Chou Tzuyu, or popularly known as Tzuyu, is a Taiwanese singer. She is a member of the K-POP girl group TWICE.
She gained popularity through the Mnet reality show SIXTEEN in 2015 and then became famous after debuting as the maknae, lead dancer, sub vocalist of TWICE.
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Career
Tzuyu popularity maybe is very huge, but her talents are even huger. She’s well-known began taking her dancing lesson at a very young age in a dance academy.
Her path to became a superstar then began when she was discovered at the event called MUSE Performing Arts Workshop in 2012. At that time, our queen impressed the talent scouts.
After that, Tzuyu then decided to move to South Korea in November 2012 to become a Kpop idol trainee. It was a hard decision, but Tzuyu wanted to pursue her career properly.
She then became a participant for Sixteen, a survival program created by JYP Entertainment x Mnet. During the program, she worked very hard and performed very well.
Her work hard finally being paid. She successfully joined the formed group called TWICE based on voting by the audience.
Tzuyu then began to make her first debut alongside TWICE by releasing the first EP, The Story Begins, in October 2015. With their lead single, Like Ooh-Ahh, they gained so much popularity.
Profile
- Real Name: Chou Tzuyu (周子瑜)
- Korean Name: Chou Tzu Yu (저우쯔위/주자유)
- Stage Name: Tzuyu (쯔위)
- Nickname: Chewy, Yoda, Tzuyu, Chocolate
- Birthday: June 14, 1999
- Birthplace: Tainan, Taiwan
- Zodiac Sign: Gemini
- Nationality: Taiwanese
- Position: Maknae, Lead Dancer, Sub Vocalist (TWICE)
- Religion: Buddhist
- Profession: Singer
- Education: Hanlim Multi Art School
- Hobbies: Eating, Watching performances
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Height, Weight & Appearance
- Height: 170 cm (5’7″)
- Weight: 48 kg (106 lbs)
- Blood Type: A
- Hair color: Brown
- Eye color: Brown
- Body measurements: 34-28-40 inches
- Shoe size: 6.5 US
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Family
- Father: –
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Boyfriend & Dating History
The youngest member of TWICE has never revealed her dating history nor has she been involved in dating rumors.
Net Worth
Tzuyu has an estimated net worth of $2 million. She mainly earns from her career as a singer, dancer and songwriter in TWICE.
She also earns through brand deal endorsements.
TWICE
According to net worth spot, TWICE earns an estimated $5.11 million a year through album and merchandise sales. They evenly split among the 9 members.
Plastic Surgery
It has never been revealed that Tzuyu did plastic surgery.
Facts
- Tzuyu has a brother who is older than her.
- Among the TWICE members, she is the tallest.
- She has parents who have dermatology clinics in Taiwan.
- Her mother also has 2 coffee shops.
- She alongside TWICE members made an appearance for JY Park’s music video titled Fire.
- Blue is Tzuyu’s representative color.
- She loves Yoda from Star Wars movie.
- Tzuyu can do a very well impersonation about Yoda.
- Gucci is her family’s dog name, inspired by the luxury brand.
- Tzuyu loves to eat tonkatsu and also kimbap.
- She said that her chin and eyes are her sources of confidence.
- BLACPINK’s Rose and Elkie from CLC are her close friend.
- Tzuyu also makes a friendship with Shuhua from (G)I-DLE.
- She wanted to become a short girl if she could born again.
- She was a model for miss A’s music video titled Only You.
- This star got the high place for The Most Beautiful Faces by TC Candler. In 2018, she got 2nd place, next year she got 1st place, and she still got the position in 2020 by 4th place.
- 25 is her favorite number.
- Among the members, she is the member who sleeps and wakes up earliest.
- She loves drinking chocolate milk.
- Compared to other Kpop idols, she’s the first female Kpop idol who came from Taiwan.
- She loves spring.
- Tzuyu can get cold very easily.
- Indigo is her favorite color.
- She has a unique habit which she really often open her eyes when she sleeps.
- In her early life, she once wore braces.
- Cookies and cream are her favorite flavor of BR.
- She loves a Taiwan movie titled Love.
- She got 3rd place as the most popular idol in South Korea in 2016 according to a survey conducted by Gallup Korea.
- A lot of Taiwanese choose Tzuyu as ‘Goddess of Popularity’.
- Her waistline is approximately 22 cm.
- She loves Sistar so much. Her bias is Hyorin.
- She once did a ‘fake sick’ to avoid going to school.
- She once signed the school desk of hers when she went back to her country for examination.
- Tzuyu can do a tongue flip.
- She once learned to play skateboard for doing a commercial.
- She loves Beyonce.
- Tzuyu favorite genre is pop.
- She also hears Disney songs a lot.
- Alongside Chaeyoung, she really often sing to Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen.
- According to Kyulkyung from PRISTIN, Tzuyu isn’t an easy person to get close to.
- She has a desire to learn guitar.
- She’s not the one who cries easily in the award, but the easiest one to cry in the dorm.
- She shares a room with Dahyun and Chaeyoung.
- She has a lot of ideal types, such as, someone who loves her more, loves puppies, eating well, can approach her first, and understand how important filial piety is.
Reality Shows
- SIXTEEN (Mnet | 2015), as a contestant
Variety Shows
- Two Yoo Project – Sugar Man (JTBC | 2015), as a guest (Ep. 11)
Music Video Appearances
- Fire (2016) – J.Y. Park (feat. Conan O’Brien, Steven Yeun, & Jimin Park)
- Only You (2015) – miss A
- Stop Stop It (2014) – GOT7
- A (2014) – GOT7
Quotes
“I’ve always wanted to accompany stray dogs to play with them and help them.”
“A confident girl is a pretty girl. JYP PD-nim told us that you can’t only be pretty, your mentality should be healthy too.”
“We find strength in difficult times when we see Once. I hope Once can find happiness when seeing us during difficult times.”
Pics of Tzuyu
1. Tzuyu looks so sleek here
2. Everyone will easily believe that she’s still a pretty high school student
3. Every outfit always looks chic on her
4. She’s literally the prettiest goddess
5. Looking at Tzuyu’s selfie is as same as looking at sunshine
So now we all know that Tzuyu doesn’t just have a pretty face and a very nice body. Tzuyu also has a lot of talents, an inspiring story, and a good personality that make everyone fall for her.