Stage Name: Jessi [88'liner]
Birth Name: Ho Hyun Joo/ Jessica Ho
Nationality: South Korean/American
Years active: 2015 - present
Entertainment: YMC (formerly), P Nation (formerly), More Vision (currently)
– She has 2 older brothers.
– She moved to South Korea when she was 15.
– Jessi went to the same school as Girls' Generation's Tiffany and Jessica.
– She is a former SM trainee but left as she felt that SM didn't fit her style of music.
– She said she had a hard time getting used to Korean culture.
– She used to have to sleep in saunas when she didn't have enough money for a place to stay.
– Jessi's parents are Korean immigrants.
– She has tattoos on her left ear, left scapula and her eyebrow.
– She's admitted to getting plastic surgery and says that she regrets it.
– She loves shopping.
– Jessi's pomeranian named Chewie.
– She originally debuted as a soloist in 2005 with the song "Get Up" and had her first comeback with the album "The Rebirth" in 2009.
– She took a 5 years break from music, and left Korea to return to America.
– Jessi's surname, Ho, is a rare surname in Korea. Only more than 5,000 people have this surname.
– In 2014, Jessi returned to Korea and debuted in the trio Lucky J
– In 2015, Jessi appeared on "Unpretty Rapstar" season 1 and won 2nd place.
– She featured on JYP's song "Who's Your Mama?" in 2015.
– J.Y. Park revealed Jessi's featuring in "Who's Your Mama?" was Suzy's idea.
– She appeared as a guest in various popular variety shows, like "Running Man" and "Happy Together".
– She appeared as a mentor in several episodes of "Unpretty Rapstar 2" (2015).
– She was a permanent cast of "Sister's Slam Dunk" season 1 (2017).
– In 2018 Jessi starred on the show "Yo! MTV Raps".
– Jessi is close to Girls' Generation's Tiffany and to Ailee
– Jessi is also close to Hyorin (ex member of Sistar).
– On January 2019 Jessi left YMC Entertainment and joined PSY's label, P NATION.
– In October 2020 she debuted as a member of the project girl group Refund Sisters / Refund Expedition.