If RM is considered the leader and the spokeperson of BTS, then j-hope is also considered the choreography leader of the group. He has supported RM a lot in making the group successful as leaders.

Here's a story that shows how delicately j-hope kept BTS from being bullied when they are rookies. The story is told by a staff member who ever worked for a music show.

This staff started the story by revealing that he was once a staff of a popular music show. He was responsible for observing the rehearsal stages of new groups including BTS.

He said that BTS had just debuted at the time and he couldn't find even the slightest fault in any of their rehearsals or real performances. But at that time, in music shows, there was a secret rule that depending on whether the idol came from a big company or a small agency, the PD-nim would treat them differently.

If the idols are from a big company, the PD will treat them very politely and kindly, and if they are under a small one, they will receive bad behaviors. Of course, BTS at that time came from a little and poor company. ARMYs are no stranger to stories of how estranged and despised BTS has been since their debut.

He said that, during a rehearsal, he looked attentively but didn't find any mistakes of them. Suddenly the PD got angry. At that moment, j-hope came to the side and wisely told the PD: "PD-nim, if there is any mistake please tell us, we will fix it immediately".

In this unexpected situation, the PD couldn't say anything as if his black heart had been hit because there wasn't really anything wrong to be fixed. He then replied irresponsibly that "How do I know, find it by yourselves!". Many other staffs present saw the shy and embarrassed attitude of the PD when yelling at BTS unreasonably, and were overjoyed because j-hope made it impossible for him to bully the members any more.

He also added that even when the story ended and the members didn't know where to fix it, j-hope and BTS still practiced over and over again. They have worked so hard and it shows that their desire for success is greater than anyone.

That staff also said that when BTS became famous and came back to that music show, that PD turned his attitude 180 degrees, treated them better and even joked with them. He also said that ever since he saw j-hope's actions, he believed that BTS would definitely succeed and that was the best response to those who looked down on them.