Twice member Momo: Boyfriend, Age, Height, Net Worth, and Personal Life
3 min readMomo Hirai commonly known as Momo (Korean: 모모; Japanese: モモ) is a Japanese singer, rapper, and dancer of popular South Korean pop girl group‘Twice’under JYP Entertainment.
MOMO’S Biography
Momo was born on 9 November 1996 in Kyoto, Japan. Her zodiac sign is Scorpio.
She is 25 years old according to international age. Momo is 1.62m( 162cm)tall.
She has been nicknamed as ‘Dance Machine’ by her fans as she is considered the best dancer in her group. Momo is popular for her body movements and fitness
Twice member Momo Career
She debuted in October 2015 officially as a member of Twice with their lead single “Like Ooh-Ahh”
Momo and her sister were first spotted by JYP Entertainment in an online video they both gave an audition but only momo succeeded which led her to move to South Korea in 2012.
Momo has been seen in a number of music videos during her training days as a K-Pop trainee.
Popularity
In 2018, momo was voted for 20th most popular Idol in Korea, She is also the most popular non-Korean kpop idol, her popularity has also helped with better relations between Japan and Korea.
MOMO’S Idol Type
Momo doesn’t have any experience in dating prior to her debut, but she confirmed that her ideal type is someone who eats well in a message to her future boyfriend she said message ‘she wants someone who eats well especially loves eating jokbal (pig feet) because it’s her favorite food, and since she herself is not good at expressing her feelings he must express himself more.
Momo Dating History
In August 2019, it was rumored that Momo was in a relationship with Super Junior’s Heechul, But both of their agencies SM Entertainment and JYP Entertainment quickly denied the rumors .again in January 2020 same rumors spread this time Kim Heechul and Momo went public. the pair dated publicly for about a year and a half, despite their huge age gap of 13 years fans kept supporting them as a couple.
Then the couple drifted apart on 8th July 2021, the shocking news was confirmed by their agencies, according to reports they drifted apart because of their busy schedules, so they ended their relationship and now are back to becoming senior and junior colleagues.
Prior to his break up on a show ‘International Couple’ Heechul said he broke up with his ex-girlfriend due to his love for gaming, Fans are speculating the same reason for their breakup also.
Since news of their breakup went viral fans are still showing disappointment and heartbreak and wishing them the best for the future.
MOMO’S Net Woth
According to numerous websites, Twice has a net worth of $35 million.
Per month Momo roughly makes $70,000 to $115,000 depending on the group’s comeback with this report momo her a net worth of approx. $1,000,000.
This does not make Momo the richest member, according to reports Tzuyu is the richest with a net worth of $2 million.
But the net worth of members are much smaller , the reason is likely JYP Entertainment focuses more on group activity than individual activity of the members .however that doesn’t mean Momo doesn’t have solo activity . Before signing with JYP Entertainment Momo appeared in music video by rapper Lexy’s Ma People in 2008 .
After signing as a trainee she appeared in numerous videos such as GOT7’s ‘Stop Stop It’ and Japanese video of Junho ‘feel’ 2014. ‘Only You’ in 2015 of Wooyoung’s “R.O.S.E” and miss A’s,
After her debut with TWICE, she appeared in the music video ‘ Sweet Dream’ for Kim Heechul and Min Kyunghoon’s digital single, In 2021, she appeared in yukaDD’s music video for “Superhero.” In 2016, she appeared as a contestant on Mnet’s dance competition show “Hit the Stage.” In 2017, she was seen in the SBS Lunary New Year special show “Real Clas – Elementary Kid Teachers,” where elementary-aged Korean children taught foreign K-pop idols Korean.
Momo also has written songs and is credited in the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA). she has also helped co-write TWICE’s song “Shot Thru the Heart” back in 2018. And In 2019, she co-wrote the song “Hot,” “Love Foolish,” and “21:29” for her own group.
These activities have helped her earn her net worth.