My fantasy had always been making a music video and performing

J-Hope, whose name itself is a banner of light, once confessed: “My fantasy had always been making a music video and performing with music that I had created.” These words are not mere reflection; they are a window into the eternal longing of the human spirit. For within every soul lies a dream, a vision of creation, a yearning to bring forth something that did not exist before. His fantasy was not wealth or recognition, but the pure act of shaping his own art and sharing it with the world—a vision as ancient as the first poet, as enduring as the first song sung by firelight.

The ancients knew well this hunger to create. The bards of old carried their harps from village to village, longing to weave stories into melody. The sculptors of Greece and the painters of the Renaissance dreamed not only of beauty, but of leaving behind a fragment of their own soul, immortalized in form. J-Hope’s words echo this timeless current: the desire to manifest inner vision into outer reality, to see what the mind has dreamed take shape before the eyes of others. His music video became for him what the epic was for Homer or the fresco for Michelangelo—a vessel for the heart’s unspoken fire.

But in his testimony there is also a modern truth. For the music video is the language of a new age, where sound is bound with image, and vision expands the reach of song. His longing was not just to make music, but to embody it, to dance it, to reveal its colors and emotions in living motion. In this way, his fantasy bridges tradition and innovation: it is the ancient urge to create, reborn in the forms of a new century. What the wandering minstrel once dreamed, J-Hope dreams again, only now with the tools of cameras, lights, and a global stage.

History offers many who, like him, began with fantasy and turned it into reality. Consider Walt Disney, who as a poor young man sketched characters in obscurity, dreaming of stories that could move children and adults alike. His fantasy of animation seemed impossible in its day, yet through persistence, he gave the world characters and worlds that endure across generations. So too with J-Hope, who as a boy longed not just to perform but to create—to carve something personal out of the vast expanse of sound and vision. Both remind us that every great creation begins as fragile dream.

The meaning of his words is powerful: that fantasy is not idle escape, but the seed of reality. Dreams alone are not enough—they must be nourished by work, by discipline, by courage—but without the dream, there is nothing to labor for. J-Hope’s fantasy of making his own music carried him through years of practice, doubt, and struggle until it was no longer just a dream but a tangible work of art. His story teaches us that to honor our fantasy is to honor the blueprint of our destiny.

The lesson for us is clear. Do not dismiss the visions that stir your heart. They are not foolish—they are whispers of what you may yet become. If your fantasy is to write, then write. If it is to build, then build. If it is to sing, then lift your voice, even when no one listens. For it is through these small acts of courage that the dream begins to take form. The world may call you unrealistic, but the truth is that every reality began first as a dream in someone’s soul.

Therefore, let each person embrace their fantasy not with shame but with devotion. Write it down, speak it aloud, pursue it daily with steady steps. Surround yourself with those who believe, as J-Hope did with his companions, for no dream thrives in isolation. And above all, remember that the dream must be made flesh through effort. For the fantasy is the seed, but work is the soil and water that will allow it to bloom.

Thus J-Hope’s words endure: “My fantasy had always been making a music video and performing with music that I had created.” They remind us that greatness begins not with certainty but with vision, not with applause but with longing. To dream is the first act of courage; to create from that dream is the triumph. And those who dare to do both become lights to others, showing that what was once fantasy may indeed become reality.