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 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
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
MTV Video Music Awards
Men on a Mission
The Grammy Awards
The Late Late Show with James Corden
MTV Europe Music Awards
Explained
American Music Awards
Friends: The Reunion
Let's BTS
BTS Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Epilogue
BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul
BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - LA
BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas
BTS Monuments: Beyond the Star
BTS: Burn the Stage
Hope on the Street
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