In the past few years, many bands and stars have made their entry into K-pop. Popularly known as K-pop is a Korean music genre that is a blend of Korean music with the influence of western music and culture. In our previous article, we had a close look at the meaning of k-pop. How originated? We also had a look at its boom and how it made it to the international market. We also had a look at the k-pop visuals, how it works and what it means. Here in this article, we will have a look at Jessi K-pop’s life and everything about her.
Over the past few days, Jessi has been on trend. Her fans and followers are excited to know Jessi’s k-pop age, net worth & height. Stay tuned and read along to dive into the K-pop star’s life. Jessi entered the Korean world in the year 2005 and was a part of the hip-hop group Uptown until 2006. After a timely hiatus, she bounced back stronger. Ever since then, she has been winning millions of hearts through her music and songs.
Jessi’s early life and age
Jessica Ho, popularly known by her stage name Jessi was born on December 17, 1988, in Queens, New York City, United States. As of 2022, she is 33 years of age. Jessi has a few other names, two of which include Jessica H.O and Ho Hyun-Joo. Though she was born in New York, as a kid, she grew up in New Jersey. Later at the age of 15, she moved to South Korea. She completed her basic education at the Korea Kent Foreign School. Jessi hasn’t shared any information about her parents and siblings.
Jessi was part of the girl band Girl’s Generation members Tiffany Young and Jessica Jung when she was at the Kent Foreign school. During the same tie, she also successfully managed to get through the S.M.Entertainment audition. Tiffany and Jessica were under the same company. Even after getting through the audition, Jessi didn’t join the company as their styles didn’t match. Before she rose as a K-pop star, she struggled for years to get accustomed to Korean culture. Later she went on a temporary hiatus and came back stronger.
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Jessi kick-starts her music career
In 2005 she made her debut with a single album titled Get Up. Following next year, she replaced the main vocalist Yoon Mi-Rae of the hip-hop group Uptown. She was featured in the album Testimony. In January 2009, she released her second single, “The Rebirth”. Following the release of that, she left Korea and moved back to America. She took a temporary hiatus from music.
Five years later, she bounced back stronger in 2014. She returned to the industry as a member of the hip-hop trio Lucky J with Rapper J’Kyun and vocalist J-Yo. Later the next year, Jessi was featured in the first season of Unpretty Rapstar. Which is a spin on the program Show Me the Money. Her appearance in the Unpretty Rapstar was a reason why she was later featured in JYP’s single “Who’s Your Mama?”. She performed her first life in the United States at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles along with hip-hop duo Mighty Mouth.
In 2016 she was featured in Sister’s Slam Dunk. She is known for her appearance in prominent Korean Variety programs. She also served as a judge for the High school Rapper and Cap-teen. She is the host of her own YouTube show SBS. Other than this, she is known for her appearance program with comedian Yoojae-suk. She made a guest appearance in Running Man and Hangout with Yoo.
Jessie’s net worth and hight
Talking about Jessi’s K-pop net worth. She falls in the chart gory of wealthiest rappers from New York. It’s the result of her hard work and dedication that she managed to accumulate an approximate net worth of around $1.5 Million. The 5ft 6in makes most of her net worth through her singles and music career. She also earns part of it through her appearance in various shows and series. Jessie also earns through promotions and from other social media handles. She is not only among the wealthiest rapper, but she is also one of the most popular rappers in New York. Talking about her love life and relationship, Jessi is currently single have no dating history or past relationships.
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