TWICE's Jihyo Reflects on Leadership Role and Personal Growth

TWICE's Jihyo recently opened up about her role within the group.

On October 4th, comedian Park Na-rae's YouTube channel 'Narae-sik' released a video titled 'Being TWICE's Leader Might Take 5 Years Off My Life'.

In the video, Park Na-rae was invited to Jihyo's family campsite, where they prepared for camping. Park Na-rae brought up Jihyo's appearance on the 'Tenant' content, asking, "I heard guest houses are like jungles these days?" Jihyo responded, "When you go, they tell you about couples who got married there."

Park Na-rae then joked, "So if your boyfriend or girlfriend says they're going to a guest house, you should stop them." Jihyo humorously replied, "If they're going to cheat, they'll cheat anyway. Just let them go."

Park Na-rae asked, "Would you immediately break up with a guy if he made one mistake?" Jihyo answered, "I think I'd lose interest. If they're going to cheat, they'll cheat. Better to break up before getting more attached. It would hurt, but what can you do? Life is lived alone anyway."

Jihyo also reflected on her 11 years as a trainee, saying, "I wanted to hang out with friends back then, but I'm glad things turned out well, so I have no regrets."

Discussing TWICE's contract renewals, Jihyo shared, "I was worried about what Park Jihyo, not TWICE's Jihyo, should do in the future. We can't be idols for 20 or 30 years."

Jihyo admitted, "I thought about stepping down as leader during the first contract renewal, but it's just my personality." She added, "I believe every group needs someone to play the bad guy, someone to say the tough things." Park Na-rae agreed, "Someone needs to give the harsh truths." Jihyo joked, "Being a leader isn't hard, but I feel like it might take 5 years off my life."

By Min-kyung Lee, TenAsia Reporter 2min_ror@tenasia.co.kr