Jung Ho-Seok

Profession	Actress
Date of Birth	18 February 1994
Age (as in 2022)	28 Years
Birthplace	Gwangju, South Korea
Father Name	Unknown
Mother Name	Unknown
Girlfriend Name	NA
Nationality	Korean

Jung Ho-Seok, popularly known by his stage name J-hope of BTS, is a South Korean singer, dancer, rapper, and songwriter. He joined Big Hit Entertainment ( changed to HYBES LABEL in march 2021 ). He made his singing debut as a member of the South Korean boy band BTS ( Bangtan Sonyeondan) in 2013. He is the leading dancer in the group.

EARLY LIFE

Ho-Seok was born on 18 February 1994 in the Buk District of Gwangju, South Korea. He is the family’s younger son and has an elder sister, Jung Ji-woo. From an early age, he was very passionate about dancing. Thus he took dance classes for 6 years at Gwangju Music Academy till he entered his first high school when he auditioned for Big Hit Entertainment.

CAREER

He auditioned for Big Hit Entertainment and became the third member to join the group after RM and Suga. On 1 March 2018, he released his first mixtape, Hope World, which became a massive hit after its release. The mixtape reached the rank 38 on the Billboard 200 chart, which made him the highest-ranking Korean solo act. On 29 September 2019, Jhope released “Chicken Noodle Soup” featuring the American singer Becky G.

He became the first member of the BTS to chart the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist outside the group when his song “Chicken noodle soup” ranked 81 on the chart. He was the group’s first member to start their solo career with his debut solo album “ Jack In The Box.” He was also the first artist from South Korea to headline the main stage at a major United States music festival, Lollapalooza, when he made his performance debut on the festival’s final day.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Jung Ho-Seok

Stage name: J-Hope

Profession: Singer, Dancer, Songwriter, rapper

Father Name: Unknown

Mother Name: Unknown

Sister: Jung Ji-woo

Birthdate: 18 February 1994

Age: 28 (as of 2022)

Birthplace: Gwangju, South Korea

Nationality: South Korean

Weight: 65 kg.

Height: 177 cm.

Blood Type: A

Star Sign: Aquarius

Instagram: @uarmyhope

PERSONAL LIFE

He chose J-Hope as his stage name because he wanted to become the hope for fans and BTS. After his debut, J-Hope used to live in a cramped apartment with his bandmate. He bought an apartment worth the US $1.6 million in 2016. He had the most liked tweet in the world in 2018 when he posted the “In my feelings challenge.” He is referred to as the group’s sunshine because of his bright and hopefully energetic person