Jihoon

Park Ji-hoon (Korean: 박지훈; born March 14, 2000) also known by the mononym Jihoon, is a South Korean singer and one of two leaders of Treasure with Choi Hyun-suk under YG Entertainment. He debuted with the band on August 7, 2020 and its single album entitled '' The First Step: Chapter One''.

Life and career

2000–2016: Early life

Park Ji-hoon was born on March 14, 2000 in Nam District, Busan, South Korea as the youngest of two sons. While he enjoyed singing from a young age, he never intended to pursue the role of a singer until he encountered the YG Entertainment documentary series, ''WIN: Who Is Next'' (2013) while in seventh grade of middle school at age 14 (Korean age). It showcased two teams — currently active as Winner and iKon — who competed in the program to debut under the label. This initiated his dream to join and debut under the label, so through an audition Jihoon was accepted into YG Entertainment's trainee program in 2016.

2017–present: Debut with Treasure and solo endeavors

Jihoon first appeared on television in ''Stray Kids'' (2017) as a representative of his agency with Bang Ye-dam, Doyoung and more. In March 2018, his trainee status was revoked due to lack of progress in the monthly evaluations which led to his departure and training elsewhere. He was later invited by YG Entertainment to partake as a contestant on ''YG Treasure Box'' (2018–2019) as part of Team B. While he failed to claim a position in the final septet, he was the fifth to be placed in a second line-up called "Magnum". The septet and sextet were subsequently merged and became the eventual 12-piece band, Treasure. He served as an "unofficial leader" with Choi Hyun-suk in their respective teams in the midst of training due to the number of people. With four years of training, his debut in Treasure followed on August 7, 2020, with the single album entitled '' The First Step: Chapter One''. The band adopted the two-tier leadership with Jihoon and Choi after witnessing positive results from the once temporary system.

Amidst his activities with the band, Jihoon served as a host for ''Inkigayo'' with a tenure of 2021–2022 alongside Ahn Yu-jin of Ive and Sungchan of NCT. He was also cast by the South Korean director Na Young-seok and Ha Moo-sung to appear on their series ''The Idol Ramyeonators'' (2022) with Choi Hyun-suk.

Public image

Jihoon debuted on the Gaon Social Chart 2.0, which integrates data from SMR, YouTube, Mubeat, V Live and My Celebs to calibrate a ranking among fifty artists, for the month of October in 2020. He also appeared on the Korean Business Research Institute's male celebrity brand reputation list, a chart that records Korean celebrities with the most online searches and engagements, and reached the top 50 for the month of March in 2021.

Artistry

Influences

Jihoon has previously cited senior label-mates Big Bang and Jinhwan of iKon as his musical influences.

Filmography

Web series

Television shows

Hosting

References

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2000 births
Living people
Musicians from Busan
People from Busan
K-pop singers
Treasure (band) members
South Korean male idols
South Korean dance musicians
YG Entertainment artists
21st-century South Korean male singers
Japanese-language singers of South Korea