Happy Hobi Day! Lesser known facts about BTS’ J-Hope on his birthday

Besides his stage name J-Hope, Jung Hoseok has plenty of other nicknames! BTS bandmates call him Hobi, which is also short for his stage name and fans also like to call him 'ARMY’s Hope.'

Looking at his outstanding dancing skills and the team relies on him for choreography, therefore he's also called 'Team Dance Leader.' He has earned the moniker 'Golden Hyung' for his skills, and everyone also loves to call him 'Seokie.' 

Before he joined the K-pop band BTS, he was a member of a street dance team called Neuron. He also auditioned with JYP Entertainment in 2009 and got rejected. As they say, everything works itself out. Later, he ended up working with the talent agency, Big Hit Entertainment. He became the third signee of the boyband after Rap Monster and Jin.

Did you know, J-hope is only BTS member who doesn't have his ears pieced. This may confuse many of his fans since, in the past, he had definitely rocked some earrings, but those were just ear cuffs and clip-ons, not actual piercings.

Apart from his many achievements, he is admired globally for his philanthropy, J-Hope makes regular contributions and has been a member of the Green Noble Club, which recognizes high-value donors of Child Fund Korea since 2018.

Supporting the underprivileged students, in 2019, he donated $90,000 to the organization in support of those attending his high school alma mater in Gwangju. He also donated $135,000 in December 2018 but requested the donation be kept private at the time.

Several hundred local workers were involved in building it, "several hundred million euros" have been invested in the state so far in relation to Nord Stream 2, and the pipeline operator expects to employ around 30 workers long-term, a spokesman for Gas for Europe (G4E), said the German subsidiary of Nord Stream 2.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern houses much of Germany's offshore wind capacity and the local government says it aims to use wind power to produce "green" hydrogen that can in future be exported through the Nord Stream 2 line.

    “If you don’t work hard, there won’t be good results.”                                       

BTS member J-Hope has come a long way!  K-Pop sensation has surely worked hard to get to where he is now, and it is impressive.