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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.