J-Hope

J-Hope (제이홉; stylized in lower case) is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, and producer under BigHit Music. He is a member of the boy group BTS.

He released his first mixtape, Hope World on March 2, 2018. He then made his official solo debut with his first full-length album Jack In The Box on July 15, 2022.

Career

2013: Debut with BTS

He debuted as a member of BTS on June 13, 2013 with the single album "2 Cool 4 Skool".

2018-2019: Hope World, "Chicken Noodle Soup"

On March 2, 2018, he released his first mixtape, Hope World.^[1]

J-Hope featured American singer Becky G on his single "Chicken Noodle Soup". The song was released on September 29, 2019.

2022: "More" and Jack In The Box

After the announcement of the group, BTS, going on hiatus, a representative from BigHit Music also revealed that J-Hope will be the first member to begin solo activities.^[2] On June 26, it was announced that J-Hope would be releasing his first full-length album, Jack In The Box, on July 15, along with a pre-release single titled "More" on July 1.^[3]

2023: "On the Street"

On February 27, 2023, it was announced that J-Hope will be releasing his third digital single, "On the Street", ahead of his military enlistment on March 3.^[4]

2024: Hope on the Street Vol.1

On February 18, 2024, BigHit Music announced that J-Hope will be releasing his first special album Hope on the Street Vol.1 on March 29.^[5]

2025: World tour, "LV Bag", "Sweet Dreams", Sweet Dreams (zzZ Remixes), "Mona Lisa"

On January 10, 2025, J-Hope announced his first solo world tour j-hope Tour 'Hope on the Stage' starting February 28 in Seoul,^[6] as well as upcoming music, scheduled for release in March.^[7]

On January 21, J-Hope attended the Men's 25F/W Louis Vuitton show at the Paris Fashion Week where his new song titled "LV Bag" in collaboration with Don Toliver was unveiled.^[8][9]

On February 6, BigHit Music confirmed that J-Hope is preparing for a March comeback.^[10] On February 27, BigHit Music announced that J-Hope would be releasing the digital single, "Sweet Dreams" on March 7.^[11]

On March 9, BigHit Music announced that J-Hope would be releasing the remix album, Sweet Dreams (zzZ Remixes) on March 11.^[12]

On March 14, J-Hope performed his new song "Mona Lisa" at the Hope on the Stage New York City show.^[13] On March 15, BigHit Music announced that J-Hope would be releasing the digital single "Mona Lisa" on March 21.^[14]

On March 17, 2025, BigHit Music announced that J-Hope would be releasing his first English remix single "Sweet Dreams (FNZ Remix)", set to be released the next day.^[15]

Personal life

Military service

On February 26, 2023, BigHit Music announced that J-Hope applied for the termination of his enlistment postponement and will soon start his military service.^[16] On April 1, 2023, BigHit released a statement stating that J-Hope will be enlisting into the military as an active duty soldier.^[17] On April 13, it was reported that he will be enlisting on April 18, although BigHit did not confirm the reports.^[18] He was discharged on October 17, 2024.^[19]

Discography

Korean

Studio albums

• Jack In The Box (2022)

Mixtapes

• Hope World (2018)

Special albums

• Hope on the Street Vol.1 (2024)

Digital singles

• "Chicken Noodle Soup" (2019)
• "Blue Side" (2021)^{[Notes 1]}
• "More" (2022)

Collaborations

• "On the Street" (with J. Cole) (2023)

OSTs

• "BTS World OST Part 2" ("A Brand New Day" with V and Zara Larsson) (2019)

Features

• Jo Kwon - "Animal" (2012)
• Lee Seung Gi - "A Song That Will Make You Laugh (Remastered)" (with RM) (2020)
• Crush - "Rush Hour" (2022)
• Agust D - "Huh?!" (2023)

Other releases

• "1 Verse" (2015)
• "Ddaeng" (with RM & Suga) (2018)

English

Remix albums

• Sweet Dreams (zzZ Remixes) (2025)
• Mona Lisa (Remixes) (2025)
• Mona Lisa (Remix So Fine) (2025)

Digital singles

• "Sweet Dreams" (2025)
• "Mona Lisa" (2025)

