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official website.The ceremony also normally gives out honours for several special awards – including genre categories, best group, solo and performance awards and more – though Golden Disc has not revealed these categories nor their nominees.The 38th Golden Disc Awards will take place on Saturday, January 6 at the Jakarta International Stadium in Jakarta at 9pm KST, and will be aired on JTBC in South Korean.

TWICE member Chaeyoung is dating rapper Zion.T, her label JYP Entertainment has confirmed.In the early hours of today (April 5), South Korean news outlet SWAY claimed in a report that TWICE’s Chaeyoung and rapper Zion.T have been dating for 6 months after first meeting through an acquaintance.The publication also alleged that the duo have no intentions of hiding their relationship, claiming that the pair have often gone on dates publically in the Hannam-dong neighbourhood of Seoul, South Korea.In a statement to TenAsia, Chaeyoung’s agency JYP Entertainment confirmed that the pair are in a relationship. “The two of them are currently dating with positive feelings for one another.

TWICE recently revisited a number of their old hits and fan favourites for Dingo Music’s popular Killing Voice series.TWICE made their first appearance on Dingo Music’s popular YouTube series Killing Voice yesterday (March 12), where artists are invited to perform medleys of their hit tracks. Other K-pop groups who have appeared on the series include Red Velvet, SEVENTEEN, MAMAMOO and more.During the girl group’s 30-minute-long medley, the nine-member act performed a number of their most popular tracks.

TWICE have achieved their first Number One on the Billboard 200 chart with their latest mini-album, ‘With YOU-th’.‘With YOU’th’, which was released on February 23, made its debut on top of the Billboard 200 for the week ending February 29 with 95,000 equivalent album units sold in the US. The feat was announced by Billboard yesterday (March 3).Physical album sales and digital album downloads alone accounted for 90,000 units, marking the highest first-week sales for any K-pop group so far this year.Although this marks the fifth time the nine-piece have charted in the chart’s Top 10 in their career, ‘With YOU-th”s record-breaking sales make it their first album to top the chart.With this, TWICE have now become the eighth K-pop act to top the Billboard 200, following the likes of BTS, SuperM, Stray Kids, BLACKPINK, Tomorrow X Together, NewJeans and ATEEZ.

TWICE have released the music video for ‘One Spark’, from their new mini-album ‘With YOU-th’.TWICE’s new music video for ‘One Spark’ is largely focused on the group’s choreography for the song, which they perform on various lavish sets, from a luxurious dining hall to a stark white soundstage. The clip ends with the K-pop act dancing on a bridge as fireworks go off around them.“Cuz my heart is burning, burning, burning / So good that it’s hurting, hurting, hurting / How do you make the pain so perfect, my favourite person? / It’s our golden days,” the girl group sing on the chorus of ‘One Spark’.‘One Spark’ is the title track of TWICE’s newly released 13th mini-album, ‘With YOU-th’.

TWICE have announced the upcoming release of their 13th mini-album next month.The announcement was made earlier today (January 3) at midnight KST via TWICE’s social media channels. The girl group also simultaneously dropped a teaser video called the ”With YOU-th’ Mood Film’, featuring all nine of the group’s members.According to the posts, TWICE are slated to drop a pre-release single from the album on February 2 at 2pm KST/midnight EST, which was announced last month to be titled ‘I Got You’.

TWICE have announced their new single, titled ‘I Got You’.Today (December 15), TWICE teased their upcoming single ‘I Got You’ on their social media accounts.

NewJeans, members of BTS, BLACKPINK and more.The music streaming service launched the 2023 edition of its annual Spotify Wrapped event on November 29, where it shared data on the platform’s most-streamed artists, music and podcasts.As part of the Wrapped 2023, Spotify Korea also shared lists of the Top 10 most-streamed K-pop songs and K-pop artists this year. BTS member Jungkook‘s debut solo song ‘Seven (feat.

