J-Hope

J-Hope Profile

• Birth Name: 정호석 (Jeong Hoseok)
• Stage Name: J-Hope
• Nationality: South Korean
• Date of Birth: 1994.02.18
• Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
• Chinese Zodiac: Dog
• Height: 177 cm (5’8”)
• Weight: 65 kg (143.3 lbs)
• Blood Type: A  
• Personal Social Media: N/A

J-Hope Facts & TMI

• J-Hope was born and grew up in Gwangju.
• His family consists of mother, father, and an older sister Jung Jiwoo.
• His stage name ‘J-Hope’ refers to his desire to be the ‘hope’ for BTS.
• His official position in the team is main dancer and rapper (alongside Suga and RM).
• He is part of BTS’ beagle line.
• He is in charge of performance in BTS.
• J-Hope is a tender person, he doesn’t show his true feelings, especially when he’s angry or sad.
• He was a member of a street dance team called Neuron in Gwangju prior to his debut.
• In 2008, he won a national dance competition.
• When he was still a trainee, he once featured in Jo Kwon’s song titled ‘Animal’.
• J-Hope released a solo mixtape titled Hope World in 2018.
• He released a song titled ‘Chicken Noodle Soup’ with BeckyG in 2017.
• He participated in composing most of BTS’s songs alongside Suga and RM.
• He has a Shih Tzu puppy named Mickey.
• He is good at almost all dance genres but especially good in powerful ones such as street dance, technical wave, and poppin.
• He attended the same dance academy as TVXQ’s Uknow Yunho, 2NE1’s Gong Minji, and Ladies’ Code Zuny.
• He is one of 4 members who have double eyelids, the rest are Jungkook, V, and Suga.
• J-Hope said that his favorite body part is his legs.
• Despite less-than-a-year of age differences with Suga, he treats Suga as an older brother.
• He is the only member who has an older sister in the team.
• He officially became a trainee in Bighit Entertainment on December 24th, 2010.
• He is the mood maker of the group alongside Jimin.
• He is the ‘mother’ of BTS.
• He is the tidiest and neatest member of the team.
• His ideal type is a girl who is good at cooking.
• He often uses Jeolla-do dialects.
• J-Hope is an atheist.
• His father was a teacher in the high school he attended.
• He likes melodramatic movies.
• He has a sleeping habit of touching his own body.
• J-Hope got his driving license in 2016.
• When he was a child, his favorite animation was Atashin’chi.
• He said that the first music album he has ever bought was GOD’s album.
• Favorite fruits are melon and strawberry.
• His favorite bread is garlic bread.
• He also likes mint choco flavor.
• He has a low tolerance for alcohol.
• He has a habit of covering his mouth when he’s laughing.
• He said he once quitted from being a trainee in Big Hit Entertainment, but the members convinced him to go back.
• He played tennis in elementary school and placed 3rd in a competition.
• In 2017 he started playing tennis again with Jin.
• J-Hope’s sister owns an online shopping mall Meijiwoo.com
• He likes playing racing games, he said that he is good at playing the mobile game ‘Kart Rider’.
• Fans think that he resembles a squirrel.
• He is a fan of baseball club KIA Tigers.
• Emoticons he used a lot are  @-@ and 🥺.
• His lips will turn heart-shaped when he’s smiling.
• His special skills are street dance, freestyle dance, beatbox, aegyo, and tennis.
• His MBTI personality type is ESFJ.
• His shoe size is 265mm.
• Among his nicknames are Hobie, Jimin’s mom, Dance Team Leader, Jeong Team Leader, Squirrel, Deer, Sunshine, etc.