[Dispatch=Lee A-jin Reporter] Jihyo of TWICE is leaving JYP Entertainment. She is establishing an independent label and embarking on new challenges.

Jihyo posted a handwritten letter on her SNS on the 21st. She stated, "I have come to the end of my journey with JYP Entertainment, which I have spent 21 years with since childhood."

She also announced the establishment of independent label 'EMITHAUS'. EMITHAUS is a name derived from 'EMIT', an English word meaning 'to emit' or 'to radiate'.

Jihyo explained, "Independence is not so much a conclusion about the time I have spent, but rather a choice about how I will live going forward," and added, "I want to freely unfold the possibilities of myself that I have yet to discover."

EMITHAUS will expand its business scope starting with Jihyo's solo activities. The label plans to discover and recruit various artists in the future. It will expand its scope of activities beyond music to content overall.

TWICE activities will continue. Jihyo emphasized, "TWICE is an irreplaceable precious part of my life," and "I want to stand on the same stage with the members going forward and continue the time we create together for a long time."

Finally, she said, "I am grateful to the fans who have believed in and watched over me for the past 11 years," and pledged, "I will grow as an artist worthy of the love you have sent through my own choices and efforts going forward."

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