First things first, we want to announce that the Golden Disk Awards 2018 will now be held in Seoul and not in the Philippines. For the ONCEs who have already paid for their tickets, look out for the refund information from All Access Production. An official statement from AAP can be found below.
Now, onto the recap! With the release date coming closer, more and more teasers have been released. In addition to their busy schedule, the girls are building on their year with more records and award show nominations!
Here's what happened this week:
December 4, 2017 - As the week began, JYP Entertainment gave us the M/V Teaser for "Heart Shaker" on Naver V-Live! Before the day came to an end, the teaser reached an astonishing 1,000,000 views! Twelve hours after the original release, the teaser was finally uploaded to YouTube.
The girls were also nominated for the 9th Philippines Kpop Awards for Best Female Group, Song of the Year (for "Likey"), and Album of the Year (for Twicetagram)! Voting has already begun!
Lastly, "Likey" re-entered the top 5 on the Instiz iChart!
December 5, 2017 -- As the clock struck midnight, JYP Entertainment released the first Photo Parade for Merry & Happy, which featured Christmas-themed photos. Billboard also mentioned the album in an article.
"Likey" continued its streak on Billboard Japan's HOT BUZZ SONG Chart, taking the #1 spot for the 4th consecutive week. Meanwhile, "TT" continued to stay strong, coming in at 7th for the second week in a row. "Knock Knock" also entered the Top 10 most-streamed songs from major streaming sites in Korea. At 9th place, it was also the only idol group song in the top 10.
TWICE was also selected as one of the winners of the 2017 Oricon Queen Award.
December 6, 2017 -- JYP Entertainment continued to release more Photo Parades, this time with individual shots! TWICE TV6's 9th episode was also released through V-Live!
TWICE was nominated for Best Female Group and Best Choreography for the International K-Music Awards 2017! The girls were also featured in the SBS Gayo Daejun teaser dancing to various groups' songs!
TWICE is also revealed to have shot with Cosmopolitan once again!
As many ONCEs have been hoping for, the girls will FINALLY perform a b-side track once again! It was revealed that along with "Heart Shaker," the girls will be performing "Merry & Happy" on music shows as well. Later in the day, the girls appeared on MBS FM4U Tei's Dream Radio, where they talked about the most random things and held a mini award show! They also performed "Sleep Tight, Good Night," featuring Nayeon and Sana's goofy narration.
December 7, 2017 -- The day started out with the release of the lyrics for "Heart Shaker" as well as the album packaging!
YouTube Korea released their annual "Most Popular Music Video" for 2017, and "Knock Knock" and "Signal" came in at number 1 and 2, respectively. TWICE's Twicetagram album was revealed to be the ONLY girl group album to be included in the top 10 Best Selling Albums of 2017. The music video for "TT" surpassed 293,000,000 views on YouTube, getting so ever closer to the coveted 300,000,000!
December 8, 2017 -- Fans were surprised when JYP Entertainment decided to release the M/V Behind video for "Heart Shaker." Additionally, more behind the scenes photos were released throughNaver Star Cast.
"Likey" made a sudden rise to number 2 on MelOn. "Likey," "TT," "One More Time," and "Signal" all charted on Billboard Japan, coming in at numbers 9, 30, 39 and 74, respectively. "Likey" also topped Billboard PH's Top 5 this week, while "Like Ooh Ahh" came in at 5th. "Likey" also came in at number 16 on theBillboard PH HOT 100.
TWICE came in at 3rd for Top Artist and "TT" at number 6 in the HOT 100 for Billboard Japan's Year End Rankings for 2017. The girls were also nominated in the Golden Disk Awards 2018 in both the Digital Song of the Year ("Knock Knock") and Album of the Year (Twicetagram).
The girls (minus for Chaeyoung and Tzuyu, who are still minors) watched Park JinYoung's 19+ only concert Naughty Party 2017. JY Park also expressed that he was uncomfortable doing the sexy stages as he knew the girls were present.
Music producer Angerwolf also teased a potential new song for the girls through his twitter account (@DjAngerWolf). There has not been a confirmation regarding the rumor.
December 9, 2017 -- 2 days before the release, the Jacket Behindfor Merry & Happy was released! The girls also topped the December Girl Group Brand Reputation rankings and came in 3rd for Billboard Japan's Top Artist.
The 10th installment of TWICE TV6 was also released.
Some ONCEs have also received their 2018 TWICEstar Season's Greetings! The girls held their LG V30 fansign, and when it ended, they went directly to their TWICE Store fansign! Speaking of the TWICE Store, the group released a new jacket, and Chaeyoung even wore it to the fansign!
December 10, 2017 -- With only one day left until the release, JYP Entertainment released a 1 minute preview for both "Heart Shaker" AND "Merry & Happy!" The video featured the girls' photos from their two Photo Parades.
TWICE is also confirmed to attend SBS Gayo Daejun as part of the first line-up that was released! "TT" was then ranked at number 5 of Girl Group Dance ranking on MBC Section TV Entertainment Show!
As the weather in Korea grows colder, it will be harder not only for the girls, but for K-ONCEs as well. Don't forget to stream, vote, and support the girls! With all they have in store for us, it's the least we can do!