{"id":86222,"date":"2023-09-20T05:29:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T12:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=86222"},"modified":"2023-09-20T05:30:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T12:30:49","slug":"jihyo-of-twice-reacts-to-fans-calling-her-mother-on-social-media-find-out-what-she-really-thinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/jihyo-of-twice-reacts-to-fans-calling-her-mother-on-social-media-find-out-what-she-really-thinks\/","title":{"rendered":"Jihyo of TWICE reacts to fans calling her “mother” on social media, find out what she really thinks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jihyo of TWICE<\/strong> recently released her debut EP titled “ZONE.”<\/strong> <\/em>The mini album was released on August 18, 2023,<\/strong> and went on to get the number one spot in South Korea, number two in US World Albums, and eleven in Japan. In addition, it also spawned “Killin’ Me Good,”<\/strong> <\/em>a Kpop song with influences from the dance and R&B genres.<\/p>\n

As the promotions for her debut solo project come to an end, the TWICE leader had a little talk with TeenVogue magazine<\/strong> to discuss the \u201cglamorous route of her usual girl group idol image.”\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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The interviewer<\/strong> took the occasion to ask the “More and More” vocalist if she knew that some TWICE fans, also known as ONCE, called her “mother,”<\/strong> <\/em>but not in the literal sense of the word. In reaction, Jihyo quickly responded with confusion<\/strong>, as if she thought fans saw her as the mother of all of them. “Unma?”<\/strong><\/em> the vocalist replied, using the literal Korean translation for “mother.”<\/p>\n

However, this was not the case for the term fans have been using to complement the idol on both her solo endeavors and as a TWICE member. According to Teen Vogue, “mother” is slang<\/strong> for a “woman who is iconic”<\/strong> <\/em>and it is rooted in the “Black and Latin American LGBTIQA+ community.”<\/strong><\/em> In addition, the magazine also told Jihyo that “calling someone mother is shorthand for boss, badass, untouchable queen.<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

As the interview continued, the translator in the room explained the meaning of the word in this context, and Jihyo responded that she now remembered how some fans would comment<\/strong> using that word on different fan cam videos<\/strong> of hers in different social media platforms. \u201cIt\u2019s funny that fans call me that and also think about me as that kind of figure,”<\/strong><\/em> the idol said.<\/p>\n

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Jihyo's reaction to being called mother, "Umma?" \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d pic.twitter.com\/yVSxO8aEjm<\/a><\/p>\n

— minaron (@godmitzu) September 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/figure>\n \n