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TWICE have dropped a remix album titled ‘The Remixes’, featuring seven re-arranged versions of some of their hit songs, alongside several new collaborations.The new record, which dropped on streaming services earlier today (November 22), includes new English versions of ‘Alcohol-Free’ and ‘Cry For Me’, as well as an electronic dance pop remix of ‘Moonlight Sunrise’ with DJ Jonas Blue, which first dropped as a pre-release for ‘The Remixes’ last week.TWICE also joined forces with pop-rock band Boys Like Girls on a refreshed version of ‘I Can’t Stop Me’, and collaborated with DJs Ian Asher, Carneyval and Lee Hae-sol on remixes of the songs ‘The Feels’, ‘Set Me Free’ and ‘More & More’, respectively. Listen to the record below.In other K-pop news, aespa’s Karina has joined the cast of an upcoming reality series from Netflix titled Agents of Mystery. She is set to star alongside former Girls’ Day member and actress Lee Hye-ri, actors Kim Do-hoon and Lee Yong-jin, comedian Lee Eun-ji and singer John Park.While an official premiere date for the series has yet to be announced, Netflix announced that the show will be produced by Jeong Jong-yeon, who previously helmed the viral Netflix reality show The Devil’s Plan, which premiered earlier this year.Meanwhile, Prime Video has released the first trailer for its upcoming original K-drama series My Man is Cupid, starring Mask Girl‘s Nana and Daily Dose of Sunshine‘s Jang Dong-yoon.

TWICE member Sana has opened up about the extreme diet she was put on during her trainee days.In a new episode of South Korean streamer DEX’s YouTube cooking series DEX’s Fridge Interview, he spoke with TWICE’s Sana about her cooking and eating habits while going through the contents of her fridge.During the interview, the K-pop singer shared that she had been made to go on diets prior to her debut in the group. “When I was a trainee, I was really stressed, and there was a moment where I gained more weight,” she said, revealing that “there was a time when I survived on just eight cherry tomatoes a day”.Later, she also discussed her love for jokbal, a Korean pig trotter dish she had to “secretly” eat when she was put on a diet.

Jihyo, of K-pop girl group TWICE, has opened up about being called “mother” by her fans.According to The New York Times, “mother” is a term that stems from the “Black and Latino LGBTQ ballroom scene”, with its current use bring used as “a term of endearment for famous women with avid devotees”.In a new interview with Teen Vogue, Jihyo is informed by the publication that she’s often referred to as “mother” by fans and casual K-pop listeners alike. “I honestly didn’t know that,” she said.

TWICE, has been named Prada newest ambassador.On September 7, the Italian luxury fashion house held its Prada Mode event in Seoul, which was attended by Sana. Notably, in its post, Prada called her one of the brand’s ambassadors.

TWICE member Chaeyoung has revealed how she felt when Jeon Somi didn’t make it into the girl group.In 2015, both Chaeyoung and Jeon Somi were contestants on the reality TV show Sixteen, where sixteen JYP Entertainment trainess competed for spots in the then-upcoming girl group TWICE.The two K-pop idols had made it to the final episode of the series, but only Chaeyoung would go on to debut in TWICE. Jeon Somi, who finished the series in tenth place, would later leave JYP Entertainment in 2018, before making her solo debut under YG Entertainment-owned subsidiary The Black Label in 2019.Chaeyoung and Jeon Somi have since address that moment in a new episode of the online game show Yes or Hot, hosted by the latter.

Jihyo has opened up about the criticism she received when she first debuted in TWICE.On August 22, the K-pop singer appeared as a guest on music talk show Leemujin Service to promote her debut solo record ‘ZONE’. During the episode, Jihyo shared that she had struggled with her vocals early in her career.Jihyo opened the episode with a performance of her new single ‘Killin’ Me Good’, followed by a cover of John Park’s ‘Thought Of You’.

