Hirai Momo (平井もも)

Momo Hirai (平井もも), popularly known as Momo (Hangul: 모모), was born on November 9, 1996, in Kyōtanabe, Kyoto, Japan. She is best known as the main dancer of the girl group TWICE under JYP Entertainment.

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)

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

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Momo’s ideal type: Someone who eats well (but not overweight); Someone who loves JokBal (Pig’s feet dish)

Momo and Sana both entered JYP Entertainment on the same day, so many people thought they were twins.

Jeongyeon and Momo share a room in TWICE dorms. They share a bed.

When Momo was younger she got pushed and hit her head really hard on a wall, causing her to bleed a lot. She attributes this accident to damaging her intelligence and even said she was pretty good at speaking English for a Japanese girl her age.

Sana and Momo were both accepted into JYP at the same time and even traveled from Japan to Korea together. They dormed together as trainees and Sana said on a Vlive that she cannot remember a single time the two of them fought, even back then.

Momo's nickname is Moguri because she looks similar to a raccoon.

When explaining things Momo always uses a hand gesture, making a little circle with her hands that TWICE members tease her about.

Momo has been dancing since she was 3 years old. The whole reason she even wanted to dance was so she could be just like her older sister, Hana. Both of them auditioned for JYP, but only Momo got invited to join.