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J-Hope
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J-Hope 정호석 | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jung Hoseok |
| Also known as | J-Hope |
| Born | February 18, 1994: Gwangju, South Korea |
| Genres | Hip hop, R&B, K-pop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, Dancer, Choreographer, Singer-Songwriter, Producer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | |
| Jung Ho-seok | |
| Hangul | 정호석 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Hoseok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Hosŏk |
Jung Ho-seok (born February 19, 1994; Hangul: 정호석), better known as J-Hope, is a South Korean rapper, dancer, choreographer and singer-songwriter. He is the main dancer and lead rapper of the South Korean boy group BTS, managed under Big Hit Entertainment. In 2015, he released his first solo track on Soundcloud titled 1 Verse.[1]
Biography
[edit]Jung Hoseok was born on February 18, 1994 in Gwangju, South Korea and he has one older sister.[2] Before his debut with BTS he was part of a street dance team "Neuron" where he specialized in popping especially in it's sub-genre boogaloo.[3] He chose his stage name because he wants to represent the "hopeful existence" of his group with the J representing his last name Jung.[1] J-Hope went to the same Gwangju based dance academy as Big Bang's Seungri, TVXQ's Yuhno and former 2ne1 member Minzy.[4] He has appeared on several music shows before his debut due to his feature in Animal, a song by 2AM's Jo Kwon.[5][6][7] He often participates in the group's choreography making as well as helping the other members with their dancing. He has received praises from their choreographer Song Seongdeuk.[3][8][9]
J-Hope cites Beenzino, A$AP Rocky, J.Cole and G-Dragon as his role models.[3][10]
Career
[edit]J-Hope debuted alongside fellow Bangtan members on June 13, 2013 with their debut single "No More Dream" from their first album 2 Cool 4 Skool.[11]
He has produced and written lyrics for a variety of BTS songs.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "1 VERSE by Jhope". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ^ "화양연화 Young Forever". bts.ibighit.com. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ^ a b c "[INTERVIEW] 130722 - Cuvism Magazine". bts-trans. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ^ Iza Yanti (2014-04-13), [ENG SUB] 방탄소년단 BTS's J-Hope same Dance Academy with Big Bang's Seungri, retrieved 2016-06-19
- ^ MBCkpop (2012-07-02), Jo Kwon - Animal(feat.Jung Ho-suk of Bulletproof Boy Scouts), 조권 - 애니멀(feat.정호석) Music Core 20120630, retrieved 2016-06-19
- ^ MBCkpop (2012-07-16), Jo Kwon - Animal(feat.Jung Ho-suk), 조권 - 애니멀(feat.정호석), Music Core 20120714, retrieved 2016-06-19
- ^ SBSMusic1 (2012-07-01), 조권 [Animal/ I'm Da One] @SBS Inkigayo 인기가요 20120701, retrieved 2016-06-19
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Woo, Park Shin (2015-12-07). "(Interview) What BTS's Choreographer Says About 'BTS' and 'Run' | K-popism". K-popism. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ^ "Maybe 的旋律". yoogamin.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ^ "BTS and their rolemodels". fyeahjunghoseok. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ^ "KPOP NEWS - [Video] BTS Rides the School Bus in Making of 'No More Dream' | Mwave". mwave.interest.me. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ^ "Korean Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) (under the number 10003800)".