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Page Two is the second extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group Twice. The album was released digitally and physically on April 25, 2016 by JYP Entertainment and distributed by KT Music. It contains seven tracks, including the lead single, "Cheer Up". Page Two has the most first-week sales out of all K-pop girl group releases in 2016, with 41,800 copies sold.

"Cheer Up" was composed by Black Eyed Pilseung and is a blend of several different genres. The accompanying music video, in which the members parody characters from famous films, went viral on YouTube soon after release, reaching seven million views in two days.

Background and release

Nine-member girl group Twice was formed by JYP Entertainment in 2015 through the reality survival show Sixteen. They debuted in October 2015 with the extended play (mini-album) The Story Begins which sold nearly 50,000 physical copies by the end of the year.[1] The album's single, "Like Ooh-Ahh", was also successful, with over 55 million views on YouTube. The group received a surge in popularity in January 2016, after member Tzuyu was involved in a controversy relating to her waving the flag of the Republic of China.[2]

On April 11, 2016, JYP Entertainment announced via the band's official Facebook and SNS that the group would release their second mini-album Page Two and single "Cheer Up" on April 25.[3] Two versions of the album, pink and mint, were released in CD format. The first press of 30,000 limited edition copies featured a special sleeve designed by member Chaeyoung.[4] The album was also released as a digital download on various music portals.[5][6]

Composition

"Cheer Up"
The lead-up to the chorus shows the diverse voices of Sana, Tzuyu, Momo, Jeongyeon and Jihyo.[2]
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The album's lead single, "Cheer Up", has lyrics written by Sam Lewis and music by Black Eyed Pilseung, the same team who wrote Twice's hit single "Like Ooh-Ahh" from their debut mini-album. "Cheer Up" is a dance-pop song that incorporates multiple genres, including hip hop, tropical house, and drum and bass; this blend was described as "color pop".[7] The second track on the album is a remake of Park Ji-yoon's 1998 single, "Precious Love", written by Park Jin-young (J.Y. Park). The song was re-arranged in a house dance style with electronic instrumentation and hip hop rhythms, and features a new rap written by Chaeyoung.

"Touchdown" was described as a "powerful dance number with dynamic rhythms, melodies, and powerful sound effects". "Tuk Tok" is a dance-pop song with elements of soul and trap, inspired by the teaser video for Sixteen.[6] "Woohoo" was described as a hip hop song with "groovy beats", and "My Headphones On" is a pop ballad about a girl's breakup.[8] A seventh track, "I'm Gonna Be a Star" (the theme song from Sixteen) is only available on the CD version of the album.[9]

Music video

The music video for "Cheer Up" went viral on YouTube soon after it was uploaded on April 25, gaining 400,000 views in only thirty minutes. It reached one million views in less than a day, and surpassed seven million views on April 27.[1][2][10]

In the music video, the members portray characters from famous films. Mina is a character from Love Letter, Sana is Sailor Moon, Nayeon is Sidney Prescott from the Scream film series, Tzuyu is Princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn) from Roman Holiday, and Jeongyeon is Faye Wong in Chungking Express. Momo is an action heroine reminiscent of Resident Evil and Tomb Raider, Jihyo is a cheerleader from Bring It On, Chaeyoung is a cowgirl (reminiscent of Western films The Great Train Robbery and A Fistful of Dollars), and Dahyun is gisaeng Hwang Jini (from the biopic Hwang Jin Yi).[11][12][13][14] In the group dance scenes, the members are cheerleaders at a pep rally in a soccer stadium and a basketball stadium.[14] In another dance scene, they are in front of a house wearing casual clothing.

Promotion

On April 25, 2016, Twice held a media showcase at Yes 24 Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.[15] They performed "Woohoo", "Touchdown", "Precious Love" and "Cheer Up" for the first time at the showcase, which was broadcast live via Naver's V app.[14][16][17] The group then promoted the album with a series of televised live performances on various music shows. Their first music show appearance was on M! Countdown on April 28, where they performed "Cheer Up" and "Touchdown".[18]

Critical reception

Twice performing "Cheer Up" at the showcase

Kim Hyang-min of Korea JoongAng Daily gave the album a mixed review, describing the songs as "high-spirited and cheerful" and "generally refreshing and witty" but regretting the album's lack of genre diversity. Kim noted that the tension in the title track's lyrics was "well-expressed" through its hip-hop and electronic sounds, though the song was too repetitive, and praised "Touchdown" for its "powerful sound" and energetic feeling.[19]

