J-Hope Facts:

– He was born in Gwangju, South Korea.

– J-Hope’s family consists of: Mom, dad, older sister.

– Education: Gwangju Global High School; Global Cyber University

– Before debut J-hope hated doing aegyo but now he changed his mind.

– J-Hope and B.A.P Zelo went to the same Academy for rap and dance in Gwangju.

– Pre-debut J-Hope was a part of a street dance team, called NEURON.

– He won an underground dance battle and even performed at a festival.

– Initially he auditioned for JYP Entertainment, together with B.A.P’s Youngjae and Halo’s Dino.

– J-Hope’s favorite Color is Green.

– He has a dog named Mickey.

– He hates exercising/working out.

– J-Hope used to be a tennis player in elementary school and played in competitions. He once received a bronze medal, out of 3 team competitors (- 150705 J-Hope`s Q&A from Inkigayo goodbye stage mini fan meeting).

– J-Hope and Suga are really bad at drawing.

– He likes melodramatic movies and remembers watching a lot of DVDs when he was a kid, since his father also likes movies.

– His role models are A$AP Rocky, J. Cole, Beenzino, G.D.

– J-Hope attended BigBang’s Seungri’s dance academy, aka Seungri’s Academy.

– He got his driving license (BTS Run ep. 18)

– J-Hope’s motto: “If you don’t work hard, there won’t be good results.”

– He likes visiting the Fancafe when he has time because he needs to know what are fans saying.

– When having problems or worries he would share them with Rap Monster or Suga.

– When he was younger he was quite famous in the Gwangju dance underground.

– J-Hope likes if someone strokes his hair – he says it helps him to sleep, a routine picked up from childhood (when he was young, his mother used to pat him gently to put him to sleep)

– Things he wants to steal from other members is Jimin’s chocolate abs, Rap Monster’s rap skill and his good English.

– J-Hope’s ideal date: “I love the sea, I would like to walk down to the beach and hold hands (Laugh)”

– 3 requirements for J-Hope happiness: Family, Health, and Love. [SKOOL LUV AFFAIR KEYWORD TALK]

Other members about J-Hope:

– Jimin’s first impression about J-Hope: “The first person i met was J-Hope. He was very friendly to me, ‘Excuse me, Jimin..’. So i remembered J-Hope the most.”

– Rap Monster: “There’s something he always says whenever we make a comeback or wrap up our promotion. He says that we got to make a comeback or successfull complete the promotion, thanks to the love shown by our fans.”

– Suga: “I’m not good at expressing how i feel with words.But Jimin and J-Hope are good at expressing themselves.I envy them for that.”

– In the dorm he shares a room with Jimin. (BTS’ JHOPE & JIMIN – MORE MAGAZINE MAY ISSUE 2018)

– J-Hope features in Drake’s “In My Feelings” MV.

– On March 2, 2018, J-Hope released his 1st mixtape “Hope World”, with the title track “Daydream”.

– J-Hope is ranked 88th on TC Candler “The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2018”.

– J-Hope’s ideal type is a girl who loves him, is good at cooking, and thinks a lot.