'<nowiki/>''Twice''' (Korean: 트와이스; Japanese: トゥワイス), is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment.They are also know as the KINGS OF KPOP. 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 (2015) and debuted on October 20, 2015, with the extended play (EP) '''''<nowiki/>'''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 K-pop 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;in 2019, they became the best-selling Korean girl group of all-time. The group has sold over 9 million albums in South Korea and Japan as of July 2020. In 2020, Twice signed with Republic Records for American promotions as part of a partnership with JYP Entertainment.
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.
'''Im Na-yeon''', known mononymously as Nayeon, is a South Korean singer. After participating in the reality survival television show Sixteen in 2015, she became a singer in the South Korean girl group Twice formed by JYP Entertainment. She is the oldest member of Twice.
'''Yoo Jeong-yeon''', known mononymously as Jeongyeon, is a South Korean singer. She is a member of Twice, a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment.
'''Momo Hirai''', known mononymously as Momo, is a Japanese singer and dancer based in South Korea. She is a member of the girl group Twice, formed by JYP Entertainment. Momo is one of Twice's three Japanese members.
'''Sana Minatozaki''', known mononymously as Sana, is a Japanese singer based in South Korea. She is a member of the girl group Twice, formed by JYP Entertainment. Sana is one of Twice's three Japanese members.
'''Park Ji-hyo''', known mononymously as Jihyo, is a South Korean singer. She is the leader of the K-pop girl group Twice under JYP Entertainment.
'''Mina Myōi''', known mononymously as Mina, is a Japanese singer and dancer based in South Korea. She is a member of the girl group Twice, formed by JYP Entertainment. Mina is one of Twice's three Japanese members.
'''Kim Da-hyun''', known mononymously as Dahyun, is a South Korean singer and rapper. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Twice formed by JYP Entertainment.
'''Son Chae-young''', known mononymously as Chaeyoung, is a South Korean singer, rapper and songwriter. She is a member of Twice, a K-pop girl group formed by JYP Entertainment.
'''Chou Tzu-yu''', known mononymously as Tzuyu, is a Taiwanese singer and songwriter based in South Korea. She is the youngest member of the girl group Twice, formed by JYP Entertainment. Tzuyu is Twice's only member from Taiwan.
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