ㅤㅤ Jihyo officially joined as a JYP Entertainment trainee in 2005, a year after she won second place in the child actor competition held by Junior Naver. Different from other 8-year-old children, this 1997-born girl spent her childhood practicing singing and dancing regularly. However, even though she has practiced and is skilled in both fields, it turns out that Jihyo still hasn't had the opportunity to debut until 10 years later. Of course it's not easy to see friends His struggle went on stage first and became his sunbae in the entertainment world. Call it Miss A, Wonder Girls, 2AM, 2PM, to GOT7, and DAY6. In 2014, Jihyo was planned to debut with Nayeon, Jeongyeon, and Sana after attending the 6MIX pre-debut showcase. However, Jihyo and 6MIX's debuts were delayed and resulted in the cancellation, because at that time the Sewol ferry incident occurred which rocked South Korea
Then along with the rest of the 6MIX members, Jihyo returned to participate in the MNet survival showcase, titled Sixteen in 2015. At Sixteen, the judges kept throwing criticisms related to her body proportions and also the audience, this made Jihyo feel insecure about herself. Fortunately, Jihyo managed to survive and prove her charm. She successfully debuted as a member of TWICE on October 20, 2015. His strong and nurturing nature is what also made Jihyo chosen by other members as TWICE's leader, outside of his position as the member with the longest period. Outside of the music world, Jihyo is actively appearing as a guest on various variety shows. This year, Jihyo succeeded in making fans smitten even more when appearing anti-jaim on tvN's On & Off with Kim Sejeong and Seulgi.zip with Jeongyeon.
Then along with the rest of the 6MIX members, Jihyo returned to participate in the MNet survival showcase, titled Sixteen in 2015. At Sixteen, the judges kept throwing criticisms related to her body proportions and also the audience, this made Jihyo feel insecure about herself. Fortunately, Jihyo managed to survive and prove her charm. She successfully debuted as a member of TWICE on October 20, 2015. His strong and nurturing nature is what also made Jihyo chosen by other members as TWICE's leader, outside of his position as the member with the longest period. Outside of the music world, Jihyo is actively appearing as a guest on various variety shows. This year, Jihyo succeeded in making fans smitten even more when appearing anti-jaim on tvN's On & Off with Kim Sejeong and Seulgi.zip with Jeongyeon.