Is J-Hope the Only Rapper in BTS Who Sometimes Sings?
Heās your hope, youāre his hope. J-Hope is one of the three rappers in BTS, performing alongside RM, Suga, and the rest of the members in this K-pop group. From time to time, though, these rappers sing for their solo projects.Ā
Where does J-Hopeās inspiration come from, for songs like āChicken Noodle Soup?ā Do any of the other BTS rappers sing? Hereās what we know about the award-winning K-pop group and its members.Ā
J-Hope sings on his BTS solo song, āOutro: Egoā
Heās kind, lovable, and funny, but, surprisingly, J-Hope is also a pretty incredible singer. For one song off of Map of the Soul: 7, āOutro: Ego,ā J-Hope showed off his singing skills. Heās not the first, or the last, BTS member to sing on a solo song.Ā
In fact, J-Hope somewhat sang for his song off of Love Yourself: Answer, āJust Dance.ā From time to time, though, Suga, another rapper, sings for the K-pop group.
All of the BTS rappers sing from time to time
Even though theyāre technically the ārappersā of the group, the BTS members each rotate their role depending on the song. For Sugaās solo song, āSeesaw,ā the idol sings, as well as raps, along with the track.Ā
When RM recorded a demo of Jiminās solo song, āSerendipity,ā he shared a snippet of the song on a live stream. The recording included RM singing Jiminās part, some fans sharing their love for this idolās singing voice.Ā
J-Hope raps and sings for his solo music, including his mixtape, āHope Worldā
Heās pretty much rapping, singing, and dancing for BTS full time. Somehow, though, J-Hope finds time to work on solo projects, even releasing a mixtape, titled Hope World, during 2018. Most recently, J-Hope collaborated with Becky G for their version of the song āChicken Noodle Soup.āĀ
With its success and the three languages featured in the song, fans noticed the impact of other artists on J-Hopeās music. The idol further elaborated on his solo music during an interview with Time Magazine.Ā
āIām going to do this kind of rap in this kind of genreā kind of thinking when I work. I went with and got my beats from what appealed to me, what drew me in and what felt good,ā J-Hope said during an interview while discussing his influences for Hope World.
āThe way I work is very on-the-spot flow, and I write the rap and the music as I feel them coming. I drew inspiration for this mixtape from artists like KYLE and AminĆ©,ā he continued. āI also have to mention the heavy influence of Joey Bada$$. These are all artists I highly respect, and Iād love to do projects with them in the future.ā
Fans can see BTS on the now-postponed Map of the Soul world tour. Until then, music by J-Hope, including the song āChicken Noodle Soup,ā is available on streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music.Ā