Being a Beloved Leader, Here's Jihyo TWICE's Career Journey Full of Struggles Since the Age of 8

Kapanlagi.com - For those of you who like TWICE members, you must be familiar with the name Jihyo. Yup! Jihyo is one of the TWICE members who has contributed a lot to the group's success. How could she not be, Jihyo TWICE is a beloved leader, not only by the TWICE members, but also by the fans.

Jihyo was born on February 1, 1997, in Guri, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. She has been striving since a young age to become an idol. So it's no wonder that Jihyo is very prepared when debuting as a K-Pop idol. In fact, the name Jihyo is not only popular in South Korea, but also internationally.

Well, besides the above facts, there are still many other facts about Jihyo TWICE. Including her career journey up to now. Here's Jihyo's career journey that can make you love this leader even more. Let's check it out KLovers.

1. Jihyo TWICE Career Journey

Jihyo TWICE (credit: Naver x Dispatch)

To start Jihyo's life story, let's begin with her career journey. It is known that Jihyo TWICE has been a trainee since she was 8 years old, KLovers. At that time, Jihyo participated in a contest held by Junior Naver and ranked second. After that, JYP Entertainment monitored Jihyo and placed her as a trainee in JYP Entertainment.

Furthermore, Jihyo became one of the longest trainees in TWICE. She spent 10 years as a trainee before finally debuting in TWICE in 2015. With Jihyo's incredible efforts, she is greatly admired by the TWICE members and fans. In addition to being a trainee, Jihyo is also known as a representative of teenagers in Innisfree skincare products along with the idol boy group Boyfriend.

Before debuting in TWICE, Jihyo was originally supposed to debut in an idol group with Nayeon TWICE, Jeongyeon TWICE, and Sana TWICE, but the project was canceled. Instead, they all participated in a reality TV show called SIXTEEN, which was created to select TWICE members. And the winner entered and officially debuted as a member of TWICE.

2. Once Changed Name

Jihyo TWICE (credit: Naver x Dispatch, Official Twitter TWICE)

It turns out that before officially debuting as a member of TWICE, Jihyo once changed her name. Yes, Jihyo's real name is Park Ji Soo, then before her debut she changed her name to Park Jihyo, which was legally recognized. Then the name Jihyo eventually became her stage name.

3. Is a Leader

Jihyo TWICE (credit: Dispatch)

Jihyo became a leader because she was chosen through anonymous voting. So Jihyo TWICE was chosen as the leader by the members and not by JYP Entertainment.

Although chosen anonymously, Jihyo can show how she is someone who takes responsibility as a leader. There is a lot of evidence seen by fans of how Jihyo cares so much about all the TWICE members.

4. Training with Almost All JYP Idols

Jihyo TWICE (credit: Official Twitter TWICE)

Because Jihyo has been a trainee at JYP Entertainment since the age of 8, it's no wonder that she has trained with almost all the idols that JYP Entertainment has, such as 2PM, 2AM, miss A, Got7, Bae Suzi, and many more. So, literally everyone at JYP Entertainment knows Jihyo TWICE.

5. Talented Songwriter

Jihyo TWICE (credit: Dispatch)

Besides being successful as an idol, it turns out Jihyo TWICE is also talented in songwriting, KLovers. This was even shown in the form of a song sung by TWICE titled Eye Eye Eyes. Yup! This song, released in 2018, is a creation of TWICE's leader Jihyo and Chaeyoung TWICE. Well, there's no need to question how amazing Jihyo is.

6. Having Beautiful Eyes

Jihyo TWICE (credit: Naver x Dispatch, Official Twitter TWICE)

And lastly, Jihyo has pretty big eyes for Korean standards. This certainly gives Jihyo a special nickname from the other TWICE members. Jihyo is called "Hyo-mas" or "Thomas the Train" because of her big eyes. Even Jeongyeon TWICE thought Jihyo was Indian because of her big eyes.

Those are some facts and career journey of Jihyo TWICE who is a leader. It's no wonder that Jihyo succeeded at a young age, as she has been training to become an idol since she was 8 years old.

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