{"id":12615,"date":"2021-09-19T06:20:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-19T13:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=12615"},"modified":"2023-01-16T00:14:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T08:14:52","slug":"bts-j-hope-got-upset-with-army-for-a-nickname-and-asked-not-to-be-called-that-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/bts-j-hope-got-upset-with-army-for-a-nickname-and-asked-not-to-be-called-that-way\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS: J-Hope got upset with ARMY for a nickname and asked not to be called that way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The rapper and dancer of the band showed his dislike for this nickname with which they have referred to him, you know why<\/p>\n<p>What are <strong>BTS&#8217;s nicknames?<\/strong> The <strong>K-Pop<\/strong> group debuted in 2013 under the name <strong>Bangtan Sonyeondan,<\/strong> its members also chose a stage name to make themselves known in the entertainment world. <strong>Suga,<\/strong> V, <strong>RM<\/strong> and <strong>J-Hope<\/strong> chose their nicknames, but there is a nickname that one of them dislikes.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout their career, the band not only changed its name to the acronym that is known throughout the world, its leader was known as <strong>Rap Monster,<\/strong> but it reduced it to just two letters. Even the members had some ideas for <strong>ARMY&#8217;s<\/strong> name and their own as Baby J.<\/p>\n<p>In K-Pop, fans also often give idols nicknames according to their personality, something that is related to them or according to their factions, such as Jungkook and Suga, who resemble a rabbit or a cat, according to their followers.<\/p>\n<p>However, there was a nickname that made J-Hope very upset and showed his disagreement during a show where he described his reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Before debuting as an idol, J-Hope was a street dancer and his name was &#8220;SmileHoya&#8221;. His real name is Hoseok, but he&#8217;s used his nickname with BTS all this time, even introducing himself as the hopeful <strong>ARMY.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, they used to call him by the nickname J-Horse, hinting that his physical features were similar to those of a hair. It was supposedly a nickname that he created himself, but fans and the rapper have expressed his dislike for this name.<\/p>\n<p>During BTS&#8217;s visit to Knowing Bros, <strong>Netflix&#8217;s<\/strong> most popular <strong>Korean reality show, J-Hope<\/strong> explained the origin behind the nickname, as one of the hosts said that he had a long face and that&#8217;s why they called him that. Although he accepted that it might be true, he actually didn&#8217;t like the nickname very much and wanted to give him a new nickname.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, ARMY has petitioned for them to stop using it, as it could be offensive to them. In addition, J-Hope has been one of the members who has been the target of criticism from haters and some followers who have questioned his performance in <strong>BTS<\/strong> or his appearance during the early years of the band.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rapper and dancer of the band showed his dislike for this nickname with which they have referred to him, you know why What are BTS&#8217;s nicknames? The K-Pop group debuted in 2013 under the name Bangtan Sonyeondan, its members also chose a stage name to make themselves known in the entertainment world. 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