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Acclaimed, international K-pop superstars TWICE have released the official trailer for their upcoming YouTube Original series, “TWICE: Seize the Light” via YouTube.
Marking TWICE as the first all-female K-pop group to have a standalone YouTube Original series, the powerful trailer shows a genuinely raw, glamourous, and intimate side to all nine members. The series will dig into the group’s highest moments as well as their lowest hardships, and explore what international stardom can bring a global touring act in a short span of time – both physically and mentally.
“TWICE: Seize the Light” was filmed over the course of the group’s sold-out TWICELIGHTS international tour in 2019, and features exclusive interviews with each of the nine girls and their families, giving fans a glimpse into their individual stories. Comprised of 8-episodes in total, the series will premiere on Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 (7AM PST / 11PM KST) with an episode dropping every Wednesday. For YouTube premium members, there will be an all-episode launch on April 29th, 2020.
On Tuesday, April 28th, 2020, TWICE will host an exclusive premiere live stream on YouTube from Seoul, Korea for an in-depth discussion on the series. U.S. media will have the opportunity to participate in the live stream on YouTube (further details to follow).
Since their 2016 inception, TWICE have become globally renowned superstars, rapidly taking the U.S. by storm. Having most recently graced Allure Magazine’s May 2020 cover, the group have been praised by the likes of Harper’s Bazaar, TIME Magazine, Billboard and BuzzFeed to name a few. In 2019, the group successfully completed their World Tour, TWICELIGHTS, which included sold-out shows at The Forum in Los Angeles, the Prudential Center in Newark, where they performed in front of 11,000 fans, and a show at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The groups 13th domestic album, Feel Special, released in September 2019, and peaked at #6 on Billboard’s US World Albums Chart and #10 on Billboard’s Heatseeker’s Chart. Their single of the same name, peaked at #1 on Billboard’s US World Digital Song chart. This past February, the group inked a record deal with Republic Records.
TWICE first rose to prominence with their debut title song “Like OOH-AHH”, and 2016 breakthrough single “CHEER UP” which went on to top multiple Korean pop charts and won ‘Song of the Year’ at the Melon Music Awards and Mnet Asian Music Awards. In the same year, TWICE was included in Variety’s Youth Impact Report and was the only K-pop group included in the list.
The group was included in Forbes Korea Power Celebrity issue in both 2019 and 2017; and were also included in 18th place and as the only Asian act in Billboard’s 21 Under 21 2017: Music’s Next Generation issue. Since then, the 9 member group have maintained the reins of K-pop super stars, having released a number of consecutive hits including “TT”, “KNOCK KNOCK”, “SIGNAL”, “LIKEY”, “Heart Shaker”, “What is Love?”, “Dance The Night Away”, “YES or YES”, “FANCY” and “Feel Special”. Each of these music videos have accumulated a whopping average of 200M – 480M views to date.