#Twice2 (Hashtag Twice2)[2] is the second Japanese compilation album by South Korean girl group Twice. It consists of both Korean and Japanese versions of "Likey", "Heart Shaker", "What Is Love?", "Dance the Night Away" and "Yes or Yes". It was released by Warner Music Japan on March 6, 2019.

#Twice2
Standard edition cover
Compilation album by
ReleasedMarch 6, 2019 (2019-03-06)
Recorded2017–2018
StudioJYPE
Genre
Length34:19
Language
  • Japanese
  • Korean
LabelWarner Music Japan
ProducerJ.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"
Twice chronology
The Year of "Yes"
(2018)
#Twice2
(2019)
Fancy You
(2019)
Singles from #Twice2
  1. "Likey (Japanese ver)"
    Released: January 10, 2019
  2. "What Is Love? (Japanese ver)"
    Released: February 7, 2019

Background and release edit

In January 2019, JYP Entertainment announced that Twice would release their second Japanese compilation album on March 6, as well as embark on a dome tour in Japan later that month.[3] "Likey (Japanese ver.)" was pre-released on January 10 as a digital single, along with an accompanying music video.[2][4] "What Is Love? (Japanese ver.)" was pre-released as a digital single on February 7, also with an accompanying music video.[5][6]

#Twice2 was officially released on March 6 in three versions: Standard Edition, First Press Limited Edition A (CD and photo book) and Limited Edition B (CD and DVD). It was also released as a digital download in EP format, containing only the five Japanese-language songs.[1]

Promotion edit

On March 8, 2019, Twice performed a medley of "Yes or Yes (Japanese ver.)", "Likey (Japanese ver.)" and "What Is Love? (Japanese ver.)" on Music Station.[7]

Commercial performance edit

The album debuted at number 1 on the daily ranking of Oricon Albums Chart with 95,825 units sold, breaking Twice's record of the highest first day album sales for K-pop girl groups in Japan. It was also reported that shipments of the album exceeded 250,000 copies.[8][9] #Twice2 then topped the weekly Oricon Albums Chart with 200,846 units sold.[10] It is 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.[11] On Oricon Digital Album Chart, it debuted at number 2 with 5,192 download count.[12] It also topped the Billboard Japan Hot Albums recorded 211,406 copies sold.[13][14]

Track listing edit

#Twice2 — Standard edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Likey" (Japanese version)
  • Black Eyed Pilseung
  • Jeon Goon
Rado3:29
2."Heart Shaker" (Japanese version)
  • Galactika
  • Risa Horie
  • Na.Zu.Na
  • Yu-ki Kokubo
  • David Amber
  • Sean Alexander
  • David Amber
  • Avenue 52
3:08
3."What Is Love?" (Japanese version)J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"Min Lee "collapsedone"3:30
4."Dance the Night Away" (Japanese version)
Jonatan Gusmark & Ludvig Evers a.k.a. Moonshine3:03
5."Yes or Yes" (Japanese version)
  • Sim Eun-jee
  • Yuka Matsumoto
  • David Amber
  • Andy Love
David Amber4:01
6."Likey"
  • Black Eyed Pilseung
  • Jeon Goon
  • Black Eyed Pilseung
  • Jeon Goon
Rado3:29
7."Heart Shaker"Galactika
  • David Amber
  • Sean Alexander
  • David Amber
  • Avenue 52
3:08
8."What Is Love?"J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"Min Lee "collapsedone"3:30
9."Dance the Night Away"Wheesung (Realslow)
  • Anne Judith Stokke Wik
  • Jonatan Gusmark & Ludvig Evers a.k.a. Moonshine
  • Moa Anna Carlebecker Forsell a.k.a. Cazzi Opeia
  • Seung-eun Oh
  • Andreas Baertels
Jonatan Gusmark & Ludvig Evers a.k.a. Moonshine3:03
10."Yes or Yes"Sim Eun-jee
  • David Amber
  • Andy Love
David Amber4:01
Total length:34:19
#Twice2 — Limited edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Likey" (Japanese version) (Music video) 
2."Heart Shaker" (Japanese version) (Music video) 
3."What Is Love?" (Japanese version) (Music video) 
4."Dance the Night Away" (Japanese version) (Music video) 
5."Yes or Yes" (Japanese version) (Music video) 
6."Likey" (Music video) 
7."Heart Shaker" (Music video) 
8."What Is Love?" (Music video) 
9."Dance the Night Away" (Music video) 
10."Yes or Yes" (Music video) 
11."Likey" (Japanese version) (Music video making movie) 
12."Heart Shaker" (Japanese version) (Music video making movie) 
13."What Is Love?" (Japanese version) (Music video making movie) 
14."Dance the Night Away" (Japanese version) (Music video making movie) 
15."Yes or Yes" (Japanese version) (Music video making movie) 
16."#Twice2" (Jacket shooting making movie) 

