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Jihyo
Jihyo at the Golden Disc Awards in 2019
Jihyo at the Golden Disc Awards in 2019
Background information
Birth namePark Ji-soo
Born (1997-02-01) February 1, 1997 (age 27)
Guri, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Genres
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Ji-hyo
McCune–ReischauerPak Chihyo

Park Ji-hyo (Korean: 박지효; Hanja: 朴志效; born Park Ji-soo on February 1, 1997), known mononymously as Jihyo (Korean: 지효), is a South Korean singer. She is the leader of the K-pop girl group Twice under JYP Entertainment.[1][2]

Early life

Jihyo was born on February 1, 1997 in Guri, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Her birth name was Park Ji-soo.[3][4][5]

Career

Main articles: Sixteen (TV series) and Twice (group)

Debut and solo activites

JYP Entertainment had scouted Jihyo after she participated in a contest on Junior Naver and placed second.[3] She then joined JYP Entertainment as a trainee at the age of eight and trained for ten years before her debut.[6][7][8] During her trainee years, Jihyo was known as the face of Innisfree's teen line with boy band Boyfriend.[3] She trained with many JYP idols including Wonder Girls' Sunmi and Hyerim, Bae Suzy, Jo Kwon, and Nichkhun. Jihyo was set to debut in a girl group along with Nayeon, Jeongyeon and Sana, but the project was cancelled.[3][5] Instead, they all joined the reality television show Sixteen, a competition designed to select the founding members of Twice.[9][10] She legally changed her name to Jihyo before the competition.[3] As one of nine successful participants, she went on to join the newly formed girl group Twice.[6] Though not the oldest member of the group, Jihyo was later voted by her bandmates as their leader in an anonymous vote.[3][6][7] In October 2015, Twice officially debuted with the release of their first mini-album, The Story Begins,[11] with the lead single "Like Ooh-Ahh" being the first K-pop debut song to reach 100 million views on YouTube.[12]

Personal life

In August 2019, the agencies representing Jihyo and Kang Daniel, a former member of Wanna One, confirmed that they are dating.[13][14][15][16] After the news broke, Jihyo and Kang topped Twitter's trends list in the Philippines.[15][17] They were described as a new "power couple" of K-pop by the media.[13][18]

Discography

Main article: Twice discography

Collaborations

Title Year Peak chart positions
KOR 		Album
"The Reason Why I'm Beautiful"
(with Ben and Jung Eun-ji)[19] 		2016 97[20] Popular Music Crush Pt. 1 from Inkigayo Music Crush

Songwriting credits

Year Song Album Artist With Ref.
2017 "Eye Eye Eyes" Signal Twice Chaeyoung [2][5][21]
"24/7" Twicetagram Nayeon [5][21]
2018 "HO!" What Is Love? — [5][21]
"Sunset" Yes or Yes — [5][21]
2019 "Girls Like Us" Fancy You — [5][21][22]
"Get Loud" Feel Special JQ [21][23]
"21:29" All Twice members [21][22][23]

References

  1. ^ "K-pop girl group Twice launches Feel Good EP – but where was Mina, and why did Jihyo sit on the sidelines?". South China Morning Post. September 25, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Melendez, Monique (June 30, 2017). "Twice Talks Global Success & What's Next for the Girl Group". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "9 things to know about TWICE's Jihyo". SBS. February 1, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "Genap 22 Tahun, Ini Dia 7 Fakta Jihyo TWICE yang Wajib Kamu Tahu". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved September 21, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Benjamin, Jeff (March 1, 2020). "Jihyo of Twice: the courageous lead singer who's a source of strength for her bandmates". South China Morning Post. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c Devon, Abelman (May 2020). "Jihyo of TWICE's Career Has Been 15 Years in the Making". Allure. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Vacco-Bolaños, Jessica (October 3, 2019). "Who Is Jihyo? TWICE's Leader's Talent Will Seriously Impress You". Elite Daily. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  8. ^ Jung, Chul-hwan (February 22, 2018). "3 Japanese Girls at the Top of K-Pop: In the Lion's Den". The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition). Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  9. ^ Won, Ho-jung (April 29, 2015). "'Sixteen' compete for spot in JYP's next girl group". The Korea Herald. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  10. ^ Moon, Kat (September 20, 2019). "Everything to Know About K-Pop Group Twice". Time. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  11. ^ Kim, Yu-jin (October 20, 2015). "TWICE unveils debut album 'The Story Begins'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  12. ^ Moon, Kat (October 9, 2019). "K-Pop Powerhouse TWICE Opens Up About How Their New Album Is More Personal Than Ever". Time. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  13. ^ a b Hills, Megan (August 5, 2019). "Kang Daniel and TWICE's Jihyo are officially dating: Meet K-Pop's newest power couple". Evening Standard. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  14. ^ "Are TWICE's Jihyo and K-pop singer Kang Daniel romantically involved?". South China Morning Post. August 6, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  15. ^ a b "K-pop stars Kang Daniel, Jihyo confirmed to be dating". ABS-CBN. August 5, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  16. ^ Delgado, Sara (August 5, 2019). "K-pop Singer Kang Daniel and Twice Member Jihyo Are Dating". Teen Vogue. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  17. ^ Tabanera, Lily Grace (August 5, 2019). "People Are Freaking Out Because TWICE's Jihyo And Kang Daniel Are *Reportedly* Dating". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved November 30, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ Aguilar, Krissy (August 5, 2019). "K-pop artists Kang Daniel and Park Ji-hyo are dating". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved November 30, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ "'인기가요' 뮤직 크러쉬, 첫 주인공 정은지·트와이스 지효·벤 '기대 UP'". Asia Today (in Korean). November 6, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  20. ^ "Gaon 2016년 46주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). November 12, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g "KOMCA – 10020133 (지효)". KOMCA. Retrieved May 20, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ a b Frances, Lai. "Asia's Top-Selling Girl Group Twice Reflect On Their Bond, Fourth Anniversary". PopCrush. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  23. ^ a b Herman, Tamar. "Twice 'Feel Special' On Inspiring New Single and EP: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

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