TWICE has achieved a new milestone on Line Music that only BTS obtained in the past. Curious to find out what it is? Then, continue reading!
TWICE Reaches New Achievement on Line Music That Only BTS Obtained Before
On Jan. 31, TWICE has matched BTS with their new feat on Line Music, one of the major music streaming platforms in Japan. This achievement has something to do with the cumulative number of followers the girl group has gained.
In particular, TWICE's followers on Line Music have crossed one million as of Jan. 31. This is a big deal for the Korean girl group considering that even Japanese artists are struggling to hit the said amount of followers.
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Now that they have surpassed one million followers, TWICE has become the first female foreign artist and first female K-pop act in history to achieve this feat.
Additionally, the JYP girl group is now the second K-pop act and second international artist to do so, following BTS (who exceeded one million followers on Line Music on Jan. 18).
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Although TWICE comes second to BTS in terms of hitting one million followers on Line Music, the nonet was actually leading in the past years in garnering more followers.
In fact, TWICE is the first K-pop artist and girl group in history to have 500,000, 600,000, 700,000, 800,000, 900,000, and 950,000 followers on the Japanese music streaming app.
Congratulations to TWICE on their new historic milestone on Line Music!
TWICE to Release New Albums and a DVD in Celebration of 5th Anniversary of Japan Debut
In other news, TWICE will celebrate the fifth anniversary of their debut in Japan with new releases.
On Jan. 30, the nine-piece girl group announced their plans to drop their fourth-best album, a fifth anniversary DVD and their fourth Japanese album.
According to the teaser image uploaded, TWICE's fourth best album, titled "#TWICE4," is scheduled for release in March. It will be followed by the release of their fifth anniversary DVD and fourth Japanese album in May and July, respectively.
According to reports, TWICE's fourth best album will hit the shelves on March 16 and it will contain the girl group's best Japanese tracks including the Japanese version of "CRY FOR ME," "I CAN'T STOP ME," "Alcohol-Free" and "SCIENTIST."
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A special website for TWICE's fifth anniversary has also been launched and a special teaser has been uploaded to the group's official Japan YouTube channel.
TWICE made their official debut in Japan back in June 2017, when they released their first Japanese album "#TWICE." The JYP girl group instantly attained success in the country.
In the first week of sales, "#TWICE" impressively sold a total of 130,594 copies. This is the highest sales figure among all K-pop releases in Japan that were sold from 2016 to July 2017.
In almost a month since its release, TWICE's Japanese debut album broke through 200,000 sales. It went on to reach 327,638 total copies and earned a platinum certification from the Recording Industry of Japan for surpassing 250,000 sales.
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
