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(disambiguation).

Twice

Twice in 2022

From left to right: Tzuyu, Nayeon, Jihyo, Dahyun, Momo, Sana,

Jeongyeon, Mina, and Chaeyoung

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

Member of JYP Nation

Members Nayeon
 Jeongyeon

Momo

Sana

Jihyo

Mina

Dahyun

Chaeyoung

Tzuyu

Website twice.jype.com

Twice (Korean: 트와이스; RR: Teuwaiseu; Japanese: トゥワイ
ス, Hepburn: To~uwaisu; 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. As of December 2020, the group has sold
over 10 million albums cumulatively in South Korea and Japan, becoming the highest-
selling K-Pop girl group of all time.[1]
The group debuted in Japan on June 28, 2017, under Warner Music Japan, with the
release of a compilation album titled #Twice.[2] 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 is the first female Korean act to simultaneously top both Billboard's World
Albums and World Digital Song Sales charts 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
US Billboard 200 with More & More and Eyes Wide Open in 2020 and Taste of
Love and Formula of Love: O+T=<3 in 2021. Their first official English-language single,
 "The Feels", became their first song to enter the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK
Singles Chart, peaking at the 83rd and 80th positions of the charts, respectively. They
have been dubbed the next "Nation's Girl Group", and their point choreography—
including for "Cheer Up" (2016), "TT" (2016), "Signal" (2017), and "What Is Love?"
(2018)—became dance crazes and viral memes imitated by many celebrities.

Contents

 1Career
o 1.12013–2015: Formation and debut
o 1.22016: Career breakthrough
o 1.32017: First concert tour and debut in Japan
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–present: Current activities and international expansion
 2Artistry
 3Public image and reception
 4Awards and achievements
 5Endorsements
 6Members
o 6.1Timeline
 7Discography
 8Concerts and tours
 9Filmography
 10See also
 11References
 12External links

Career
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.[3] 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.[4][5] The group's debut plan was eventually canceled
when Lena and Cecilia left the company.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8][9][10] 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."[11] 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. [12][13]
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.[14][15] 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,[16][17] its lead single "Like Ooh-Ahh" met
moderate success debuting at number 22 on the Gaon Digital Chart.[18] 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. [19]
[20]
 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. [21] 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. [22][23] The
group's early success earned them a "Best New Female Artist" award at the 2015 Mnet
Asian Music Awards held on December 2.[24] 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 music program. [25][26]
2016: Career breakthrough

Twice performing at Seoul Arts College in February 2016

On its chart issue dated January 23, 2016, Billboard reported that Twice had entered
its World Albums Chart, with their debut EP The Story Begins debuting and peaking at
number 15, which marked the group's first entry on the chart. [27]
On April 25, 2016, Twice released their second EP, Page Two, which notably included
the lead single "Cheer Up", a rearranged version of Park Ji-yoon's 1998 hit "Precious
Love", and "I'm Gonna Be a Star", which served as the theme song for Sixteen.[28] The
album became a commercial success for the group, debuting at number two on the
Gaon Album Chart and number six on the Billboard World Albums chart, with 80,686
units sold during the month of April. [29][30][31] With the total first-week sales volume for Page
Two reaching approximately 41,800 copies, Twice achieved the highest first-week sales
volume by a Korean girl group for the year.[32] By August, Page Two had sold over
150,000 copies, making Twice the first girl group having a sales record of more than
100,000 units that year.[33] Meanwhile, the album's lead single "Cheer Up" became the
group's first chart-topper in South Korea, debuting at number 1 on eight real-time music
charts immediately after its release, before going on to debut atop both the Gaon Digital
Chart and the Billboard K-pop Hot 100 chart.[32][34][35] Notably, the song became a viral
meme in South Korea due to the "shy shy shy" line sung by Sana. [36] Eventually, the
song became the best-performing single in South Korea for the entirety of 2016.
[37]
 "Cheer Up" also received international success, debuting and peaking at number
three on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart.[38] Additionally, Twice became the
only Korean act to place an entry on the U.S. YouTube Music Chart for the year when
"Cheer Up" charted at number 25 in May. [39]
Twice won their first music program award with "Cheer Up" on May 5, on M Countdown,
exactly one year after the initial airing of Sixteen. This was soon followed by wins
on Music Bank and Inkigayo.[40][41] The group then made their debut performance in the
United States with an appearance at the KCON music festival held in Los Angeles on
July 31.[42]
In celebration of Twice's first anniversary since debut on October 20, the group unveiled
their new song "One in a Million" from their upcoming third EP, Twicecoaster: Lane 1,
through a live broadcast on V Live.[43] Twicecoaster: Lane 1 and the music video of pop
dance song "TT" were released online on October 24.[44][45] In Korea, the album recorded
more than 165,000 physical copies sold on the Gaon Chart within a week, exceeding
the five-month sales of the group's previous release Page Two in only seven days.
Eventually, Twicecoaster: Lane 1 became the bestselling K-pop girl group album for
2016, selling 350,852 copies at year-end.[46][47] Its lead single "TT" became one of
the best-performing songs in 2016, claiming the top spot of the Gaon Digital Chart for
four consecutive weeks and becoming the best-performing single in South Korea for the
month of November.[48] Internationally, the group's third EP debuted at number 3 on
Billboard's World Album chart, marking their first Top 5 entry, with the album's lead
single "TT" debuting at number 2 on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart. [39] "TT"
then became the first music video by a K-pop female act to surpass 200 million views
on May 25, 2017.[49]
On November 11, the music video for their debut single "Like Ooh-Ahh" hit 100 million
views on YouTube, making Twice the fourth K-pop girl group to reach 100 million views,
as well as the first K-pop group to reach this milestone with a debut music video. [50] On
November 19, Twice's "Cheer Up" won Song of the Year at the 8th Melon Music
Awards. It was then followed by another Song of the Year award at the 18th Mnet Asian
Music Awards on December 2.[51][52]
2017: First concert tour and debut in Japan
Twice performing in 2017

