Momo Hirai, 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, Hirai was voted the 20th most popular idol in South Korea.
Stage Name: Momo
Birth Name: Hirai Momo (平井 もも)
Nationality: Japanese
Birthday: November 9, 1996
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Official height: 167 cm (5’6″) / Appox. Real Height: 164 cm (5’4″)*
Weight: 48 kg (106 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Momo facts:
– She was born in Kyōtanabe, Kyoto, Japan.
– She has an older sister, named Hana. (2 years older than Momo)
– She was scouted by JYP Entertainment after they saw a dance video of her and her older sister.
– She passed the audition on April 13, 2012. She sister didn’t make it though.
– Momo was eliminated in ep 6 of SIXTEEN, but J.Y.Park decided to add her as a member of Twice, because of her dancing skills.
– Momo means Peach in Japanese.
– Her representative color is Pink.
– Momo has the most confidence in dancing to urban. She also likes dancing to hip hop.
– She stared taking dancing lessons when she was 3 years old because she wanted to follow her older sister.
– She is a big food lover. She especially likes jokbal (a Korean dish consisting of pig’s trotters cooked with soy sauce and spices).
– Besides being called “dancing machine” she’s also called “eating machine”. XD
– Momo doesn’t like cucumbers, watermelon, or melons.
– Momo doesn’t like drinking milk.
– When Momo can’t sleep, she watches dramas.
– She likes dolls/stuffed-toys.
– Momo likes the color pink.
– Momo has 3 dogs (female dogs), named Petco, Pudding, and Lucky (she is allergic to dogs though).
– Momo and GOT7’s BamBam both have moms who are big fans of Rain.
– She’s allergic to salmon.
– Momo is scared of heights.
– In the winter time, Momo recommends going to Arima Onsen (hot springs) in Japan.
– She appeared in GOT7’s “Stop Stop It” MV, Junho’s “Feel” (Japanese) MV, miss A’s “Only You” MV, and Wooyoung’s “Rose” (Japanese) MV
– Momo appeared in Heechul’s and Min Kyung Hoon’s “Sweet Dream” MV.
– Momo was a participant in “Hit the Stage”.
– She likes being clingy to other members.
– On Hit The Stage, she said she is scared of survival shows ever since she was eliminated from Sixteen.
– Momo’s second favorite Korean food is Budae Jjigae (Army stew).
– Since Momo keeps sleeping without drying her hair, Jeongyeon does it for her.
– Momo says her dyed hair fades away fast, but Sana dissed her by saying that Momo doesn’t wash often.
– She doesn’t like rides like roller coasters.
– She has a habit of opening her mouth at random moments.
– Momo is the member who sleeps the most.
– Momo can sleep everywhere.
– Momo is said to be the cutest member of the group. (Oppa Thinking)
– Momo has a rainbow stuffed toy bear named Bearing which she bought from Singapore. (Twice TV6 Ep 8)
– Momo was good at English until her friend pushed her and her head bumped in the wall when she was young. (Knowing Bros)
– According to Tzuyu, Momo doesn’t like drinking water.
– Momo said that she looks like a raccoon and her signature has a raccoon on it. (Knowing Bros)
– In the dorm, Jeongyeon and Momo share a room.