K-pop stars Twice reached No. 1 on the June 2 Oricon chart with their new album, « #TWICE. »
July 3 (UPI) — South Korean girl group Twice topped the Oricon chart with their Japanese debut album this week.
The K-pop stars’ album #TWICE reached No. 1 on the Tokyo-based company’s June 2 chart, which ranks albums according to sales in Japan.
» #TWICE, released last Thursday in Japan, rose to No. 1 on Oricon’s daily album sales chart as of Sunday, » Twice’s agency, JYP Entertainment, confirmed in a statement.
The Chosun Ilbo reported #TWICE sold 46,871 copies in its first day. The record sold more than 115,000 copies as of Monday, according to the Korea Herald.
Twice promoted the album Sunday at a debut showcase in Tokyo. The nine-girl group, which includes two Japanese members, discussed their future plans in an interview with Billboard in June.
« A concept that I feel like we’d like to show our fans is a powerful, stronger side of us, possibly in the future, » Chaeyoung said.
« In terms of writing lyrics, we would someday like to release a separate album that has songs we’ve all written on our own, » Sana added.
In addition to Chaeyoung and Sana, Twice consists of singers Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun and Tzuyu. The group is known for the singles « Cheer Up, » « Knock Knock » and « Signal. »