On January 10, JYPE announced Twice's first solo concert tour within just a year and
four months after debuting in October 2015. The three-day sold-out concert titled "Twice
1st Tour: Twiceland – The Opening" was held on February 17–19 at the SK Olympic
Handball Gymnasium. A tour across Thailand and Singapore was also held after the
first stop in Seoul.[53][54][55][56] After the Korean leg of the concert tour, Twice released a
special album on February 20 titled Twicecoaster: Lane 2, along with its lead single,
"Knock Knock". The album was a reissue of Twicecoaster: Lane 1.[57] The album debuted
atop the Gaon Album Chart and charted at number four on the Billboard World Albums
chart, selling 266,645 copies by the end of February. [58] Its lead single "Knock Knock"
debuted atop the Gaon Digital Chart, and peaked at numbers 5 and 15 on the World
Digital Song Sales and Japan Hot 100, respectively.[59]
Twice launched their Japanese website and social media channels in early February. [60]
[61]
 On February 24, they officially announced their Japanese debut with a compilation
album titled #Twice which was set to be released on June 28.[62][63] On May 15, Twice
released their fourth EP titled Signal with the lead track of the same name, produced by
Park Jin-young. This marked the group's first collaboration with Park. The EP contains
six tracks, including "Eye Eye Eyes" co-written by members Jihyo and Chaeyoung, and
"Only You" written by former Wonder Girls member Ha:tfelt.[64][65][66] Signal debuted atop
the Gaon Album Chart on the first week of its release, while also entering
the Billboard World Albums chart at number three. The album also entered
the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart, debuting at number 11. By the end of May, it
was reported to be the second best-selling album in South Korea for the month,
recording sales of 248,550 copies.[67] Meanwhile, the album's eponymous lead single
debuted atop the Gaon Digital Chart and the Billboard K-pop Hot 100, and at number
three on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart.[68] With the commercial success
of Signal, it was reported that Twice had reached cumulative sales of over 1 million
copies of their five albums, achieving the feat in just one year and seven months after
debuting.[69]
On June 14, Twice digitally released "Signal (Japanese ver.)", along with the short
version of its music video as a preview and countdown to their Japanese debut album
release. One week later, they released the full music video of the Japanese version of
"TT".[70][71] They officially debuted in Japan with the release of #Twice on June 28. It
consists of ten songs, including both Korean and Japanese-language versions of their
first five singles.[72] On July 2, Twice held their two-part debut showcase
titled "Touchdown in Japan" at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, attended by a total of
15,000 people.[73] #Twice debuted at number 2 on Oricon Albums Chart with 136,157
copies sold within seven days since its release.[74] The commercial success of Twice's
debut Japanese album was reported to have the highest first-week album sales by a
Korean artist in Japan in two years.[75] Less than two months after the album's release, it
recorded sales of over 260,000 copies. [76] On October 6, the group released the music
video for their first Japanese single, "One More Time", ahead of its official release on
October 18.[77][78] Selling over 130,000 copies by the second day of its release, the single
achieved the biggest first-day sales and became the fastest-selling release of any South
Korean girl group in Japan.[79][80] Both #Twice and "One More Time"
earned platinum certifications from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).
The RIAJ certifications earned by the group for #Twice and "One More Time" made
them the first Korean girl group to earn a platinum certification in Japan for both a single
and an album in the same year.[81] "TT (Japanese ver.)", the digital single from #Twice,
also earned an RIAJ gold certification for selling 100,000 downloads.[82] #Twice and "TT
(Japanese ver.)" then won Album of the Year and Song of the Year by Download for the
Asian Region at the 32nd Japan Gold Disc Awards.[83][84]
Twice released their first full-length Korean album, Twicetagram, on October 30 with its
lead single titled "Likey". The music video for the song was filmed in Canada in early
September.[85] "Likey" was composed by Black Eyed Pilseung and Jeon Gun, becoming
the group's fourth collaboration with Black Eyed Pilseung. Several composers and
songwriters participated in the making of this album, including the Korean members of
Twice as lyricists and former Wonder Girls member Hyerim, who co-composed the
eighth track titled "Look at Me".[86][87][88] The album and its lead single debuted atop
both Billboard's World Albums and World Digital Song Sales respectively—the group's
first number one on both charts, making Twice the first female K-pop act to
simultaneously top both Billboard charts. They also rose on the Heatseekers
Albums chart as the album debuted at number 10, one position higher than Signal's
peak at number 11.[89]
The Christmas-inspired reissue of Twicetagram, titled Merry & Happy, along with its
lead single "Heart Shaker" was released on December 11, 2017.[90][91] The album and its
lead single "Heart Shaker" debuted at No. 1 on four charts of Gaon—Album
Chart and Digital Chart, Download Chart and Social Chart respectively, while the
holiday track "Merry & Happy" entered and peaked at No. 24 on the Gaon Digital Chart.
[92][93]

