Hirai Momo is a Japanese singer, dancer and member of TWICE (트와이스). She did not attend high school but later passed the Japanese High School Graduation Level Recognition Examination.

In May 2015, she entered the survival show "Sixteen", created by JYP Entertainment (JYP엔터테인먼트). She was eliminated in episode 6 after the public vote and finished in 14th place. However, controversy emerged at the end of the show when she was brought back and announced as a member of the show's resulting group. After plenty of confusion, a representative of JYP released a statement indicating that 7 members were not enough to have a quality girl group, so one more member was added purely through public votes, and another (her) was added because of a direct selection by Park Jin Young.

She made her debut in October 2015 as the group's main dancer, sub-vocalist and sub-rapper with their first EP, "The Story Begins". They achieved domestic success in 2016 with their single "Cheer Up", which charted at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart and won "Song of the Year" at the Melon Music Awards and Mnet Asian Music Awards. Since then, they have achieved numerous records and have earned the honorific title of "The Nation's Girl Group" in South Korea.

In July 2023, she debuted as part of the Japanese sub-unit MISAMO (ミサモ / 미사모), alongside Mina and Sana. They released their first mini-album, "Masterpiece".

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