Page Two (EP)

Page Two

Digital and mint version cover
EP by Twice
Released April 25, 2016 (2016-04-25)
Studio JYPE Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Genre
Length 23:51
Language Korean
Label
Producer J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"
Twice chronology
The Story Begins
(2015)The Story Begins2015		 Page Two
(2016)		 Twicecoaster: Lane 1
(2016)Twicecoaster: Lane 12016
Singles from Page Two
  1. "Cheer Up"
    Released: April 25, 2016 (2016-04-25)
Alternative covers

Limited edition cover featuring artwork
by Son Chae-young, a member of Twice

Thailand edition cover
Music video
"Cheer Up" on YouTube

Page Two is the second extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group Twice. The album was released digitally and physically on April 25, 2016 by JYP Entertainment and distributed by KT Music. It contains seven tracks, including the lead single, "Cheer Up". Page Two has the most first-week sales out of all K-pop girl group releases in 2016.

"Cheer Up" was composed by Black Eyed Pilseung and is a blend of several different genres. The accompanying music video, in which the members parody characters from famous films, went viral on YouTube soon after release, reaching seven million views in two days.

Background and release

On April 11, 2016, JYP Entertainment announced via the band's official Facebook and SNS that the group would release their second mini-album Page Two and single "Cheer Up" on April 25.[1] Two versions of the album, pink and mint, were released in CD format. The first press of 30,000 limited edition copies featured a special sleeve designed by member Chaeyoung.[2] The album was also released as a digital download on various music portals.[3][4]

Composition

The album's lead single, "Cheer Up", has lyrics written by Sam Lewis and music by Black Eyed Pilseung, the same team who wrote Twice's hit single "Like Ooh-Ahh" from their debut mini-album. "Cheer Up" is a dance-pop song that incorporates multiple genres, including hip hop, tropical house, and drum and bass; this blend was described as "color pop".[5] The second track on the album is a remake of Park Ji-yoon's 1998 single, "Precious Love", written by Park Jin-young (J. Y. Park). The song was re-arranged in a house dance style with electronic instrumentation and hip hop rhythms, and features a new rap written by Chaeyoung.

"Touchdown" was described as a "powerful dance number with dynamic rhythms, melodies, and powerful sound effects". "Tuk Tok" is a dance-pop song with elements of soul and trap, inspired by the teaser video for Sixteen.[4] "Woohoo" was described as a hip hop song with "groovy beats", and "My Headphones On" is a pop ballad about a girl's breakup.[6] A seventh track, "I'm Gonna Be a Star" (the theme song from Sixteen) is only available on the CD version of the album.[7]

Promotion

Twice performing "Cheer Up" at the showcase

On April 25, 2016, Twice held a media showcase at Yes 24 Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.[8] They performed "Woohoo", "Touchdown", "Precious Love" and "Cheer Up" for the first time at the showcase, which was broadcast live via Naver's V app.[9][10][11] The group then promoted the album with a series of televised live performances on various music shows. Their first music show appearance was on M! Countdown on April 28, where they performed "Cheer Up" and "Touchdown".[12] The choreography for "Cheer Up" was slightly changed after Sana's "shy shy shy" line (pronounced "sha sha sha") became a viral meme.[13][14] Twice won their first music show award on M! Countdown the following week on May 5,[15] and also won on Music Bank and Inkigayo that same week.[16][17] They concluded promotion for the album on May 29 with a performance on Inkigayo, winning a total of eleven music show awards. The trophy on the May 27 edition of Music Bank was initially awarded to AOA before the show's producers admitted they had miscalculated the album points.[18][19]

Critical reception

Kim Hyang-min of Korea JoongAng Daily gave the album a mixed review, describing the songs as "high-spirited and cheerful" and "generally refreshing and witty" but regretting the album's lack of genre diversity. Kim noted that the tension in the title track's lyrics was "well-expressed" through its hip-hop and electronic sounds, though the song was too repetitive, and praised "Touchdown" for its "powerful sound" and energetic feeling.[20]

Tamar Herman of Billboard described "Cheer Up" as an atypical K-pop girl group release that "solidifies Twice's unique style" through its unexpected mix of beats and genres. She further noted that the accompanying music video helped reinforce the members' independent identities while the song showcased of each member's individual voice, "[forgoing] musical wholeness for the sake of eccentricity".[21]

Fuse journalists Jason Lipshutz, Tina Xu, and Jeff Benjamin discussed the release in the K-pop-centric podcast K-Stop, describing "Cheer Up" as a 1990s pop throwback reminiscent of Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time". They praised the single's fun and catchy tone, rap break, and the "incredible" production quality of its music video but criticized its heavily processed vocals and controversial lyrics, which seem to encourage young women to "play games" (i.e., feign disinterest) with their romantic partners. They concluded that, while the group has a lot of potential, they would need to "polish it up" for future releases.[22]

Commercial performance

Page Two debuted at number 2 on the Gaon Album Chart and number 6 on the Billboard World Albums chart, with 80,686 units sold during the month of April.[23][24][25] It had the highest first-week sales volume for a K-pop girl group in 2016.[26] According to JYP representatives, the pre-order of 30,000 limited edition albums sold out before its official release.[27][28] As of September 1, the album has sold over 150,000 units.[29]

The songs from the album also performed well digitally. "Cheer Up" charted at number 1 on the Gaon Digital Chart and number 3 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.[30] "Precious Love" and "Touchdown" also charted on the Gaon Digital Chart, at numbers 73 and 86 respectively.[31]

