Chou Tzuyu

Tzuyu might be one of the most quietly magnetic presences in K-pop — she was scouted as a teenager in Taiwan, debuted with TWICE in 2015 at just sixteen, and somehow became one of the group's most recognizable faces almost immediately despite being the youngest member. What gets me is the combination: she's a genuinely strong dancer, carries herself with this effortless cool on stage, and has a visual presence that even in a group of standouts manages to stand out. The 2016 flag controversy threw her into an ugly geopolitical spotlight before she was even legal, and she handled it with more dignity than most adults could manage. Nearly a decade into TWICE's run, with her 2024 solo debut finally arriving, it feels like the world is only just starting to see what she can do on her own terms.

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Name (English)

Chou Tzuyu

Name (Japanese)

ツウィ

Reading

つうぃ

Born

June 14, 1999 (age 27)

Origin

Eastern District, Taiwan

Occupation

dancer / pop singer / model / singer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rabbit

High school

Seoul Overseas Chinese High School

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thinkaboutzu/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tzuyu
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%84%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20688219

Tags

• dancer
• pop singer
• model

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.