University reveals they confused a K-pop girl group's name with TWICE when inviting artists for their music festival.
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University Confuses Girl Group With TWICE
With offline university festivals resuming for the first time in almost three years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the battle to attract superstars is heating up between campuses. Celebrity appearances play an essential role in the success of university festivals. The more well-known celebrities invited, the more spectacular the event will be.
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In this regard, online forums recently resurrected the story of a university that made the ridiculous mistake of inviting celebrities to its festival. In 2016, a comical but sad occurrence occurred at Pukyong National University's freshman welcoming festival in Busan. The university advertised a lineup with the participation of a girl group but accidentally invited a different group.
A screenshot photo revealed to be an explanation from Pukyong National University's Student Council was shared on online forums.
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There, it was revealed that the Pukyong National University Student Council was looking for groups to decorate their freshman greeting ceremony stage, and the event agency recommended the girl group 2EYES.
After completing contracts with various artists, including 2EYES, the president of the Student Council informed the members of the Student Council. However, because the spelling of their names is similar, the president of the Student Council mistook 2EYES (투아이즈) for TWICE (트와이스) and wrote TWICE in their announcement.
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The announcement was made on Pukyong University's Facebook page. The president of the Student Council had to apologize for confusing the first-year students.
"This happened because the Student Council's president does not know much about celebrities," a Student Council representative revealed via text message, adding, "The president wants to apologize for their mistake."
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"We tried to switch to another artist, but it is tough because they charge a huge cancellation fee," they continued.
To amend their mistake, Pukyong National University's Student Council spent a month contacting JYP Entertainment (TWICE's agency) at other universities' festivals to invite TWICE to theirs. They even had to rearrange their festival schedule to accommodate TWICE.
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TWICE Recent Activities
On May 19, 2022, JYP Entertainment announced that TWICE member Nayeon would be making her solo debut on June 24 with the extended play, "IM NAYEON."
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TWICE held a two-day encore concert, from May 15 to May 15, at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California. TWICE became the first Korean girl group to headline a stadium concert in the United States with these concerts.
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Written by Alexa Lewis
