SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Chart-smashing K-pop girl band TWICE is gearing up for their first solo concerts in United States cities with the release of their new album, “Fancy You,” on Monday. The six-track album marks a major stylistic change for the five-year-old girl group, whose shining and cheering music and dance have [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — ITZY, a new girl group managed by JYP Entertainment, officially debuted on Tuesday with an aim to replicate the wild success of groups that came before it, such as Wonder Girls and TWICE, both from the same K-pop label. The five-member teenage group unveiled their debut digital single, “IT’z [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A Japanese right-wing lawmaker has claimed that a member of K-pop girl group TWICE is engaged in anti-Japanese activities, citing her T-shirt as an example. The politician, Onodera Masaru of the Liberal Democratic Party, on Wednesday took issue with Dahyun’s wardrobe choice on his Twitter account. In the photo [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean girl band TWICE will be making an appearance on the immensely popular Japanese TV show Kohaku Uta Gassen for the second consecutive year. BTS, the boy band that topped the Billboard 200, was initially considered as another possible guest on the show, but was removed from [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Popular K-pop girl group TWICE released its much-anticipated sixth EP, “Yes or Yes,” and its title track Monday. Will it be another success after the group’s nine straight hits, which range from debut single “OOH-AHH” to latest success “Dance The Night Away”? “We worked hard on this album because [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl band TWICE will hold a fan meet-and-greet event in Seoul later this month to celebrate the third anniversary of its debut, JYP entertainment said Friday. The event, “Once Halloween,” will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the outdoor stage of Yonsei University in Seoul on Oct. 28. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — JYP Entertainment, the home for top-rung girl band TWICE, beat its long-time rival SM Entertainment to emerge as the biggest entertainment firm by market capitalization for the first time in nearly two decades this week. Following steady growth since early this year, shares of JYP finished at 31,300 won [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Top-rung K-pop girl band TWICE’s new song, “Dance the Night Away,” took local music charts by storm Tuesday in less than a day after its release. The main song of the nine-track album “Summer Nights” dropped at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, landing atop the music charts at seven major [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop girl group TWICE will release its first full-length album in Japan later this year, their management agency JYP Entertainment said Friday. The new record, “BDZ,” an abbreviation of bulldozer, will hit the Japanese market on Sept. 12, the agency said. The envisioned album will feature five new tracks [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Nine-member female K-pop act TWICE will return with the release of summertime dance music next month, their agency said Monday. The single “Dance the Night Away” is set to be put up for streaming at major online music stores on July 9, JYP Entertainment said, releasing a teaser image [...]