Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

February 17, 1994 (31 years old)

Place of Birth

Gwangju, South Korea

j-hope

Biography

Jung Ho-seok (정호석; born February 18, 1994), known professionally as j-hope (제이홉), is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, record producer and dancer under BigHit Music. He is a member of the boy group BTS. j-hope released his first solo mixtape, Hope World, in 2018. It was received positively by critics and peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard 200, the highest-charting album by a Korean solo artist at the time. He became the first member of BTS to enter the Billboard Hot 100 as a soloist in 2019, when his single "Chicken Noodle Soup", featuring singer Becky G, debuted at number 81. In 2022, j-hope released his debut studio album Jack in the Box. In 2023, he released his single "On the Street" with J. Cole. In 2024, he released a six-part docuseries titled Hope on the Street, accompanied by the special album Hope on the Street Vol. 1. In 2020, j-hope was promoted to full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association. In 2018, he was awarded the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit by the President of South Korea, along with the other members of BTS, for his contributions to Korean culture.

Known For

Coldplay x BTS Inside ‘My Universe’ Documentary

BTS: LOVE YOURSELF Highlight Reel '起承轉結'

BTS Permission to Dance On Stage - Seoul: Live Viewing

BTS Permission to Dance on Stage - Las Vegas

2017 BTS LIVE TRILOGY EPISODE III: THE WINGS TOUR IN SEOUL

BTS World Tour: Love Yourself 2019 #BTSinNAGOYA

BTS Love Yourself : Speak Yourself [The Final]

2021 NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE presented by Weverse

2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III The Wings Tour ～Japan Edition～ in Saitama

2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III The Wings Tour In Japan ～Special Edition～ in Kyocera

BTS 2015 Summer Package in Kota Kinabalu

BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in New York

BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself - Speak Yourself' (The Final) Seoul Live Viewing

2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III (Final Chapter): The Wings Tour in Seoul

BTS World Tour ‘Love Yourself: Speak Yourself’ São Paulo

BTS World Tour: Love Yourself - Japan Edition

2015 BTS Live The Most Beautiful Moment in Life (花樣年華) On Stage

BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.5: Magic Shop

BTS Live Trilogy Episode II: The Red Bullet

2016 BTS LIVE The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage: Epilogue

BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself -Speak Yourself' London

BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.4 ~Happy Ever After~

BTS 1st Japan Showcase –Next Stage– in Zepp Tokyo

BTS 1st JAPAN TOUR 2015「WAKE UP:OPEN YOUR EYES」

BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.2: Undercover Mission

BTS Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Epilogue

BTS Most Beautiful Moment in Life: EPILOGUE -Japan Edition-

BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.3: Reaching You

Melon Music Awards 2019 - BTS Live Performance

Le gala des pièces jaunes 2025 : Le concert événement

J-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' in SEOUL Day 1

J-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' in SEOUL Day 2

J-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' in SEOUL Day 3

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest

SIGNAL: The Movie – Cold Case Investigation Unit

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