Jihyo, a dynamic force of nature born in 1997, in the charmingly unassuming town of Guri, South Korea, began her journey to stardom at the tender age of 8, when most kids are still trying to figure out how swings work. Armed with a talent so undeniable it landed her second place in a talent contest, she marched into JYP Entertainment and proceeded to train for over a decade—a span of time that, in the pop star universe, is roughly equivalent to waiting for a kettle to boil on a distant moon. Now the leader and vocal powerhouse of TWICE, Jihyo shines with a voice so powerful it could probably knock over a small spaceship. She inspires kids with her endless patience, boundless energy and the quiet confidence of someone who knows that being a great leader is less about shouting orders and more about lifting others up—sometimes literally, if choreography demands it.
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