Jihyo

Park Ji-hyo (Korean: 박지효; born Park Ji-soo on February 1, 1997), known mononymously as Jihyo, is a South Korean singer. She is the leader and vocalist of the South Korean girl group Twice formed by JYP Entertainment.

This article is about the South Korean singer and member of Twice. For the South Korean actress and member of Running Man, see Song Ji-hyo.
In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Jihyo
Jihyo in January 2022
Born
Park Ji-soo

(1997-02-01) February 1, 1997
Guri, Gyeonggi, South Korea
OccupationSinger
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Ji-hyo
McCune–ReischauerPak Chihyo
Birth name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationBak Ji-su
McCune–ReischauerPak Chisu
Signature

Early life

Jihyo was born on February 1, 1997, in Guri, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Her birth name was Park Ji-soo.[1][2][3]

Career
Main articles: Sixteen (TV series) and Twice

Debut and solo activities

JYP Entertainment had scouted Jihyo after she participated in a contest on Junior Naver and placed second.[1] She then joined JYP Entertainment as a trainee at the age of eight and trained for ten years before her debut.[4][5][6] During her trainee years, Jihyo was known as the face of Innisfree's teen line with boy band Boyfriend.[1] 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.[1][3] Instead, they all joined the reality television show Sixteen, a competition designed to select the founding members of Twice.[7][8] She legally changed her name to Jihyo before the competition.[1] As one of nine successful participants, she went on to join the newly formed girl group Twice.[4] Though not the oldest member of the group, Jihyo was later voted by her bandmates as their leader in an anonymous vote.[1][4][5] In October 2015, Twice officially debuted with the release of their first mini-album, The Story Begins,[9] with the lead single "Like Ooh-Ahh" being the first K-pop debut song to reach 100 million views on YouTube.[10]

On March 6, 2022, Jihyo released her first OST for tvN series Twenty-Five Twenty-One.[11]

Bibliography

Photobooks
Title Release date Publisher Ref.
Yes, I am Jihyo. August 20, 2021 JYP Entertainment [12]

Discography
Main article: Twice discography

Collaborations
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
Gaon
[13]
"The Reason Why I'm Beautiful"
(with Ben and Jung Eun-ji)[14]		 2016 97 Popular Music Crush Pt. 1 from Inkigayo Music Crush

Soundtrack appearances
List of singles, showing year released, and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
Gaon
[15]		 KOR
Hot
[16]
"Stardust Love Song" 2022 10371 Twenty-Five Twenty-One OST Part 6

Composition credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[17]

List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album
Title Year Artist Album Composer Lyricist
"Eye Eye Eyes" 2017 Twice Signal
"24/7" Twicetagram
"HO!" 2018 What Is Love?
"Sunset" Yes or Yes
"Girls Like Us" 2019 Fancy You
"Get Loud" Feel Special
"21:29"
"Up No More" 2020 Eyes Wide Open
"First Time" 2021 Taste of Love
"Real You" Formula of Love: O+T=<3
"Cactus" (선인장)

References
  1. "9 things to know about TWICE's Jihyo". SBS. February 1, 2019. Archived from the original on March 14, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. "Genap 22 Tahun, Ini Dia 7 Fakta Jihyo TWICE yang Wajib Kamu Tahu". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  3. 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. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  4. Devon, Abelman (May 2020). "Jihyo of TWICE's Career Has Been 15 Years in the Making". Allure. Archived from the original on May 29, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  5. Vacco-Bolaños, Jessica (October 3, 2019). "Who Is Jihyo? TWICE's Leader's Talent Will Seriously Impress You". Elite Daily. Archived from the original on May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  6. 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). Archived from the original on January 22, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  7. Won, Ho-jung (April 29, 2015). "'Sixteen' compete for spot in JYP's next girl group". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  8. Moon, Kat (September 20, 2019). "Everything to Know About K-Pop Group Twice". Time. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  9. Kim, Yu-jin (October 20, 2015). "TWICE unveils debut album 'The Story Begins'". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  10. Moon, Kat (October 9, 2019). "K-Pop Powerhouse TWICE Opens Up About How Their New Album Is More Personal Than Ever". Time. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  11. Shin Young-eun (March 4, 2022). "트와이스 지효, 데뷔 후 첫 단독 OST 가창" [TWICE's Jihyo sings her first solo OST since her debut]. Maeil Economic Daily. Archived from the original on March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  12. "TWICE ソロ写真集『Yes, I am Jihyo.』取り扱いに関して" (in Japanese). TWICE Japan Official Website. July 26, 2021. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  13. Peak chart positions on Gaon Digital Chart:
  14. "'인기가요' 뮤직 크러쉬, 첫 주인공 정은지·트와이스 지효·벤 '기대 UP'". Asia Today (in Korean). November 6, 2016. Archived from the original on June 24, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  15. Peak chart positions on Gaon Digital Chart:
  16. Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 positions:
  17. "Songs Registered Under PARK JI-HYO (10020133)". Korea Music Copyright Association (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 7, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  • Media related to Jihyo at Wikimedia Commons
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