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Jihyo

Park Ji-hyo (Hangul: 박지효, born as Park Ji-soo), better known by her first name, Jihyo (Hangul: 지효), is a South Korean singer and dancer, she is the leader and main vocalist of Twice. Jihyo is the 2nd member of TWICE who debuted as a soloist, following Nayeon who debut in 2022.

Other name:Chinese: 朴志效, Japanese: ジヒョ
Birth name:Park Ji Soo (박지수)
Birth date:February 1, 1997 (age 26)
Birth place:Sutaek-dong, Guri, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Height:160cm
Weight:48kg
Years active:2015 - Present
Blood type:O
MBTI:ISFP-T
Position:Leader, Main Vocalist
Individual color:
Lovely:Jively
Emoji:🦄
Instrument(s):Vocals
Agency:JYP Entertainment
Associated acts:Twice
Signature:
Life and career

Jihyo was born on February 1, 1997 in Guri, Gyeonggi, South Korea with her birth name, Park Ji-soo. She legally changed her given name to Ji-hyo when she was 18 years old. Her family consists of her parents and two younger sisters, Seoyeon and Jiyoung.

When Jihyo was a third grader, she participated in a contest on Junior Naver for a child role. After she won second place, she was scouted by JYP Entertainment. She officially joined the company on July 15, 2005, and was a trainee for over 10 years. Jihyo was known mostly pre-debut as the face of Innisfree's teen line "TN" with boy band Boyfriend and later with future group mate Nayeon. She was set to debut in the girl group 6mix along with future group mate Nayeon, Jeongyeon and Sana and some ex-trainees, prior to competing on Sixteen, but the project was cancelled.

On August 18, 2023, Jihyo released her first debut album, Zone. She received her first music show win for Killin' Me Good on August 25.

Personal Life
On August 5, 2019, JYPE had confirmed that Jihyo was currently dating Kang Daniel. It was also revealed that 2AM member Seulong introduced him and Jihyo to each other.

On November 10, 2020, JYPE confirmed that the couple had broken up due to busy schedules.

Filmography
Television Shows
  • Sixteen (Mnet)
Music video appearances
Pets

Jihyo doesn't appear to have any pets of her own

Fun Facts
1. Jihyo revealed that she was born in Sutaek-dong of Guri because it was incorrectly stated as Inchang-dong in Namuwiki.
2. She was originally set to debut in the girl group 6mix, along with Nayeon and Jeongyeon. Sana was later added to the group.
3. She is left-handed but she writes and draws with her right hand. She is actually ambidextrous.
4. In 2022, she also learns to play golf with right-handed clubs.
5. She joined JYPE on the same day as Sunmi, who was in Wonder Girls, but is 3 years older than her.
6. She was criticized for her weight during trainee days.
7. Jihyo had been a trainee under JYP for over 10 years (10 years and 2 months), but she was initially training to be an actress, just like Dahyun.
8. Almost all JYP members that entered the company before 2015 saw her grow.
9. Jihyo’s favorite Pokemon is Jigglypuff. She claims that Jigglypuff is another doppelgänger of hers.
10. She has two younger sisters.
11. She legally changed her name from Ji-soo to Ji-hyo before Sixteen.
12. She has the loudest voice in the group.
13. Due to her pineapple allergy, she doesn’t eat pineapple.
14. Her stress relief is karaoke.
15. She participated in the "Eye Eye Eyes" from the mini-album Signal with Chaeyoung in writing lyrics
16. She wrote the lyrics for "24/7" with Nayeon for the Twicetagram album.
17. She wrote the lyrics for the song ''HO!'' from their mini-album What Is Love?
18. Her zodiac sign is Aquarius.
19. Her favorite color is red.
20. She cannot eat raw foods.
21. Her hobbies are web-surfing and reading webtoons.
22. Her ideal type is someone who she can show her true self to; someone she can be most comfortable with.
23. Being the main vocalist, she has had several collaborations and special stages showcasing her abilities.
24. She does not (as much) like giving or receiving affection to other members.
25. She had an injury to, and arthroscopic surgery on her knees during her promotion in Knock Knock era which halted all her activities with her members, that included the trip to Switzerland with the group.
26. She is close with Yerin from GFriend.
27. She is also close with Kim Sejeong.
28. She was in a relationship with Kang Daniel between August 2019 and November 2020.
29. It was also revealed they were introduced through 2AM's Seulong.
30. KARD's Jiwoo went to high school with Jihyo.
31. TMI: “Can I really share too much information? I’ve prepared yarn at our dorm to knit this winter too.”
32. Jihyo says she was often mistaken as a foreigner when she was young.
33. People said that Jihyo looks like Thomas the Tank Engine.
34. Jihyo revealed that she was the only girl in her town back when she was 4 and she revealed that she peed in the walls in the neighborhood along with 3 other boys making her mother laugh.
35. Although she was tested as ISFP-T by 16 personalities, she could well be mistyped despite being socially introverted. By cognitive functions: She would had great problems getting things done, but she is actually very results driven. She further suggested the point when she revealed on 2wice that she is quite adventurous by going out alone and learning to play golf and to ski in winter.
36. She is also ultra-competitive.
37. She has a mole on the tip of her nose.
38. South Korean dance troupe "La Chica" frequently praise Jihyo when reacting to the TWICE dances they've choreographed. Member Rian even cites Jihyo as her favorite female idol dancer, saying she dances with power while still retaining detailed movements.
39. Even as of 2022, she is the only member to had competed in King of Masked Singer.
40. As of 2022, she is the only member to had LASIK surgery to correct her vision.
Credits
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=&va=n&t=h_&iar=images
https://twice.fandom.com/wiki/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/
https://www.quora.com/What-are-Twice-s-pets-and-what-are-their-names