Baek Jiheon (백지헌; or simply Jiheon) is a South Korean singer and lyricist under ASND. She is the maknae of the girl group fromis_9.
Career
2017–2018: Idol School and debut with fromis 9
In July 2017, Jiheon became a contestant in Idol School and finished the competition in eighth place, thus becoming a member of fromis_9.[2]
The group officially debuted on January 24, 2018 with their first mini album To. Heart.
2025: New agency
On January 26, 2025, start-up agency ASND announced that Jiheon, along with Hayoung, Jiwon, Chaeyoung, and Nagyung, had signed on with them.[3]
Personal life
Health
On February 24, 2022, Pledis Entertainment revealed that Jiheon was diagnosed with symptoms of anxiety. Following the doctors' advice, she temporarily halted group activities.[4]
On April 18, 2022, Pledis shared that Jiheon's health condition had improved. Moreover, she was abled to join some group schedules. On April 22, she fully resumed her activities with fromis_9 1st fan meeting.[5]
Writing credits
- All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.[6]
| Artist | Song | Album | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | |||
| fromis_9 | "The Way to Me" | To. Heart | Writing |
| "Close To You"[7] | To. Day | ||
| 2022 | |||
| fromis_9 | "Up And" | From Our Memento Box | Writing |
| 2023 | |||
| fromis_9 | "In The Mirror" | Unlock My World | Writing |
| "Prom Night" | |||
| "Eye Contact" | |||
Filmography
Survival show
- Idol School (Mnet, 2017) - contestant
Music video appearances
- Parc Jae Jung - "Your Song" (2025)
Trivia
- Jiheon's motto from her Idol School profile was: "My Way".[8]
- She is a former Woollim Entertainment trainee.[citation needed]
- Her specialties are dancing, playing the guitar, acting and Hapkido.[9]
- She is friends with IVE's Yujin and Kep1er's Huening Bahiyyih.[10][11]
- She is known to be very smart and has done study vlogs in the past.[12]
- Her favorite idol is Wonhee from ILLIT, who she's been a fan since R U Next?.
Gallery
- Main article: Baek Jiheon/Gallery
References
- ↑ 한류타임스: 지헌(프로미스나인)
- ↑ Idol School: Episodes 1-11
- ↑ Soompi: fromis_9's Song Hayoung, Park Jiwon, Lee Nagyung, Lee Chaeyoung, And Baek Jiheon Sign With New Agency
- ↑ @realfromis_9 on Twitter (February 24, 2022)
- ↑ @realfromis_9 on Twitter (April 18, 2022)
- ↑ KOMCA: Searching Works (search 10018596 under Writers & Publishers)
- ↑ Taken from the tracklist of To. Day
- ↑ Idol School Official Profile
- ↑ IRYE Entertainment Profile
- ↑ Kpopmap: IZ*ONE's YuJin, Fromis_9's JiHeon And Actor Wang SeokHyun Are In The Same Class
- ↑ @huebhy on Twitter (February 25, 2025)
- ↑ YouTube (KR): [HoneY_log] EP.2 스터디윗미 고3 백지헌 밤샘 (나만 밤샐 수 없지)
Official links
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