every BTS album. Even though he had no rap experience at first, he has long since proven himself to be a skilled rapper. As their powerful performances still reflect today, the Bangtan group was originally formed as a hip-hop group. Their latest music has a more melodic and mellow feel to it compared to their debut. J-Hope helps write and produce BTS’ songs, including their out of Be (Deluxe Edition) track “Life Goes On”.
SOLO
J-Hope is also a solo artist and one of the producers of the mixtape, Hope World.
It was in December 2015 like every member of the group that he had to start the creation of his first solo track “1Verse”.
On March 01, 2018, Hope World, the first Mix Tape of Hoseok is released with the MV of the track “Daydream”. A few days later, on March 06, the MV of “Airplane” is released.
In the Billboard 200, the Mix Tape reached the 38th place, becoming the first Korean solo to climb so high in the chart.
Whether it was “Daydream”, “Hope World”, and “Hangsang”, each of his tracks entered the world Digital Songs Chart. Each of them reached the third, fourteenth and twenty-fourth place in the chart respectively. This makes J-Hope the fifth Korean artist and the second Korean solo artist after psy to enter the top 100 chart. Thanks to the arrival of “Daydream” at the top of the chart made J-Hope one of the only K-Pop groups, including BTS, to reach the top spot. Moreover “Hope World” was chosen by the time in the “5 songs you must listen this week”. And will be ranked first on ITunes in 63 countries. In the year-end Bilboard magazine, it is ranked fifth.
September 27, 2019, the track “Chicken Nooodle Soup” is released in collaboration with Becky G.
The track debuts on the chart at the eighty-first – place on the Billboard Hot 100, having had in a first week with 11,000 downloads and 9.7 million online listens.
With this, J-Hope became the first Bangtan member as a solo artist to be on the Hot 100, the third Korean solo artist to be ranked on the chart (after CL & PSY) as well as the sixth Korean artist overall. The song “Chicken Noodle Soup” also debuted at the number one spot on the World Digital Songs chart. This makes “Chicken Noodle Soup” the second song of J-Hope after “Daydream” to reach this position.
HIS TALENTS AS AN ARTIST
Ho-seok is always described as the person who adds a postive and energetic nuance to his music and performances. In his mixtape “Hope World”, you can hear his fun-loving nature and his musical inspirations from many different genres. Trap, alternative hip hop, syth-pop, funk-soul and retro elements can all be found. According to Jeff Benjamin of “Fuse” the ambient style of “Blue Side” (the intro to Hope World) makes the listener curious to find out what J-Hope will release next. Billboard magazine applauded the lead track “Daydream” for its lyrical components that speak to the problems an idol faces during his career. While presenting it in a funny way and adding some literary references.
On the subject of his lyrics on his Mixe Tape Hope World “the idea of peace” has been a preponderant source for much of his lyrics. J-Hope said in an interview with Time magazine that “it would be great to bring peace to someone through my music”.
The works Kyle, Aminé and Joey Badass and Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, whose adventurous soul he cites, are influences on his work and style for Hope World. There is also a reference to the series “The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams.
About his work on the BTS songs, “representing the modern generation” also influenced his production for the band.
What we can read about his mix tape, “it highlighted an execptional creativity, an authentic personality and a coherent sense of direction”.
However, J-Hope is also a solo artist and one of the authors of the mixtape, Hope World.
“I think one thing never changes,” J-Hope said, according to a translation on the video. “My feelings, my emotions and the messages I want to convey. I want to incorporate them into my music, that hasn’t changed.”
“So I want to start with that framework and add substance to it and create a perfect album, a complete ‘person’, an album that is a ‘person’,” the rapper continued.
HIS STAGE NAME
Hoseok a choisi “J-Hope (제이 홉)” comme nom de scène. Afin de montrer aux Army qu’il faut garder espoir, mais également une manière d’incarner “l’espoir de BTS”. C’est aussi une référence à la boîte de Pandore. Après l’ouverture de la boîte et la libération de tous les maux sur terre, la dernière chose qui restait était “l’espoir”.
ITS PERSONALITY
J-Hope’s stage name fits him perfectly. Within the band and the Army, he is said to be one of the most enthusiastic members in BTS. With his beautiful smile and cheerful personality, he easily endears himself to many people. His temperament helps to enliven many of the group’s videos and public appearances.
J-Hope’s stage name fits him perfectly. He is known for his enthusiastic and cheerful personality. Within the band and the Army, he is said to be one of the most enthusiastic members in BTS. With his beautiful smile and cheerful personality, he easily endears himself to many people. His temperament helps animate many of the group’s videos and public appearances. That’s where he got his nickname “Smile Hoya” when he was a street dancer.
