Biography

Momo Hirai (born: Hirai Momo), commonly known mononymously as Momo, is a Japanese singer and dancer currently based in South Korea. She debuted in 2015 as a member of South Korean girl group Twice under JYP Entertainment. In Gallup Korea's annual music poll for 2018, Momo was voted the 20th most popular idol in South Korea. She is one of the most popular non-Korean K-pop stars. Known for her physical fitness and body movements, she is nicknamed the "dance machine". Momo has the most confidence in dancing to urban. She also likes dancing to hip hop. She is a big food lover. Besides being called "dancing machine" she's also called "eating machine". She was signed on as a JYP Entertainment trainee with fellow Japanese member, Minatozaki Sana, who also went on to become a member of Twice. She is the only eliminated member of the survival show Sixteen to be brought back to debut as a member of Twice.
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Member of South Korean girl group Twice.

Prior to her debut with Twice, she appeared in the music video for Got7: Stop Stop It (2014).

A dancer even as a child, she was inspired to begin singing after discovering Namie Amuro.