ARISE Members Profile and Facts
ARISE (어라이즈) is a 4-member South Korean pre-debut girl group under BY-U Entertainment. The group was formed through BY-U Entertainment audition project IPIC. The group consists of Jihu, Jiho, Rinko, and Alisa. They are planning to release a pre-debut single in July 2025, while their debut is scheduled for later in 2025, with the exact date still unknown.
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: N/A
ARISE Official Fandom Name: N/A
Fandom Name Meaning: N/A
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: 2006
Zodiac Sign: N/A
Chinese Zodiac Sign: N/A
Height: 166 cm (5’5″)
Weight: 46 kg (101 lbs)
Blood Type: N/A
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.
– She is currently in her third year at Hanlim Arts School, majoring in Practical Music and Musical Theater.
– Jihu and Jiho were born in 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: 2006
Zodiac Sign: N/A
Chinese Zodiac Sign: N/A
Height: 166 cm (5’5″)
Weight: 45 kg (99 lbs)
Blood Type: N/A
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.
– She is currently in her third year at Hanlim Arts School, majoring in Practical Music and Musical Theater.
– Jiho and Jihu were born in 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.
Alisa
Stage Name: Alisa (알리사)
Birth Name: N/A
Position(s): Vocalist
Birthday: 2007
Zodiac Sign: N/A
Chinese Zodiac Sign: N/A
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.
Rinko
Stage Name: Rinko (린코)
Birth Name: N/A
Position(s): Vocalist, Rapper, Maknae
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.
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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).
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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