Momo/ Hirai Momo (TWICE)
Momo/ Hirai Momo (TWICE) Born Nov 9th '96
Momo Hirai (Hangul: 히라이 모모, Japanese: 平井もも／ひらいもも Hirai Momo), better known as Momo (Hangul: 모모), is a Japanese singer and dancer, active in South Korea. She is the third oldest member of the K-pop girl group, Twice, as the main dancer, vocalist, and sub-rapper.
Momo started dancing at a very young age. Her talent and passion lead to her to train at 'Step Out Studio' in Japan. There, she was scouted by a JYP Entertainment agent and was invited to audition for the 2011 JYP Japan Audition. Momo passed and ended up moving to South Korea as an official JYP Entertainment trainee. Years later, in 2015, Momo appeared as a contestant in the the survival show SIXTEEN. Despite getting eliminated, Momo was brought back by JYP and ended up debuting as a member of TWICE.
Stage Name: Momo (모모)
Birth Name: Hirai Momo (平井 もも)
English Name: Peach
Nationality: Japanese
Position: Main Dancer, Sub Vocalist, Sub Rapper
Birthday: November 9, 1996
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Official Height: 167 cm (5’6″) /Real Height: 163 cm (5’4″)
Weight: 48.5 kg (106 lbs)
Blood Type: A
MBTI Type: INFP-T
Representative Emoji: 🍑
Instagram: momo
2015: SIXTEEN, TWICE, controversy
On May 5, 2015, she became a contestant on JYP's newest survival show, SIXTEEN. Unfortunately, on episode 6, she was eliminated for her relatively weak vocals, compared to the other trainees. However, based on a unanimous decision, JYP, along with the trainers and the A&R team, bought her back and included her in the final line-up. They officially debuted on October 20, 2015 with their first mini album, The Story Begins.
Controversy arose as fans became skeptical of the motivations behind this decision. Later, a representative from JYPE stated that "Momo is exceptional in dance and performance. We believed that she will be a great addition to really complete TWICE."
The following day after the final episode, JYPE released a short statement about the addition of Tzuyu and Momo into the final lineup of the group: "We apologize for failing to clearly communicate the selection process, and we'd like to explain it in detail once again. The condition to be chosen as a final member was the votes made by the audience and viewers. However, leading up to the final episode, we thought that the seven members selected officially may leave something to be desired. So, in addition to the seven, we decided that one member would be added solely from viewer's opinions (Tzuyu) and one from solely Park Jin Young's opinion (Momo)."
2016: Hit the Stage
On June 24, a representative of Mnet released a statement confirming Momo's appearances on Mnet's newest survival show, Hit the Stage, as a contestant.
Relationship
On January 1, 2020, local news source Market News reported that Momo and Super Junior's Heechul were dating. Later that day, the reports were confirmed by both agencies.
On July 8, 2021, JYP Entertainment and Label SJ confirmed that the two had broken up due to busy schedules.
Reality shows
SIXTEEN (Mnet, 2015) - contestant
Hit the Stage (Mnet, 2016) - contestant
NIZI Project (Hulu, 2020) - judge
Music video appearances
GOT7 - "Girls Girls Girls" (2014)
Junho - "Feel" (2014)
miss A - "Only You" (2015)
Wooyoung - "R.O.S.E" (2015)
J.Y. Park - "Fire" (feat. Conan O'Brien, Steven Yeun, & Jimin Park) (2016)
Heechul x Min Kyung Hoon - "Sweet Dream" (2016)
yukaDD - "Superhero" (2021)
Trivia
She has an older sister, Hana.
Momo was scouted by JYP Entertainment after they saw a dance video of her and her older sister. She passed the audition on April 13, 2012. However, her sister did not make it.
Momo loves food and her favorite dish is jokbal.
The name Momo means 'peach' in Japanese, so sometimes she is referred to as such.[citation needed]
Momo is petrified of heights, rollercoasters, and needles.[citation needed]
Despite being allergic to dogs, Momo has 3 dogs: Petco, Pudding, and Lucky.
