What is the Real Name of Jessi? Net Worth, Bio, Age, Height

Quick Facts About Jessi

Celebrated Name Jessi
Age 34 Years
Nick Name Jessi
Birth Name Jessica Hyun-ju Ho
Birth Date 1988-12-17
Gender Female
Profession Singer and Songwriter
Place Of Birth Queens, New York City
Birth Nation USA
Nationality American-Korean
Ethnicity Asian
Race White
Horoscope Sagittarius
Religion Christian
Father Ho Jong-jin
Mother Ho Sun-hwa
Siblings 2
Brothers 2
School Korea Kent Foreign School
Awards Golden Disc Awards and more
Marital Status Unmarried
Boyfriend Dumbfoundead (ex)
Sexual Orientation Straight
Net Worth $59,000 US dollars.
Source of Wealth Music Industry
Height 5 ft 6 in or 167 cm
Weight 56 kg or 123.5 lbs
Body Type Voluptuous
Hair Color Dark Brown
Eye Color Dark Brown
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Jessi is a singer, songwriter, rapper, and TV personality of Korean descent. Doremi Records released her debut solo album “Get Up” on December 1, 2005. “Un2verse,” “Kill Bill 2nd Live: Jessi,” “Life Is Good,” “Don’t Make Me Cry,” “Who Dat B,” “I Want to Be Me,” “Unpretty Dreams,” and other albums, songs, and extended plays have been published since then.

She was a member of the YMC Entertainment-formed South Korean hip-hop group “Lucky J.” After insulting singer and actress BoA on MySpace, she was forced to take a five-year vacation from the Korean music industry. Sister’s Slam Dunk, a KBS drama, featured an all-female cast in 2016.

In August 2020, she joined the cast of MBC’s reality show “Hangout with Yoo” as a part of the four-member band Refund Sisters (Jessi along with Korean singers Lee Hyo-ri, Uhm Jung-hwa, and Hwasa). They debuted on October 10 with the release of their first single, “Don’t Touch Me.” She has a sizable social media following, with more than 7 million followers on Instagram under the handle @jessicah o.

What is the Net Worth of Jessi in 2023?

Jessi is a well-known singer, songwriter, and rapper. According to reports, Jessi’s net worth is expected to be between $1 million and $5 million as of 2023. While her specific compensation has yet to be revealed, there is no doubt in the minds of her fans that she earns a substantial sum of money from her profession.

Jessi has endorsed or promoted a number of products on social media, including Dance and Marvel, The Nail Bar Korea, and others. Her primary source of income is the music industry. She has a cool way of life.

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Famous For:

  • Being a rapper, singer, and composer of Korean descent.
  • As part of the hip-hop group Lucky J.
Jessi is a Korean-American singer, songwriter, rapper, and TV personality (Source: @instagram.com/jessicah_o)

What is the Real Name of Jessi?

Jessica Hyun-ju Ho was Jessi’s given name when she was born. Her birthday is December 17th, 1988, and she was born in Queens, New York City, in the United States. She was born and raised in New Jersey before moving to South Korea when she was 15 years old.

She is of Korean heritage and has American-Korean nationality. Her ethnic background is Asian. Her ethnicity is White. Also her horoscope sign is Sagittarius, and she practices Christianity. In the year 2023, she will be 35 years old. Her father, Ho Jong-jin, and mother, Ho Sun-hwa, were her parents when she was born. She also has two older brothers who are her siblings.

Tiffany and Jessica Jung of Girls’ Generation were among her classmates at Korea Kent Foreign School, where she studied. Jessi passed an audition with S.M. Entertainment, the same business that her three classmates were with. However, she declined to join the label because she felt its approach to music did not align with her own.

How was the Career of Jessi?

  • Jessi made her debut in 2005 with the single album “Get Up.”
  • After a year, she was featured in the hip hop group Uptown’s album “Testimony.”
  • In January 2009, she released her second single album, “The Rebirth.”
  • After a 5-year sabbatical, she resurfaced in 2014 as a member of the hip-hop duo “Lucky J,” alongside rapper J’Kyun and vocalist J-Yo. In July of that year, Lucky J made his YMC Entertainment debut with the digital song “Can You Hear Me.”
  • In addition, from January to March 2015, she was a cast member of the inaugural season of “Unpretty Rapstar,” a spin-off of “Show Me The Money.” She was voted the show’s second-place winner by the audience.
  • JYP’s single “Who’s Your Mama?” was released in April 2015, and she was featured in it.
  • On September 15, she released “Ssenunni,” her debut solo rap track. She also made her first appearance in the United States on October 16, 2015, at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles alongside hip-hop group Mighty Mouth.

More on her Career

  • In 2016, she was cast in Sister’s Slam Dunk.
  • Her second rap single, “Gucci,” was published as part of her debut mini-album, “Un2verse.” Her single and album were both released on July 13th, 2017.
  • She released a single titled “Down” on July 6, 2018.
  • She inked a contract with Psy’s record company P Nation in January 2019 after breaking her contract with YMC Entertainment in October 2018.
  • On September 23, 2019, she released her first single with the label, “Who Dat B,” which reached number eight on the World Digital Songs Sales chart and number 68 on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100.
  • On November 2, she released another rap single, “Drip,” starring Jay Park. On the 4th of June 2020, she debuted her new variety program, Jessi’s Showterview, on SBS’s Mobidic YouTube channel.

Nuna

  • On July 20th, she released her second extended play, “Nuna.”
  • In connection with the EP, the single “Nunu Nana” was released. “Nunu Nana” reached number two on the Gaon Digital Chart, making it her first top-ten solo song and her highest-charting solo single.
  • In August 2020, she joined the cast of MBC’s reality variety show Hangout with Yoo as a part of the four-member band Refund Sisters, which includes Jessi, Lee Hyo-ri, Uhm Jung-hwa, and Hwasa.
  • The supergroup Refund Sisters debuted on October 10 with the release of their debut single, “Don’t Touch Me,” which spent two weeks at the top of the Gaon Digital Chart.
  • On March 17th, 2021, she released a new digital single titled “What Type of X” (X).
Jessi is also a member of four-member supergroup Refund Sisters (Source: @instagram.com/jessicah_o)

Awards and Achievements

  • Won Golden Disc Awards in 2021
  • Won Korea Cable TV Awards in 2016
  • Won Korea First Brand Awards in 2021
  • Won MBC Entertainment Awards in 2020
  • Won Mnet Asian Music Awards in 2020
  • Won SBS Entertainment Awards in 2020
  • Won Style Icon Asia in 2016
  • Won The Fact Music Awards in 2020

Who is Jessi Boyfriend?

Jessi has not yet married and plans to do so in the near future. In 2016, it was rumored that she was dating Dumbfoundead, an Argentine-born Korean-American rapper and actor. They are currently separated due to a variety of factors. Jessi, on the other hand, is content with her single life. Her sexual orientation is that of a straight woman.

Jessi and her ex-boyfriend, Dumbfoundead (Source: @koreaboo)

How tall is Jessi?

Jessi is 5 feet 5 inches tall (165 cm) and weighs 56 kilograms (123.5 pounds). Her physique is voluptuous. Also her hair is dark brown, and her eyes are dark brown, as well. Her body is curvaceous, and her lips are pouty. She also has a large number of tattoos on her body. Plastic surgery has been performed on her.