Dive (Twice album) explained

Dive
Type:	studio
Artist:	Twice
Cover:	Twice - Dive cover art.png
Caption:	Digital and limited B edition cover
Recorded:	2023–2024
Length:	32:20
Language:	Japanese
Label:	Warner Music Japan
Prev Title:	With You-th
Prev Year:	2024

Dive is the fifth Japanese studio album by South Korean girl group Twice. It was released on July 17, 2024, by Warner Music Japan. The album features ten tracks, including the title track of the same name and the previously released single "Hare Hare". It also includes "Dance Again", which was previously released as a digital single on December 12, 2023, and was featured in the "FamilyMart x Twice Christmas Chicken" advertising campaign.^[1]

Release and promotion

On December 28, 2023, Twice announced that they would release their fifth Japanese studio album during the summer of 2024.^[2] On April 30, 2024, it was announced that the album, titled Dive, would be released on July 17, marking the seventh anniversary of Twice's official debut in Japan.^{[3] [4] [5]} The title track "Dive" was pre-released as a digital single on July 10, along with its music video.^{[6] [7]} To promote the album, Twice performed "Dive" and "Here I Am" on TV Asahi's Music Station, on July 19.^[8] The group also performed songs from the album during the final leg of the Ready to Be World Tour in Japan.^[9]

Commercial performance

Dive debuted at number 2 on the weekly ranking of Oricon Albums Chart with 104,051 copies sold.^[10] It also debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart, recording 1,329 downloads and 130,009 copies sold from July 15–21, 2024.^[11]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[12]

• Twice – vocals, background vocals
• Nils Rulewski Stenberg – all instruments, programming (1)
• Elley – background vocals
• Sophia Pae – vocal director (1–2, 5–7)
• SB – song director, piano, drums, bass (1)
• CR – song director, synth (1)
• Sehee Cho – song director, guitar (1)
• Minhun Kang – strings (1)
• Alawn – all instruments, programming (3)
• Adora – vocal director (3–4)
• Justin Reinstein – all instruments, programming (4)
• Ronny Svendsen – all instruments, programming (5)
• Pizzapunk – all instruments, programming (5)
• Hide Kawada – song director (6)
• T-SK – programming (6)
• Won Again – all instruments, programming (7)
• HotSauce – all instruments, programming, vocal director (8)
• Alexej Viktorovitch – all instruments (9)
• Yu-ki Kokubo – vocal director (9–10)

Charts

Weekly charts

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Peak position
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)^[13]	2
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)^[14]	2

Monthly charts

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Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[15]	5

Notes and References

1. News: TWICE、ファミマとのタイアップソング「Dance Again」配信＆スペシャル動画を公開 . Twice releases tie-up song "Dance Again" with FamilyMart and releases special video . July 25, 2024 . Billboard Japan . December 12, 2023 . ja.
2. News: TWICE、来年夏に日本5thアルバムリリース スタジアムライブ開催決定 . Twice will release their fifth album in Japan next summer and hold stadium live performances . July 25, 2024 . Natalie . December 28, 2023 . ja.
3. News: TWICE、自身5枚目の日本オリジナルアルバム『DIVE』発売決定＆新ビジュアルも公開 . July 25, 2024 . The First Times . April 30, 2024 . ja.
4. News: Kim . Ju-yeon . Twice prepares to 'Dive' back into Japanese music scene with new album . July 25, 2024 . . May 1, 2024.
5. News: Lee . Jung-youn . Twice to drop new Japanese album in July . July 25, 2024 . . May 1, 2024.
6. News: TWICE、ニューアルバム『DIVE』の表題曲MV公開 . Twice releases MV for title song of new album Dive . July 25, 2024 . Billboard Japan . July 10, 2024 . ja.
7. News: TWICE、日本5thアルバムより表題曲「DIVE」のMV公開！神秘的な水の世界で優雅に踊る . July 25, 2024 . The First Times . July 10, 2024 . ja.
8. News: 「Mステ」3時間半スペシャルのタイムテーブル公開！豪華出演者の歌唱曲＆登場時間は . July 25, 2024 . Natalie . July 19, 2024 . ja.
9. News: TWICE、AL『DIVE』から新曲初パフォーマンス【READY TO BE in JAPAN SPECIAL】初日レポート到着 . July 25, 2024 . Billboard Japan . July 16, 2024 . ja.
10. News: 週間 アルバムランキング 2024年07月29日付 . Weekly album ranking as of July 29, 2024 . July 25, 2024 . Oricon News . https://web.archive.org/web/20240724153713/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2024-07-29/ . July 24, 2024 . ja.
11. News: 【ビルボード】ENHYPEN『ROMANCE : UNTOLD』総合アルバム首位獲得 TWICE／JIMINが続く . Enhypen's Romance: Untold tops the overall album chart, followed by Twice and Jimin . July 25, 2024 . Billboard Japan . July 24, 2024 . ja.
12. Dive. Twice. 2024. booklet. Warner Music Japan.
13. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2024-07-29 . . July 25, 2024. ja.
14. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2024/07/24 公開. Billboard Japan. ja. July 25, 2024.
15. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2024-07 . . August 14, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240814030852/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2024-07/ . August 14, 2024 . ja.