J-Hope

J-Hope
J-Hope in October 2022
Born	Jung Ho-seok (1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 (age 30) Gwangju, South Korea
Alma mater	Global Cyber University
Occupations	Rapper singer songwriter dancer record producer
Years active	2012–present
Honours	Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit (2018)
Musical career
Genres	Hip hop K-pop
Labels	Big Hit
Member of	BTS
Musical artist
Korean name
Hangul	정호석
Hanja	鄭號錫[1]
Revised Romanization	Jeong Hoseok
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Hosŏk
Stage name
Hangul	제이홉
Revised Romanization	Jeihop
McCune–Reischauer	Cheihop
Signature

Jung Ho-seok (Korean: 정호석; born February 18, 1994), known professionally as J-Hope (stylized in lower case), is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, and record producer. He made his debut as a member of South Korean boy band BTS in 2013, under Big Hit Entertainment.

J-Hope released his first solo mixtape, Hope World, in 2018. It was received positively by critics and peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard 200, the highest-charting album by a Korean solo artist at the time. He became the first member of BTS to enter the Billboard Hot 100 as a soloist in 2019, when his single "Chicken Noodle Soup", featuring singer Becky G, debuted at number 81. In 2022, J-Hope released his debut studio album Jack in the Box. In 2023, he released his single "On the Street" with J. Cole.