J-Hope
Jung Ho-seok , Korean 정호석 Jeong Ho-seok , better known as J-Hope (born February 18, 1994 in Gwangju ) is a South Korean rapper , dancer , songwriter and music producer . He is a member of the South Korean boy band BTS .
life and career
1994–2012: childhood and early adolescence
Jung Ho-seok was born on February 18, 1994 in Gwangju , South Korea . He has an older sister named Dawon.
Before he made his debut with the boy band BTS , he was a member of the Neuron dance company . He was relatively well known in the underground scene and won several local awards. In 2009 he became a trainee at JYP Entertainment, but left the label at the end of 2010. Since December 2010 he has been under contract with Big Hit Entertainment . Under the label he was featured as a rapper in the song "Animal" by Jo Kown (released in 2012). J-Hope joined under the BTS label. He was the third member to join the group after RM and Suga .
2013-present: BTS
In June 2013 he made his debut with BTS on Mnets M! Countdown , with their first single, No More Dream . J-Hope has since been involved in the creation of every single BTS album.
The Korea Music Copyright Association , according, had J-Hope for more than 70 songs with.
In February 2018, Big Hit Entertainment announced their first mixtape Hope World . The mixtape was released in early March 2018 and first appeared at number 63 on the US album charts ( Billboard 200 ) and made it to number 38 in the following weeks, higher than any other Korean solo album. The title track "Daydream" took first place on the World Digital Song Charts.
In October 2018, South Korean President Moon Jae-in awarded J-Hope and the rest of the members a medal for their extraordinary contribution to Korean culture and its spread. BTS are the youngest and first idols to receive this medal in the cultural awards.
On June 14th 2019 J-Hope released the soundtrack "A Brand New Day" together with his bandmate V and the Swedish singer Zara Larsson .
On September 27th he released the single "Chicken Noodle Soup" with the singer Becky-G . The title first appeared at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 9.7 million streams and 11,000 downloads in the week of October 4, 2019. This made J-Hope the first member of BTS to appear on the Hot 100 as a solo artist outside the group landed and the third Korean solo artist to land on the Hot 100 (after Psy and CL) and the sixth Korean artist overall to achieve that. "Chicken Noodle Soup" also debuted at number 1 on the World Digital Songs Charts and is the second J-Hope song to make it into the Hot 100 after "Daydream" (2018).
stage name
His stage name J-Hope (제이 홉) stands for his wish that he can give hope to others with his music, so to speak, can be "The Hope of BTS".
Private life
In 2016, he bought a luxury apartment in South Korea for the equivalent of $ 1.6 million for personal use. J-Hope lives in Hannam-dong , Seoul , with his bandmates.
philanthropy
On his 25th birthday, J-Hope donated South Korean won 100 million (about $ 89,000 US dollars ) to Child Fund Korea to support the youth attending his former high school in Gwangju. He had already donated 150 million won (equivalent to US $ 133,000) to the same organization in December, but requested that the donation remain anonymous for the time being.
Discography
Mix tapes
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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AT | JP | US | |||
2018 | Hope World |
AT25 (1 week) AT |
JP13 (... weeks) JP |
US38 (2 weeks) US |
First published: March 1st, 2018
Sales: + 8,000 |
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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UK | US | |||
2018 | Daydream Hope World |
- | - |
First published: March 1, 2018
|
Airplane Hope World |
- | - |
First published: March 6, 2018
|
|
2019 | Chicken Noodle Soup |
UK82 (1 week) UK |
US81 (1 week) US |
First published: September 27, 2019
feat. Becky G |
More songs with chart positions
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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KR | |||
2016 | Mama Wings |
KR37 (1 week) KR |
Chart entry: October 9, 2016 Sales: + 83,332 |
Intro: Boy Meets Evil Wings |
KR40 (1 week) KR |
Chart entry: October 9, 2016 Sales: + 54,404 |
|
2018 | Trivia 起: Just Dance Love Yourself 結 'Answer' |
KR42 (7 weeks) KR |
Sales US: + 10,000
|
Guest Posts
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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KR | |||
2012 | Animal (Radio Edit) I'm Da One |
KR36 (2 weeks) KR |
Chart entry: May 10, 2012
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Songwriting and production
All information according to the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless otherwise stated.
