Jung Ho-Seok

Jung Ho-Seok: Biography in Details

Who is Jung Ho-Seok?

Jung Ho-Seok is a South Korean rapper, dancer, and singer-songwriter.

He is famous for being a member of the boys’ band Bangtan Boys popularly known as BTS. Likewise, he is better known by his alias J-Hope.

Jung Ho-Seok: Birth Facts, Early Life

Jung Ho-Seok was born on February 18, 1994, in Gwangju, Korea. As of 2022, he will be celebrating his 28th birthday. His Korean name is (정호석).

Similarly, he was born to Mr. Ho-Seok and Mrs. Ho-Seok. Even though he hasn’t revealed the actual name of his parents, he has posted several pictures of them.

He grew up with his elder sister, Jung Ji-woo (정지우). His sister is a South Korean businesswoman, model, influencer, and YouTuber under Cube Entertainment.

His nationality is South Korean. Furthermore, his zodiac sign is Aquarius. Referring to his studies, he graduated from Gwangju Global High School. After that, he attended Global Cyber University.

He was fond of tennis from his childhood. Jung took dance classes at Gwangju Music Academy.

Career, Professional Life

Jung Ho-Seok started singing when he was in school. In 2010, he was discovered by Big Hit Entertainment during major national casting.

After that, he joined Bangtan Boys as its first trainee before officially becoming a band member in June 2013.

The other members of the band included Jin, Suga, RM, Jimin, V, and JungKook. The same year June 12, 2013, the band debuted an album named ‘2 Cool 4 Skool’ along with his single, No More Dream. He gained huge attraction from his debut album.

On December 21, 2015, he launched his first-ever single titled “1 VERSE“. Likewise, he came into the limelight through his single solo songs, “Mama”, “Boy Meets Evil”, and “Just Dance.” Again, in 2018, he released his debut mixtape, Hope World.

In 2019, he released a duet song with Becky G, Chicken Noodle Soup, which topped the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.

In January 2020, he was promoted along with RM to join Suga as a member of the Korea Music Copyright Association.

Jung Ho-Seok: Awards, Nominations

In 2018, he won the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit given by the President of South Korea along with other BTS members.

He along with his bandmates was honored with the title ‘New Artist of the Year at the 2013 Golden Disk Awards, the 2013 MelOn Music Awards, the 2014 Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards, and the 2014 Seoul Music Awards.

Salary, Net worth (2020), Income

Talking about his income, as a Rapper and Songwriter, he has earned a good amount of money for his living.

According to the data from some websites, his estimated net worth is around $12M. He bought a luxury apartment in South Korea worth US$1.6 million in 2016.

Rumors and Controversies

Jung Hoseok has not gotten involved in any activities that harm others and is fully focused on his career. Therefore, there are no rumors or controversies about him.

Physical Appearance, Hair, and Eye Color

Hoseok has a height of 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs approximately 65 kg.

Similarly, he has naturally black hair and charming dark brown eyes. Likewise, he is appreciated for his cute looks.

Social media: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

Jung seems to be quite active on social media sites.

He has a Facebook account with over 1.6M followers. Hoseok has more than 27.4 M followers on Instagram.

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