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J-HOPE: ARTISTRY, GROWTH, RESPONSIBILITY around, and watching him make beats and ­experiment with new music. J-Hope observed how Suga absorbed ­himself into the ­hip-hop world, ­unclear about his own position within the grand scheme of things. As time passed, J-Hope began to weave his way towards the world he wasn’t familiar with, and began to find and create his own voice. With BTS’ debut, J-Hope ­started to show the world what he had to J-Hope has been a ­prolific ­creator, with 72 credits to his name a ­ ccording to the Korean Music ­Copyright Association (KOCMA) 1 . We’ve always been able to see J-Hope’s ­personality in his ­music and ­verses within BTS’ ­discography. However, ARMYs ­began to see a more distinct J-Hope in the beginning of 2016 with his solos on their Wings album. He was responsible for the album’s intro track, Intro: Boy Meets Evil. It’s a ­powerful intro that frames J-Hope in his own studio. The studio is named “Hope World”, same as the title of his first mixtape. offer. He proved to everyone that he is not only a dancer and rapper, but he also a writer and ­composer; an artist with a message to share with the world. His first writing c ­ redit with BTS came on their debut ­single, No More Dream, and since then 15 2017 Concert stage. Performing his solo song, MAMA.