j-hope

Biography

Jung Ho-seok (정호석; born February 18, 1994), known professionally as j-hope (제이홉), is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, record producer and dancer under BigHit Music. He is a member of the boy group BTS. j-hope released his first solo mixtape, Hope World, in 2018. It was received positively by critics and peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard 200, the highest-charting album by a Korean solo artist at the time. He became the first member of BTS to enter the Billboard Hot 100 as a soloist in 2019, when his single "Chicken Noodle Soup", featuring singer Becky G, debuted at number 81. In 2022, j-hope released his debut studio album Jack in the Box. In 2023, he released his single "On the Street" with J. Cole. In 2024, he released a six-part docuseries titled Hope on the Street, accompanied by the special album Hope on the Street Vol. 1. In 2020, j-hope was promoted to full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association. In 2018, he was awarded the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit by the President of South Korea, along with the other members of BTS, for his contributions to Korean culture.

Known For

j-hope IN THE BOX

Coldplay x BTS Inside ‘My Universe’ Documentary

BTS MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E DVD

BTS Permission to Dance On Stage

Friends: The Reunion

BTS 2022 Season's Greetings

BTS Permission to Dance On Stage - Seoul: Live Viewing

TOMORROW X TOGETHER: OUR LOST SUMMER

BTS 2021 MUSTER: SOWOOZOO

BTS Permission to Dance on Stage - Las Vegas

2017 BTS LIVE TRILOGY EPISODE III: THE WINGS TOUR IN SEOUL

PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE in THE US

BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - LA

BTS Memories of 2021

BTS Love Yourself : Speak Yourself [The Final]

BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas

Prologue

2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III The Wings Tour In Japan ～Special Edition～ in Kyocera

BTS Summer Package in Dubai

BTS 2015 Summer Package in Kota Kinabalu

Burn the Stage: The Movie

BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul

BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Europe

BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in New York

Bring the Soul: The Movie

2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III (Final Chapter): The Wings Tour in Seoul

BTS World Tour: Love Yourself - Japan Edition

BTS World Tour ‘Love Yourself: Speak Yourself’ São Paulo

2015 BTS Live The Most Beautiful Moment in Life (花樣年華) On Stage

Dear Class of 2020

BANG BANG CON The Live

BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.5: Magic Shop

Break the Silence: The Movie

2016 BTS LIVE The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage: Epilogue

BTS Map of the Soul ON:E Day 1

BTS: Global Takeover

BTS Map of the Soul ON:E Day 2

BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself -Speak Yourself' London

BTS 5th Muster: Magic Shop in Busan

BTS 4th Muster: Happy Ever After

BTS NOW: BTS in Thailand

BTS NOW2: BTS in Europe & America

BTS NOW3: BTS in Chicago

BTS 2020 Winter Package in Helsinki

BTS 2019 SUMMER PACKAGE in Korea

BTS 2018 SUMMER PACKAGE in Saipan

MTV Unplugged Presents: BTS

BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.4 ~Happy Ever After~

BTS Live Trilogy Episode I: BTS Begins

BTS 2017 SUMMER PACKAGE Vol.003

BTS 2019 Season's Greetings

BTS 2021 Muster: Sowoozoo Day 1

BTS Memories of 2014

BTS 2021 Muster: Sowoozoo Day 2

BTS Memories of 2020

BTS Memories of 2019

BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Asia

BTS World Tour Love Yourself Hong Kong

J-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' in SEOUL Day 1

J-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' in SEOUL Day 2

J-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' in SEOUL Day 3

j-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' in JAPAN: LIVE VIEWING

j-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' FINAL

j-hope Lollapalooza Berlin

BTS 5th Muster Magic Shop in Seoul

Acting

2023

j-hope IN THE BOX

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Self

2021

Coldplay x BTS Inside ‘My Universe’ Documentary

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Self

2021

BTS MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E DVD

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Self

2021

BTS Permission to Dance On Stage

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Self

2021

Friends: The Reunion

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Self

2020

BTS MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 ~The Journey~

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2021

BTS 2022 Season's Greetings

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Self

2020

Map of the Soul ON:E

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Himself

2023

King of Clones

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Self (archive footage)