Twice's successful debut in Japan led them to rank third in the Top Artist category
of Billboard Japan's 2017 Year-End Rankings.[94] Twice then performed at 68th Kōhaku
Uta Gassen, the top-rated annual year-end musical show in Japan produced by NHK,
which marked the first time a Korean artist appeared on the show since 2011. [95]
2018: Continued success and touring

Twice in April 2018

Twice's second Japanese single titled "Candy Pop" was released on February 7, 2018.
The single sold 303,746 copies in its first week and topped the Japan Hot 100 chart,
while also becoming their second single to earn a platinum certification from the RIAJ.
The group also embarked on their first concert tour in Japan titled Twice Showcase Live
Tour 2018 "Candy Pop", starting on January 19, 2018, in the Aichi Prefecture.[96][97] On
April 9, 2018, they released their fifth EP, What Is Love?, with the single of the same
name produced by Park Jin-young.[98] The EP sold 335,235 copies in the first month and
made Twice become the first female artist and the fifth act to earn
a platinum certification by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA), for selling over
250,000 copies.[99][100] Twice's third Japanese single, "Wake Me Up", was released on
May 16, 2018, and was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association
of Japan (RIAJ).[101][102][103] The single became the first physical single by a foreign female
artist to be certified double platinum by the RIAJ. [104][105] Their second headline tour titled
"Twice 2nd Tour: Twiceland Zone 2 – Fantasy Park" began in Seoul on May 18–20,
2018.[106][107] By its conclusion, the group's concert tour had attracted over 90,000 fans in
six cities across Asia.[108]
Twice performed a cover of The Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" as the theme song to
the Japanese film adaptation of Sensei Kunshu. The song was released as a digital
single on June 15, 2018, along with the music video. [109][110] A second version of the music
video featuring the cast of the film was released on June 26, 2018. [111] On July 9, 2018,
an expanded reissue of What Is Love? named Summer Nights, along with its lead single
"Dance the Night Away", was released.[112] The single surpassed 100 million streams and
sold 2,500,000 downloads on Gaon Music Chart, earning the group its very
first platinum single certification for both streaming and download, and made Twice the
second act to earn a platinum certification for streaming, download and album by the
KMCA since certifications were introduced in April 2018. [113][114][100]
On September 12, 2018, Twice released their first Japanese studio album, BDZ. Its lead
single of the same name was pre-released as a digital single on August 17, 2018. [115]
[116]
 BDZ debuted at number 1 on the daily ranking of Oricon Albums Chart with 89,721
units sold, setting a record for the highest first day sales of albums released by a
Korean girl group in Japan.[117] It also topped the weekly ranking with 181,069 units sold,
making Twice the fifth foreign female artist in Oricon history to top both the weekly
singles and albums chart.[118] The release of the album was followed with their concert
tour named Twice 1st Arena Tour 2018 "BDZ", beginning in Chiba on September 29,
2018.[119] The studio album was certified platinum by the RIAJ, making it the group's fifth
consecutive platinum certification in Japan. [120] Twice released their sixth EP, Yes or Yes,
on November 5, 2018, with the lead single of the same name.[121] The music video of
"Yes or Yes" achieved 31.4 million views on YouTube within the first 24 hours,
becoming the seventh-biggest 24-hour YouTube debut of all time. [122]
On December 12, 2018, Twice released a special album titled The Year of "Yes", along
with its lead single "The Best Thing I Ever Did", as a reissue of Yes or Yes.[123] The group
also released a repackage of BDZ with "Stay by My Side", the theme song of the
Japanese television drama Shinya no Dame Koi Zukan, on December 26, 2018. "Stay
by My Side" was released as a digital single on October 22, 2018, along with a behind-
the-scenes video showing Twice recording the song. [124]
2019: Fancy You, Feel Special, and &Twice