Tamar Herman of Billboard described "Cheer Up" as an atypical K-pop girl group release that "solidifies Twice's unique style" through its unexpected mix of beats and genres. She further noted that the accompanying music video helped reinforce the members' independent identities while the song showcased of each member's individual voice, "[forgoing] musical wholeness for the sake of eccentricity".[2]

Fuse journalists Jason Lipshutz, Tina Xu, and Jeff Benjamin discussed the release in the K-pop-centric podcast K-Stop, describing "Cheer Up" as a 1990s pop throwback reminiscent of Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time". They praised the single's fun and catchy tone, rap break, and the "incredible" production quality of its music video but criticized its heavily processed vocals and controversial lyrics, which seem to encourage young women to "play games" (i.e., feign disinterest) with their romantic partners. They concluded that, while the group has a lot of potential, they would need to "polish it up" for future releases.[20]

Commercial performance

Page Two debuted at number 2 on the Gaon Album Chart and number 6 on the Billboard World Albums chart,[21][22] with first week sales of 41,800 units. This is the highest first-week sales volume for a K-pop girl group in 2016.[23] According to JYP representatives, the pre-order of 30,000 limited edition albums sold out before its official release.[24][25]

The songs from the album also performed well digitally. "Cheer Up" charted at number 1 on the Gaon Digital Chart and number 3 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.[26] "Precious Love" and "Touchdown" also charted on the Gaon Digital Chart, at numbers 73 and 86 respectively.[27]

Track listing

Digital download[5]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Cheer Up"Sam LewisBlack Eyed PilseungRado3:28
2."Precious Love" (소중한 사랑; Sojunghan Sarang)
J.Y. ParkHong Ji-sang3:51
3."Touchdown"Mafly
  • Krissie Karlsson
  • Karl Karlsson
  • Nicki Karlsson
  • EJ Show (Zoo Beater Sound)
  • The Karlssons
  • EJ Show
3:23
4."Tuk Tok" (툭하면 톡; Tukhamyeon Tok)Kim Min-ji (Jam Factory)
  • Choi Jin-seok
  • Ronald "AV" Ndlovu
  • Emmanuel Jimenez
  • Courtney Woolsey
  • Stacy Hebert
Choi Jin-seok3:17
5."Woohoo"
  • Glory Face[a]
  • Jinri
Glory FaceGlory Face3:22
6."My Headphones On" (Headphone 써; Headphone Sseo)Kim Eun-soo
  • Didrik Thott
  • Niclas Kings
  • Ylva Dimberg
Niclas Kings3:17
Total length:20:37
CD bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
7."I'm Gonna Be a Star"
  • J.Y. Park
  • Olltii
  • J.Y. Park
  • Frants
  • The Vanderveers (Ebony Rae Vanderveer and Bruce "Automatic" Vanderveer)
  • J.Y. Park
  • Frants
3:18
Total length:23:55

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Album Chart)[21] 2
US Billboard World Albums[22] 6

Awards and nominations

Music program awards

Song Program Date
"Cheer Up" M! Countdown (Mnet) May 5, 2016
Music Bank (KBS) May 6, 2016

Notes

  1. ^ Glory Face (Korean: 영광의얼굴들; RR: Yeong-gwang-ui Eolguldeul) is a songwriting team made up of Jang Jun-ho and Gong Hyeon-sik, under Duble Kick Entertainment

References

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  2. ^ a b c d Herman, Tamar (April 27, 2016). "TWICE Follows Taiwanese Flag Controversy With Spunky 'Cheer Up' Video". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  3. ^ Lee Han-soo (April 24, 2016). "TWICE returns with new album". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  4. ^ Jeong Jun-hwa (April 14, 2016). "[뮤직톡톡]벌써 뜨겁다..트와이스, 앨범 품귀현상이 의미하는 것". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved April 14, 2016.
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  9. ^ Kim Soo-hyang (April 24, 2016). "[V Report Plus] Twice drops highlights of new album 'Page Two'". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  10. ^ Bae Jung Yun (April 25, 2016). "TWICE to Sweep the Music Chart". BNT News. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  11. ^ Lee Dong-geon (April 25, 2016). "트와이스 'CHEER UP', 다현 "사극 도전 이유? 팀 내 유일한 무쌍꺼풀"". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  12. ^ Yang Yong-bi (April 25, 2016). "트와이스 Cheer Up, MV서 9인 9색 변신…쯔위는 오드리 햅번‧모모는 툼 레이더". eToday (in Korean). Retrieved April 25, 2016.
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