TWICE Members Profile

Twice

 

Twice Meaning / Twice Definition

During Sixteen, Park Jinyoung or JYP who came up with the name Twice explained that Twice is a group that will impress you once with your eyes and once with your ears. This means that the girls are not only beautiful but Twice’s songs are also great.

Twice Fandom Name

Twice’s fans are officially called ONCE. Most K-pop groups have fandom names so it will be easier for their idols to call them. Twice debuted in October 2015 and it only took less than a month to release their fandom name. JYP Entertainment released this official statement on November 4, 2015. Just like in English word, twice come after once. This also refers to: if you love Twice once, they will return the love twice.

Twice Official Colors

Twice official colors are apricot and neon magenta. K-pop groups usually have their own color as a branding. The same goes for Twice. Twice also has their official colors that officially released by the agency on September 23, 2016. The two colors of apricot and neon magenta are combined and became Twice official colors on each of their logos.

Twice Pre-Debut

The nine members of Twice were selected during Sixteen competition from JYP Entertainment and Mnet broadcasting channel. In this section, we will explore what’s the story behind Twice before they made their debut.

2013

Before debuting Twice, JYP Entertainment was rumored to debut a new girl group called 6Mix in 2013. This rumor was followed by other rumored new groups of JYP Entertainment which are 5Live (now Day6) and Got7. However, compared to them 6mix’s line-up was still unclear. The rumored line-up from 6Mix is Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Jisoo, Sana, Lena, and Minyoung.

2014

There’s a rumor that JYP Entertainment delayed the debut of 6Mix which was supposed to debut after Got7 in 2014. The rumored reason was because of the Sewol Fery incident in April 2014. At that time, the whole nation was mourning because of the incident. So, JYP Entertainment delayed the debut of 6Mix that was being prepared at the same time.

2015

In April 2015, JYP Entertainment announced to collaborate with Mnet to create a survival show called Sixteen. The survival show was participated by 16 female trainees of JYP Entertainment, from 13 to 20 years old. The trainees were also from various countries such as Korea, Japan, Thailand, Canada, etc.

Trainees from the rumored line-up of 6Mix also joined the show. It’s Jisoo who changed her name to Jihyo, Jeongyeon, Nayeon, Sana, and Minyoung. However, Lena was rumored to left the agency before Sixteen started. The rest of the participants are Eunsuh, Chaeryeong, Natty, Momo, Chaeyoung, Dahyun, Tzuyu, Mina, Jiwon, Somi, and Chaeyeon.

Sixteen allowed audiences at home to vote for their favorite participants, besides evaluation from Park Jin-young.

The first episode aired on May 5, 2015, and aired its final episode on July 7, 2015. On the final episode which is also their 10th episode, JYP announced the final line-up of JYP Entertainment’s new girl group, Twice.

The original lineup was only 7 members, Nayeon, Jeonyeon, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, and Chaeyoung. Tzuyu was added based on voting from audiences. While Momo who has been eliminated in the fourth mission was added based on the decision of A&R Team and Trainers.

Some netizens couldn’t accept the fact that Momo and Tzuyu were added. But there was a former trainee from JYP Entertainment who stated that Sixteen was a real thing, the lineup was didn’t set before the show ends.

Twice Debut (After)

Before made their debut in October 2015, Twice members were selected from a survival program called Sixteen, which aired in 2015. The show was joined by female trainees of JYP Entertainment. As the result, 9 members are selected to be Twice members. On October 7, 2015, Twice released their debut song titled. “Like OOH-AHH”. Along with that, Twice released their first Extended Plays called The Story Begins.

Twice First Win on Music Show

The first win for Twice on a music show was when Twice promoted Cheer Up in 2016. Twice got their very first trophy on Mnet’s M! Countdown on May 5, 2016. As this is their first time winning a music show’s chart, most of the Twice members were crying. However, Tzuyu the maknae was the one who smiled brightly. This also happened to other maknae in JYP Entertainment, Miss A’s Bae Suzy and Wonder Girls’ Ahn Sohee.

Twice Japanese Debut

Twice started their Japanese activity officially in 2017. At first, they released social media and pages for their Japanese schedules and promotions on February 7, 2017. The cute TT pose for their Korean single entitled TT went viral and has been a fever for Japanese fans before their official debut.

On June 28, 2017, Twice made their official debut by releasing a compilation album called #Twice under Warner Music Japan. The album consists of 10 songs. The five songs are from their Korean title tracks, Like OOH-AHH, Cheer Up, TT, Knock Knock, and Signal. While the remaining five songs are the Japanese version of those title tracks; Like OOH-AHH (Japanese Version), Cheer Up (Japanese Version), TT (Japanese Version), Knock Knock (Japanese Version), and Signal (Japanese Version).

