South Korea-based girl group formed by JYP Entertainment through the 2015 reality show Sixteen. The group will touch people’s hearts twice, once through the ears, twice baked potatoes once again through the eyes. The group debuted on October 20, 2015, with the mini-album The Story Begins. Their official lightstick is called “Candy Bong”.
The official Twice logo that connects T and W was designed by member Chaeyoung and is put in all of TWICE’s official activities. Candy Pop, 2nd Twiceland Tour, What Is Love? TWICE have been given many nicknames throughout the years from fans. One of their most well known to all fans is Teudoongie, which is an affectionate nickname given to the group as a whole from fans.
On December 19, 2013, JYP Entertainment announced that they would debut a new girl group in the first half of 2014, the first female group to come out of the company since the debut of miss A in 2010. On February 11, 2015, Park Jin-young announced that the lineup of JYP’s upcoming seven member girl group would be decided through Sixteen, a competition survival show that would air on Mnet later that year. Park explained in a press conference prior to the show’s airing that he hoped the group would “have the Wonder Girls’ and miss A’s natural, healthy feel, with an edgier and wilder side. The show began on May 5 and ended with Nayeon, Sana, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, Mina, Jihyo, and Jeongyeon as the seven Twice members.
Twice was to debut in late 2015. On July 10, 2015, Twice opened their official Instagram account with the first picture of the nine members posing together. JYP Entertainment released Twice TV, a web series that shared the members’ hopes and stories through interviews and followed them as they prepared for their debut. On October 7, 2015, JYP Entertainment launched the band’s official website and announced via SNS that the group would debut with the mini-album The Story Begins and title track “Like OOH-AHH”. The music video hit 50 million views within five months of their debut and became the most-viewed debut music video for any K-pop group.