TWICE - TT (2016)
Members: Mina (0:52, pirate), Tzuyu (0:58, vampire), Sana (1:12, superhero), Momo (1:19, fairy), Jeongyeon (1:56, puppet), Jihyo (2:05, ice queen), Chaeyoung (2:12, mermaid), Dahyun (2:15, bunny), Nayeon (2:40, devil)
[0:33] Momo is imitating Nico’s signature pose from the Japanese anime Love Live! School Idol Project, where the character demonstrates how to be a cute idol.1 Momo repopularized this gesture on the 2016-07-27 broadcast of variety show Weekly Idol.2
[0:51] Mina’s scene painting can be seen stage right during the dance shots (0:43); but it is originally a portrait, not a pirate painting.
The title “TT” is a reference to the crying emoticon “T_T”.
As of September 2016, a national poll placed TWICE in the top 30 most influential (i.e., in terms of public recognition) people/groups in South Korea. Three girl groups made the list: I.O.I (ranked 16th), GFRIEND (20), and TWICE (27).3 4
TWICE’s previous single “Cheer Up” (MMM 2016-04-25) recently became the most streamed song in 2016 on the Korean Gaon Music Chart with over 93 million streams, surpassing GFRIEND’s “Rough” (MMM 2016-01-25).5
TWICE members particiapted in various events at the 2016 Idol Star Athletics Championships (2016-09-15).6
Chaeyoung ranked 4 of 6 in the 60 m dash finals.
Mina ranked 6 of 7 in rhythmic gymnastics (performance).
The team of Tzuyu, Nayeon, and Dahyun made it to the semifinals in archery, losing to GFRIEND. One of Tzuyu’s shots unintentionally made her hair flip, causing the clip to be a trending topic.
Listen to TWICEcoaster: LANE 1 on Apple Music.