But J-Hope is not only a person full of enthusiasm, in the group he has always been a reliable, strong and modest presence. The members often equate him to a pillar or a mountain because of his mental strength and determination. Ho-seok always listens to others in an understanding way, before making up his own mind. But when it is necessary to intervene, he is the guy of the situation.
Ho-seok has a healthy and mature mindset. He leads a life that can only be an example to many people.
He feels that he has to give 100%, that’s his work ethic. His mother made many sacrifices for him to have a career, and he does not want those past efforts to be in vain.
In order to maintain his level he does not hesitate to practice long hours during the night. When he has to concentrate on his goal, he is the one who is the most intense. Members find him so intense that he is often intimidating.
He has stated that he has no regrets and would not change anything about his past because his choices have led him to be who he is now.
When faced with difficulties he knows that the best way to get through a crisis is to resist.
J-HOPE AND OTHER MEMBERS
Jin portrays Ho-seok as the nicest member and that once he gets married, he will be the member of the group who will take the best care of his house.
Yoon-gi thinks that J-Hope is the most beautiful member of BTS. Also, he and Ho-seok like to flatter each other very much, and they repeat that when they are next to each other, they will look even more beautiful in the pictures.
According to Yoongi, Ho-seok is in the members the one who is the most scary when he is angry. You do not want to see him angry – Suga
Jimin said of J-Hope that he is the most humble and caring member in the group, he only gets more and more awesome over the years.
RM also said that if he had to pick one member to give the title of “Leader” to, he would pick J-Hope.
He is extremely good at everything he does. And his title of “Golden Hyung” is also known by the artists and collaborators of the agency.
Being called Hobi is considered a compliment.
J-Hope once gave advice to trainees on a survival show, in which he explained that sincerely loving to perform helps to share one’s true emotions and “bring happiness to people’s eyes and ears.
FACT ABOUT J-HOPE
J-HOPE
Presentation
Jung Ho-seok better known by the stage name of J-Hope or is part of the group BTS. His family consists of himself, his parents and his sister Jung Ji-woo five years his senior to whom he is quite close. He grew up in Gwanju in the Seolla region of South Korea. He attended the same dance school as TVXQ’s Yunho and former 2NE1 member Minzy.
He said he had no particular interest in these courses. “I probably only went there because it was close to my house,” he revealed to BTS Japanese Official Fanclub Magazine in 2013. “I probably only went there because it was close to my house, ” he revealed in BTS’ Japanese Official Fanclub Magazine in 2013.
Prior to debuting with BTS, he was pretty well known locally for his dancing abilities as well as those dance and song cover videos. Ho-seok was part of the underground dance team “Neuron”. He won various local prizes including first place in a dance competition in 2008. up-and-coming artist to follow. At the same time he also participated in many festivals.
J-Hope’s Sister
Jung ji-woo née jung ji Dawon, is CEO of MEJIWOO mall and fashion company AJLOOK and eyewear brand FUN THE MENTAL, she also signed to CUBE Entertenmaint as a stylist.
She is also known as J-Hope’s older sister. Apart from running a fashion business, this young woman born on January 3, 1990 regularly shares content via the Mejiwoo YouTube channel. This May 5 she celebrated her marriage with an unfamous man.
Jung Ji Woo is also an influencer with 7.6 million followers on Instagram.
MICKEY
Mickey is quite old and over time he catches some health concerns including a catarac, we can see in the last photos that his eye becomes glassy and increasingly dull. but the Jung family want to give him all the love he needs and help him live the best these last years as evidenced by his sister and J-Hope himself on Weverse. He is no longer as happy or effusive as in the past
J-HOPE AND DANCE
As said before, he was already known for his dance skills before the formation of the BTS group. If RM and Suga were Underground rappers, J-Hope was an Underground dancer, in other words a street dancer. He is a very technical and clean style of dance. Since he has always practiced Hip-Hop, he is very talented in this field. He is the one who is generally in charge of the “dance break” in the middle of the music rather than seeing him in the center during all the choreography.
We can see the extent of his talent in his first performance “boy’s meet evil” on the album Wings as well as in the music of BTS with a more Hip-Hop, Baepsae and Mic Drop style.
Hobi is particularly praised for these skills when performing. To learn the choreography the other members often rely on him to help them. He is considered a leader in the field of creation and performance in his chosen field. J-Hope is clearly a key part of the dance unit he forms with Jimin and Jung-kook. In his series Hope on the Street (on Vlive and Youtube), he occasionally offers videos of himself dancing hip-hop freestyle.