MISAMO – a sub-unit of the K-pop girl group TWICE, featuring the members Sana, Momo and Mina – have dropped a music video for their new song ‘Do Not Touch’.The clip for ‘Do Not Touch’ opens with the three Japanese singers as statues in a luxurious castle compound. As light hits the trio, they come to life and start performing the sultry song.“Yes, you can watch me (if, if you love me) / But you can’t touch me (if, if you love me) / Until I feel ready / Yes, you can watch me, watch me / But you can’t touch me, touch me,” they sing on the chorus.‘Do Not Touch’ is the third song to be released from ‘Masterpiece’, MISAMO’s upcoming debut mini-album as a sub-unit.

K-pop girl group TWICE have unveiled a teaser image for an upcoming release in August.On June 5 at Midnight KST, the girl group shared a teaser poster hinting at a new release in August titled ‘Killin’ Me Good’. The image features a hand — presumably one of the TWICE members’ — holding onto a steering wheel.You're #KillinMeGoodAugust 2023 pic.twitter.com/Cz1jcyczPg— TWICE (@JYPETWICE) June 4, 2023While JYP Entertainment has yet to unveil any other details surrounding the upcoming project, fans of the group have pointed out that it is unlikely to be a full group release due to its proximity to Japanese subunit MISAMO’s upcoming debut in July.Additionally, member Chaeyoung hinted during a March 2023 interview that the group and its members would be releasing more solo projects moving forward.Many are now speculating that the poster is linked to the long-awaited solo debut of TWICE leader and main vocalist Jihyo.

K-pop industry have postponed a number of planned releases out of respect for the late Moonbin, from boyband ASTRO.Girl group ITZY have postponed the release of its IT’z TOUR BOOK and Buddy Date videos, which were set to come out on April 21 and 22, respectively.

TWICE member Chaeyoung has hinted that there might be more solo projects from the group’s members in the future.In a new interview with Newsweek, the K-pop idol touched on future projects for the girl group. Chaeyoung mentioned the upcoming Japan-based sub-unit MISAMO – comprising the members Sana, Momo and Mina – but also seemed to hint to even more different sub-unit combinations.“[The three of them] are planning on working as a unit in Japan, so that’s something that’s very new in our next chapter,” she says.

TWICE have announced six new shows in North America and Australia for their upcoming ‘Ready To Be’ world tour.Today (March 23), the popular K-pop girl group announced on Twitter that they are adding two new shows to the Australian legs of their ‘Ready To Be’ tour. They include a second Sydney show on May 2, as well as a follow-up Melbourne concert on May 7.As for the North American leg of TWICE’s upcoming world tour, it will see the addition of four new stops – three in the US and one in Canada.

TWICE member Chaeyoung has issued an apology after she posted a photo of herself wearing a shirt with a Swastika symbol.In the now-deleted Instagram post, the K-pop idol was seen posing while wearing a shirt that featured a graphic of Sex Pistols‘ Sid Vicious sporting a T-shirt with a Swastika. Since the 1920s, the symbol has become heavily associated with the German Nazi Party and was used on the the party’s flag, badge and armband.#TWICE’s Chaeyoung posted a photo wearing a Nazi swastika on her shirt.

TWICE recently took to the stage of popular daytime talk show The Kelly Clarkson Show to perform their latest English single ‘Moonlight Sunrise’.The K-pop girl group made a guest appearance on the March 14 episode of the talk show, hosted by original American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson, where they performed ‘Moonlight Sunrise’ live for just the second time ever, following the Billboard Women In Music Awards 2023.TWICE captivated the audience of The Kelly Clarkson Show with their sleek dance moves and pristine harmonies. Notably, a large portion of the audience members were seen holding on to the girl group’s Candy Bong lightstick. Elsewhere during their appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, TWICE member Tzuyu shared a funny moment with host Kelly Clarkson, who had a hard time pronouncing the Taiwanese singer’s name when trying to ask a question.Tzuyu later shared more about the meaning behind ‘Moonlight Sunrise’, saying that the song is about “wanting to know the other person’s heart, and they use the metaphor of ‘moonlight’ and ‘sunrise’ to parallel that fluttering heart feeling when you’re in love,” as interpreted by an on-stage translator.During the interview segment, the girl group also shared their favourite things to do when visiting America.

