Jihyo says her 21-year chapter with JYP Entertainment has ended, and she has started EMITHAUS. In a handwritten letter posted on Instagram and reproduced by Soompi, she also says she will continue performing with TWICE.

A new company after 21 years at JYP

Jihyo describes spending most of her life at JYP, from childhood through adulthood. She explains the name EMITHAUS through “EMIT,” meaning to express or release, and says she wants the company to let her explore possibilities she has yet to discover. She presents it as the first step in choosing how she wants to work in the years ahead. The letter does not explain the private terms behind the change.

Her letter keeps TWICE in the picture

Jihyo says the decision does not mean saying goodbye to the team. She calls TWICE an irreplaceable part of her life and says she plans to keep standing on stage with her members. Her statement gives no details about how EMITHAUS will handle specific future group or solo schedules.