K-pop Group

TWICE

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TWICE is a nine-member South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment through the 2015 survival show Sixteen. Debuting on October 20, 2015 with The Story Begins and "Like OOH-AHH", the group became a defining act of third-generation K-pop with "Cheer Up", "TT" and "Fancy", won back-to-back Song of the Year daesangs, pioneered Japanese dome tours and US stadium shows for K-pop girl groups, and topped the Billboard 200 with With YOU-th in 2024. Its fandom is called ONCE.

  • Girl Group
  • Active
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Overview

TWICE is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment through the 2015 Mnet survival show Sixteen. The nine members — Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung and Tzuyu — debuted on October 20, 2015 with the EP The Story Begins and the single “Like OOH-AHH”, and the lineup has remained unchanged ever since.

Defining third-generation K-pop with hits like “Cheer Up”, “TT” and “Fancy”, TWICE grew into one of the best-selling girl groups in the world: the first K-pop girl group to complete a Japanese dome tour, the first female K-pop act to headline US stadiums, and Billboard 200 chart-toppers with 2024’s With YOU-th.

Members

Nayeon Vocalist / Current
October 20, 2015
Jeongyeon Lead vocalist / Current
October 20, 2015
Momo Main dancer, vocalist, rapper / Current
October 20, 2015
Sana Vocalist / Current
October 20, 2015
Jihyo Leader, main vocalist / Current / Leader
October 20, 2015
Mina Main dancer, vocalist / Current
October 20, 2015
Dahyun Rapper, vocalist / Current
October 20, 2015
Chaeyoung Rapper, vocalist / Current
October 20, 2015
Tzuyu Vocalist / Current
October 20, 2015

Key Releases

Page Two Lead single "Cheer Up" — Song of the Year at both the 2016 Melon Music Awards and 2016 MAMA.
2016 / Ep
Twicecoaster: Lane 1 Lead single "TT"; highest-selling K-pop girl group album of 2016.
2016 / Ep
Fancy You Lead single "Fancy", a signature shift toward a more mature sound.
2019 / Ep
Feel Special Lead single "Feel Special".
2019 / Ep
Formula of Love: O+T=<3 Third Korean studio album; reached No. 3 on the US Billboard 200. Includes English single "Scientist".
2021 / Album
Ready to Be Lead single "Set Me Free"; debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
2023 / Ep
With YOU-th Lead single "One Spark"; TWICE's first No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 (chart dated March 9, 2024).
2024 / Ep
Strategy December 2024 EP; title track "Strategy" features Megan Thee Stallion.
2024 / Ep
This Is For Fourth Korean studio album (July 11, 2025); debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and charted for 14 consecutive weeks.
2025 / Album

Milestones

Debut with The Story Begins TWICE debuted with the EP The Story Begins; lead single "Like OOH-AHH" became the first K-pop debut song to reach 100 million YouTube views.
October 20, 2015
First Japanese dome tour by a K-pop girl group With the 2019 #Dreamday dome tour (including Tokyo Dome), TWICE became the first K-pop girl group to hold a Japanese dome tour.
March 29, 2019
All nine members renew with JYP Ahead of their seventh anniversary, all nine members renewed their exclusive contracts with JYP Entertainment.
July 12, 2022
First female K-pop act to headline US stadiums On the Ready to Be world tour, TWICE became the first female K-pop act to headline US stadium concerts, playing SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and MetLife Stadium in New Jersey in 2023.
June 10, 2023
First Billboard 200 No. 1 The EP With YOU-th debuted atop the Billboard 200 (chart dated March 9, 2024) with 95,000 equivalent album units, TWICE's first US No. 1 album.
March 9, 2024

Facts

TWICE was formed through the 2015 Mnet survival show Sixteen, and its nine-member lineup — including three Japanese members (Momo, Sana, Mina) and one Taiwanese member (Tzuyu) — has never changed since debut.
All nine members renewed their contracts with JYP Entertainment on July 12, 2022. A second full-group renewal was reported by Korean media in July 2025, but JYP later stated the group was still in renewal discussions, and as of mid-2026 no renewal has been officially confirmed.
MISAMO, the Japanese sub-unit formed by Mina, Sana and Momo, debuted in Japan on July 26, 2023 with the EP Masterpiece.
On August 2, 2025, TWICE became the first K-pop girl group to headline Lollapalooza in Chicago, during the year of their tenth anniversary.

Awards

Mnet Asian Music Awards Best New Female Artist
2015
Melon Music Awards Song of the Year (Daesang)
2016
Mnet Asian Music Awards First of three consecutive MAMA Song of the Year wins.
2016
Mnet Asian Music Awards Song of the Year (Daesang)
2017
Mnet Asian Music Awards Third consecutive win, tying BTS for the most Song of the Year wins at MAMA.
2018
Billboard Women in Music First girl group honored at Billboard Women in Music.
2023
MAMA Awards First female act to win the MAMA fans' choice category seven times.
2025