Park Ji-hyo

Park Ji-hyo, born Park Ji-soo on February 1, 1997, and known mononymously as Jihyo, is a South Korean singer. She is best known as the leader and vocalist of the South Korean girl group Twice, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2015. In August 2023, Jihyo debuted as a solo artist with her extended play (EP), Zone, led by the single "Killin' Me Good."

Jihyo was born in Guri, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. She has two younger sisters: actress and model Park Ji-young (Lee Ha-eum) and TUIDE member Park Seo-yeon. She graduated from Chungdam High School. Jihyo entered the entertainment industry after placing second in a child star contest on Junior Naver, leading to a scout by SM Entertainment. After a year, she transferred to JYP Entertainment in 2005 at age eight, training for ten years. During this period, she modeled for Innisfree's teen line alongside boy band Boyfriend and trained with established K-pop artists.

In 2014, Jihyo was slated to debut in the group 6Mix, but the project was cancelled. In 2015, she competed on the reality television show Sixteen, legally changing her name to Park Ji-hyo before the competition. Selected as one of nine members for Twice, her bandmates voted her group leader. Twice debuted in October 2015 with the EP The Story Begins. Its lead single, "Like Ooh-Ahh," became the first K-pop debut song to achieve 100 million YouTube views.

Jihyo released soundtrack tracks in 2022, including "Stardust Love Song" for Twenty-Five Twenty-One, "I Fly" for Today's Webtoon, and "A Strange Day" for Summer Strike. In August 2023, her solo EP Zone was released, incorporating R&B and other genres. The EP debuted at number one on the Circle Album Chart in South Korea with first-week sales of 584,225 copies and reached number 14 on the US Billboard 200. She won her first music show award as a soloist on KBS2's Music Bank.

In 2023, Jihyo appeared on the variety show I Live Alone, receiving a Rookie Award nomination at the MBC Entertainment Awards. She was also nominated for Best Dance Performance (Female Solo) and Best Female Artist at the 2023 MAMA Awards. Her endorsement work includes representing Milk Touch, attending AMI Paris Spring Summer 2025 as an ambassador, and modeling for Pond's Philippines alongside Tzuyu.

Jihyo collaborated with Twice members Jeongyeon and Chaeyoung on "Takedown" for the 2025 film KPop Demon Hunters, earning her first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 50. She also released "New Days" for the Marry My Husband drama soundtrack, featured on Jenevieve's 2026 single "Hvnly," and released the collaboration "Distant Lover" with Shenseea.