ARISE Members Profile and Facts
ARISE (어라이즈) is a South Korean pre-debut girl duo under BY-U Entertainment. The group was formed through BY-U Entertainment audition project IPIC. The group consists of Jihu and Jiho. Rinko and Alisa left on November 3, 2025, while Minju and Jian left on February 22, 2026. They released their first pre-debut EP, READY TO START, on August 8, 2025. They will be releasing a new album titled Reboot” in March, accompanied by a showcase, as well as a new duet single by Jihu and Jiho.
Group Name Meaning: ARISE means ‘to awaken’ and ‘to rise’. The name conveys a sense of beginning, change, and growth. They are a transformer-type idol group capable of showing a variety of concepts, ranging from girl crush to refreshing and bright atmospheres.
Official Greeting: “Shine as one! Hello, we are ARISE!”
ARISE Official Fandom Name: EYZ
Fandom Name Meaning: EYZ is a fan who becomes the eyes of “ARISE” and lights up the way.
ARISE Official Color: N/A
ARISE Official Logo:
Official SNS:
Instagram: @arise_byuofficial
X: @arise5_official
TikTok: @arise_byuofficial
YouTube: @arise_byuofficial
ARISE Member Profiles:
Jihu
Stage Name: Jihu (지후)
Birth Name: Hwang Ji Hu (황지후)
Position(s): Leader, Vocalist
Birthday: February 13, 2006
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Dog
Height: 166 cm (5’5″)
Weight: 46 kg (101 lbs)
Blood Type: B
MBTI Type: ESFP
Nationality: Korean-New Zealander
Jihu Facts:
– She passed the second round of auditions for IPIC on February 17, 2025.
– She and Jiho are twin sisters, they were born one minute apart from each other.
– She and Jiho call themselves “Jihees.”
– She was on a New Zealand TV show called K-pop Academy.
– Education: Hanlim Arts School (Practical Music and Musical Theater).
– Jihu and Jiho were born in Seoul, South Korea, but they moved to New Zealand at the age of 8 to study abroad.
– She can speak Korean and English.
– Her hobbies include drawing and dancing while listening to music.
– Her special skill is being able to perform various dance styles.
– Her charming point is the mole near her lips, which sets her apart from Jiho.
– Her personal talents include doing continuous cartwheels and a 360-degree leg split.
– Her nickname is Unicorn, she got the nickname because her school friends said she had a mysterious vibe.
– She prefers hip-hop and girl crush concepts.
– She respects BLACKPINK and wants to learn from their powerful aura.
– Her favorite number is 7, which she considers lucky.
Jiho
Stage Name: Jiho (지호)
Birth Name: Hwang Ji Ho (황지호)
Position(s): Main Rapper
Birthday: February 13, 2006
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Dog
Height: 166 cm (5’5″)
Weight: 45 kg (99 lbs)
Blood Type: B
MBTI Type: ISTJ
Nationality: Korean-New Zealander
Jiho Facts:
– She passed the second round of auditions for IPIC on February 17, 2025.
– She and Jihu are twin sisters, they were born one minute apart from each other.
– She and Jihu call themselves “Jihees.”
– She was on a New Zealand TV show called K-pop Academy.
– Education: Hanlim Arts School (Practical Music and Musical Theater).
– Jiho and Jihu were born in Seoul, South Korea, but they moved to New Zealand at the age of 8 to study abroad.
– She can speak Korean and English.
– She describes herself as a planner and someone full of emotion.
– Her hobbies are dancing and drawing.
– Her special skills are learning choreography quickly and eating one food for an entire month without getting tired of it.
– Her charming point is her unique voice. She believes her bounce and voice are one-of-a-kind and unmatched.
– Her nickname is Han-nim Youngji, she got the nickname because her friends say her voice sounds similar to Lee Youngji’s and fits well with songs.
– She personally prefers the hip-hop genre.
– She started learning about K-pop through BLACKPINK in 2018.
– Her favorite number is 3, because it is often called a lucky number.
