Girl group TWICE’s new mini-album “READY TO BE” surpassed 1.7 million pre-orders and achieved their own best record

TWICE is keeping fans on their toes before the official release of their 12th mini-album on March 10th. 

On March 7th, TWICE’s 12th mini album “READY TO BE” recorded 1.7 million pre-orders, 3 days before its official release. As a result, TWICE once again announced a million-seller record following “BETWEEN 1&2” last year in August. In addition, “MOONLIGHT SUNRISE,” TWICE’s pre-released English single that will also appear in the mini-album, ranked 84th on the U.S. “Billboard Hot 100” on February 4th. 

Recently, TWICE has been pleasing fans at home and abroad by offering a variety of teasers. An additional teaser for the mini-album’s title song “SET ME FREE” M/V was released on March 8th, at midnight, showing the members in a line. The members showed their unique charms against a sensuous beat and various backdrops, building up anticipation for a wonderful story to be told through their next song release. 

Ahead of their comeback, TWICE received the honor as the first K-pop female artist to hold the “Women In Music Awards” and made a surprise visit on the first day of the opening of the TWICE pop-up store “POP-UP Experience” in Los Angeles to greet local fandom and teased bits of the official performance.

TWICE has prepared a rich global promotion to celebrate their first comeback in about seven months. They are set to appear on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on March 9th and will hold a comeback live in New York on March 11th. Starting with Seoul in April this year, TWICE will go on 17 solo concerts across 14 cities, hyping up fans of a grand 5th world tour. TWICE will be the first K-pop girl group to perform in the Yanmar Stadium Nagai and Tokyo Ajinomoto Stadium in May. They will also enter Los Angeles Sofi Stadium in June and New York MetLife Stadium in July.

Source: Daum