TWICE's Jihyo leaves JYP after 21 years to launch own agency
Jihyo, a member of K-pop girl group TWICE, said Wednesday she has left JYP Entertainment to establish her own agency. In a handwritten letter posted on social media, Jihyo said she had ended her contract with JYP, where she had been for 21 years since childhood. "I have established Emithaus," she wrote. "Through this new home, I hope to freely explore even the possibilities within myself that I…
Jihyo, a former member of K-pop girl group TWICE, announced on Wednesday that she is leaving her agency JYP Entertainment to launch her own. The singer, who has been with JYP for 21 years since her childhood, posted a handwritten letter on social media revealing the news. In the letter, Jihyo shared her plans to establish an agency called Emithaus and emphasized her desire to explore new possibilities and take on future choices with a stronger sense of responsibility.
At 29 years old, Jihyo is set to pursue her solo music career under Emithaus while continuing to collaborate with TWICE. JYP Entertainment, a major Korean K-pop agency, had managed Jihyo since her early days as a trainee before TWICE's debut in 2015.
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