Track listing

Digital download[3]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Cheer Up"Sam LewisBlack Eyed PilseungRado3:28
2."Precious Love" (소중한 사랑; Sojunghan Sarang)
J. Y. Park "The Asiansoul"Hong Ji-sang3:51
3."Touchdown"Mafly
  • Krissie Karlsson
  • Karl Karlsson
  • Nicki Karlsson
  • EJ Show (Zoobeater Sound)
  • The Karlsson's
  • EJ Show
3:23
4."Tuk Tok[32]" (툭하면 톡; Tukhamyeon Tok)Kim Min-ji (Jam Factory)
Choi3:17
5."Woohoo"
Glory FaceGlory Face3:22
6."My Headphones On" (Headphone 써; Headphone Sseo)Kim Eun-soo
  • Didrik Thott
  • Niclas Kings
  • Ylva Dimberg
Kings3:17
Total length:20:33
CD bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
7."I'm Gonna Be a Star"
  • Park
  • Olltii
  • Park
  • Frants
  • The Vanderveers (Ebony Rae Vanderveer and Bruce "Automatic" Vanderveer)
  • Park
  • Frants
3:18
Total length:23:51

Content production

Credits adapted from album liner notes.[34]

Locations

Personnel

  • J. Y. Park – producer, session instruments (on "I'm Gonna Be a Star")
  • Black Eyed Pilseung – co-producer
  • Lee Ji-young – direction and coordination (A&R)
  • Jang Ha-na – music (A&R)
  • Kim Yeo-ju (Jane Kim) – music (A&R)
  • Kim Ji-hyeong – production (A&R)
  • Kim Hyeon-jun – production (A&R)
  • Kim Bo-hyeon – design (A&R)
  • Kim Yong-woon "goodyear" – recording and mixing engineer
  • Choi Hye-jin – recording engineer, assistant mixing engineer
  • Jang Hong-seok – assistant recording engineer
  • Lee Tae-seop – mixing engineer
  • Choi Hong-young – mastering engineer
  • Go Ji-seon – assistant mastering engineer
  • Park Nam-yong – choreographer
  • Yoon Hee-so – choreographer
  • Jang Deok-hee – photographer
  • Kang Hye-in – album design
  • Kim Jae-yoon – album design
  • Park Ju-hee – album design
  • Kim Young-jo – music video director
  • Yoo Seung-woo – music video director
  • Choi Hee-seon – style director
  • Im Ji-yeon – style director
  • Park Nae-ju – hair director
  • Won Jeong-yo – make-up director
  • Rado – session instruments and computer programming (on "Cheer Up")
  • Jihyo – background vocals (on "Cheer Up", "Tuk Tok", "My Headphones On")
  • Hong Ji-sang – session instruments and computer programming (on "Precious Love")
  • The Karlsson's – session instruments and computer programming (on "Touchdown")
  • EJ Show – session instruments and computer programming (on "Touchdown")
  • Twice – background vocals (on "Touchdown")
  • Choi Jin-seok – session instruments and computer programming (on "Tuk Tok")
  • Daniel Kim – vocal director (on "Tuk Tok"), vocal producer (on "My Headphones On")
  • Gong Hyeon-sik – session instruments, computer programming and background vocals (on "Woohoo")
  • Jang Jun-ho – session instruments and computer programming (on "Woohoo")
  • Jinri – background vocals (on "Woohoo")
  • Niclas Kings – session instruments and computer programming (on "My Headphones On")
  • Frants – session instruments and computer programming (on "I'm Gonna Be a Star")

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[35] 16
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[23] 2
US World Albums (Billboard)[24] 6

Year-end chart

Chart (2016) Position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[36] 13

Awards and nominations

Year Award Nominated work Category Result Ref
2016 18th Mnet Asian Music Awards Page Two Album of the Year Nominated
2017 6th Gaon Chart Music Awards Page Two Album of the Year – 2nd Quarter Nominated

Release history

Region Date Format Distributor
South Korea, Worldwide April 25, 2016 Digital download[37][38] JYP Entertainment, KT Music
South Korea CD[39]
Thailand September 30, 2016
(Thailand edition)		 CD, DVD[33] JYP Entertainment, BEC-Tero Music

Notes

  1. ↑ Glory Face (Hangul: 영광의얼굴들; RR: Yeong-gwang-ui Eolguldeul) is a songwriting team made up of Jang Jun-ho and Gong Hyeon-sik, under Duble Kick Entertainment

References

  1. ↑ Lee Han-soo (April 24, 2016). "TWICE returns with new album". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ Jeong Jun-hwa (April 14, 2016). "[뮤직톡톡]벌써 뜨겁다..트와이스, 앨범 품귀현상이 의미하는 것". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "PAGE TWO – EP by TWICE on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Page Two" (in Korean). Melon. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ Yi, Hajin Lily (April 21, 2016). "[Kpop Spotlight] Get Ready for TWICE's Comeback on April 25th". Korea Daily. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
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  7. ↑ Kim Soo-hyang (April 24, 2016). "[V Report Plus] Twice drops highlights of new album 'Page Two'". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  8. ↑ Bae Jung Yun (April 25, 2016). "TWICE's 'PAGE TWO' Showcase Was Held". BNT News. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  9. ↑ Chung Joo-won (April 25, 2016). "TWICE wishes successful second album to bring third within 2016". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
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  11. ↑ "[Replay]TWICE 'Cheer up' COMEBACK SHOWCASE". Naver. April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
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