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J-Hope


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.

Biography
Jung Hoseok was born on February 18, 1994 in Gwangju, South Korea and he has one older sister. 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. He chose his stage name because he wants to represent the "hopeful existence" of his group with the J representing his last name Jung. J-Hope went to the same Gwangju based dance academy as Big Bang's Seungri, TVXQ's Yuhno and former 2ne1 member Minzy. He has appeared on several music shows before his debut due to his feature in Animal, a song by 2AM's Jo Kwon. 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.

J-Hope cites Beenzino, A$AP Rocky, J.Cole and G-Dragon as his role models.

Career
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.

He has produced and written lyrics for a variety of BTS songs.