Remix singles

• "Sweet Dreams (FNZ Remix)" (2025)

Features

• Don Toliver & Speedy - "LV Bag" (with Pharrell Williams) (2025)

Producing and writing credits

2010s

2020s

Concerts

World tours

• j-hope Tour 'Hope on the Stage' (2025)

Concert participation

• Lollapalooza Chicago 2022 (2022)^[20]
• Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2025 (2025)^[21]
• Lollapalooza Berlin 2025 (2025)^[22]

Filmography

Documentaries

• J-Hope in the Box (2023)
• Hope on the Street (2024)^[23]

Survival shows

• Under Nineteen (MBC, 2019) - special director (Ep. 10)

Variety shows

• I Live Alone (MBC, 2025)^[24][25]

Music shows

• Inkigayo (SBS, 2016) - special MC (Ep. 869 (with V))
• Show! Music Core (MBC, 2016) - special MC (Ep. 526 (with Jung Kook))
• M Countdown (Mnet, 2017) - special MC (Ep. 543 (with Jin & Jimin))

Music video appearances

• Jo Kwon - "I'm Da One" (2012)

Radio shows

• 친한친구 (MBC FM4U, 2024) - guest^[26]

Endorsements

On February 24, 2023, Louis Vuitton revealed that they have selected J-Hope as their new house ambassador.^[27]

• Louis Vuitton (2023)

Trivia

• He is the third oldest in BTS.
• His Zodiac sign is Aquarius.
• He is BTS' main dancer.
• J-Hope has an older sister (Jung Ji Woo). She is 4 years older.
• His favorite color is brown.
• His favorite number is 7.
• His hobbies are listening to music and window shopping.
• He chose the name "J-Hope" as his stage name because he wants to be a source of light and hope to his fans. He thinks it's the best among the members of the group because it bears more.
• He is one of the mood-makers in the group, and is known for his bubbly and outgoing nature.
• His nicknames are Hope and Smile Hoya.
• He loves kimchi.
• He really loves Sprite.
• His favorite season is Spring.
• He hates exercising/working out.
• His role models are G-Dragon from BIGBANG, A$AP Rocky, J.Cole and Beenzino.
• He is a fan of EXO.
• He is the type of person to approach someone without hesitation. His speaking habits are also like that.
• He is really bad at drawing.
• He has a dog named Mickey.
• He is scared of animals, especially snakes.
• He is a very soft-hearted person who gets scared easily by the members.
• He likes to help the members to dance better.
• Pre-debut, he danced a lot with Jimin and Jungkook, especially girl group choreographies. He also helped RM to learn dancing.
• He won many prizes at Gwangju for his dance and many underground dance battles.
• He was in the same dance academy of Zelo.
• Along with Youngjae (formerly from B.A.P), he once auditioned to become a trainee for JYP Entertainment but was not accepted.^[28]
• His favorite song from No More Dream is "Like it" because he thinks it's a wise song about love.
• When he has problems, he usually confides in RM or Suga.
• He has a father-son relationship with Jungkook and always comforted with when he was sad pre-debut.
• RM has stated that if he himself was not the leader, he thinks the leader would have been j-hope.
  • He also stated he is great at turning off his bad habits, comparing himself as fire and J-Hope as water.
• He is known as the neatest of the group and is seen as a second mother.
• In the No More Dream era, he was recognized by his mask.
• Pre-debut, he doubted he would debut. His friends and family often asked him when he was going to debut. Because of that, he wondered if he and the other members were not training for nothing and if they could really debut one day.
• He did a cover of the title "Young, Wild and Free" by Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa with Jimin and Jungkook.
• He would like to have good English from RM and abs from Jimin because his have disappeared a little because of their busy schedules and lack of training.
• If he only had one day to live, J-Hope would like to travel with his family anywhere in Korea.
• His MBTI personality type is INFJ.^[29]
• Kiko Mizuhara is his favorite Japanese actress.
• He and Jungkook were backup dancers for 2AM's Jo Kwon before debuting as idols.^[30]

Gallery

Main article: J-Hope/Gallery

Notes

References

Official links

• Instagram
• TikTok

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