ARISE Members Profile and Facts

ARISE (어라이즈) is a South Korean pre-debut girl group under BY-U Entertainment. The group was formed through BY-U Entertainment‘s audition project IPIC, and currently consists of Jihu, Jiho, and Siwoo. Rinko and Alisa left on November 3, 2025, while Minju and Jian left on February 22, 2026. Siwoo joined the group in October 2026 as part of the company’s plans to reorganize the lineup. The company is currently holding auditions to recruit one or two additional members, with the goal of finalizing the lineup in preparation for their debut in the first half of 2027. Until then, ARISE will promote as a trio. They released their first pre-debut EP, READY TO START, on August 8, 2025, followed by their pre-debut single album RE EP.1 on March 16, 2026. They are also preparing to release a new mini album in early December 2026.

Group Name Meaning: ARISE means ‘to awaken’ and ‘to rise’. The name conveys a sense of beginning, change, and growth. They are a transformer-type idol group capable of showing a variety of concepts, ranging from girl crush to refreshing and bright atmospheres.
Official Greeting: “Shine as one! Hello, we are ARISE!”

ARISE Official Fandom Name: EYZ
Fandom Name Meaning: EYZ is a fan who becomes the eyes of “ARISE” and lights up the way.
ARISE Official Color: N/A

ARISE Official Logo:

Official SNS:
Instagram: @arise_byuofficial
X: @arise5_official
TikTok: @arise_byuofficial
YouTube: @arise_byuofficial

ARISE Member Profiles:
Jihu

Stage Name: Jihu (지후)
Birth Name: Hwang Ji Hu (황지후)
Position(s): Leader, Vocalist
Birthday: February 13, 2006
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Dog
Height: 166 cm (5’5″)
Weight: 46 kg (101 lbs)
Blood Type: B
MBTI Type: ESFP
Nationality: Korean-New Zealander
Representative Color: Purple

Jihu Facts:
– She passed the second round of auditions for IPIC on February 17, 2025.
– She and Jiho are twin sisters, they were born one minute apart from each other.
– She and Jiho call themselves “Jihees.”
– She was on a New Zealand TV show called K-pop Academy.
– Education: Hanlim Arts School (Practical Music and Musical Theater).
– Jihu and Jiho were born in Seoul, South Korea, but they moved to New Zealand at the age of 8 to study abroad.
– She can speak Korean and English.
– Her hobbies include drawing and dancing while listening to music.
– Her special skill is being able to perform various dance styles.
– Her charming point is the mole near her lips, which sets her apart from Jiho.
– Her personal talents include doing continuous cartwheels and a 360-degree leg split.
– Her nickname is Unicorn, she got the nickname because her school friends said she had a mysterious vibe.
– She prefers hip-hop and girl crush concepts.
– She respects BLACKPINK and wants to learn from their powerful aura.
– Her favorite number is 7, which she considers lucky.

Jiho

Stage Name: Jiho (지호)
Birth Name: Hwang Ji Ho (황지호)
Position(s): Main Rapper
Birthday: February 13, 2006
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Dog
Height: 166 cm (5’5″)
Weight: 45 kg (99 lbs)
Blood Type: B
MBTI Type: ISTJ
Nationality: Korean-New Zealander
Representative Color: Blue

Jiho Facts:
– She passed the second round of auditions for IPIC on February 17, 2025.
– She and Jihu are twin sisters, they were born one minute apart from each other.
– She and Jihu call themselves “Jihees.”
– She was on a New Zealand TV show called K-pop Academy.
– Education: Hanlim Arts School (Practical Music and Musical Theater).
– Jiho and Jihu were born in Seoul, South Korea, but they moved to New Zealand at the age of 8 to study abroad.
– She can speak Korean and English.
– She describes herself as a planner and someone full of emotion.
– Her hobbies are dancing and drawing.
– Her special skills are learning choreography quickly and eating one food for an entire month without getting tired of it.
– Her charming point is her unique voice. She believes her bounce and voice are one-of-a-kind and unmatched.
– Her nickname is Han-nim Youngji, she got the nickname because her friends say her voice sounds similar to Lee Youngji’s and fits well with songs.
– She personally prefers the hip-hop genre.
– She started learning about K-pop through BLACKPINK in 2018.
– Her favorite number is 3, because it is often called a lucky number.

Siwoo

Stage Name: Siwoo (시우)
Birth Name: Park Si Woo (박시우)
Position(s): Maknae
Birthday: February 27, 2007
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Pig
Height: N/A
Weight: N/A
Blood Type: N/A
MBTI Type: INFP
Nationality: Korean
Representative Color: Yellow

Siwoo Facts:
– She was born in in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea.
– She was teased as a new member on October 13, 2026.
– Her specialty is dancing.

