BTS J-Hope’s Birthday and 5 Facts Super Fans Must Know

J-Hope’s birthday was celebrated all over the world!

Jung Ho-Soek, or better known by his stage name J-Hope, is turning 26 years old this February 18. ARMYs all around the world were celebrating J-Hope’s birthday. Shortly after midnight, Twitter was crowded by hashtags full of love for J-Hope. The first hashtag trend on Twitter was #HappyBirthdayJhope, followed by #OurRemedyJhope and #JhopeBirthday.

At 12:20 a.m KST BTS Suga wished happy birthday with lots of laughter. He added hashtag #IAmFirst to claim that he was the first one wishing J-Hope a happy birthday.

야 홉아 생일 축하한다! 하하하하하핫 #홉이생일ㅊㅋ #슈가형이야 #내가일등 #데헷

— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) February 17, 2020

Tweet from @bts_bighit using hashtags #Jhope and #JHOPE_IS_MY_EGO was responded by ARMYs using much more hashtags to make it trending.

reply with tags!! lets get them all trending #OurRemedyJhope#HappyHopeTime#HopeAlwaysHere#OurPrettyHobi#HAPPYJHOPEDAY#ILOVEJHOPE#HappyBirthdayJhope#LightOfHopeDay#LovelyHopeChallenge#WithJhopeOnTheSide

— ruru⁷ (@listenbts) February 17, 2020

Facts J-Hope Super Fans Must Know

1. Was once part of an underground dance team

Born and Grew up in Gwangju, Jung Ho Soek was once a part of an underground team named Neuron. He then took a dance class in Gwangju Music Academy. Therefore, it is no wonder that J-Hope is well known for his dance skills in dance prior to his debut with BTS. He has won several dance competitions, such as first place is a national dance competition in 2008.

2. Has purchased a luxury apartment for himself

Though J-Hope currently lives in Hannam-dong, Seoul, with other BTS members, he has a luxury apartment. In 2016, he bought an apartment suite at the famous ‘Seoul Forest Trimage’, an apartment complex for not only celebrities but also sports stars and worldwide figures. J-Hope’s apartment is worth approximately USD1.6million!

3. Is a humble, kind-hearted person

J-Hope is not only a charming K-pop superstar, but he is also a humble, kind-hearted person. On J-Hope’s birthday last year, he donated around USD 89,000 to support low-income students attending his alma mater through ChildFund Korea’s Gwangju Headquarters. He also joined his fans, who contributed to around 35 donation projects in honor of his birthday last year. Previously, he also donated approximately USD 133,000 to ChildFund Korea. However, he requested the donation to be private and secret at that time.

4. Loves his family

Though his father did not support his decision to be a dancer, his mother is always by his side. His mother even supported him financially by working abroad. Therefore, J-Hope has written a song entitled “Mama” and dedicates this to his mother. This kind of love is one strong reason where he is now.

5. Is hardworking and perfectionist

J-Hope went through hard days as a trainee. He admitted that he had left the debut, but BTS leader, RM, said that BTS needed J-Hope. He decided to go back to BTS because he trusted his teammates. Another fact is that he passed out when recording music video “Boy with Luv” as he tried to do his best performance for ARMYs.

Check out how ARMYs showed their love as they celebrated J-Hope’s birthday on Twitter

it’s time the world knows that happiness was literally invented by hobi and he should take full credit for it #OurRemedyJhope #HappyBirthdayJhope

pic.twitter.com/ST72uAN9Lh

— primrose⁷☀️ (@SOLARlTY) February 17, 2020

HOW DID WE GET SO LUCKY TO FIND THIS MAN?? HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOSEOK🌈✨🌱💌THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR HOPE AND OUR SUNSHINE WE ALL LOVE YOU #HappyBirthdayJhope

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— britt ⁷ (@artdecoksj) February 17, 2020

hobi spending the first minutes of his birthday w us, singing himself a happy birthday song, making a wish then blowing the candle, hes too precious im crying #OurRemedyJhope#HappyHopeTime#HopeAlwaysHere#OurPrettyHobi#HAPPYJHOPEDAY#ILOVEJHOPE#HappyBirthdayJhope pic.twitter.com/7xL9sSPQXJ

— Relatable J-hope (@relatablejhope) February 17, 2020

you bring lots of pretty colours, warmth & happiness into our lives, hobi 🥺 this is a little birthday edit to show my appreciation towards you. wishing you the happiest birthday 🍀#OurRemedyJhope#HappyBirthdayJhope #제이홉_너하나로_다_위로가_된다는걸pic.twitter.com/Zw5SMxfft6

— 𝐿⁷ (@stussyjimin) February 17, 2020

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