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Twice Surpasses 20 Million Album Sales in Korea and Japan

JYP Entertainment Reports Combined Sales Figures

Courtesy of JYP ENTERTAINMENT


According to JYP Entertainment, Twice has sold over 20 million album copies in Korea and Japan combined. Since their debut in 2015, the group has released a total of 43 albums in both countries.

In Korea, from their debut EP "The Story Begins" in October 2015 to their 13th EP "With YOU-th" in February this year, Twice has sold more than 14.5 million albums. This includes sales of Nayeon's solo EP "Im Nayeon" and Jihyo's solo full-length album "Zone."

In Japan, their albums range from their first greatest hits compilation album "#Twice" in June 2017 to the single "Hare Hare" released in May last year, totaling approximately 5.5 million copies sold. This figure also includes the sales of the group's all-Japanese sub-unit Misamo's debut album "Masterpiece" in 2023.
 

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Twice's latest release, "With YOU-th," topped the Billboard 200 albums chart on March 9. They have amassed over 20 million followers on Spotify and surpassed 10 billion cumulative listens on the streaming service worldwide on May 2.

Currently on their fifth world tour, "Ready To Be," Twice will continue performances in Japan in July. They will perform at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on July 13 and 14, Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on July 20 and 21, and Nissan Stadium in Kanagawa on July 27 and 28. Twice will be the first female foreign act to perform at the Nissan Stadium.

Nayeon is set to release her second solo album, "Na," on June 14, followed by Twice's new Japanese studio album "Dive" on July 17.

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