generasia:Featured article for 2018 week 52
TWICE
TWICE (트와이스) is a 9-member Korean pop girl group created by JYP Entertainment. Its members were decided through survival show SIXTEEN. They officially debuted on October 20, 2015 with the mini-album The Story Begins. The lead track "OOH-AHH Hage" became the most-viewed debut music video for any K-Pop group, replacing 2NE1's "Fire".
They released their second mini-album Page Two on April 25, 2016. The mini-album sold over 150,000 copies, making it the first girl group having a sales record of more than 100,000 units for that year. The lead track "Cheer Up" stayed at #1 for four weeks on the Melon Top 100 chart, stayed in the TOP 10 for seventeen weeks, ranked #1 on the yearly chart in 2016, and stayed on the chart for a full year.
Their third mini-album was released on October 24, 2016. The mini-album sold 165,000 copies in a week and was been recorded as the best-selling album by a girl group in 2016, beating their own record for the year. The lead track "TT" received a perfect all-kill, and its music video set multiple records for earning millions of views in the fastest amount of time.
The repackage of their first Japanese album, BDZ -Repackage-, is released this week on December 26th.
