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| Momo and the rest of TWICE |
I will admit it was lusciously sexy Momo that first got me watching all the awesome fancams of TWICE, but once I did I was blown away by how incredibly catchy their songs were, not just with their singles like “Cheer Up” and “Like Ooh-Ahh” but album track songs like “Truth”, “Like A Fool” and the awesome “Do It Again”!
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| My TWICE gateway Drug: Momo |
It was then that I realized I had to venture further into just what TWICE was all about, downloading both their albums to hear all of the music they had to offer, and then, ultimately, checking out all their appearances on Weekly Idol, the number one show (in my humble opinion) to really get to know the members of an act, their names, personalities and the “role” they played in the group, and I was happy to find them a really fun and energetic group!
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| TWICE on WEEKLY IDOL |
Strangely, though Momo was as lusciously sexy as ever, she really didn’t stand out personality-wise (in fact, she reminded me a LOT of Miss A’s Suzy; super pretty but kind of spacey) and I was to find that the member who intrigued me most was a member named Jihyo, whom I found was not only one of the main singers, but the leader of TWICE as well!
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| Jihyo |
The thing that first attracted me to Jihyo was how much she reminded me of Nine Muses’ Ryu Sera. As you all know, I LOVE Sera so much (and am still stinging from her departure from the group) so Jihyo stood out immediately for me:
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| TWICE's Jihyo, at the end in green... |
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| ...reminded me somehow of Nine Muses Sera (far right in pink) |
And once I paid attention to her, I realized Jihyo was SO MUCH FUN, so pleasant and talkative and WOW, soo, soo energetic on the dance floor, that I just fell in love!
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| Charismatic Jihyo |
By the time I’d watched their second appearance on the show I already could instantly pick out Jihyo in any video I watched, she made such an impression on me! Up until that point, the only one I ever noticed was Momo (besides being my gateway drug, it helped that she was always the blonde one, very easy to pick out) but now I’ve managed to memorize both her and Jihyo as well as members like Tzuyu, Dahyun and Jungyeon!
Don’t get me wrong, at this moment, Momo is still my overall favorite member of TWICE, but Jihyo is a strong second in command, and I'm even getting attached to a few others like Dahyun as well, very cute end friendly girl who gives off a real “high-school friend” vibe and has a killer eye smile, to boot!
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| Dahyun |
In fact, in the latest Weekly Idol, Dahyun showed that eye smile when a guy from BTOB was doing an insanely funny dance, and you can see the exact moment Dahyun (in the red shirt) sees how silly the guy looks, her face just lights up with laughter, it made ME laugh out loud!
AOkay, actually ALL of them look cute laughing, but Dahyun really stood out for me, LOL...Anyway, as time goes by I’m sure I will learn to love even more members and songs as I learn more about them and their music. As we speak I’m in the “watching every single video of them on youtube” phase of TWICE fandom, and I’m sure this love will only grow stronger and stronger!
PS: Some interesting things I discovered since investigating into TWICE:
TWICE was a group created from the show “Sixteen”, and Momo was actually an eliminated contestant that JYP (bless his heart) put back into the group, to much outcry.
I read that Momo got into singing and dancing from watching Namie Amuro, this surprised me at first, til I learned that Momo’s name is Momo Hirai, and she’s JAPANESE, from Kyoto! And she’s not the only one, Sana and Mina are also Japanese! Huh, never would have guessed it!