Twice Jihyo’s Younger Sister Also Debuts as a HYBE Girl Group… Who Are the Celebrity Siblings in the Entertainment Industry? [N-Issue]

(Seoul = News1) Reporter Ko Seung-a = The youngest sister of the group Twice's Jihyo (Park Ji-hyo) has appeared in the debut promotion for a new Hive label girl group, drawing attention. The synergy of siblings in the music industry is expected to be on display once again.

Hive's new label ABD (A.B.D) opened its official website and social media service (SNS) channels on the 26th and released six short films containing the brand direction. In the videos, which blend stylish graphics and kitschy colors, some members of the girl group scheduled to debut in the second half of this year appeared.

Among them, it was reported that 2008-born Park Seo-yeon, the youngest sister of Twice's Jihyo, who is 11 years younger than her, was included, and this became a hot topic. Park Seo-yeon has been known through Jihyo's SNS and other sources.

As a result, the three sisters, Jihyo, Park Ji-young, and Park Seo-yeon, are now active together in the entertainment industry. Of the three sisters, the eldest, Jihyo, debuted with Twice in 2015 and has been active on the K-pop stage for more than 10 years. The second sister, Park Ji-young, is active as a model and actress under the stage name Lee Ha-eum. In addition, the youngest, Park Seo-yeon, has hinted at an ABD girl group debut.

This kind of sibling synergy is not unusual in the music industry. Representative examples are singer Jessica (Jung Soo-yeon) and actress-singer Krystal (Jung Soo-jung) from the group f(x), who gained fame as the "Jung sisters." AKMU is also loved as a brother-and-sister duo for a long time.

Also well known are ITZY's Chaeryeong (Lee Chae-ryeong) and singer Lee Chaeyeon, formerly of IZ*ONE, who are sisters. The two, who became known through SBS's audition program "K-pop Star Season 3," are currently active as a group member and a solo singer, respectively.

There is also TOMORROW X TOGETHER member Huening Kai and his younger sister, Kep1er's Huening Bahiyyih. The two, who are active in idol groups, have drawn attention by showing that they film challenge videos for each other whenever they have activities.

In addition, NCT's Doyoung (Kim Dong-young) and actor Kong Myung (Kim Dong-hyun), IVE's Jang Won-young and actress Jang Da-ah, and TWICE's Jeongyeon (Yoo Jeong-yeon) and actress Gong Seung-yeon (Yoo Seung-yeon) are also siblings who are active in their own fields, showing strong familial bonds and creating synergy.

Meanwhile, ABD is a new girl-group-focused label that Hive officially announced it was establishing on the 8th. The company name is an abbreviation of the brand slogan "A Bold Dream." The overall producing of ABD's first girl group will be handled by Master Professional (MP) Han Sung-soo, who successfully nurtured Seventeen, After School, IZ*ONE, and TWS.