Twice First Concert and Asia Tour

Twice held their first concert and tour in February 2017, almost 2 years after their debut date. Their first tour which involved around Asia was called TWICE 1st Tour: TWICELAND The Opening.

The first stop was Seoul, where they held the concert in SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium, Seoul. Twice held three days straight concerts for their first stop, February 17, 18, and 19, 2017. After that, they held the concert in Bangkok (April 8, 2017) and Singapore (April 27, 2017). Lastly, the last stop was in Seoul, where they held two days straight in Jamsil Indoor Stadium on June 17 and 18, 2017.

Twice Mature Image

Since their debut, Twice is known to be a group with cute concepts for releasing songs such as TT, What Is Love?, etc. Even after they released a song called The Best Thing I Ever Did, their cute image is still going strong. Jihyo stated that members are worried if the public find them boring because of that.

In April 2019, Twice shocked the public for the first time with their mature comeback. Twice released a song called Fancy where the members show the mature side of them. Since then, Twice’s title tracks are no longer had cute concepts, such as More & More, I Can’t Stop Me, Alcohol-Free, etc.

Twice World Tour and US Promotion

After the change of their image by not releasing songs with a cute concept, Twice’s popularity is still going well. They grew even bigger internationally. In 2019, Twice announced to have a world tour called Twicelights.

The world tour consists of 3 legs, the first one’s stops are around Asian countries from May to July 13, 2019. While the second leg is focusing on North America in July 2019. Twice continued their third leg by visiting cities in Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea. However, the last four shows are canceled due to the pandemic.

Twice Activities During Pandemic

Due to the pandemic, TWICE canceled their group activity, TWICE World Tour Finale which was supposed to be held in March 2020 in Seoul. They held an online concert which was successfully held on August 9, 2020, called “TWICE: World in a Day” using the Beyond Live platform.

During the pandemic or 2020 – 2021 period, TWICE released some Korean and Japanese title tracks which are “More & More”, “Fanfare”, “Fancy (Japanese Version),” “More & More (Japanese Version)”, “I Can’t Stop Me”, “Better”, “Kura Kura”, “Alcohol-Free”, “Perfect World”, “The Feels”, “Scientist”, and “Doughnut”.

Starting from December 25, 2021, TWICE held a world tour namely TWICE 4th World Tour “III” where the stops are Seoul, Inglewood, Oakland, Fort Worth, Atlanta, Elmont, and Tokyo.

Twice Members Profile

Twice has 9 members and they are Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Jihyo, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, Tzuyu.

Nayeon

 

Nayeon is the oldest member of Twice born in 1995 who is in charge of the main vocalist. Before debuted with Twice, Nayeon has appeared in Dream High 2 as a cameo and in GOT7’s MV, Girls, Girls, Girls.

Jeongyeon

 

Jeongyeon is the second oldest member of Twice born in 1996 who is in charge of the main vocalist. Jeongyeon is the little sister of Korean actress Gong Seungyeon; Jeongyeon and her sister Gong Seungyeon often share sweet moments. Same as Nayeon, Jeongyeon once appeared in GOT7’s MV, Girls, Girls Girls before her debut.

Momo

Momo is one of the Japanese members as well as the third oldest member of Twice born in 1996 who is in charge of the main dancer. Momo is known as one of the best dancers among idols in the 3rd generation of K-pop.

Sana

Sana is one of the Japanese members as well as the fourth oldest member of Twice born in 1996 who is in charge of vocalist. She is considered as one of Twice’s visuals, along with Nayeon and Tzuyu. She’s also famous for her iconic cute or aegyo, “Cheese kimbab.”

Jihyo

Jihyo is the leader of Twice born in 1997 who is in charge of vocalist. She has been trained for almost 10 years in JYP Entertainment. Jihyo is the first member of Twice who is reported to date publicly. She dated Kang Daniel in 2019 but ended their relationship months after that.

Mina

Mina is one of the Japanese members of Twice who was born in 1997 and is in charge of the main dancer. Mina is known for the ballet skills that she has been learning before her debut. Mina was also a fan of K-pop before she came to Korea to be a trainee. She is the English speaker of Twice.

Dahyun

Dahyun is one of the maknae-line of Twice who was born in 1998. She is in charge of rap. Dahyun is known for her pale skin and fans called her dubu in one of Twice members’ nicknames. Among K-pop fans, Dahyun is known for her ability to recognize camera wherever it is.

