Jihyo
Park Ji-hyo (Korean: 박지효; born Park Ji-soo, 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 in 2015.
Jihyo | |
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 Jihyo in August 2023 | |
| Born | Park Ji-soo February 1, 1997 Guri, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
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| Musical career | |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Website | twice |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박지효 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Ji-hyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Chihyo |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 박지수 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Ji-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Chisu |
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She released her debut extended play, Zone, in August 2023, where it debuted at number one on the Circle Album Chart with half a million copies sold in the first week. The lead single, "Killin' Me Good", charted in five digital charts worldwide.
Life and career
1997–2014: Early life and pre-debut activities
Jihyo was born on February 1, 1997, in Guri, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea as Park Ji-soo. Her younger sister, Lee Ha-eum (born Park Ji-young) is a rookie actress and model.
JYP Entertainment scouted Jihyo after she placed second in a contest on Junior Naver. She joined the company at the age of eight and trained for ten years, during which she became the face of Innisfree's teen line with boy band Boyfriend, and trained with K-pop acts such as Wonder Girls' Sunmi and Hyerim, Bae Suzy, Jo Kwon, and Nichkhun. Jihyo was set to debut in a girl group with now-Twice members Nayeon, Jeongyeon and Sana, although the project was cancelled. Instead, she joined the reality television show Sixteen, a competition to select the founding members of Twice. She legally changed her name to Jihyo before the competition. As one of nine successful participants, she went on to join the newly formed girl group Twice. Jihyo was voted by her bandmates as leader in an anonymous vote.
2015–present: Debut with Twice and solo activities
In October 2015, Twice officially debuted with the release of their first extended play (EP), The Story Begins. Its lead single "Like Ooh-Ahh" became the first K-pop debut song to reach 100 million views on YouTube. On March 6, 2022, Jihyo released her first song for a soundtrack, "Stardust Love Song" for tvN's Twenty-Five Twenty-One. She released her second soundtrack song titled "I Fly" for SBS's Today's Webtoon on July 29. On November 14, she released her third soundtrack track "A Strange Day" for the Genie TV and ENA series Summer Strike. In January 2023, Jihyo was announced as the brand model for South Korean cosmetics brand Milk Touch. In June 2023, it was announced that Jihyo would release her first EP, Zone, on August 18, 2023, with "Killin' Me Good" serving as the lead single, becoming the second member of Twice to make a solo debut. Prior to this announcement, Jihyo performed an unreleased track from the EP, "Nightmare", on Twice's Ready to Be World Tour. The EP served as an R&B record that incorporate multiple genres. It went to sell over half million copies sold in the first week. On August 25, she achieved her first music show win as a soloist on KBS2's Music Bank.
Public image
On the Korean Business Research Institute's monthly "Individual Girl Group Members Brand Power Ranking" Jihyo placed second and third on the November 2018 and May 2019 search. Jihyo has drawn attention for her key role as both the leader and vocalist of Twice, with critics describing her as a "powerhouse vocalist" and praising her "impressive vocal range".
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||
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| KOR | JPN | JPN Hot | US | US World | ||||
| Zone | 1 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 2 |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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| KOR | NZ Hot | SGP | US World | WW | |||
| "Killin' Me Good" | 2023 | 148 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 193 | Zone |
Collaborations
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| KOR | NZ Hot | US World | |||
| "Daring Woman" (당돌한 여자) (with Nayeon, Chaeyoung and Tzuyu) | 2015 | — | — | — | TwoYoo Project – Sugar Man Part.11 |
| "The Reason Why I'm Beautiful" (내가 예뻐진 이유) (with Ben and Jung Eun-ji) | 2016 | 97 | — | — | Popular Music Crush Pt. 1 from Inkigayo Music Crush |
| "I'll Show You" (with Nayeon, Sana, Chaeyoung, Bekuh Boom and Annika Wells) | 2020 | — | 38 | 10 | All Out |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory | |||||
Soundtrack appearances
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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| KOR | KOR Hot | |||
| "Stardust Love Song" | 2022 | 103 | 71 | Twenty-Five Twenty-One OST Part 6 |
| "I Fly" | — | — | Today's Webtoon OST Part 1 | |
| "A Strange Day" (이상한 하루) | — | — | Summer Strike OST Part 1 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory | ||||
Songwriting credits
All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.
| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Composer | Lyricist |
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| "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) | | | |||
| "Celebrate" | 2022 | Celebrate | | | |
| "Trouble" | Between 1&2 | | | ||
| "Talkin' About It" | 2023 | Jihyo feat. 24kGoldn | Zone | | |
| "Closer" | Jihyo | | | ||
| "Wishing on You" | | | |||
| "Don't Wanna Go Back" | Jihyo and Heize | | | ||
| "Room" | Jihyo | | | ||
| "Nightmare" | | |
Videography
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
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| "Killin' Me Good" | 2023 | Kim Hyunsoo (Segaji Video) |
Filmography
Television shows
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2015 | Sixteen | Contestant |
Bibliography
Photobooks
| Title | Release date | Publisher | Ref. |
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| Yes, I am Jihyo. | August 20, 2021 | JYP Entertainment |
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Best Original Soundtrack | "Stardust Love Song" | Nominated | |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2023 | Popularity Award – Singer (Female) | Jihyo | Nominated | |
| Asia Star Entertainer Awards | 2024 | The Best Solo Award | Won | ||
| The Fact Music Awards | 2023 | Best Music – Fall | "Killin' Me Good" | Nominated | |
| Hanteo Music Awards | 2024 | Artist of the Year (Bonsang) | Jihyo | Nominated | |
| MAMA Awards | 2023 | Album of the Year | Zone | Longlisted | |
| Artist of the Year | Jihyo | Longlisted | |||
| Best Dance Performance Female Solo | "Killin' Me Good" | Nominated | |||
| Best Female Artist | Jihyo | Nominated | |||
| Song of the Year | "Killin' Me Good" | Longlisted | |||
| MBC Entertainment Awards | 2023 | Rookie Award – Variety Show (Female) | Jihyo I Live Alone | Nominated | |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2024 | Main Award (Bonsang) | Jihyo | Nominated | |
| Hallyu Special Award | Nominated | ||||
| Popularity Award | Nominated |
Notes
References
External links
Media related to Jihyo at Wiki Commons
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