Pre-debut Member(s):
Minju
Stage Name: Minju (민주)
Birth Name: Kim Min Ju (김민주)
Position(s): Vocalist
Birthday: December 2, 2005
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Rooster
Height: 161 cm (5’3″)
Weight: 46 kg (101 lbs)
Blood Type: B
MBTI Type: ENTJ
Nationality: Korean
Minju Facts:
– She was born in Seoul, South Korea.
– She was introduced as a member in November 2025.
– She left the group and BY-U Entertainment on.February 22, 2026 due to health reasons.
Jian
Stage Name: Jian (지안)
Birth Name: Shin Ji An (신지안)
Position(s): Vocalist, Maknae (2025-2026)
Birthday: August 14, 2008
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Rat
Height: 163 cm (5’4″)
Weight: 48 kg (105 lbs)
Blood Type: A
MBTI Type: N/A
Nationality: Korean
Jian Facts:
– She was born in Gwangju, South Korea.
– She was introduced as a member in November 2025.
– She left the group and BY-U Entertainment on.February 22, 2026 to focus on school.
Rinko
Stage Name: Rinko (린코)
Birth Name: Enoki Rinko (榎木 凜子)
Position(s): Vocalist, Rapper
Birthday: February 11, 2007
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Dog
Height: 161 cm (5’3″)
Weight: 41 kg (90 lbs)
Blood Type: N/A
MBTI Type: ENFJ
Nationality: Japanese
Rinko Facts:
– She was born in Chiba, Japan.
– She used to be under FNC Japan (2022-2023).
– She was a contestant on the FNC Japan and Hulu’s 2022 survival show Who Is Princess?, and earned a spot in the final group PRIKIL.
– She left both FNC Japan and PRIKIL on December 31, 2023, due to personal reasons that prevented her from continuing to perform with the group.
– She can speak Japanese and is learning Korean.
– She likes to stretch before practicing dance.
– She enjoys trying out different JagaRico flavors as a fun hobby.
– White is the color she likes the most.
– Jihyo from TWICE is someone she really admires.
– In the future, she dreams of writing lyrics, composing, and performing her own music.
– She hopes to be featured in a Jagarico commercial someday.
– Rinko is great at hitting high notes when singing and is known for making tasty omelets
– Her go-to snack is the Jagariko with beef tongue flavor.
– She has been friends with UNIS‘s Nana since they debuted together in PRIKIL.
– Her love for singing and dancing led her to K-pop, especially because she liked copying performances by KARA and Girls’ Generation.
– She left the group on November 3, 2025 due to visa issues.
Alisa
Stage Name: Alisa (알리사)
Birth Name: Dong Jia Yang (东佳洋)
Position(s): Vocalist, Maknae (2025)
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Pig
Height: 164 cm (5’5″)
Weight: 46 kg (101 lbs)
Blood Type: N/A
MBTI Type: INTP (Previous result was INFP)
Nationality: Chinese-Canadian
Alisa Facts:
– She is from Toronto, Canada. (YouTube Live 05/24/2025)
– She can speak three languages: English, Chinese, and Korean.
– Her parents and friends were a great support for her in making the decision to go to Korea.
– She joined the group thanks to her natural vocal tone and charm.
– She currently has a driver’s license.
– She enjoys singing and listening to music as her hobbies.
– She considers her charming points to be her face and her voice.
– She has always loved music and stages.
– Her nickname is “Alice in Wonderland,” given by Jiho.
– She often listens to R&B and jazz music in her daily life.
– When she first got into K-pop, she listened a lot to NCT and aespa.
– She is ethnically Chinese but holds Canadian nationality.
– She enjoys learning Korean.
– Although her position is vocalist, she is also training in dance and rap.
– She can play the guitar. Playing the guitar used to be one of her hobbies when she still lived in Toronto.
– She left the group on November 3, 2025 due to visa issues.
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Note 2: Their positions, weights, heights, and MBTI types were confirmed in the member introductions shared on the group’s SNS (Links: Jihu, Jiho, Alisa, Rinko). Jiho‘s Main Rapper position was confirmed in “[ARISE] Introduction EP.3” (Link). Jian’s and Minju’s vocalist positions were confirmed on their Naver profiles (Link).
For reference on MBTI types:
E = Extroverted, I = Introverted
N = Intuitive, S = Observant
T = Thinking, F = Feeling
P = Perceiving, J = Judging
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