Hope on the Street Sep 20, 2015
Hope on the Street 8 October 2015 n°1
Hope on the street 8 October 2015 n°2
BTS Hope on the Street live (on Vlive)
BTS Hope on the street live 2 (on Vlive)
BTS Hope on the Street live 3 (on Vlive)
BTS Hope on the Street – Practice
HIS CAREER
His passion for dance led him to take an interest in singing and rapping. This is how he ended up auditioning for Big Hit in 2010, he was spotted during major national castings. A few months later he signs and joins his teammates Nam-joon (RM) and Yoon-gi ‘Suga) and other trainees who will be replaced or transferred during their pre-debut. For three years, he was in artistic apprenticeship with Jimin and Jung-kook. In 2012 he was introduced as a rapper in Jo Kwon’s music, “Animal”. J-Hope, RM and Suga are the first three members of BTS.
On June 13, 2013, Jung Ho-seok made his debut as J-hope as a member of BTS on Mnet’s M!Countdown by introducing the track “No More Dream” from their debut album “2 Cool Skool. J-Hope has since been involved in the creations of every BTS album. Although initially he had no experience in rapping, he has long been able to prove that he has acquired the level as a rapper. As their powerful performances still reflect today, the Bangtan group was originally formed to be a hip-hop group. Their latest music has a more melodious and softer side compared to their beginning. J-Hope helps write and produce BTS’ songs, including their off-Be (Deluxe Edition) title “Life Goes On.”
SOLO
J-Hope is also a solo artist and one of the producers of the mixtape, Hope World.
It was in December 2015, like each member of the group, that he had to start creating his first solo title “1Verse”.
On March 01, 2018, Hope World, Hoseok’s first Mix Tape was released with the MV of the title “Daydream”. A few days later, on March 06, the MV of “Airplane” was released.
On the Billboard 200, the Mix Tape peaked at number 38, becoming the first Korean solo to climb that high on the chart.
Whether “Daydream”, “Hope World”, and “Hangsang”, each of his titles entered the ranking of the world Digital Songs Chart. Each reaching the third, fourteenth and twenty-fourth place respectively in the ranking. Which makes J-Hope the fifth Korean artist and the second Korean solo artist after psychiatrist to appear in the top 100 chart. only K-Pop groups, including BTS, reach the top spot. In addition “Hope World” was chosen by the time in the “5 songs you must listen to this week”. And will be ranked first on ITunes in 63 countries. In the year-end Billboard magazine, he is ranked fifth.
September 27, 2019, the title “Chicken Nooodle Soup” is released in collaboration with Becky G.
The title debuts in the ranking in the eighty-first place on the Billboard Hot 100, having had in its first week with 11,000 downloads and 9.7 million online plays.
Thanks to this, J-Hope becomes the first member of Bangtan as a solo artist to be on the Hot 100, the third Korean solo artist to be ranked on the chart (after CL & PSY) as well as the sixth Korean artist on the chart. general. The track “Chicken Noodle Soup” also debuted at number one on the World Digital Songs chart. Which makes the song “Chicken Noodle Soup” the second title of J-Hope after “Daydream” to access it.
HIS TALENTS AS AN ARTIST
Ho-seok is always described as the person who adds postive nuance and energy to his music and performances. In his “Hope World” mixtape, we find his fun nature and his musical inspirations from many different genres. You can find trap, alternative hip hop, syth-pop, funk-soul as well as retro elements. According to Jeff Benjamin of “Fuse” the ambient style of “Blue Side” (the intro of Hope World) makes the listener curious to find out what J-Hope will release next. Billboard magazine applauded the title track ” Daydream” for its lyrical components that talk about the problems an idol encounters during their career. While presenting it to us in a fun way and adding some literary references.
About his lyrics on his Mix Tape Hope World “the idea of peace” has been a dominant source for much of his lyrics. J-Hope said in an interview with Time magazine that “it would be fantastic to bring peace to someone through my music”.
The works Kyle, Aminé and Joey Badass and Twenty Thousand Places Under the Sea by Jules Verne, whose adventurous soul he cites, are the influences on his work and his style for Hope World. There is also a reference to the series “The Hitchker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams.
Regarding his work on BTS songs, “representing the modern generation” also influenced his output for the group.
What we can read about her mix tape, “she showcased exceptional creativity, authentic personality and a coherent sense of direction”.
However, J-Hope is also a solo artist and one of the writers for the mixtape, Hope World.
“I think one thing never changes,” J-Hope said, according to a translation on the video. “My feelings, my emotions and the messages I want to convey. I want to integrate them into my music, that hasn’t changed. »
“So I want to start with that framework and add substance to it and create a perfect album, a complete ‘person’, an album that’s a ‘person,'” the rapper continued.
