- Before his debut, he was a member of the street dance team "Neuron." He took dance classes at Gwangju Music Academy for six years, from 4th grade to his 1st year in high school, when he signed his contract with Big Hit Entertainment. He was well known for his dance skills and won several prizes.
- He placed first in a national dance competition in 2008 at the age of 14.
- He is the first member of BTS to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 as a soloist.
- He enjoys it when someone strokes his hair - a habit he adapted in his childhood when his mother used to do that - it helps him calm down and fall asleep.
- On September 27th, 2019, j-hope released the song and music video "Chicken Noodle Soup" featuring Becky G., the song has lyrics in Korean, Spanish, and English.
- One of his fashion/style icons is Snoopy.
- He went to a high school where his father taught literature.
- J-Hope is part of the Rap Line - alongside RM and Suga - which is the group name for the rappers of BTS.
- Member of boy band BTS.
- BTS' main dancer.
- He was featured in Jo Kwon's "Animal (Radio Edit)" as a rapper before BTS debuted. He also danced in Jo Kwon's "I'm Da One" in 2012. During his trainee days, he was a backup dancer for GLAM's performance for "Glamorous.".
- In 2009, at the 6th audition for JYP Entertainment , he participated as a member of a male dance team and won the Popularity Award and received prize money.
- On December 21, 2015, j-hope released a solo rap song "1 VERSE" through Sound Cloud.
- He moved from his home city of Gwangju to Seoul at the end of 2010. Out of the BTS members, j-hope was actually the first to sign a contract with Big Hit Entertainment becoming a full-time trainee. He was the third member to join Big Hit Entertainment's group, BTS, after fellow rappers RM and SUGA.
- Among BT21, characters created by BTS and Line Friends , j-hope designed a character called MANG.
- His stage name is stylized as "j-hope." His name spelled with all lowercase letters and a hyphen.
- He used to be a competitive tennis player in elementary school.
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