year | Artist | title | album |
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2012 | Jo Gweon | Animal | I'm Da One |
2013 | BTS | We Are Bulletproof Pt.2 | 2 Cool 4 Skool |
No more dream | |||
I like it | |||
Outro: Circle Room Cypher | |||
Road | |||
We On | O! RUL8,2? | ||
If I Ruled The World | |||
Coffee | |||
BTS Cypher, Pt.1 | |||
Attack on Bangtan | |||
Paldogangsan | |||
2014 | BTS | Intro: Skool Luv Affair | Skool Luv Affair |
Where Did You Come From | |||
Just one day | |||
Tomorrow | |||
BTS Cypher, Pt 2: Triptych | |||
Spine Breaker | |||
Jump | |||
Miss Right | Skool Luv Affair (Special Edition) | ||
I Like It (Slow Jam Remix) | |||
24/7 Heaven | Dark & Wild | ||
2nd grade | |||
Cypher Pt. 3: KILLER | |||
Danger | |||
Let me know | |||
Rain | |||
Look here | |||
이불 킥 (Blanket Kick / Embarrassed) | |||
Could You Turn Off Your Cell Phone? | |||
Was Of Hormones | |||
Hip Hop Phile | |||
2015 | J-Hope | 1 verse | |
BTS | Hold me tight | The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 1 | |
Dope | |||
Boyz With Fun | |||
Converse high | |||
Moving on | |||
Intro: Never Mind | The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2 | ||
run | |||
Whalien 52 | |||
Ma City | |||
Autumn Leaves | |||
2016 | BTS | Save me | The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever |
Epilogue: Young Forever | |||
Intro: Boy Meets Evil | Wings | ||
Blood Sweat & Tears | |||
MUMMY | |||
Awake | |||
BTS Cypher 4 | |||
2! 3! | |||
Interlude: Wings | |||
2017 | BTS | Outro: wings | You Never Walk Alone |
A Supplementary Story: You Never Walk Alone | |||
Come back home | Come Back Home - single | ||
Best Of Me | Love Yourself 承 'Her' | ||
Pied Piper | |||
MIC drop | |||
Outro: Her | |||
Sea | |||
BTS & Steve Aoki | MIC Drop (feat. Desiigner ) [Steve Aoki Remix] | MIC Drop (feat. Desiigner ) [Steve Aoki Remix] - single | |
2018 | J-Hope | Hope World | Hope World |
POP (Piece of Peace), Pt.1 | |||
Daydream | |||
Base line | |||
HANGSANG (feat. Supreme Boi) | |||
Airplane | |||
Blue Side (Outro) | |||
BTS | Intro: circular hike | Face Yourself | |
134340 | Love Yourself 轉 'Tear' | ||
Paradise | |||
Love Maze | |||
Magic Shop | |||
Airplane, Pt. 2 | |||
So what | |||
Outro: Tear | |||
RM , Suga , J-Hope | 땡 (DDAENG) | FESTA 2018 | |
BTS | Trivia 起: Just Dance | Love Yourself 結 'Answer' | |
I'm fine | |||
Answer: Love Myself |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 방탄 소년단 제이 홉 "내 꿈 은 '나만 의 아이돌' 제작" . In: The Star . April 30, 2015. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ↑ 방탄 소년단, 상황극 에 만족 하는 '제이 홉, 진' ... 메소드 연기 '슈가' . In: Naver . February 1, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ↑ Meet The Siblings Of All The BTS Members. In: Koreaboo. March 29, 2018, Retrieved February 22, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ 랩 몬스터, 슈가, 제이 홉 's story . In: IZE . July 18, 2013. Accessed March 12, 2018.
- ↑ Tamar Herman: Get To Know BTS: J-Hope . In: Billboard . June 30, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ↑ 서울 종합 예술 학교, jyp 연습생 공채 6 기 오디션 Final Round 의 열광 의 현장 (2AM, 2PM) 과 함께 .. . In: Naver . February 22, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ↑ 영상 으로 전해지 는 방탄 소년단 멤버 들의 데뷔 전 풋풋 했던 모습 들 . In: Naver . December 14, 2017. Archived from the original on February 23, 2018. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ^ Animal. Retrieved February 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Alyssa Bailey: BTS on What It Means Winning Billboard's Top Social Artist Award ... and What's Next. May 23, 2017, Retrieved February 15, 2020 (American English).
- ^ Colette Benett: How BTS is changing K-pop for the better . In: Daily Dot . May 12, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ↑ BTS (Bangtan Boys) release their debut MV for "No More Dream" + '2 Cool 4 Skool' album . In: Allkpop . June 11, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ^ Searching Works | KOMCA. Retrieved February 15, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Search . In: Korea Music Copyright Association .
- ↑ IT'S HAPPENING: J-Hope's mixtape release date announced . In: SBS . February 23, 2018.
- ↑ Tamar Herman: BTS 'J-Hope Delivers' Daydream' Video From 'Hope World' Mixtape . In: Billboard . March 1, 2018. Accessed March 4, 2018.
- ↑ Alyssa Bailey: BTS on What It Means Winning Billboard's Top Social Artist Award ... and What's Next. May 23, 2017, Retrieved February 15, 2020 (American English).
- ^ K-pop group BTS to receive cultural medal from Korean government. Retrieved January 4, 2019 .
- ↑ 스카이 데일리, 방탄 소년단 제이 홉, 환상적 한강 뷰 아이돌 APT 입성. Retrieved February 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Allie Gemmill: BTS Opens Up About Dorming Together in Bunk Beds. Retrieved February 22, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Jeff Benjamin: BTS 'J-Hope Enters the Billboard 200, Earns Highest Entry for a Solo K-Pop Act . In: Billboard . March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
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↑ Sales of Trivia 起: Just Dance
- BTS Breaks Their Own Record for Most Simultaneous Hits on World Digital Song Sales Chart. Retrieved January 3, 2019 .
- ↑ 1 VERSE by Jhope. Retrieved January 4, 2019 .
- ↑ 땡 - RM, SUGA, J-HOPE. Retrieved January 4, 2019 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | J-Hope |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ho-Seok, Jung; 정호석 (Korean) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean rapper, singer, dancer, songwriter and music producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1994 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Gwangju |