Global K-pop hit-makers, TWICE, started the New Year with an angelic performance of their track “DEPEND ON YOU” for the prestigious TIME 100 Talks. Off the group’s recent chart topping sophomore full-length album Eyes wide open, TWICE rehearsed and shot this extraordinary stripped down and first-time performance of “DEPEND ON YOU” from Seoul, and chose the track specifically to inspire hope, as the world continues to face a worldwide pandemic. Watch the exclusive TIME100 performance HERE.
TWICE’s 2020 chart-topping albums, MORE & MORE and Eyes wide open, were included in TIME, Billboard, Teen Vogue, PAPER and BuzzFeed’s roundup of top albums of the year. Eyes wide open continues on an upward climb on the Billboard Top 200 album chart, where it currently sits in the top 100. The group recently performed “I CAN’T STOP ME” for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s #PLAYATHOME YouTube series. Upon its premiere, the video attracted 45K fans and shot to 1M views within the first 12 hours. Watch the performance HERE.
Throughout the last six years, TWICE has become globally renowned phenomenon’s, rapidly taking the U.S. and beyond by storm. Catching notice from Rolling Stone, the outlet recorded that TWICE’s streams rose 120% in 2020 from 2019, with K-pop up 31% overall. Having graced Allure Magazine’s May 2020 cover, the group have been praised by the likes of Harper’s Bazaar, TIME, Billboard, MTV, Forbes, Teen Vogue, Elle and BuzzFeed to name a few. 2020 marked the first time TWICE have been included in Billboard’s Artist 100 and Billboard 200 lists with their album MORE & MORE, becoming the fifth all-female musical act from their country to rank on the 200 chart. In addition, their second album last year, Eyes wide open, hit the top five slot on the all-genre iTunes US Album Sales Chart and debuted at No. 8 on Billboard’s World Albums chart; and the album’s lead single debuted in the top 10 of the all-genre iTunes US Song Sales Chart.
ABOUT TWICE
Formed under K-pop powerhouse, JYP Entertainment in 2015, TWICE is one of the best-selling K-pop girl groups of all time regarding physical album sales. The group first rose to prominence with their debut title song “Like OOH-AHH”, and 2016 breakthrough single “CHEER UP” which went on to top multiple Korean pop charts and won ‘Song of the Year’ at the Melon Music Awards and Mnet Asian Music Awards. The group were also included in Variety’s Youth Impact Report as the only K-pop group included in the list. The group was included in Forbes Korea Power Celebrity issue in both 2019 and 2017; and were also included in 18th place and as the only Asian act in Billboard’s 21 Under 21 2017: Music’s Next Generation issue. In 2019, the group successfully completed their World Tour, TWICELIGHTS, which included sold-out shows in the U.S. at The Forum in Los Angeles, the Prudential Center in Newark (where they performed in front of 11,000 fans), and a show at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago. Last year, TWICE’s album MORE & MORE made its first ranking on the Artist 100 and Billboard 200 lists. Their second 2020 album, Eyes wide open, hit the top five slot on the all-genre iTunes US Album Sales Chart and debuted at No. 8 on Billboard’s World Albums chart; and the album’s lead single debuted in the top 10 of the all-genre iTunes US Song Sales Chart. Since 2015, the 9-member group have maintained the reins of K-pop super stars, having released a number of consecutive hits including “TT”, “KNOCK KNOCK”, “SIGNAL”, “LIKEY”, “Heart Shaker,” “FANCY”, “Feel Special”, “MORE & MORE,” and “I CAN’T STOP ME.”
CONNECT WITH TWICE
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