MUSIC
TWICE confirms comeback in February
Twice posted a mood film on their official SNS channel at midnight on January 3rd and announced the release of their 13th mini album on February 23rd. Shin Bo-myeong's song 'With YOU-th' was about being always present in his brilliant youth. Following the pre-released single 'I GOT YOU' released on February 2, they plan to announce the start of spring 2024 with their thirteenth mini album.
In the mood film, Twice is located in a green forest, holding hands and smiling brightly under the dazzling sunlight. On top of that, nine voices formed harmony and showed the close affection and friendship that are always together, completing a youth film.
The new mini album is the first complete work in about a year since the 12th mini album 'READY TO BE' in March last year. In the first week of the release of their 12th mini album, Twice achieved total album and streaming sales of 153,000 copies, the highest ever for a K-pop girl group, ranked 2nd on the US Billboard main chart 'Billboard 200', and pre-released song 'MOONLIGHT SUNRISE'. (Moonlight Sunrise) achieved various career highs, including entering the 'Hot 100' following 'The Feels' (The Fields).
Their fifth and largest world tour, 'TWICE 5TH WORLD TOUR 'READY TO BE'', which started in Seoul in April 2023, is also achieving record-breaking results. Last year, they set various first records by entering large stadium venues in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan, LA and New York, USA, Melbourne, Australia, and Jakarta, Indonesia.
In particular, the Nissan Stadium performance to be held in July of this year is attracting even more attention as Twice will be the first K-pop girl group and the second K-pop artist in history to enter the venue.
Meanwhile, Twice's 13th mini album 'With YOU-th' will be officially released on February 23rd at 2pm (00:00 Eastern time in the US).
Kim Se-ah, Ten Asia reporter haesmik@tenasia.co.kr
