K-popGwangju
j-hope
- Fan spot
- Mural
Gwangju, the city of arts where j-hope was born and raised. Home to Mudeungsan and its arts street, it is the artist's hometown.
Fan spots
K-POP Star Street (HOPE WORLD Sculpture)
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A three-meter HOPE WORLD sculpture at the mouth of the old student hall alley behind Chungjang-ro Post Office. Its surface is filled with messages sent by fans worldwide, and in February 2022 j-hope came here himself and posted a photo taken in front of it. Deeper into the alley run the handprints of K-POP stars.
j-hope Mural, Penguin Village in Yangnim-dong
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A j-hope mural on an alley wall in Penguin Village. Chinese fan clubs had it painted through a local agency for his birthday in February 2020, reproducing a scene from the solo track Outro: Ego's music video. It sits inside an alley of junk art made from discarded objects.
j-hope Mural, Cheongchun Balsan Village
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A mural twelve meters wide and three and a half meters tall that appears as you climb the hillside alleys. Chinese fan clubs painted it for j-hope's birthday in February 2021. The neighborhood housed textile mill workers in the 1970s and 80s before urban regeneration reshaped it.