Pre-debut Member(s):
Rinko

Stage Name: Rinko (린코)
Birth Name: Enoki Rinko (榎木 凜子)
Position(s): Vocalist, Rapper
Birthday: February 11, 2007
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Dog
Height: 161 cm (5’3″)
Weight: 41 kg (90 lbs)
Blood Type: N/A
MBTI Type: ENFJ
Nationality: Japanese
Representative Color: N/A
Instagram: @rnk.diary7

Rinko Facts:
– She was born in Chiba, Japan.
– She used to be under FNC Japan (2022-2023).
– She was a contestant on the FNC Japan and Hulu’s 2022 survival show Who Is Princess?, and earned a spot in the final group PRIKIL.
– She left both FNC Japan and PRIKIL on December 31, 2023, due to personal reasons that prevented her from continuing to perform with the group.
– She can speak Japanese and is learning Korean.
– She likes to stretch before practicing dance.
– She enjoys trying out different JagaRico flavors as a fun hobby.
– White is the color she likes the most.
– Jihyo from TWICE is someone she really admires.
– In the future, she dreams of writing lyrics, composing, and performing her own music.
– She hopes to be featured in a Jagarico commercial someday.
– Rinko is great at hitting high notes when singing and is known for making tasty omelets
– Her go-to snack is the Jagariko with beef tongue flavor.
– She has been friends with UNIS‘s Nana since they debuted together in PRIKIL.
– Her love for singing and dancing led her to K-pop, especially because she liked copying performances by KARA and Girls’ Generation.
– She left the group on November 3, 2025 due to visa issues.
– In 2026, she joined BeBy Entertainment as a trainee and was officially revealed as a member of the company’s trainee girl group Beby Trainee B.
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Alisa

Stage Name: Alisa (알리사)
Birth Name: Dong Jia Yang (东佳洋)
Position(s): Vocalist, Maknae (2025)
Birthday: July 13, 2007
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Pig
Height: 164 cm (5’5″)
Weight: 46 kg (101 lbs)
Blood Type: N/A
MBTI Type: INTP (Previous result was INFP)
Nationality: Chinese-Canadian
Representative Color: N/A
TikTok: @.just_alisa

Alisa Facts:
– She is from Toronto, Canada. (YouTube Live 05/24/2025)
– She can speak three languages: English, Chinese, and Korean.
– Her parents and friends were a great support for her in making the decision to go to Korea.
– She joined the group thanks to her natural vocal tone and charm.
– She currently has a driver’s license.
– She enjoys singing and listening to music as her hobbies.
– She considers her charming points to be her face and her voice.
– She has always loved music and stages.
– Her nickname is “Alice in Wonderland,” given by Jiho.
– She often listens to R&B and jazz music in her daily life.
– When she first got into K-pop, she listened a lot to NCT and aespa.
– She is ethnically Chinese but holds Canadian nationality.
– She enjoys learning Korean.
– Although her position is vocalist, she is also training in dance and rap.
– She can play the guitar. Playing the guitar used to be one of her hobbies when she still lived in Toronto.
– She left the group on November 3, 2025 due to visa issues.
– In 2026, she joined BeBy Entertainment as a trainee and was officially revealed as a member of the company’s trainee girl group Beby Trainee B.

Minju

Stage Name: Minju (민주)
Birth Name: Kim Min Ju (김민주)
Position(s): Vocalist
Birthday: December 2, 2005
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Rooster
Height: 161 cm (5’3″)
Weight: 46 kg (101 lbs)
Blood Type: B
MBTI Type: ENTJ
Nationality: Korean
Representative Color: Yellow

Minju Facts:
– She was born in Seoul, South Korea.
– She left the group and BY-U Entertainment on.February 22, 2026 due to health reasons.
– She was introduced as a member in November 2025.
– Education: Dongyang Mirae University (Biochemical Engineering).

Jian

Stage Name: Jian (지안)
Birth Name: Shin Ji An (신지안)
Position(s): Vocalist, Maknae (2025-2026)
Birthday: August 14, 2008
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Rat
Height: 163 cm (5’4″)
Weight: 48 kg (105 lbs)
Blood Type: A
MBTI Type: N/A
Nationality: Korean
Representative Color: Sky Blue

Jian Facts:
– She was born in Gwangju, South Korea.
– She was introduced as a member in November 2025.
– She left the group and BY-U Entertainment on.February 22, 2026 to focus on school.

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Note 2: Their positions, weights, heights, and MBTI types were confirmed in the member introductions shared on the group’s SNS (Links: Jihu, Jiho, Alisa, Rinko). Jiho‘s Main Rapper position was confirmed in “[ARISE] Introduction EP.3” (Link). Jian’s and Minju’s vocalist positions were confirmed on their Naver profiles (Link).

For reference on MBTI types:
E = Extroverted, I = Introverted
N = Intuitive, S = Observant
T = Thinking, F = Feeling
P = Perceiving, J = Judging

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