&Twice
2019 studio album by Twice
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&Twice (pronounced "and Twice") is the second Japanese studio album (third overall) by South Korean girl group Twice. It was released by Warner Music Japan on November 20, 2019. It features previously released singles "Happy Happy" and "Breakthrough", and the title track, "Fake & True".[1] The group went on a tour in Japan to promote the album.[2] A repackaged edition of the album, containing the new song "Swing", was released on February 5, 2020.[3]
| &Twice | ||||
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Standard edition cover | ||||
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| Released | November 20, 2019 | |||
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| Length | 34:23 | |||
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| Label | Warner Music Japan | |||
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| Singles from &Twice | ||||
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| &Twice (Repackage) | ||||
 Standard edition (repackage) cover | ||||
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".[3][8]
Promotion
"Fake & True" was first performed during the Japanese leg of the Twicelights World Tour, which began on October 23, 2019, in Sapporo. It was also performed on a 2-hour special episode of Music Station on November 22, 2019.[9]
Commercial performance
&Twice debuted at number 1 on the daily ranking of Oricon Albums Chart with 80,563 copies sold,[10] and topped the weekly Oricon Albums Chart with 124,197 copies sold.[11] On Oricon Digital Album Chart, it debuted at number 5 with 1,912 download count.[12] It also debuted atop the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart, making it the group's third album to do so.[13] Billboard Japan recorded 133,163 copies sold and 1,903 downloads of the album.[14]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Fake & True" | Jam9 | Kass | Kass | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Stronger" | Eri Osanai |
| Masaki Iehara | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Breakthrough" | Yu Shimoji |
| Jan Baars | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Changing!" | Yu Shimoji |
| Secret Weapon | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Happy Happy" | Yu Shimoji |
| Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" | 3:26 |
| 6. | "What You Waiting For" |
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| Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" | 3:21 |
| 7. | "Be OK" | Shoko Fujibayashi |
| Benny Jansson | 3:08 |
| 8. | "Polish" |
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| Gannin Arnold | 3:01 |
| 9. | "How U Doin'" |
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| Frants | 3:29 |
| 10. | "The Reason Why" | Natsumi Watanabe |
| Erik Lidbom | 3:46 |
| Total length: | 34:23 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 11. | "Happy Happy" (collapsedone Remix) | Yu Shimoji |
| Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" | 3:32 |
| 12. | "Breakthrough" (taalthechoi Remix) | Yu Shimoji |
| Versachoi | 3:22 |
| Total length: | 41:20 | ||||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Twice 1st Arena Tour 2018 "BDZ" at Musashino Forest Sports Plaza" |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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" |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Swing" | Yuka Matsumoto |
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| 3:22 |
| 2. | "Fake & True" | Jam9 | Kass | Kass | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Stronger" | Eri Osanai |
| Masaki Iehara | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Breakthrough" | Yu Shimoji |
| Jan Baars | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Changing!" | Yu Shimoji |
| Secret Weapon | 3:42 |
| 6. | "Happy Happy" | Yu Shimoji |
| Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" | 3:26 |
| 7. | "What You Waiting For" |
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| Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" | 3:21 |
| 8. | "Be OK" | Shoko Fujibayashi |
| Benny Jansson | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Polish" |
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| Gannin Arnold | 3:01 |
| 10. | "How U Doin'" |
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| Frants | 3:29 |
| 11. | "The Reason Why" | Natsumi Watanabe |
| Erik Lidbom | 3:46 |
| Total length: | 37:45 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 12. | "Happy Happy" (collapsedone Remix) | Yu Shimoji |
| Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" | 3:32 |
| 13. | "Breakthrough" (taalthechoi Remix) | Yu Shimoji |
| Versachoi | 3:22 |
| Total length: | 44:40 | ||||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Fake & True" (Second music video "The Truth Game") | |
| 2. | "Jacket shooting making movie" | |
| 3. | "Twice 1st Arena Tour 2018 "BDZ" (Making Movie) |
Charts
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[17] | Platinum | 250,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Edition | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | November 20, 2019 | Normal Edition | Warner Music Japan | [18] | |
| Japan | CD | [4] | |||
| Once Japan Limited Edition | |||||
| CD + DVD | Limited Edition A | ||||
| Limited Edition B | |||||
| Various | February 5, 2020 |
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Normal Edition (Repackage) | [19] | |
| Japan | CD | [3] | |||
| CD + DVD | Limited Edition (Repackage) | ||||
| December 6, 2023 | Vinyl | Limited Edition | [20] |