TWICE
(Oct. 20, 2015 - present)
(Members from left to right: Nayeon, Dahyun, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Jeongyeon, Chaeyoung, Momo, and Tzuyu)
Twice is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu. Twice was formed under the television program Sixteen and debuted on October 20, 2015, with the EP The Story Begins.
Twice rose to domestic fame in 2016 with their single "Cheer Up", which charted at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart, became the best-performing single of the year, and won "Song of the Year" at the Melon Music Awards and Mnet Asian Music Awards. Their next single, "TT", from their third EP Twicecoaster: Lane 1, 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. By the end of 2021, Twice had sold over 7.29 million albums in Korea in 2019. As of December 2020, the group has sold over 10 million albums in South Korea and Japan.
The group debuted in Japan on June 28, 2017, under Warner Music Japan, with the release of a compilation album titled #Twice. The album charted at number 2 on the Oricon Albums Chart with the highest first-week album sales by a K-pop artist in Japan in two years. Twice became the first Korean girl group to earn a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for both an album and CD single in the same year. Twice ranked third in the Top Artist category of Billboard Japan's 2017 Year-end Rankings, and in 2019, they became the first Korean girl group to embark on a Japanese dome tour.
Their first official English-language single, "The Feels", became their first song to enter the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, 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), "Signal" (2017), and "What Is Love?" (2018)—became dance crazes and viral memes imitated by many celebrities.
Socials
Korea: Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | Twitter | V LIVE | YouTube
Japan: Instagram | TikTok | Twitter | YouTube
Members
Jihyo (지효)
Birth Name: Park Ji Soo (박지수) but legalized her name to Park Ji Hyo (박지효)
Nationality: Korean
Position: Leader, Main Vocalist
Birthday: February 1, 1997
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
MBTI Type: ISFP-T
Fun fact: She trained the longest out of all the Twice members, with 10 years in total.
Nayeon (나연)
Birth Name: Im Na Yeon (임나연)
Nationality: Korean
Position: Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Center, Face of the Group
Birthday: September 22, 1995
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
MBTI Type: ESFP
Fun fact: She's close friends with Blackpink's Jennie and Jisoo.
Jeongyeon (정연)
Birth Name: Yoo Kyung Wan (유경완), but she legalized her name to Yoo Jeong Yeon (유정연)
Nationality: Korean
Position: Lead Vocalist
Birthday: November 1, 1996
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
MBTI Type: ISFJ
Fun fact: She is ambidextrous.
Momo (모모)
Birth Name: Hirai Momo (平井 もも)
Nationality: Japanese
Position: Main Dancer, Sub Vocalist, Sub Rapper
Birthday: November 9, 1996
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
MBTI Type: INFP-T
Fun Fact: She started taking dancing lessons when she was 3 years old because she wanted to follow her older sister, Hana.
Sana (사나)
Birth Name: Minatozaki Sana (湊崎 紗夏)
Nationality: Japanese
Position: Sub Vocalist
Birthday: December 29, 1996
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
MBTI Type: ENFP
Fun fact: She really likes horror films!
Mina (미나)
Birth Name: Myoui Mina (名井 南)
English Name: Sharon
Nationality: Japanese (She used to have American citizenship but she gave it up)
Position: Main Dancer, Sub Vocalist
Birthday: March 24, 1997
Zodiac Sign: Aries
MBTI Type: ISFP-T
Fun fact: She was born in San Antonio, Texas, and moved to Kobe, Japan when she was a toddler.
Dahyun (다현)
Birth Name: Kim Da Hyun (김다현)
Nationality: Korean
Position: Lead Rapper, Sub Vocalist
Birthday: May 28, 1998
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
MBTI Type: ESFJ-T
Fun fact: She auditioned for SM, JYP, and YG and got accepted by all 3 companies, but chose JYP.
Chaeyoung (채영)
Birth Name: Son Chae Young (손채영)
Nationality: Korean
Position: Main Rapper, Sub Vocalist
Birthday: April 23, 1999
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
MBTI Type: INFP-T
Fun fact: She has several tattoos on her arms that the company makes her cover up for official TWICE activities.
Tzuyu (쯔위)
Pronounced like "chewy"
Birth Name: Chou Tzuyu (周子瑜)
Korean Name: Chou Tzu Yu (저우쯔위/주자유)
English Name: Sally
Nationality: Taiwanese
Position: Lead Dancer, Sub Vocalist, Visual, Maknae (youngest member)
Birthday: June 14, 1999
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
MBTI Type: ISFP-A
Fun Fact: She is the quietest member among Twice and her friends in the industry say she's hard to get close to.
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