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[17] Platinum 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Release dates and formats for #Twice2
Region Date Format(s) Edition Label Ref.
Various March 6, 2019 Standard Edition Warner Music Japan [1]
Japan CD [18]
CD + Photo Book Limited Edition A [19]
CD + DVD Limited Edition B [20]
September 27, 2023 Vinyl Limited Edition [21]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "#TWICE2 (Japanese Version) - EP". Apple Music. 6 March 2019. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
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  3. ^ Yoon, So-yeon (January 12, 2019). "Twice to release '#Twice2' in Japan". Korea JoongAng Daily. JoongAng Ilbo Inc. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "LIKEY -Japanese ver.-". Line Music. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "TWICE、「What is Love?」日本語版MV公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). February 8, 2019. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  6. ^ "What is Love? -Japanese ver.-". Line Music. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  7. ^ "「Mステ」にKing & Prince、WANIMA、オーラル、DA PUMP、斉藤和義ら". Natalie Music (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 1, 2019. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  8. ^ "デイリー アルバムランキング – 2019年03月05日付". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon ME Inc. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  9. ^ Jang, Jin-ri (March 7, 2019). "트와이스, 日 오리콘 앨범차트 또 1위...데일리 포인트 최고 신기록" [Twice, #1 on Oricon Albums Chart...new daily sales record]. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 7, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  10. ^ a b "週間 アルバムランキング – 2019年03月18日付". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon ME Inc. Archived from the original on March 13, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  11. ^ "TWICE、マドンナ・少女時代と並ぶ通算3作目の1位 自身初のアルバム初週売上20万枚超え【オリコンランキング】". Oricon Music (in Japanese). Oricon ME Inc. March 12, 2019. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  12. ^ a b "週間 デジタルアルバムランキング – 2019年03月18日付". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon ME Inc. Archived from the original on March 13, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Hot Albums [2019/03/18 付け]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  14. ^ "【ビルボード】TWICEベストAL『#TWICE2』が21万枚売り上げ首位 大原櫻子・西川貴教ら2位以下は混戦". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). March 11, 2019. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  15. ^ "Hot Albums Year End – 2019年". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  16. ^ "年間 アルバムランキング – 2019年度". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon ME Inc. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  17. ^ ゴールドディスク認定 一般社団法人 日本レコード協会 (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019. Note: To retrieve all album certifications, 1) type in TWICE in the box "アーティスト", 2) click 検索
  18. ^ "TWICE – #Twice2 [Japan Edition, Normal Edition, CD]". HMV Japan. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  19. ^ "TWICE – #Twice2 [Japan Edition, +BOOK, Limited (First Edition), CD]". HMV Japan. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  20. ^ "TWICE – #Twice2 [Japan Edition, +DVD, Limited (First Edition), CD]". HMV Japan. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  21. ^ "TWICE – #Twice2 [Japan Edition, Limited, Vinyl]". HMV Japan. Retrieved August 5, 2023.