– She was born in Kyōtanabe, Kyoto, Japan.
– She has an older sister, named Hana. (2 years older than Momo)
– She was scouted by JYP Entertainment after they saw a dance video of her and her older sister.
– She passed the audition on April 13, 2012. Her sister didn’t make it though.
– Momo was eliminated in ep 6 of SIXTEEN, but J.Y.Park decided to add her as a member of Twice, because of her dancing skills.
– Momo means Peach in Japanese.
– Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu appeared in J.Y. Park‘s “Fire” M/V.
– Her representative color is Pink.
– Momo has the most confidence in dancing to urban. She also likes dancing to hip-hop.
– She started taking dancing lessons when she was 3 years old because she wanted to follow her older sister.
– She is a big food lover. She especially likes jokbal (a Korean dish consisting of pig’s trotters cooked with soy sauce and spices).
– Momo chose 64 as her favorite no., because it’s the number on her father’s shirt when he plays football.
– She likes dolls/stuffed-toys.
– Momo and GOT7’s BamBam both have moms who are big fans of Rain.
– Momo’s family have 3 dogs, who are named Petco, Pudding, and Lucky (they are all females).
– She appeared in GOT7‘s “Stop Stop It” MV, Junho’s “Feel” (Japanese) MV, miss A‘s “Only You” MV, Wooyoung‘s “Rose” (Japanese) MV, Heechul‘s and Min Kyung Hoon‘s “Sweet Dream” MV.
– In January 2020, it was announced that Momo is dating Heechul of Super Junior.
– Momo is ranked 34th on TC Candler The 100 most beautiful faces of 2020.
– On July 8, 2021, Momo and Heechul were confirmed to have broken up due to their busy work schedules.
– Momo’s ideal type: Someone who eats well (but not overweight); Someone who loves JokBal (Pig’s feet dish)