2022

BTS Permission to Dance On Stage - Seoul: Live Viewing

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Self

2023

TOMORROW X TOGETHER: OUR LOST SUMMER

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Self

2023

Seotaiji 25 Live Time : Traveler

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Self

2022

BTS 2021 MUSTER: SOWOOZOO

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Self

2022

BTS Permission to Dance on Stage - Las Vegas

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Self

2018

2017 BTS LIVE TRILOGY EPISODE III: THE WINGS TOUR IN SEOUL

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2024

PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE in THE US

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Self

2018

BTS Sweets Party in Harajuku Japan

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2021

A Butterful Getaway with BTS

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2022

BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - LA

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Self

2022

BTS Memories of 2021

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Self

2019

BTS World Tour: Love Yourself 2019 #BTSinNAGOYA

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2022

BTS Love Yourself : Speak Yourself [The Final]

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Self

2020

The Rise of K-Pop

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Self (archive footage)

2023

BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas

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Self

2015

Prologue

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J-Hope

2019

BTS BTS 5th Muster: Magic Shop in Busan

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2020

2021 NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE presented by Weverse

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Self

2017

2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III The Wings Tour ～Japan Edition～ in Saitama

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2018

2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III The Wings Tour In Japan ～Special Edition～ in Kyocera

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2016

BTS Summer Package in Dubai

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2015

BTS 2015 Summer Package in Kota Kinabalu

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2018

Burn the Stage: The Movie

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Himself

2019

BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul

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Himself

2019

BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Europe

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2019

BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in New York

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2019

Bring the Soul: The Movie

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Himself

2019

BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself - Speak Yourself' (The Final) Seoul Live Viewing

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Himself

2017

2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III (Final Chapter): The Wings Tour in Seoul

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Himself

2019

BTS World Tour: Love Yourself - Japan Edition

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Self

2019

BTS World Tour ‘Love Yourself: Speak Yourself’ São Paulo

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2016

2015 BTS Live The Most Beautiful Moment in Life (花樣年華) On Stage

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2020

Dear Class of 2020

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Self (BTS)

2020

BANG BANG CON The Live

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2020

BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.5: Magic Shop

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Self

2020

Break the Silence: The Movie

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Self

2016

2016 BTS LIVE The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage: Epilogue

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Himself

2015

BTS Live Trilogy Episode II: The Red Bullet

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Himself

2020

BTS Map of the Soul ON:E Day 1

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Self

2020

BTS: Global Takeover

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Self

2020

BTS Map of the Soul ON:E Day 2

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Self

2020

BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself -Speak Yourself' London

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2020

BTS 5th Muster: Magic Shop in Busan

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Self

2018

BTS 4th Muster: Happy Ever After

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Self

2014

BTS NOW: BTS in Thailand

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Self

2015

BTS NOW2: BTS in Europe & America

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Self

2016

BTS NOW3: BTS in Chicago

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Self

2020

BTS 2020 Winter Package in Helsinki

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2019

BTS 2019 SUMMER PACKAGE in Korea

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Self

2018

BTS 2018 SUMMER PACKAGE in Saipan

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Self

2020

BTS 2021 Season's Greetings

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2021

MTV Unplugged Presents: BTS

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2016

BTS 3rd Muster: ARMY.ZIP +

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2018

BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.4 ~Happy Ever After~

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Self

2021

BTS 2021 WINTER PACKAGE in Gangwon

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Self

2015

BTS Live Trilogy Episode I: BTS Begins

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2020

BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself: Speak Yourself' London

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2017

BTS 2017 SUMMER PACKAGE Vol.003

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Self

2014

BTS 2015 Season's Greetings

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Self

2015

BTS 2016 Season's Greetings

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Self

2016

BTS 2017 Season's Greetings

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Self

2017

BTS 2018 Season's Greetings

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Self

2018

BTS 2019 Season's Greetings

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Self

2019

BTS 2020 Season's Greetings

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Self

2014

BTS 1st Japan Showcase –Next Stage– in Zepp Tokyo

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Self

2015

BTS 1st JAPAN TOUR 2015「WAKE UP:OPEN YOUR EYES」

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2016

BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.2: Undercover Mission

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2017

BTS Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Epilogue

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2017

BTS Most Beautiful Moment in Life: EPILOGUE -Japan Edition-

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2017

BTS 3rd Muster: [ARMY.ZIP+]

