J-Hope (BTS) - The journey from underground dancer to K-pop pride

J-Hope was born in Gwangju which is one of the 6 major cities of Korea, the young artist born in 1994 soon encountered various art forms, especially in the field of dance.

Before becoming a trainee, J-Hope was known as a member of a street dance group called Neuron. At the same time, he has also made a name for himself through local and national competitions, typically leading the national competition in 2008.

However, the path to the bright glory of idols is not easy, although it sounds unbelievable, J-Hope did not pass the selection round of JYP Entertainment in 2009.

However, thanks to not giving up on his dream and experiences from the first failure, J-Hope officially became a trainee of Big Hit Entertainment a year later. In the summer of 2013, the career path of this talented young artist officially opened when he debuted as a member of the boy group BTS and gradually became famous.

From a Gwangju dancer to a world star

J-Hope's pride not only stops at walking on stage with the skillful feet of a dancer, but now he can also lead the audience's emotions with the ego of a Rapper.

Starting as a side-by-side rapper, Big Hit gave him a try with Animal, one of the songs on the debut albums of senior Jo Kwon, gradually later he gained stability for the position of the main rapper of the group. and has completely become a star in the public eye.

Half a year before their debut, BTS members started to build their image and name on social networking sites or online music sites like Youtube or Sound Cloud by covering music products.

After the song School of Tears covered Kendrick Lamar's original Drank, J-Hope and two other members, Jimin and Jungkook, covered the song Young, Wild and Free.

This is one of the songs from the soundtrack single Mac & Devin Go to High School performed by Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg, also known as Graduation Song. The debut song quickly attracted the attention of the audience, largely thanks to the overwhelming influence of the original.

In 2015, the release of 1 Verse was the first explosion to Rapper J-Hope's independent career, the song was inspired by El Chapo by The Game & Skrillex.

A year later, he fired the second shot in the Boy meets Evil intro for the group's second studio album Wings, after group leader RM's cryptic words the rest was dance and Rap by J-Hope.

This album creates a dark feeling with the stories and feelings of BTS themselves when they have been going through the period of enduring conflicts and pain to overcome temptation.

Nick Murray from Rolling Stone magazine called Wings one of the most ambitious pop albums in terms of both theme and music of 2016. Big Hit this time is also very supportive when it spends more than half of the songs, ie. is seven out of fifteen for individual displays of talent.

In which, with the song Mama, J-Hope not only proves the maturity of an artist but above all, the maturity of a child. The song was composed by him and the content is about the respectable mother who encouraged J-Hope's spirit during a very difficult time pursuing his dream.

J-Hope's next song is on the group's Album series called Trivia: Just Dance, which was released in August 2014 and belongs to the Love Yourself: Anwer compilation album.

Later, it is no longer strange for J-Hope to take on many different roles in BTS's music products, the audience even has to secretly admire the "multiple" of this guy.

But it doesn't seem to stop at collective activities, he and the other members started to have their own individual music projects, thereby expressing their ego and expressing their desire to shine as bright as possible. body.

Hope World is J-Hope's first solo Mixtape released in early March 2018, Mixtape is considered an unofficial album that the artist self-recorded and released.

After RM with RM in 2015 and Suga with Agust D a year later, J-Hope is the third member of the group to release a Mixtape in five years, but it seems Hope World is getting a lot of success and attention. than when they were born at a time when BTS was at its peak.

Inspired by the classic science fiction novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by French writer Jules Verne published in 1870, through 7 songs J-Hope invites listeners on a journey through his world, going from his personal story to his great aspirations for life.

Entering the world of an artist, the first thing you need to know is how he has drawn his musical goal and conquered it.

With J-Hope, he expressed his wish that his music would become a "peaceful land in someone's soul" right in the second song of the album titled Piece of Peace. It can be a strength or a light for dreams, because sometimes you yourself will feel the need to be comforted.

Followed by the mixtape is Daydream, a nineties vibe with bouncing Bass, a song that shows the wildness and freedom of youth Jung Ho-seok when he throws away his idol shell. daily.

J-Hope then reveals how he started pursuing music and gratitude for life in Base line, leading up to the song Hangsang, where he playfully flaunts his success at work as well as in relationships. love for BTS.

The story gradually ends with Airplane reflecting the glorious life after J-Hope's successes, before ending with the song Blue Side.

Hope World has had a resounding success beyond J-Hope's expectations when respectively appearing on the music charts of ten countries around the world and over nine thousand sales on the first day. first release.

The success of this independent debut brought J-Hope to number three on the Emerging Artists Chart and the second Korean artist after PSY to enter the Top 100 Artists.

In September 2019, J-Hope released a free collaboration single Chicken Noodle Soup with American singer Becky G. The song debuted at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number one. First on the world digital song chart, this is J-Hope's second song to achieve this after Daydream 2018.

Thus, with the past years of artistic activities, J-Hope with impressive music products has registered himself on many prestigious charts, making him one of the leading names in the music industry. Korean Doctor.

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