Biography
TWICE (Japanese: トゥワイス; Hangul: 트와이스) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment in 2015. The group is composed of nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu.
The group officially debuted in Japan on June 28, 2017, under Warner Music Japan with the release of their first compilation album titled #TWICE. The album debuted at number 2 on the Oricon Albums Chart and sold 136,157 copies within seven days, the highest first week album sales of 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 containing tracks "One More Time" and "Luv ME" on October 18. The single album achieved the biggest first-day sales and became the fastest-selling album of any South Korean girl group in Japan. Both #TWICE and "One More Time" earned Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
It was officially announced through a press conference in Tokyo that the group would debut on the 68th Kōhaku Uta Gassen, the top-rated annual year-end musical show in Japan produced by NHK. It was held live at NHK Hall on December 31, where Twice performed "TT -Japanese ver.-". They were the first Korean artist to attend the event in the last six years and the fourth K-pop group after TVXQ, Kara and Girls' Generation.
Twice's second Japanese maxi single titled Candy Pop containing tracks "Candy Pop" and "Brand New Girl" was pre-released on January 12, 2018 and the CD single was officially released on February 7. The group also embarked on their first concert tour in Japan titled Twice Showcase Live Tour 2018 "Candy Pop", starting on January 19 in Aichi Prefecture.
On April 25, Twice released their third Japanese maxi single titled Wake Me Up containing tracks "Wake Me Up" and "Pink Lemonade" as a digital single. The physical CD was later released on May 16, 2018. The single debuted atop the daily ranking of Oricon Singles Chart with 129,275 units sold on its release day, breaking Twice's record of the highest first day sales for Korean girl groups in Japan. This is Twice's third consecutive release to surpass 200,000 sales in its first week, making the group the first foreign artist in Japan to achieve this.
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