Chaeyoung

 

Chaeyoung is one of the youngest members of Twice who was born in 1999. Chaeyoung is in charge of rap and is also the shortest member. Chaeyoung is the only Twice member that is known to have tattoos on their bodies.

Tzuyu

Tzuyu is the youngest member of Twice and the only member from Taiwan in Twice. She was born in 1999 and is in charge of visual. Tzuyu is also the tallest member in Twice despite being the maknae. She is the most popular member of Twice in Korea because of her beauty. People also compared her to Suzy, the former maknae of Miss A who debuted under JYP Entertainment too.

Twice Leader

The leader of Twice is Park Jihyo. Unlike some K-pop groups where the leader is their oldest member, Jihyo was born in 1997 while there are 4 members who are older than her. Jihyo is appointed to be the leader because she has the longest trainee period in JYP Entertainment, which is around 10 years.

Twice Facts

Did you know that TWICE was supposed to debut with 7 members? Well, there are still a lot of TWICE facts that some of you probably didn’t know before. Especially if you want to know more about Twice. They are actually more adorable and lovable if we know a lot of facts about them.

Twice Age / Twice Oldest To Youngest

Twice debuted in 2015, when Twice’s members’ ages are around 17 – 20 years old. The oldest member, Nayeon was born in 1995, followed by Jeongyeon, Momo, and Sana who were born in 1996. Jihyo and Mina were born in 1997. Dahyun is the only member born in 1998. And the youngest members were born in 1999, Chaeyoung and Tzuyu.

Twice Youngest Member

Twice’s youngest member is Tzuyu. She was born on June 14, 1999, in the East District of Tainan. Although Chaeyoung was born in 1999 too, she was born before Tzuyu, on April 23, 1999. However, Tzuyu alongside Chaeyoung and Dahyun who was born in 1998 are considered the youngest members of Twice or maknae line.

Twice Dating

JYP Entertainment banned their group members to have a relationship for 3 years after their debut. Now that Twice has passed the dating banned, TWICE members are involved in some dating rumors.

Jihyo reported to date Kang Daniel in 2019 while Momo and Super Junior’s Heechul confirmed they are dating in 2020 and broke up in 2021. The other members’ relationship status is still unclear, but some idol group members such as Jungkook from BTS or ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo are involved in dating rumors with Twice members.

Nayeon was rumored to be dating BTS’ Jungkook after Jungkook was caught supporting Nayeon when she participated in a wrestling match. While Jeongyeon was rumored to have dated BTS’ Jimin because they look like have beef. The same goes for Tzuyu who has been rumored to be dating BTS’ V. Dahyun’s dating rumor with ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo started after she was invited to the same show. Chaeyoung was rumored to be dating a tattoo artist. Mina and Bambam were also rumored to be dating. But, none of the rumors were confirmed to be true.

Other than that, Sana’s boyfriend rumors and Tzuyu’s dating rumors are also going around without clear information.

Twice Plastic Surgery

There is no official statement whether TWICE underwent plastic surgery or not. However, people must be wondering if their beauty is natural or not. For example, Tzuyu was rumored to undergo plastic surgery because of her beauty, but nothing is confirmed yet. On the other hand, Nayeon was rumored to get a nose job, yet the truth is still unclear.

If we take a look at their pre-debut pictures, there is not much difference between Twice’s members’ past faces with their recent faces. We have gathered some evidence of Twice’s pre-debut pictures and recent pictures to prove whether they actually did plastic surgery or not

Twice Discography Songs / Albums

One of the reasons that made them popular is that TWICE always comeback with a new mini-album or album with great title tracks each year. Since they made their debut in 2015 until 2021, Twice has released 4 studio albums, 11 Extended Plays, and 3 compilation albums. Twice had 24 title songs which contain single in Korea and Japan. Twice also had 11 promotional singles.

 

Twice B Sides

Not only the title tracks but Twice also released a lot of good tracks alongside the single they promote on each album. Those tracks are called ‘b sides’ which only real fans of Twice know the songs because they don’t promote them on music shows. Here are some Twice b sides that worth your attention.

• Trick It
• Turtle
• The Best Thing I Ever Did
• One In A Million
• Shot Thru The Heart
• Ice Cream
• CHILLAX
• Girls Like Us

Twice Tour / Concert

Twiceland

 

Touchdown in Japan

 

Candy Pop Showcase

Twiceland Zone 2 – Fantasy Park

BDZ Japan Arena Tour

#Dreamday

 

Twicelights

 

As a popular Korean girl group for this generation Twice has made a lot of concerts and went on tour around the nation or even the world. Twice held their first solo concert and did an Asia tour in 2017, Twiceland. In the same year, Twice also held a concert in Japan namely Touchdown in Japan.

