Park Ji-hyo (Hangul: 박지효, born as Park Ji-soo), better known by her stage name Jihyo (Hangul: 지효), is a South Korean singer and songwriter. She is the leader and main vocalist of TWICE. She is also the 2nd member who debuted as a soloist, following Nayeon in 2022. She debuted in August 18, 2023, with her first mini album ZONE.
Life and Career[]
Jihyo was born on February 1, 1997 in Guri, Gyeonggi, South Korea with her birth name, Park Ji-soo. She legally changed her given name to Ji-hyo when she was 18 years old. Her family consists of her parents and two younger sisters, Seoyeon (born 2002) and Jiyoung (born 2008).
When Jihyo was a third grader, she participated in a contest on Junior Naver for a child role. After she won second place, she was scouted by JYP Entertainment. She officially joined the company on July 15, 2005, and was a trainee for over 10 years. Jihyo was known mostly pre-debut as the face of Innisfree's teen line "TN" with boy band Boyfriend and later with future group mate Nayeon. She was set to debut in the girl group 6mix along with future group mate Nayeon, Jeongyeon and Sana and some ex-trainees, prior to competing on Sixteen, but the project was cancelled.
On August 18, 2023, Jihyo released her first debut album, Zone. She received her first music show win for Killin' Me Good on August 25.
Personal Life[]
On August 5, 2019, JYPE had confirmed that Jihyo was currently dating Kang Daniel.[1] It was also revealed that 2AM member Seulong introduced him and Jihyo to each other.[2]
On November 10, 2020, JYPE confirmed that the couple had broken up due to busy schedules.[3]
Filmography[]
Television Shows[]
- Sixteen (Mnet) - 2015
Music Video Appearances[]
Discography[]
Mini-Albums[]
- Zone (2023)
Soundtracks[]
- "Daring Woman" (with Nayeon, Chaeyoung & Tzuyu) (2015)
- "Stardust Love Song" (Twenty-Five Twenty-One OST) (2022)
- "I Fly" (Today's Webtoon OST) (2022)
- "A Strange Day" (Summer Strike OST) (2022)
- "TAKEDOWN" (with Jeongyeon & Chaeyoung) (2025)
Collaborations[]
- "What Makes Me Beautiful?" (with Ben, Jeong Eun Ji) (2016)
- "I'LL SHOW YOU" - K/DA (with Nayeon, Sana, Chaeyoung, Bekuh Boom & Annika Wells) (2020)
Melody Projects[]
- "A Little Lovin'" (2017)
- "All About That Bass" (2017)
- "앙고라 (Angora)" (2017)
- "As Time Goes By" (2017)
- "Butterfly" (2017)
- "TT (Jazz Version)" (2017)
- "Unbreakable Smile" (2017)
- "1994년 어느 늦은 밤 (A Late Night in 1994)" (2020)
Performance Projects[]
- "Crown" (2021)
Credits[]
◯ = Participates as writing/composer/producer, ✖ = Not participated as writing/composer/producer
| Artist | Album | Song | Writing | Composer | Producer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TWICE | Signal | Eye Eye Eyes | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | [4] |
| Twicetagram | 24/7 | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ||
| What Is Love? | Ho! | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ||
| Yes Or Yes | Sunset | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ||
| Fancy You | Girls Like Us | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ||
| Feel Special | Get Loud | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ||
| 21:29 | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |||
| Eyes wide open | Up No More | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ||
| Taste of Love | First Time | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ||
| Formula of Love: O+T=<3 | Real You | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ||
| Cactus (선인장) | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | |||
| Celebrate | Celebrate | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ||
| Between 1&2 | Trouble | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | ||
| Jihyo | Zone | Talkin' About It | ✖ | ◯ | ✖ | |
| Closer | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |||
| Wishing On You | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |||
| Don't Wanna Go Back | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | |||
| Room | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | |||
| Nightmare | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ |
Pets[]
Video Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Soompi: Breaking: TWICE’s Jihyo And Kang Daniel Confirmed To Be Dating
- ↑ Soompi: TWICE’s Jihyo And Kang Daniel Reported To Have Met Through Im Seulong
- ↑ JYP "트와이스 지효, 강다니엘과 결별 맞다" 공개열애 1년3개월만[공식]
- ↑ "Songs Registered Under Jihyo (10020133)". Korea Music Copyright Association. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
