Choi Ji-woo (Korean: 최지우; born April 1, 1994), commonly known by the mononym Julie (Korean: 줄리; Japanese: ジュリー), is a South Korean-Italian rapper and a member of the K-pop girl group Twice. As the main rapper of the group, Julie is known for her strong voice, charisma, dance skills, and visuals. She is also known for being the oldest member in Twice.

Julie on June 9, 2019

Birth Name | Choi Ji-woo

Other Names | Juliet Gabriella Moretti

Born | April 1, 1994 (age 29) Venice, Italy

Genres | K-Pop • J-Pop

Occupation(s) | Rapper • Actress

Instruments | Vocals

Years active | 2012-2012; 2015-present

Labels | JYP • Warner Japan

Associated acts | Twice • JYP Nation

Spouse | Hyungsik (m. 2019)

Hangul | 최지우

Romanization | Choi Ji-woo

⌃ Early Life

Choi Ji-woo was born on April 1, 1994, in Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy, and grew up in Rome Capital Area, Italy. Her family consists of her mother, an older sister, little brother, step-father, step-brother, and step-sister.

⌃ Career

When she turned 11 years old, Julie and her family moved to Korea due to her mother's job. While living in Seoul, she became interested in musical theater and dancing during middle school. Later that year, JYP had scouted her after her participation in a contest. Julie spent ten years as a trainee before debuting with Twice.

During her trainee years, Julie was known as the face of Innisfree's teen line with a boy band Boyfriend. She trained with many JYP idols including, Jihyo, Sunmi, Jo Kwon, and Nichkhun.

In 2013, Julie was set to debut in a boy group, Got7, but was canceled, and instead, she joined the reality television show Sixteen, a competition designed to choose the founding members of Twice. As one of the ten successful participants, she went on to join the newly-formed girl group Twice.

In October 2015, Twice officially debuted with the release of their first mini-album, The Story Begins. The lead single "Like Ooh-Ahh" was the first K-pop debut song to reach 100 million views on YouTube. Though the oldest member of the group, Julie was originally voted by her bandmates as their leader, but declined and stated that Jihyo fits the role better.

⌃ Personal Life

In November 2017, JYP Entertainment confirmed Julie was in a relationship with the actor Park Hyung-sik. It was stated that they have been dating since early 2016. After the news broke, the pair were described as the "power couple".

In 2020, Julie revealed that the two married in 2019.

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