TWICE have announced the ‘Ready To Be’ world tour with stops in South Korea, Australia, Japan and North America.The K-pop girl group will support their upcoming mini-album ‘Ready To Be’ by taking over arenas on the first part of their fifth world tour. It will kick off with two nights in Seoul in April before moving onto Sydney and Melbourne in Australia the following month.

TWICE have shared snippets of a new single ‘Set Me Free’, due out next month.Earlier today (February 20), the girl group took to Twitter and TikTok to reveal their next single ‘Set Me Free’ from their forthcoming mini-album ‘Ready To Be’.

TWICE have released the tracklist for their forthcoming mini-album, ‘Ready to Be’.The girl group took to social media yesterday (February 16), detailing the seven tracks to be included in their upcoming record.

TWICE’s latest mini-album ‘Between 1&2’ has debuted at Number Three on the Billboard 200.On September, Billboard reported its latest weekly Billboard 200 albums chart (dated September 1), where the girl group’s 11th mini-album ‘Between 1&2’ was revealed to have debuted at Number Three. The record, led by the single ‘Talk That Talk’ was released on August 26.‘Between 1&2’ reportedly earned 100,000 equivalent album units in its release week, of which 94,000 comprised album sales.

TWICE vocalist Nayeon has opened up about dealing with malicious comments as an idol.In the latest episode of YouTube talk show No Prepare, TWICE members Nayeon and Chaeyoung appeared as guests to discuss the girl group’s return with their 11th mini-album ‘Between 1&2’.During the episode, host and rapper Lee Young-ji asked if the idols had any advice for handling hate comments as celebrities. In particular, Lee brought up videos that have been maliciously edited to make them appear rude or unfriendly, which happens frequently in Korean online communities.Nayeon quickly opened up about her own experience, sharing that she had often been subject to such hate and speculation at the beginning of her career.“At first, you tend to care about it a lot and want to tell people that it’s not true.

TWICE have shared how they have come to open up to fans about their struggles with mental health throughout their career.In a cover story interview with NME ahead of their comeback EP ‘Between 1&2’, the nine-member group shared how they decided to open up about their mental health in recent years. TWICE members Mina and Jeongyeon have previously pulled out of the group’s activities on separate occasions – the former in 2019 and the latter in 2020 and 2021 – due to their struggles with anxiety.While K-pop agencies are traditionally not forthcoming on the mental health of idols, JYP Entertainment addressed both Mina and Jeongyeon’s conditions openly in its announcements regarding their breaks.“We work so much.

TWICE have opened up about how all nine members of the group came to renew their contracts with longtime label JYP Entertainment.It was first announced last month that all members of the K-pop girl group had renewed their exclusive contracts with JYP ahead of their expiration this fall. “TWICE, who played a crucial role in establishing JYP’s status, and JYP, which became a reliable source of support for TWICE growing to become a representative K-pop girl group, agreed based on this trust to renew the contracts with confidence in an even better future,” the label said in their statement at the time.In NME’s new cover story and ahead of their new mini-album ‘Between 1&2’, which dropped today, the girl group opened up on the conversations they had before unanimously renewing their contracts with the company.“It was actually decided only a few days before it was reported in the media,” revealed TWICE’s leader Jihyo.

TWICE’s leader Jihyo has tested positive for COVID-19 days out from the release of new mini-album ‘Between 1&2’, according to an announcement from JYP Entertainment.In a statement posted to TWICE’s fancafe earlier today (August 24), the agency announced that the vocalist had contracted the coronavirus, according to the results from a self-diagnosis antigen test the idol took.“Jihyo tested positive [after using a] self-diagnosis kit at 10:30am and is currently quarantined, following the guidelines from health department after testing positive for COVID-19 [through] antigen testing,” JYP Entertainment wrote in its statement. “We will prioritise our artist’s health and put our best effort [into] her quick and healthy recovery.”At the time of writing, JYP Entertainment has not revealed if any other TWICE members have tested positive for the virus.

