J-Hope is a dancer, rapper, and singer from South Korea. He goes by Jung Ho-Seok in real life. As a member of the boy band Bangtan Boys, he rose to fame. The band has published several albums, including the mini-albums “Skool Luv Affair,” “The Most Beautiful Moment in Life,” and “Love Yourself: Her,” as well as the studio albums “Dark & Wild,” “Wings,” “Wake Up,” and “Youth.” J-Hope has collaborated with Bangtan Boys on a number of successful songs. A few examples would be “Miss Right,” “Danger,” “I Need U,” “Run,” “Epilogue: Young Forever,” “Save me,” and “Not Today.”The solo song “1 VERSE” by the South Korean vocalist is also available. J-Hope has appeared in a number of various series, including The National Idol Singing Contest, The Boss is Watching, Weekly Idol, American Hustle Life, After School Club, and God’s Workplace. When it comes to recognition, the South Korean musician and his band were honored at the 2013 Golden Disk Awards, 2013 MelOn Music Awards, 2014 Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards, and 2014 Seoul Music Awards with the title “New Artist of the Year.”
Agents from Big Hit Entertainment initially noticed J-Hope in 2010 while casting at significant national events. After a few months, he and the other chosen members signed their first contract for pre-debuts. He then became the first trainee for Bangtan Boys, joining the group formally in June 2013. Along with V and Jungkook, the band also consists of Jin, Suga, R.M., Jimin, and Jimin. J-Hope made his debut in 2013 with the publication of the song “No More Dream,” which was included on the Bangtan Boys’ first album, “2 Cool 4 Skool.” The South Korean singer and his band members have since released a number of studio albums, such as “Youth,” “Wake Up,” “Wings,” and “Dark & Wild,” as well as a number of mini-albums, such as “Love Yourself: Her,” “The Most Beautiful Moment in Life” (Part 1 & 2),” and “O! RUL8,2?
Numerous hit songs, including “Hold Me Tight,” “Butterfly,” “House of Cards,” “My City,” “Love Is Not Over,” “Am I Wrong,” and “Whalen 52,” to mention a few, can be found on these albums and mini-albums. The South Korean singer debuted his solo music career on December 21, 2015, with his debut single, “1 VERSE.” Currently, J-Hope collaborates with his bandmates to compose music for BTS. Now, he wanted to have his debut solo mixtape out in 2018.
Hear some songs by J-Hope
- Daydream
- Intro: Boy Meets Evil
- Just Dance
- Outro: Ego
- Airplane
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