Momo loves mayonnaise and fizzy drinks, but she hates melon and cucumber.
In Gallup Korea's annual music poll which interviews 1,500 people between the ages 13–29, Momo was voted the 20th most popular idol in 2018.
She was nominated for "The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2020".
Her MBTI personality is INFP-T (mediator), which is the same as Chaeyoung.
She is an expert in boy group dance (among the boy groups whose dances she has covered are EXO, 2PM, VIXX, BTS, MONSTA X, and GOT7).
She is a huge fan of Rain: her ringtone is his hit "Love Song" (released in 2010), she knows the whole choreography of "Love Song" and was also very shy when she met him in person at one of the episodes of the variety show he hosts, Season B Season.
One day, Momo said that in the future she wants to do TWICE 2.0 with her and the children of the members.[citation needed].
If fried chicken was placed in front of the members of TWICE, Momo would be the most tempted to eat it.
MOMO Facts:
– Born in Kyōtanabe, Kyoto, Japan.
– She has an older sister, named Hana. (2 years older than Momo)
– MOMO was scouted by JYP Entertainment after they saw a dance video of her and her older sister.
– She passed the audition on April 13, 2012. She sister didn’t make it though.
– MOMO was eliminated in ep 6 of SIXTEEN, but J.Y.Park decided to add her as a member of Twice, because of her dancing skills.
– MOMO means Peach in Japanese.
– Her representative color is Pink.
– MOMO has the most confidence in dancing to urban. She also likes dancing to hip hop.
– She stared taking dancing lessons when she was 3 years old because she wanted to follow her older sister.
– MOMO is a big food lover. She especially likes jokbal (a Korean dish consisting of pig’s trotters cooked with soy sauce and spices).
– Besides being called “dancing machine” she’s also called “eating machine”.
– MOMO doesn’t like cucumbers, watermelon, or melons.
– She doesn’t like drinking milk.
– When MOMO can’t sleep, she watches dramas.
– She likes dolls/stuffed-toys.
– MOMO likes the color pink.
– She has 3 dogs (female dogs), named Petco, Pudding, and Lucky (she is allergic to dogs though).
– MOMO and GOT7’s BAMBAM both have moms who are big fans of Rain.
– She’s allergic to salmon.
– MOMO is scared of heights.
– In the winter time, MOMO recommends going to Arima Onsen (hot springs) in Japan.
– She appeared in GOT7’s “Stop Stop It” MV, Junho’s “Feel” (Japanese) MV, miss A’s “Only You” MV, and Wooyoung’s “Rose” (Japanese) MV
– She appeared in Heechul’s and Min Kyung Hoon’s “Sweet Dream” MV.
– MOMO was a participant in “Hit the Stage”.
– She likes being clingy to other members.
– On Hit The Stage, she said she is scared of survival shows ever since she was eliminated from Sixteen.
– Her’s second favorite Korean food is Budae Jjigae (Army stew).
– Since MOMO keeps sleeping without drying her hair, Jeongyeon does it for her.
– MOMO says her dyed hair fades away fast, but Sana dissed her by saying that Momo doesn’t wash often.
– She doesn’t like rides like roller coasters.
– She has a habit of opening her mouth at random moments.
– MOMO is the member who sleeps the most.
– She can sleep everywhere.
– It is said that MOMO’s the cutest member of the group. (Oppa Thinking)
– MOMO has a rainbow stuffed toy bear named Bearing which she bought from Singapore. (Twice TV6 Ep 8)
– She was good at English until her friend pushed her and her head bumped in the wall when she was young. (Knowing Bros)
– According to TZUYU, MOMO doesn’t like drinking water.
– MOMO said that she looks like a raccoon and her signature has a raccoon on it. (Knowing Bros)
– In the dorm, JEONGYEON and MOMO share a room.
– In January 2020, it was announced that Momo is dating Heechul of Super Junior.
– On July 8, 2021, MOMO and Heechul were confirmed to have broken up due to their busy work schedules.
– MOMO’s ideal type: Someone who eats well (but is not overweight); Someone who loves Jokbal (Pig’s feet dish).
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