In 2018, Twice held a showcase live tour in Japan called Candy Pop, held another Asia tour called Twiceland Zone 2 – Fantasy Park, and held an arena tour in Japan called BDZ. In 2019, Twice held a tour in Japan called #Dreamday. They also held a world tour called Twicelights which continued in early 2020.

Twice Net Worth

 

Since the pre-debut era, Sixteen, Twice has gained popularity among Korean and international fans. When they released their debut song, Like OOH-AHH in 2015, Twice became a hot topic among K-pop fans. The popularity rose after Twice released Cheer Up in 2016 and won first place in music shows.

Since that era, it’s not a new thing for Twice to win first place in music shows that made them become more famous, not only in Korea but also in Japan and other countries. Twice also became a brand ambassador and starred in commercials. That’s why, as of 2021, Twice as a group has a net worth of $ 35 million.

Twice Quotes

Not only talented performers and singers but Twice members also wrote some of their songs too. Especially Jihyo who is known for writing a lot of Twice songs. Twice’s members have said some wise quotes that can encourage ONCEs. Beside that, on some of their live broadcast or variety shows, Twice members also have said some ridiculous quotes that seem like a fake sub.

• If I work hard, I can eat delicious things — Momo
• The desk was just a desk. — Sana
• It’s like carbonated water without carbonation. —  Sana
• When I was young I was told if humans go extinct, cockroaches will take over the world. — Sana
• It was an honor to meet so many bugs. Tzuyu
• As far as I know, Sana is a bit dangerous.. I’m a bit worried. —  Mina
• I’d like to thank everyone for helping me, it’s been really boring. —  Tzuyu

Twice Tattoos

Twice members are known for their cute images. Despite that fact, there is a Twice member that has tattoos on her body. It’s Chaeyoung, the youngest member of Twice. Chaeyoung has around 10 tattoos that can be seen while she’s on screen. Those are tomatoes, lips, carrots drawn like an arrow, birdcage, arrow heart, etc. Other members are known to not have any tattoos, but Nayeon once said she wants a tattoo after seeing Chaeyoung’s tattoos.

Twice Popularity Ranking

Based on the popularity ranking from around the world, the most popular member of Twice is Tzuyu, followed by Sana, Mina, Nayeon, Dahyun, Momo, Jihyo, Jeongyeon, and Chaeyoung. But then again, as one of the most powerful groups in K-pop, Twice members are all popular among Korean and international fans.

Twice Without Makeup

Twice’s beauty faces are just too gorgeous and look unreal. But, they are not only pretty when they have makeup. No wonder that Twice members are known for their natural beauty. In some conditions, Twice members show up without any makeup. And their face is nothing different from their makeup face. We have gathered some proofs of Twice natural beauty without makeup.

Twice Lightstick

Twice’s lightstick is called Candy Bong, the name came up after Twice released a song called Candy Boy in 2015 on their first mini-album, The Story Begins. In 2019, JYP Entertainment released the second version of Candy Bong, which is called Candy Bong Z. The fans use their lightstick to cheer them on every performance.

Twice Zodiac Signs

Nayeon’s zodiac sign is Virgo, Jeongyeon and Momo’s zodiac sign is Scorpio, Sana’s zodiac sign is Capricorn, Jihyo’s zodiac sign is Aquarius, Mina’s zodiac sign is Aries, Dahyun and Tzuyu’s zodiac sign is Gemini, and Chaeyoung is Taurus. Oddly enough, almost all Twice members don’t share the same birthday month which made TWICE’s zodiac signs quite varies.

Twice Variety Show

Twice became guests of some variety shows such as Running Man, Knowing Brothers, Idol Room, Weekly Idol, etc. As a popular K-pop group, Twice doesn’t only promote themselves on music shows, they also visited some variety shows in Korea as a guest. Twice also have their own variety show called Twice TV which was released on VLive.

Twice Visual Line

Twice’s visual line consists of Sana, Tzuyu, and Nayeon. Uniquely, the visual line of Twice came from each different country. Tzuyu is from Taiwan, Sana is from Japan, and Nayeon is from South Korea. The three of them are known as Twice’s visual lines. Also, Mina’s name often comes out instead of Sana when talking about Twice’s visuals. But the main visual of Twice is Tzuyu, the maknae who entered the ‘Most Beautiful Faces in the World’ rank several times.