page_title: Tzuyu
section_title: Pre-debut
hierarchical_section_title: Tzuyu / Career / Pre-debut
caption_attribution_description: English: Chou Tzu-yu performing at Seoul Arts College on February 27, 2016. Português: Chou Tzu-yu se apresentando no Seoul Arts College em 27 de fevereiro de 2016.
context_page_description: Chou Tzu-yu, known mononymously as Tzuyu, is a Taiwanese singer based in South Korea. She is the youngest member of the girl group Twice, formed by JYP Entertainment. Tzuyu is Twice's only member from Taiwan.
context_section_description: In 2012, Tzuyu was discovered by talent scouts at the MUSE Performing Arts Workshop in Tainan, and moved to South Korea in November that year to start her training. In 2016, Tzuyu passed an exam at Tainan Municipal Fusing Junior High School to certify her middle school education. She attended high school at Hanlim Multi Art School in South Korea and graduated in February 2019. In 2015, Tzuyu participated in the South Korean reality television show Sixteen, hosted by JYP Entertainment and co-produced by Mnet. As one of nine successful participants, she went on to join the newly-formed girl group Twice. Unlike the other winners of Sixteen, Tzuyu was selected based on audience voting.
caption: Tzuyu performing at Seoul Arts College in February 2016
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