TwiceFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThis article is about the South Korean girl group. For other uses, see .TwiceTwice in 2022
From left to right: Tzuyu, Nayeon, Jihyo, Dahyun, Momo, Sana, Jeongyeon, Mina, and ChaeyoungBackground informationOrigin, South KoreaGenresYears active2015–presentLabelsMember ofMembersWebsite
Twice (: 트와이스; : Teuwaiseu; : トゥワイス, : To~uwaisu; commonly stylized in as TWICE) is a South Korean girl group formed by . The group is composed of nine members: , , , , , , , , and . Twice was formed under the television program (2015) and debuted on October 20, 2015, with the (EP) .
Twice rose to domestic fame in 2016 with their single "", which charted at number one on the , became the of the year, and won "Song of the Year" at the and . Their next single, "", from their third EP , 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 of all time.
The group debuted in Japan on June 28, 2017, under , with the release of a compilation album titled . The album charted at number 2 on the 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 titled "" in October. Twice became the first Korean girl group to earn a certification from the (RIAJ) for both an album and in the same year. Twice ranked third in the Top Artist category of '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 's and charts with the release of their first studio album and its lead single "" in 2017. With the release of their single "" in 2019, Twice became the third female Korean act to chart into the . After signing with for American promotions as part of a partnership with JYP Entertainment, the group has charted into the US with and in 2020 and and in 2021. Their first official English-language single, "", became their first song to enter the US and the , 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), "" (2017), and "" (2018)—became dance crazes and viral imitated by many celebrities.
ContentsCareer2013–2015: Formation and debutJYPE founder is credited with creating the group's name
On December 19, 2013, (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 in 2010. On February 27, 2014, JYPE trainees Lena and 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. The group's debut plan was eventually canceled when Lena and Cecilia left the company.
On February 11, 2015, , the founder of JYPE, announced that the lineup of the upcoming seven-member girl group would be decided through , a competition survival show that would air on later that year. The show began on May 5 and ended on July 7 with , , , , , , and 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 , who was known as the "audience's pick" since she was the most popular contestant by the show's end, and , 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. 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." 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.
