What's Twice? Explained

What's Twice?
Type:	ep
Artist:	Twice
Cover:	What's Twice?.png
Recorded:	2015–2016
Studio:	JYPE Studios
Length:	14:00
Language:	Korean
Label:	Warner Music Japan
Prev Year:	2017
Next Title:	Signal
Next Year:	2017

What's Twice? is the first compilation extended play by South Korean girl group Twice. It was released exclusively in Japan on February 24, 2017, by Warner Music Japan and features four of their Korean songs from their first three extended plays: The Story Begins (2015), Page Two (2016) and (2016).^[1]

What's Twice? was released as the promotional tool for Twice's announcement on February 24, 2017, for their Japanese debut in June 2017.^[2] Their first Japanese album,

1. Twice

, was released on June 28, 2017, and is a compilation of Japanese versions of their previous Korean singles.^[3] #Twice debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the Oricon Albums Chart and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) by selling over 250,000 physical copies.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Twice - WHAT'S TWICE? - EP. Japan Itunes. 24 February 2017 . February 27, 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20170227065347/https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/whats-twice-ep/id1206052768. February 27, 2017.
2. Web site: TWICE to debut in Japan in June. Yonhap News. Yonhap News Agency. February 24, 2017. May 21, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170521063833/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/02/24/0200000000AEN20170224006500315.html. live.
3. Web site: 2017年6月28日にデビューにしてベストアルバム「#TWICE」リリースで日本上陸!！. Twice Japanese website. Warner Music Japan. May 31, 2017. ja. February 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170224214033/http://www.twicejapan.com/news/detail/1. live.
4. Web site:
   1. Twice
   . July 10, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170705101014/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2017-07-10/. 2017-07-05. bot: unknown.
5. Web site: http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd_search.html . ja:ゴールドディスク認定 一般社団法人 日本レコード協会 . . July 11, 2017 . Japanese . April 28, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190428125908/https://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert//gd_search.html . live . Note: To retrieve all album certifications, 1) type in TWICE in the box "アーティスト", 2) click 検索
6. Web site: Hot Albums. Billboard Japan. March 1, 2017. March 19, 2023. September 20, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172841/https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2017&month=03&day=06. live.