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General Information Also known as Asia's No. 1 Girl Group [1] OriginsSebastianPaulSouth Korea Gender (s)

K-pop

J-pop

Dance pop

Active period2015-currentGraphic recorder (s) JYP EntertainmentAssessment (s) JYP NationIntegrantes

Nayeon

Jeongyeon

Momo

Healthy

Jihyo

Mine

Dahyun

Chaeyoung

Tzuyu

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Twice (in Korean: 트 와이스; rr: teuwaiseu; ト ゥ ワ イ ス; stylized as TWICE) is a South Korean female group formed by JYP Entertainment in 2015 through the reality show "sixteen". The group consists of nine : Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung and Tzuyu. The group made its debut with the release of extended play The Story Begins on October 19, 2015.

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2013-2015: Group formation and The Story Beggins Edit

On December 19, 2013, JYP Entertainment announced that it would debut a new girl group in the first half of 2014, the company's first girl group since Miss A's debut in 2010.On February 27, 2014, JYP trainees Lena and Cecilia were confirmed as of the group, while there were rumors that other JYP trainees, Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Jisoo (later Jihyo), Sana, and Minyoung would be the other . After leaving Cecilia, another JYP trainee was confirmed. Sana was climbed and then put to the group. However, after the eventual departures, the group's debut was canceled and it had to be reformulated.

On February 11, 2015, Park Jin-you announced that the formation of the next JYP girl group would be set up via the reality show SIXTEEN, a reality show in which one participant would be eliminated weekly and broadcast on the Mnet channel later this year. Park explained at a press conference prior to the show that he expected the group to "have the characteristics of the Wonder Girls" and the natural and healthy feel of miss A, with a more daring and wilder and more current side, group, should add elements such as hip-hop and rap.

The program began on May 5 and ended with Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun and Chaeyoung as the first seven of TWICE. In the last show, Park announced that the group would not have 7 but 9, adding Tzuyu, who was the "audience choice", since she was the most popular competitor at the end of the show, and surprisingly Momo, which was added by Park himself, since he felt that the group needed someone with her skills (Momo had the best results in the dance competitions). The decision caused several controversies at the time, since many people questioned that several participants of the program were better than her. TWICE would debut by the end of 2015.

On July 10, 2015, TWICE opened its official Instagram with the first official photo of the nine together.JYP Entertainment then launched TWICE TV, a YouTube series that shared the hopes and stories of through interviews and followed them while preparing their debut.

On October 7, 2015, JYP Entertainment launched the group's official website and announced via social network that the group would be debuting with the first extended playchamed The Story Begins along with the main track "Like OOH-AHH." The track was described as dancing with elements of Hip-hop, rock and R & B. The composition team included Black Eyed Pilseung, known for composing great hits like "Only You" recorded pelomiss A. On October 19, the mini-album and MV of "Like OOH-AHH" were released online through Naver V Live. The group performed a show that was broadcast live over the internet, where they presented all the tracks of the mini-album.The music video for "Like OOH-AHH" reached 50 million views in five months on Youtube and became the debut MV of a group of K-pop with more visualizations in history. In December, TWICE had signed ten advertising contracts totaling KRW1.8 billion.On December 27, the group performed a remix version of their single "Like OOH-AHH" on the SBS Gayo Daejeon, this was TWICE's first participation at a music festival at the end of the year.

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The album's second mini-album, Page Two, was officially released on April 25, 2016. The mini-album includes the lead track "Cheer Up", a re-recording of Park Jiyoon's "Precious Love" and "I'm Gonna Be the Star, "which served as the theme song for Sixteen. The group held the same day a show at Yes24 Live Hall in Seoul. The MV of "CHEER UP" reached 10 million views on Youtube in five days. TWICE won its first prize on May 25, 2016, in the program M! Countdown, which aired exactly one year after the debut of the first episode of Sixteen. The group continued to reach number one on the hit charts of such programs as Music Bank and Inkigayo.

On August 16, 2016, it was reported that Page Two had sold more than 150,000 copies, making the group the first girl group to have sured the mark of more than 100 thousand copies in only one year.

In September 2016, TWICE released its two official colors, damask and neon magenta, and the official name of its fan club, which would be called Once.Five days later, JYP Entertainment announced that the group was preparing for a comeback in late October with a new mini-album and another title track comprised of the Black Eyed Pilseung, although a specific date was not stated. On October 10, the company released a teaser of its third mini-album, titled TWICEcoaster: LANE1, through its official website and SMS, and that the release of the new single was scheduled for October 10 while that of the release of the mini-album was scheduled for October 24. On October 19, TWICE unveiled its light stick with its colors calling "Candy Bong," which is inspired by the "Candy Boy" track of their first mini-album.

