Momo (Twice): "dancing machine" is the worst singer of Gen 3, her beauty is getting better and better

Momo is known as the "dancing machine" who has the most outstanding dancing skills in Gen 3 Kpop. But God may not give everyone everything, she is "tone deaf" in a famous music group, often criticized for her bad singing voice.

Momo's real name is Hirai Momo, born on November 9, 1996 in Kyotanabe, Kyoto, Japan. She is known as a Japanese female idol singer currently active in Korea. Currently, Momo is a member of the Korean g.irl group Twice and Sub-Unit Misamo founded and managed by JYP Entertainment. She also holds the positions of Sub Vocalist, Sub Rapper and Main Dancer in the group.

Momo started dancing when she was just three years old. She decided to become a singer because of a Japanese female singer named Amuro Namie and got into K-Pop after watching Rain and Lee Hyori.

Momo was a trainee at Step Out Dance Studio in Japan. After that, she was invited by a JYP Entertainment employee to the audition on April 13, 2012 after seeing a dance video of her and her sister.

After signing a contract with JYP Entertainment, the Japanese singer appeared in many music videos as a trainee. She participated in GOT7's MV Stop Stop It and the Japanese MV Feel released in 2014 by Junho (2PM). In 2015, she appeared in Woo Young's (2PM) MV ROSE and miss A's Only You.

After debuting with TWICE, Momo appeared in Kim Hee Chul and Min Kyung Hoon's MV Sweet Dream . In 2021, she continued to participate in yukaDD's MV titled Superhero . In 2016, Momo became a contestant on Mnet's dance show Hit the Stage. She appeared from episodes 1 to 4 and showed off her impressive dancing skills. Since then, Korean media called Momo a "dancing machine".

Momo also participated in composing and was recognized by the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA). In 2018, the female singer co-wrote TWICE's song S.hot Thru the Heart . In 2019, she co-wrote the songs H.ot, Love Foolish and 21:29 .

According to Koreaboo, In Ji Woong - an idol training expert once posted a video evaluating the dancing skills of three female idols that he rated the most in 2021 in Kpop. These three characters are Momo (TWICE), Chungha and Chaeyeon (IZ*ONE).

Among them, Momo is the first female idol he chose. According to this expert, members of the TWICE group have excellent b.ody control. She knows how to highlight certain moves by adjusting the amount of energy she puts into the choreography in every small detail.

However, besides her top dancing skills, Momo has received a lot of criticism for her vocal ability. During the promotion process with the group, the female idol was constantly put on the scale to "examine" her voice. Even though she is the main "dancer" of the group, many netizens still demand her ability to sing at a good level, so Momo always receives criticism every time she sings live.

The biggest controversy broke out in 2020, on Twice's More and More encore stage, fans were surprised to hear the shaking, shrill voice of the Japanese female idol. Even Momo had a shy, awkward and surprised expression when hearing her own "hard to hear" voice.

Korean netizens criticized Momo as a female idol with a "disastrous" voice, "tone-deaf" (inability to appreciate music), and even criticized the Japanese beauty as an idol who "can't sing". Previously, when More and More first aired, Momo also became the center of criticism for her difficult pronunciation in the audio.

This is not the first time Momo has caused controversy because of her singing skills. Since her debut, the female idol born in 1996 has often been criticized for her shrill live singing voice, which is out of place compared to the members of Twice. Some people believe that Momo's current voice is the result of JYP's wrong vocal training. This company often aims to practice "half breath, half air" voice - a typical JYP singing style - for trainees. However, this training method is not suitable for all idols and Momo is a typical case. She was judged as "tone deaf", had difficult pronunciation and "could not improve her vocal performance after 5 years of debut".

Up to now, although she has not been able to make much breakthrough in her singing, it must be recognized that Momo has made a lot of efforts to improve, which has been recognized and loved by fans because of her listening and progress. Miss.

Regarding personal life, Momo is one of the members whose dating story has been "exposed" and spent a lot of ink in the press for a long time.

On January 1, 2020, Momo was rumored to be dating the famous Gen 2 male idol Heechul (Super Junior). However, the two broke up in July 2021, after 1 and a half years of going public.

Heechul has long publicly shown that he is a passionate fanboy of the TWICE member, and there are rumors that the two idols have been dating since August 2019. However, at this time, both Heechul and Momo vehemently denied it. It wasn't until January 1, 2020 that Market News "revealed" the couple's relationship. "Cosmic superstar" was born in 1983, 13 years older than his girlfriend.

After ending her beautiful love story with Heechul, Momo has never once revealed any other romantic hints.

It can be seen that at the present time, Twice is no longer prominent in many group activities, but each member still shines in their own field. Regarding Momo, she still makes people go c.razy every time she appears at events thanks to her bright visual and perfect b.ody.

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