
j-hope
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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

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Saturday Night Live

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Graham Norton Show

MTV Video Music Awards

Men on a Mission

The Grammys

The Late Late Show with James Corden

MTV Europe Music Awards

Explained

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

American Music Awards

Friends: The Reunion

Let's BTS

BTS Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Epilogue

BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - LA

BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas

BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul

BTS Monuments: Beyond the Star

BTS: Burn the Stage

Hope on the Street
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