In commemoration of the first anniversary, the group released the song "One in a Million", that was composed in tribute to its fans, through a live transmission in the Naver V Live website on October 20 of the same year. On October 24, TWICEcoaster: LANE1 and the MV of the track "TT" were released. TWICE held a concert the same day, where they first performed "TT", "One in a Million" and "Jelly Jelly."

On November 11, The MV of "Like OOH AHH" reached 100 million views on Youtube, which made TWICE the fourth girl group to reach 100 million views, along with it was the first debut video of any group of K -pop to achieve this framework. The MV of "Cheer Up" also reached 100 million views six days later. Eight days later, "Cheer Up" won the "Song of the Year" award at the 8th Melon Music Awards. . It was followed by another "Song of the Year" award at the 18th Mnet Asian Music Awards on December 2.

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On December 26, it was announced through the group's official twitter, that they would be releasing a special Christmas version of TWICEcoaster: LANE1. The Christmas version was released on December 19.

At the end of the year, YouTube unveiled the 10 best K-pop video clips most beloved by South Koreans in 2016. "Cheer Up" and "TT" were ranked 1st and 3rd, respectively, in this list.

On January 3, 2017, the "TT" clip reached 100 million views, making it the music video for a K-pop group most viewed in less time, breaking its own previous record with "Cheer Up."

On January 10, JYP Entertainment announced the band's first tour. The show called TWICE 1st Tour: TWICELAND The Opening which was held between February 17 and 19 at the SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium, and was also the first stop on their world tour.

On January 18, JYP Entertainment also announced that TWICE would release a special album in February after the completion of the first leg of their tour. The special album titled TWICECoaster: LANE 2, which was a re-release of TWICECoaster: LANE 1. The album and its main single, "Knock Knock", were released at the same time on February 20. The album sold 266,645 units in February 2017.

In early February, TWICE launched its website and s on Japanese social networks. Large photos and TWICE ads were seen on the walls of shopping districts and Tokyo subway stations on February 8. It is also notable that the "pose TTe", which is part of the choreography of the song "TT", was immediately repeated by various Japanese celebrities through their s in the SNS social network and immediately the music became popular among Japanese teenagers.

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On February 24 of the same year, the group's debut in Japan was announced, the date was June 28, 2017. The group released the #TWICE compilation, consisting of 10 songs, including original and Japanese versions. singles "Like Ooh-Ahh", "Cheer Up" and "TT". On the same day, Japan's top five television channels introduced the group at the same time and broadcast the group's press release live.

On March 21, TWICE confirmed its first performance in Japan, which was held at the Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on June 28.

In April, JYP Entertainment announced the group's Korean return for May, before moving to Japan. On May 1, TWICE confirmed the release of their extended play room called SIGNAL with the title track of the same name, produced by Park Jin-young. This marked his first collaboration with Park. The EP along with the MV of "SIGNAL" was released on May 15 at 18:00 KST. It contains six tracks, including "Eye Eye Eyes," co-written by Jihyo and Chaeyoung, and "Only You," written by the former Wonder GirlsYeeun member.

On June 14, the group released the Japanese version of Signal along with the short version of their MV as a preview and countdown to the album version. A week later, they released the full MV of the Japanese version of "TT," directed by Jimmy of BSPictures. On July 2, TWICE held its first series of shows in Japan, called Touchdown in Japan, totaling 15,000 people on two dates. The #TWICE album featured # 2 on the Oricon Albums Chart with 136,157 copies sold in the release week. On October 18, the group released their first Japanese single, "One More Time". The release was anticipated for October 6, as the song had leaked onto the internet. The single-album was a resounding success, reaching first place sales on the first day of release. It is also the single-album of a South Korean artist or group in the history of Japan.

TWICE released their first full-length album twicetagram on October 30, along with the MV's flagship track "LIKEY." The MV was in Toronto, Canada, during the previous month. "LIKEY" was composed by Black Eyed Pilseung and Jeon Gun. It is the group's fourth collaboration with Black Eyed Pilseung. Several composers participated in the composition of the album, including Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Jihyo, Dahyun and Chaeyoung, as well as former Wonder GirlsHyelim member who composed track eight of the album entitled "Look at Me." On December 11, the twicetagram album was reissued in a Christmas version, entitled Merry & Happy. The album contains two new tracks: the single "Heart Shaker" as the main track and "Merry & Happy."

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The group's second single-album for the Japanese market "Candy Pop" had its pre-release on January 12, 2018 the single CD was released on February 7. The group embarked on their first Japanese tour to the Twice Showcase Live Tour 2018 "Candy Pop," beginning on January 19 in Aichi.For the South Korean market was released on April 9, the fifth mini-album with the single of the same name, What Is Love ?. A few days later, on April 25, the third single-album for the Japanese market called "Wake Me Up," the physical version of the single was released on May 16. Two days later the band's second official tour began. Twiceland Zone 2 tour - Fantasy Park, is the group's first Asian tour, starting with 3 shows from May 18 to 20 in Seoul, as well as South Korea, touring Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia.

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