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Album by Twice
&Twice is the second Japanese studio album by South Korean girl group Twice . It was released by Warner Music Japan on November 19, 2019. It features the singles "Happy Happy ", "Breakthrough " and "Fake & True ".[1] The group toured Japan in support of the album, and will return to tour the country in 2020.[2] A repackage of the album, containing the new song "Swing", was released on February 5, 2020.[3]
Background and release
On September 6, 2019 through their website, it was announced that Twice would release their second Japanese album.[4] [1] [5] The title track "Fake & True " was pre-released as a digital single on October 18, along with the accompanying music video.[6] [7]
A repackage was released on February 5, 2020, adding a new song titled "Swing" along with a new version of the "Fake & True" music video called "The Truth Game".[8] [9]
"Fake & True" was first performed during Twice World Tour 2019–2020 "Twicelights" 's Japanese leg, which began on October 23, 2019 in Sapporo . It was also performed on Music Station on Music Station 2 Hour Special episode on November 22, 2019.[10] [11]
&Twice debuted at number 1 on the daily ranking of Oricon Albums Chart with 80,563 copies sold,[12] and topped the weekly Oricon Albums Chart with 124,197 copies sold.[13] On Oricon Digital Album Chart, it debuted at number 5 with 1,912 download count.[14] It also debuted atop the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart, making it the group's third album to do so.[15] Billboard Japan recorded 133,163 copies sold and 1,903 downloads of the album.[16]
Track listing
Title Lyrics Music Arrangement 1. "Fake & True " Jam9 Kass Kass 3:39 2. "Stronger" Eri Osanai Masaki Iehara 3:14 3. "Breakthrough " Yu Shimoji Jan Baars Rajan Muse Ronnie Icon Jan Baars 3:37 4. "Changing!" Yu Shimoji Secret Weapon Red Anne Maxx Song Secret Weapon 3:42 5. "Happy Happy " Yu Shimoji Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" Val Del Prete Eric Sanicola Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" 3:26 6. "What You Waiting For" Mayu Wakisaka Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" Mayu Wakisaka Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" 3:21 7. "Be OK" Shoko Fujibayashi Benny Jansson Ida Pihlgren Benny Jansson 3:08 8. "Polish" Gannin Arnold 3:01 9. "How U Doin'" Frants 3:29 10. "The Reason Why" Natsumi Watanabe Erik Lidbom 3:46 Total length: 34:23
First press limited edition B DVD Title 1. "Fake & True" (Music video) 2. "Fake & True" (Music video making movie) 3. "Happy Happy" (Dance Making Video in Hawaii) 4. "Happy Happy" (Dance Practice Video in Hawaii) 5. "Hawaii Shooting Making Movie" 6. "Jacket Shooting Making Movie"
Repackage standard edition Title Lyrics Music Arrangement 1. "Swing" Yuka Matsumoto Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" Justin Reinstein Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" Justin Reinstein 3:22 2. "Fake & True " Jam9 Kass Kass 3:39 3. "Stronger" Eri Osanai Masaki Iehara 3:14 4. "Breakthrough " Yu Shimoji Jan Baars Rajan Muse Ronnie Icon Jan Baars 3:37 5. "Changing!" Yu Shimoji Secret Weapon Red Anne Maxx Song Secret Weapon 3:42 6. "Happy Happy " Yu Shimoji Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" Val Del Prete Eric Sanicola Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" 3:26 7. "What You Waiting For" Mayu Wakisaka Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" Mayu Wakisaka Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" 3:21 8. "Be OK" Shoko Fujibayashi Benny Jansson Ida Pihlgren Benny Jansson 3:08 9. "Polish" Gannin Arnold 3:01 10. "How U Doin'" Frants 3:29 11. "The Reason Why" Natsumi Watanabe Erik Lidbom 3:46 Total length: 37:45
Repackage first press limited edition DVD Title 1. "Fake & True" (Second music video "The Truth Game") 2. "Jacket shooting making movie" 3. "Twice 1st Arena Tour 2018 "BDZ" (Making Movie)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
^ a b "TWICE、JAPAN 2nd AL『&TWICE』11月発売" . Barks (in Japanese). Japan Music Network. September 6, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
^ "TWICE announces Tokyo Dome edition of world tour" . Yonhap News Agency . October 28, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019 .
^ "2020.2.5 『&TWICE -Repackage-』リリース決定!" . Twice Official Japanese Website (in Japanese). Warner Music Japan. Retrieved December 20, 2019 .
^ "TWICE JAPAN 2nd ALBUM『&TWICE』(アンド トゥワイス)リリース決定!" . Twice Official Japanese Website (in Japanese). Warner Music Japan. September 6, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
^ "TWICE、無限の可能性を伝える日本2ndアルバム発売" . Natalie Music (in Japanese). Natasha,Inc. September 6, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
^ Lee, Chang-kyu (October 17, 2019). "트와이스(TWICE) 일본 정규 2집 타이틀곡 'Fake & True' 두 번째 티저 공개…처음에 등장한 미나 후반부에 등장않는 이유는?" . Topstarnews (in Korean). Retrieved October 18, 2019 .
^ Herman, Tamar (October 18, 2019). "Twice Offer Up Words Of Wisdom With New Japanese Single 'Fake & True': Watch" . Billboard . Retrieved October 19, 2019 .
^ "2020.2.5 『&TWICE -Repackage-』リリース決定!" . Twice Official Japanese Website (in Japanese). Warner Music Japan. Retrieved December 20, 2019 .
^ "TWICE、2月に『&TWICE』リパッケージ版 新曲「SWING」追加&新ジャケ写" . Oricon Music (in Japanese). Oricon ME Inc. Retrieved December 20, 2019 .
^ "「Mステ2時間SP」にDAOKO×MIYAVI、キスマイ、三浦大知、E-girlsら" . Natalie Music (in Japanese). Natasha,Inc. June 28, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019 .
^ "『Mステ』2時間SPに山崎まさよし × 北村匠海、椎名林檎、GENERATIONSら11組" . Barks (in Japanese). Japan Music Network. Retrieved November 15, 2019 .
^ "デイリー アルバムランキング – 2019年11月19日付" . Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon ME Inc. Archived from the original on 2019-11-20. Retrieved November 20, 2019 .
^ a b "週間 アルバムランキング – 2019年12月02日付" . Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon ME Inc. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019 .
^ a b "週間 デジタルアルバムランキング – 2019年12月02日付" . Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon ME Inc. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019 .
^ a b "Hot Albums [2019/12/02 付け]" . Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 27, 2019 .
^ "【ビルボード】TWICE『&TWICE』が総合アルバム首位 椎名林檎、GENERATIONSが続く" . Billboard Japan (in Japanese). November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019 .
^ "Hot Albums Year End – 2019年" . Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 20, 2019 .
^ "年間 アルバムランキング – 2019年度" . Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon ME Inc. Retrieved December 22, 2019 .
^ ゴールドディスク認定 一般社団法人 日本レコード協会 (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved December 15, 2019 . Note: To retrieve all album certifications, 1) type in TWICE in the box "アーティスト", 2) click 検索
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