After 10 years as a trainee, Park Jihyo finally debuted as a K-Pop idol in October 2015. Ever since, she has delighted us as the leader and main vocalist of the girl group Twice, which is still hugely popular worldwide. Almost eight years after her debut, Jihyo is now about to step onto the stage as a soloist. Her first mini album is called ZONE and will be released on August 18!
Since the beginning of June, there have been rumors that Twice's main vocalist will make her solo debut in August. These rumors were confirmed before the end of the month, and ever since, fans have been eagerly waiting for more details. Today, the singer revealed three versions of her first mini album ZONE on Twitter, which you can pre-order starting today:
We had to wait a long time for Jihyo's first album, but the three versions - Z, Y and 0 - have quite a lot to offer! Each version consists of a photo book with a cover, which includes a CD, among other things.
The extras are especially interesting, as they are very varied:
These include two out of twelve possible photocards, among other things. After all, they can't be missing from any K-Pop album, right? But it doesn't stop at those two cards, because each album also contains one of three Message photocards.
In addition, every buyer gets one of three bookmarks, a Lyric Sticker Pack with 10 stickers, a folded poster and one of three so-called Interview Mini Books.
But that's not all:
If you order the album before August 18, you will also get a Photo Film and, optionally, a poster!
If you love photocards, you can alternatively order the "+ Soundwave Photocard" variant from our shop. It is available separately in the shop.
Will you order one of the three versions or the whole set right away?
There are hardly any teasers yet, but we may have already gotten a small musical glimpse into Jihyo's album back in April. During the READY TO BE World Tour, the singer sang a self-written song called "Nightmare":
We're curious whether the song will be on ZONE!
TWICE goes solo!
Since Twice's debut in October 2015, the members have mainly been active together. Usually it only takes a few years until the members of idol groups start their own projects. But Twice fans had to wait almost seven years for it to happen. On June 24, 2022, the first member finally made her solo debut: Nayeon, the oldest, released her first mini album IM NAYEON including the title track POP!
Since then, fans have been hoping for more solo projects, because that's where the members can show a completely new side of themselves once again. Fortunately, Twice soon made new plans:
On July 26, the first subunit MISAMO will debut, consisting of the three Japanese members Mina, Sana and Momo. In recent weeks, the unit has already presented two music videos: "Marshmallow" and, a few days ago, "Do not touch".
So Jihyo is the second member of Twice to start a solo career, and hopefully not the last! Who would you like to see on stage next?
Sources: Twitter, Youtube
