Members

 Nayeon (나연) – vocalist, dancer[264][265]

 Jeongyeon (정연) – vocalist[264][265]
 Momo (모모) – dancer, vocalist, rapper[264][265]
 Sana (사나) – vocalist[264][265]
 Jihyo (지효) – leader, vocalist[264][265]
 Mina (미나) – dancer, vocalist[264][265]
 Dahyun (다현) – rapper, vocalist[264][265]
 Chaeyoung (채영) – rapper, vocalist[264][265]
 Tzuyu (쯔위) – dancer, vocalist[264][265]

Twice
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This article is about the South Korean girl group. For other uses, see Twice (disambiguation).

Twice

Twice in 2018; from left to right from the

top: Sana, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, Tzuyu, Nayeon, Momo, Jihyo, Jeongye

on, and Mina

Background information

Origin Seoul, South Korea

 K-pop
Genres
 J-pop

 bubblegum pop

 dance-pop

 EDM

Years active 2015–present

Labels  JYP

 Warner Japan

 Republic
  Columbia Taiwan

 Sony Taiwan

Associated acts JYP Nation

Website twice.jype.com

Members  Nayeon

 Jeongyeon

 Momo

 Sana

 Jihyo

 Mina

 Dahyun

 Chaeyoung

 Tzuyu

Twice (Korean: 트와이스; Japanese: トゥワイス), commonly stylized as TWICE, is a

South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of nine
members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung,
and Tzuyu. Twice was formed under the television program Sixteen (2015) and debuted
on October 20, 2015, with the extended play (EP) The Story Begins.
Twice rose to domestic fame in 2016 with their single "Cheer Up", which charted at
number one on the Gaon Digital Chart, became the best-performing single of the year,
and won "Song of the Year" at the Melon Music Awards and Mnet Asian Music Awards.
Their next single, "TT", from their third EP Twicecoaster: Lane 1, topped the Gaon
charts for four consecutive weeks. The EP was the highest selling Korean girl group
album of 2016. Within 19 months after debut, Twice had already sold over 1.2 million
units of their four EPs and special album. Following the release of their seventh
EP, Fancy You, Twice had sold over 3.75 million albums in Korea in 2019. As of
December 2020, the group has sold over 10 million albums in South Korea and Japan.
The group debuted in Japan on June 28, 2017 under Warner Music Japan, with the
release of a compilation album titled #Twice.[1] The album charted at number 2 on
the Oricon Albums Chart with the highest first-week album sales by a K-pop artist in
Japan in two years. It was followed by the release of Twice's first original
Japanese maxi single titled "One More Time" in October. Twice became the first Korean
girl group to earn a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of
Japan (RIAJ) for both an album and CD single in the same year. Twice ranked third in
the Top Artist category of Billboard Japan's 2017 Year-End Rankings, and in 2019, they
became the first Korean girl group to embark on a Japanese dome tour.
Twice has been met with much international success, becoming the first female Korean
act to simultaneously top both the Billboard World Albums and World Digital Song
Sales chart with the release of their first studio album Twicetagram and its lead single
"Likey" in 2017. With the release of their single "Feel Special" in 2019, Twice became
the third female Korean act to chart into the Canadian Hot 100. After signing
with Republic Records for American promotions as part of a partnership with JYP
Entertainment, the group has charted into the Billboard 200 with More & More and Eyes
Wide Open in 2020. They have been dubbed the next "Nation's Girl Group", and their
point choreography—including for "Cheer Up" (2016), "TT" (2016) and "Signal" (2017)—
became dance crazes and viral memes imitated by many celebrities.

Contents

 1History

o 1.12013–2015: Formation and debut

o 1.22016: Career breakthrough

o 1.32017: First concert tour and Japanese debut

o 1.42018: Continued success and touring

o 1.52019:  Fancy You, Feel Special, and &Twice

o 1.62020: US promotions,  More and More, and  Eyes Wide Open

o 1.72021:  Taste of Love  and Perfect World

 2Artistry

 3Public image and reception

 4Awards and achievements

 5Endorsements

 6Members

 7Discography

o 7.1Korean albums

o 7.2Japanese albums

 8Concerts and tours

 9Filmography
  10See also

 11References

 12External links

History
2013–2015: Formation and debut

JYPE founder J. Y. Park is credited with creating the group's name

On December 19, 2013, JYP Entertainment ('JYPE') announced that they would debut a

new girl group in the first half of 2014, the first female group to come out of the company
since the debut of Miss A in 2010.[2] On February 27, 2014, JYPE trainees Lena
and Cecilia were confirmed as members of the group tentatively called as 6MIX, while
other rumored members included JYPE trainees Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Jihyo (then
known as Jisoo) and Minyoung.[3][4] The group's debut plan was eventually canceled
when Lena and Cecilia left the company.[5]
On February 11, 2015, J. Y. Park, the founder of JYPE, announced that the lineup of
the upcoming seven-member girl group would be decided through Sixteen, a
competition survival show that would air on Mnet later that year.[6] The show began on
May 5 and ended on July 7 with Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun,
and Chaeyoung being selected as the seven Twice members. Park then announced
that he would increase the size of the group from seven members to nine by
adding Tzuyu, who was known as the "audience's pick" since she was the most popular
contestant by the show's end, and Momo, who was added by Park himself since he felt
the group needed someone with Momo's performance abilities. The decision was
controversial at the time, with many people complaining about eliminated contestants
being able to join the group.[7][8][9] The group's name, Twice, was chosen by Park,
explaining that "the group will touch people's hearts twice: once through the ears, and
once again through the eyes."[10] Fans of Twice are known as "Once", commonly stylized
as ONCE, illustrated by the members' statement "If you love us even once, we will
repay your love with twice of our love" on social media in 2015. [11][12]
Twice made their official debut on October 20, 2015, with the release of their debut
EP The Story Begins, simultaneously with its lead single "Like Ooh-Ahh" alongside a
live showcase to promote it.[13][14] The group initially received a lukewarm reception; while
their EP debuted at number 4 on the Gaon Album Chart for the week ending October 24
before peaking at number 3 two weeks later,[15][16] its lead single "Like Ooh-Ahh" met
moderate success debuting at number 22 on the Gaon Digital Chart.[17] A week after its
release, the single dropped to number 57 on South Korea's largest music site Melon,
but through word of mouth from netizens regarding the group's subsequent promotions
and performances, "Like Ooh-Ahh" reached within the top 10 of various Korean music
charts including Melon, Genie, and Naver Music by November 15. Such a reverse run
on music charts by a rookie girl group was deemed unusual by Korean media. [18]
[19]
 Eventually, "Like Ooh-Ahh" would reach its peak position of number 10 on the Gaon
Digital Chart, three months after the song's original release. [20] The music video for the
group's single hit 50 million views on YouTube within five months of their debut and
became one of the most-viewed debut music videos for any K-pop group. [21][22] The
group's early success earned them a "Best New Female Artist" award at the 2015 Mnet
Asian Music Awards held on December 2.[23] On December 27, Twice performed a remix
version of their single "Like Ooh-Ahh" at SBS Gayo Daejeon, which was the group's
first-ever attendance on a year-end musi