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2017

BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.3: Reaching You

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2021

BTS 2021 Muster: Sowoozoo Day 1

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Self

2015

BTS Memories of 2014

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Self

2016

BTS Memories of 2015

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Self

2017

BTS Memories of 2016

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Self

2018

BTS Memories of 2017

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Self

2019

BTS Memories of 2018

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Self

2021

BTS 2021 Muster: Sowoozoo Day 2

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Self

2021

BTS Memories of 2020

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Self

2020

BTS Memories of 2019

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Self

2018

BTS 'LOVE YOURSELF' SEOUL

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2019

Melon Music Awards 2019 - BTS Live Performance

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Self

2019

BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Asia

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Rapper, Dancer

2019

BTS World Tour Love Yourself Hong Kong

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Rapper, Dancer

2025

Le Gala des pièces jaunes 2025 : Le concert événement

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Self

2025

Tapis Rouge Gala Des Pièces Rouge

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2025

J-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' in SEOUL Day 1

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J-hope

2025

J-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' in SEOUL Day 2

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J-hope

2025

J-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' in SEOUL Day 3

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J-hope

2025

j-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' in JAPAN: LIVE VIEWING

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Self

2024

HYBE CINEMA NORAEBANG

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Self (archive footage)

2025

BTS ARMY: FOREVER WE ARE YOUNG

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Self

2025

j-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' FINAL

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2025

BTS MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E

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Self

2025

j-hope Lollapalooza Berlin

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self

2019

BTS JAPAN OFFICIAL FANMEETING VOL.5 "MAGIC SHOP" in Osaka

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2020

BTS WORLD TOUR ‘LOVE YOURSELF: SPEAK YOURSELF’〜JAPAN EDITION〜 at 大阪 ヤンマースタジアム長居 全曲ノーカット版

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2020

BTS 5th Muster Magic Shop in Seoul

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2019

BTS WORLD TOUR ‘LOVE YOURSELF’～JAPAN EDITION～at Fukuoka

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2025

BTS 2016 Live The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage: Epilogue Remastered

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Self

2025

BTS 2021 MUSTER SOWOOZOO Remastered

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Self

2025

BTS 2017 Live Trilogy EPISODE III THE WINGS TOUR THE FINAL Remastered

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Self

2025

BTS 2019 WORLD TOUR 'LOVE YOURSELF: SPEAK YOURSELF' LONDON Remastered

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Self

2025

j-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' THE MOVIE

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Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

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Self

Let's BTS

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Self

The Game Caterers

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Self

You Quiz on the Block

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Self

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

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Self

The Seasons

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Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Self - Musical Guest

BTS EPISODE

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Self

American Music Awards

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Self [BTS]

American Hustle Life

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Self

BTS GAYO

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Self

SUCHWITA

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Self

I-LAND

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Self

Radio Disney Music Awards

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Self

BTS COMEBACKSHOW - HIGHLIGHT REEL

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BTS COMEBACK SHOW DNA

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BTS COUNTDOWN

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신인왕 방탄소년단 - 채널방탄

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BT21 Universe

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Himself

BTS: Lucky Draw

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MTV Video Music Awards

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Self

Men on a Mission

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Self

BTS: Bon Voyage

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Running Man

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Run BTS!

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Self

&Audition - The Howling

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Self

Next Entertainment, Visionary

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Self

BTS: Burn the Stage

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Himself

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest

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Self - Performer (Times Square)

Give Me a Minute

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Self

BANGTAN BOMB

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Self

Hope on the Street

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Self

방탄소년단의 아메리칸 허슬 라이프

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Himself

BTS X Cookie Run: Kingdom

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Self

Saturday Night Live

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Self - Musical Guest

MTV Europe Music Awards

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Self

Weekly Idol

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Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Self

Explained

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Self (archive footage)

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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Self

BTS Monuments: Beyond the Star

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Self

The Graham Norton Show

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Self

The Late Late Show with James Corden

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Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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Self

BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.4 ~Happy Ever After~

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BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.3: Reaching You

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Bring The Soul: Docu-Series

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Himself

BTS In the SOOP

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Self

BTS BANG BANG CON

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Self

Break the Silence: Docu-Series

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Himself

IU's Palette

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Self - Guest

BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul

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BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.5: Magic Shop

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Run Jin

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Self

Chef & My Fridge

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Self

BTS 7 Moments

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The Grammys

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Self

Sana's Fridge Interview

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Self

Just an Excuse

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Self

Production

Crew

Directing