Twice at the 2019 Golden Disk Awards

On March 6, 2019, the group released their second Japanese compilation

album #Twice2. The album debuted at number 1 on the daily ranking of Oricon Albums
Chart with 95,825 units sold, breaking the group's own record of the highest first day
album sales for K-pop girl groups in Japan. It then became the first album by a foreign
female artist to sell more than 200,000 albums in the first week since Kara's Super
Girl in 2011.[125][126]
Twice then became the first female K-pop act to hold a Japanese dome tour. The
tour Twice Dome Tour 2019 "#Dreamday" garnered a total audience of 220,000 during
five shows in Osaka, Tokyo and Nagoya, and was held from March to April 2019. All
tickets sold out within one minute. By the conclusion of the tour which spanned five
concert dates, the group had attracted over 220,000 people in attendance. [127][128]
On April 22, 2019, they released their seventh EP Fancy You.[129] The music video for
"Fancy", which garnered over 42.1 million views in a single day, also reached the
seventh position in the list of YouTube's biggest debuts during the first 24 hours.
[130]
 Recording 314,323 copies sold on April 25, the release of Fancy You saw Twice
exceeding a total of over 3.75 million album copies sold from their twelve Korean
releases.[131] Following the release of the album, the group embarked on their first world
tour titled "Twicelights" which was first held at a sold-out KSPO Dome in Seoul on May
25–26. "Twicelights" marked the group's first solo concert tours held in the United
States, with the North American leg of their tour recording over 41,000 people in
attendance.[132][133]
On June 12, 2019, Twice released two Japanese digital singles, "Happy Happy" and
"Breakthrough". On the release day of the digital singles, "Happy Happy" was also
released physically, followed by "Breakthrough" a week later. [134][135] Both singles received
platinum certificates from the RIAJ.[102] On July 17, 2019, JYP Entertainment announced
that the group will hold an additional Japanese tour leg after reaching tens of thousands
of fans on the Southeast Asia and North America legs of their Twicelights Tour.[136]
[137]
 They staged twelve concerts in seven Japanese cities from October 2019 to
February 2020.[138]
Twice released their eighth EP, Feel Special, on September 23, 2019, along with the
music video for the lead single of the same name produced by Park Jin-young.[139][140] The
single scored the group's second number one entry on the Billboard World Digital Song
Sales chart. "Feel Special" also increased Twice's popularity across North America, as
the single debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at number 82. The group's first entry made
Twice the third K-pop girl group and ninth K-pop act to appear on this chart.
[141]
 Recording sales of over 151,000 copies on September 30, 2019, Twice broke their
own first-week album sales record with Feel Special.[142]
Twice released their second Japanese studio album &Twice on November 20, 2019,
which included the group's earlier released digital singles "Happy Happy" and
"Breakthrough". The album's lead single "Fake & True" was pre-released as a digital
single on October 18, 2019.[143] &Twice debuted at number 1 on the daily ranking of
Oricon Albums Chart with 80,563 copies sold, before going on to top the weekly Oricon
Albums Chart with 124,197 copies sold.[144][145]
In 2019, Twice sold over one million albums on Gaon, achieving this feat for the third
consecutive year.[146][147] In Japan, Twice surpassed 5 billion yen worth of record sales in
2019.[148] The group was the bestselling foreign artist and ranked fourth overall in the
Artist Sales category of the 52nd Oricon Annual Ranking.[148] On Billboard Japan, Twice
ranked fifth in the Top Artist category of the 2019 year-end rankings, becoming the
group's third consecutive year of ranking within the top five. [149][150][94] The group also
became the fifth most-streamed act on Spotify in the country.[151][15