TWICE have unveiled snippets of tracks from upcoming mini-album ‘Between 1&2’ in a special “Sneak Peek” video.On August 23, the nine-member girl group shared sneak peeks of all seven songs from their 11th mini-album that’s due out on Friday (August 26) at 1pm KST/midnight EST. These include its title track ‘Talk That Talk’, which will get a music video release at the same time the album drops.About 20 seconds of each song is teased in the new clip, along with behind-the-scenes footage of TWICE during their photoshoot for the album’s photobook and promotional images, several of which have been uploaded to their social media accounts in the past week.As previously revealed in the official ‘Between 1&2’ tracklist, the forthcoming release includes several tracks that were co-written by the members of TWICE.

TWICE have shared an opening trailer for their forthcoming 11th mini album ‘Between 1&2’.The 53 second clip depicts the nine-member girl group divided into three separate units, namely ‘Pathfinder’, ‘Archive’ and ‘Cryptography’. They are seemingly operating as spies, and are equipped with multiple gadgets.Check out the opening trailer below.‘Between 1&2’ will mark TWICE’s first Korean-language release of the year, following their last album release in November 2021, ‘Formula of Love: O+T=<3’.

TWICE have shared the tracklist for their forthcoming 11th mini-album ‘Between 1&2’.On July 26 at midnight KST, the nine-member girl group unveiled the tracklist for their 11th mini-album ‘Between 1&2’, which will be led by the title track ‘Talk That Talk’. Both the seven-song project and the music video for ‘Talk That Talk’ are due out on August 26 at 1pm KST/midnight EST.TWICE 11TH MINI ALBUM"BETWEEN 1&2"TracklistLead Track – ‘Talk that Talk’Release on2022.08.26 FRI 1PM KST/0AM ESTWorldwide Pre-order Starts2022.07.26 TUE 1PM KST/0AM EST#TWICE #트와이스 #BETWEEN1and2 pic.twitter.com/TBft00LVpo— TWICE (@JYPETWICE) July 25, 2022The album’s fourth track ‘Trouble’, penned and co-composed by Jihyo, marks the second time the leader and vocalist has composed for the group, after ‘Cactus’ from their 2021 studio album ‘Formula of Love: O+T=<3’. Meanwhile, rappers Chaeyoung and Dahyun also helped write several B-sides on the record.

TWICE have unveiled their latest Japanese single ‘Celebrate’, alongside its music video.The energetic new track was released on July 14 along with its accompanying video treatment on the K-pop girl group’s official Japanese YouTube channel. The visual sees the nine members of TWICE prepare for a summer’s night out and ends in the group performing ‘Celebrate”s choreography in the middle of a pool party complete with neon lights and fireworks.“I’m next to you, still / You’re next to me, whatever your whereabouts, present / Let’s ce-ce-ce-celebrate,” they harmonise on the chorus.‘Celebrate’ is both a pre-release and title track for TWICE’s forthcoming Japanese studio record of the same name, due to arrive on July 27.

TWICE member Nayeon has become the first-ever K-pop soloist to enter the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 with her debut mini-album ‘IM NAYEON’.Yesterday (July 3), Billboard released the latest Billboard 200 albums chart (dated July 9), where the TWICE singer’s solo record debuted at Number 7 on the weekly chart. Nayeon had made her solo debut on June 24 with her self-titled mini-album, which was led by the title track ‘POP!’.‘IM NAYEON’ had earned 57,000 equivalent album units for the week ending June 30, 52,000 of which comprised album sales.

TWICE’s Nayeon has opened up about her debut solo mini-album ‘IM NAYEON’ and how she felt about going solo.In a new interview with Teen Vogue, the 26-year-old K-pop idol spoke about her debut solo mini-album ‘IM NAYEON’ and its lead single ‘POP!’, both of which which arrived last Friday (June 24), with her calling it a “new beginning for both Nayeon and TWICE”.“I couldn’t believe I was the first to go. I had a little pressure but a lot of worry,” she said.