HIS STAGE NAME
Hoseok chose “J-Hope (제이홉)” as his stage name. In order to show the Army that we must keep hope, but also a way to embody “the hope of BTS”. It is also a reference to Pandora’s box. After opening the box and releasing all evil on earth, the last thing left was “hope”.
HER PERSONALITY
J-Hope’s stage name fits him perfectly. Within the group and Army, he is said to be one of the most enthusiastic members in BTS. Thanks to his beautiful smile and his playful personality, he manages to be easily loved by many people. His temper helps enliven many of the group’s videos and public appearances.
J-Hope’s stage name fits him perfectly. He is known for his enthusiastic and cheerful personality. Within the group and Army, he is said to be one of the most enthusiastic members in BTS. Thanks to his beautiful smile and his playful personality, he manages to be easily loved by many people. His temper helps enliven many of the group’s videos and public appearances. This is where he got his nickname “Smile Hoya” when he was a street dancer.
But J-Hope is not only a person full of enthusiasm, in the group he always knew how to be a reliable, strong and modest presence. The members often liken him to a pillar or a mountain thanks to his mental strength and his determination. Ho-seok always listens to others in an understanding way, before forming his own opinion. But when it is necessary to intervene, he is the guy for the job.
Ho-seok has a healthy and mature state of mind. He leads a life which can only be an example to many people.
He feels he has to give 100%, it’s his work ethic. His mother having made many sacriices for him to have a career, he does not want these efforts of the past to be in vain.
In order to maintain his level he does not hesitate to practice long hours during the night. When he has to try to focus on the objective, he is the one who is the most thoroughly. Members find it so intense that it often becomes intimidating.
He stated that he has no regrets and that he would not change anything about his past since his choices led him to be who he is now.
When faced with difficulties, he knows that the best way to get through a crisis is to resist.
J-HOPE AND OTHER MEMBERS
Jin portrays Ho-seok as the kindest member and that once he gets married, he will be the member of the group who takes the best care of his house.
Yoon-gi thinks J-Hope is the most handsome member of BTS. Also, he and Ho-seok like to flatter each other a lot, and they repeat that when they are next to each other, they will look even better in photos.
According to Yoongi, Ho-seok is the scariest member of the limbs when angry. You don’t want to see him angry – Suga
Jimin calls J-Hope the most humble and caring member in the group, he’s only become more and more awesome over the years.
RM also added that if he had to choose a member to whom he would give the title of “Leader”, he would choose J-Hope.
He is extremely talented in everything he does. And his title of “Golden Hyung” is also known by the artists and collaborators of the agency.
Being called Hobi is considered a compliment.
J-Hope once gave advice to trainees on a survival show, in which he explained that sincerely loving performing helps one share one’s true emotions and “Bring happiness to people’s eyes and ears.” .
FACT ON J-HOPE
When he was a child, he dreamed of becoming a tennis player.
He likes melo-dramatic movies
His blood group is A
He measures one meter seventy-seven and weighs sixty-five kilos
He has no religion
His favorite color is green
Her favorite song is “Creep” by Radiohead.
His specialties are freestyle and beatboxing
He likes listening to music and window shopping.
He attended the same dance school as Big Bang’s Seungri
He and BAP’s Zelo attended the same academy in Gwangju where they learned rap and dance
His first album that he paid for was god’s
Big Hit Entertainment was a small agency in BTS’s early days. J-Hope being already known as a dancer before his debut. The agency was called “Jung Ho-seo’s agency”
J-Hope had a hard time when he was still a trainee, which led him to leave the team for a while, his comrades persuaded him to come back
At school, he didn’t like math
J-hope loves traditional Korean food like Kimchi
He affectionately called “Manager Jung” for his important role in learning dance moves for BTS songs.
In BTS’s favorite choreographies are “Save me” and “DNA”
He is considered the cutest member of the group
In 2012 he danced in Jo Kwon’s video “I’m Da One
He had never traveled abroad before his debut
His first international trip was to Japan
He hates to exercise
He is afraid of needles
J-Hope is the only member with no piercings.
He started rapping only after he joined the agency
His role models are ASAP Rocky, J. Cole, Beenzino and Big Bang’s G-Dragon
J-Hope loves Bian Donnelly aka “Kaws” “the bears” collection
He is the favorite member of famous actor and wrestler John Cena
As a child, he was a fan of the anime “Atashin’chi”
Her best date would be to walk along the beach hand in hand.
According to J-Hope the three elements important to happiness are family, health and love.
His mentra in life is “If you don’t work hard, there won’t be good results.
J-Hope has donated 100 million KRW (about 74,000 euros) to help underprivileged young people in Africa in commemoration of Children’s Day this May 05, 2021.
J-Hope and the president of the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation
