J-Hope

J-Hope
J-Hope in October 2022
Born
Jung Ho-seok

(1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 (age 30)
Buk District, Gwangju, South Korea
Alma materGlobal Cyber University
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • dancer
  • record producer
Years active2012–present
Honours Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit (2018)
Musical career
Genres
LabelsBig Hit
Member ofBTS
Korean name
Hangul
정호석
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeong Ho(-)seok
McCune–ReischauerChǒng Hosǒk
Stage name
Hangul
제이홉
Revised RomanizationJeihop
McCune–ReischauerCheihop
Signature

Jung Ho-seok (Korean정호석; born February 18, 1994), better known by his stage name J-Hope (stylized in lower case), is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, and record producer. He made his debut as a member of South Korean boy band BTS in 2013, under Big Hit Entertainment.

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.


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