Christmas has come early for ONCEs, as TWICE has once again released new songs for the repackage of their 1st full album. With new songs comes with new records and music show stages!
Here's what happened this week:
December 11, 2017 - Right before the official release of "Heart Shaker" and "Merry & Happy", JYP Entertainment gifted ONCEs with a Christmas-themed hidden film.
JYP Entertainment also released a special video teaser of the girls in the practice room and the digital album cover!
"Heart Shaker" started off strong, coming in at number 1 on various Korean Music streaming sites. It also managed to bag multiple real-time All-Kills; the first girl group song to do so since the change in the chart system. "Merry & Happy" entered the MelOn chart, as well as the top 20 on the Instiz iChart. The music video for "Heart Shaker" also surpassed 1,000,000 views on YouTube.
At 8PM KST, the girls held a Special V-Live celebrating the album release.
December 12, 2017 - Special mentions for TWICE continued on, as Billboard, Fuse TV, and even the Grammy's Official twitter account mentioned the girls and their latest release.
The performance video for "Heart Shaker" from the Special V-Live was also published through the girls' official V-Live account. As "Heart Shaker" continued to get real-time All Kills, it ranked as number 1 on Instiz iChart and also achieved its first roof hit on MelOn! Within 24 hours, "Heart Shaker" accumulated 739,000 listeners on MelOn!
The 6th installment for MoChaeng TV was uploaded alongside the cheering guide for the latest title track!
The music video for "Heart Shaker" also surpassed 11,000,000 views on YouTube, making it the 4th most viewed music video in 24 hours and also broke their own personal record!
December 13, 2017 - According to @TWICESALES on Twitter, Merry & Happy surpassed 30,000 copies sold on HANTEO. However, there is still a bit of confusion due to the different systems of HANTEO 1.0 and 2.0.
TWICE TV6 episode 11 was released online. As Heart Shaker continued to top the Instiz iChart, the Dance Video [Studio Version] was released. TWICE also reached a new peak on the Billboard Social 50 at 33rd place after 3 weeks.
And with a little over 52 hours since its release, the "Heart Shaker" M/V surpassed 20,000,000 views on YouTube!
December 14, 2017 - As "Heart Shaker" continued to dominate the Instiz iChart, news about TWICE's Live Showcase Tour in Japan also broke out! The showcase has officially been SOLD OUT
Together with that, the cheering guide for "Merry & Happy" was unveiled, confirming that the girls will be performing it alongside "Heart Shaker." The Dance Video [Practice Room Version] was also released as well as the new commercial for Pocari Sweat featuring the girls having fun playing with snow!
The girls also participated in the SBS FM Family Concert then proceeded to the radio show Kangta's Starry Night.
December 15, 2017 - As the girls attend KBS Music Bank, they performed Merry & Happy first as a surprise for ONCEs and stood up and danced during the 2nd verse! "Likey" also managed to rank within the top 10 at number 7 on the show.
Later, it was announced that the girls would be attendendingthe KBS Gayo Daechukje on the 29th. As for the SBS Gayo Daejun, Nayeon and Dahyun be holding a stage with Red Velvet's Seulgi and Irene and performing a Special Stage dedicated to legendary girl group FIN.K.L.
Billboard released an article regarding the Best K-pop Albums of 2017, and writer Jeff Benjamin mentioned twicetagram! TWICE was also voted to be the 2nd hottest idol group for the second half of 2017 by Korean citizens.
TWICE also collaborated on a special "Heart Shaker" M/V event with MelOn Aztalk. They also featured in the Let's Dance segment by 1theK, and after the challenge, 1theK changed their Twitter header to TWICE's picture!
The January issue for Cosmpolitan covers were also revealed which feature TWICE with sophisticated and mature looks. More so, the music video for "Heart Shaker" also made a sudden rise to the top of the trending videos on YouTube Korea!
December 16, 2017 - The final installment for TWICE TV6 has finally arrived! The final episode features the girls talking about each other's missions, and it was also revealed by Jihyo that the pool area of the hotel was rented out just for them to shoot!
The girls also attended MBC SHOW! Music Core where Nayeon and Jeongyeon became the special MCs! Straight after, the girls attended their scheduled Fansigning and Hightouch event at the CTS Art Hall.
Through the girls' official accounts, a full 9-member version of the Cosmopolitan cover was unveiled. All 9 members were also within the top 25 of the Brand Reputation Individual Girl Group Members for December 2017 list.
The music video for "Heart Shaker" also managed to surpass the 30,000,000 views mark which makes it the fastest K-pop girl group music video to hit the milestone! Not to be left out, "Likey" also surpassed the 120,000,000 view milestone! It was also discovered that TWICE are the ONLY idols among the top 10 of the Genie Yearly Chart (Total Streams),coming in at the 10th spot!
December 17, 2017 - After dropping to number 2, TWICE reclaimed the top spot at the MelOn Chart! TWICE also managed to achieve a real-time All Kill at 2PM KST!
The girls also topped the list of Best Selling Albums for K-artists on Oricon for 2017 with their Japan debut album #TWICE! And as they performed on Inkigayo, it is said that it is their last promotional stage for "Merry & Happy" and "Heart Shaker."