JIHYO
JIHYO is a South Korean singer and songwriter, TWICE’s leader and main vocalist, and the solo artist behind ZONE, now building her next chapter through her own company, EMITHAUS.
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Solo
Music video
KPop Demon Hunters
TWICEOverview
- Name
- Park Jihyo, known as JIHYO
- Born
- February 1, 1997
- Work
- Singer, songwriter and TWICE leader
- Breakout
- Selected through Sixteen in 2015; debuted with TWICE that October
- Solo debut
- ZONE, August 18, 2023
- New chapter
- Founded EMITHAUS in October 2026
Mini bio
Years before the debut.
Jihyo joined JYP Entertainment in 2005 and spent ten years training. In 2015, she competed on Sixteen and earned a place in TWICE, becoming the group’s leader and main vocalist.
Finding her own voice.
TWICE debuted on October 20, 2015. Alongside her group work, Jihyo developed as a songwriter. Her first solo EP, ZONE, arrived in August 2023, with her writing or composing on six of its seven tracks. Its credits include collaborations with 24kGoldn and Heize.
A wider musical world.
Her soundtrack work includes “Stardust Love Song” for Twenty-Five Twenty-One and “New Days” for Marry My Husband Japan. In 2025, she joined Jeongyeon and Chaeyoung on “Takedown”; in 2026, she collaborated with Jenevieve and Shenseea.
Her next chapter.
In October 2026, Jihyo announced that she had left JYP Entertainment and established EMITHAUS. In her letter to ONCE, she described independence as a choice about her future and said she wanted to keep sharing the stage with TWICE.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026Distant LoverVocalist with Shenseea, released through FANDOM
- 2026Follow Me (feat. RedOne)Co-performing artist with French Montana, LUDMILLA and Adriana C.
- 2026HvnlyVocal collaboration with Jenevieve
- 2025ATMSolo vocalist on TEN: The Story Goes On
- 2025New DaysSoundtrack vocalist, Marry My Husband Japan
- 2025TakedownVocalist with Jeongyeon and Chaeyoung, KPop Demon Hunters
- 2023ZONESolo vocalist; lyricist and/or composer on six tracks
- 2023Room; Nightmare; Don’t Wanna Go BackLyricist and co-composer
Awards
Quotes
I wanted to focus on the process and I wanted to focus on doing my best.Jihyo, GRAMMY.com interview, August 2023
She was explaining how she handled preparing ZONE while also performing on TWICE’s Ready To Be tour.
Trivia
- She performed “Nightmare” on TWICE’s Ready To Be tour before her solo album had been officially announced, treating it as a surprise preview.
- She told GRAMMY.com that she would like to make a ballad album and try jazz someday.
- The name EMITHAUS draws on “emit.” In her announcement, she connected it to freely exploring possibilities she has yet to discover.
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