Twicecoaster: Lane 2

Twicecoaster: Lane 2
Special album (reissue) by Twice
Released	February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)
Studio	JYPE Studios
Genre	K-pop dance
Language	Korean
Label	JYP Entertainment KT Music
Producer	J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"
Twice chronology
Twicecoaster: Lane 1 (2016)Twicecoaster: Lane 12016 Twicecoaster: Lane 2 (2017) What's Twice? (2017)What's Twice?2017
Singles from Twicecoaster: Lane 2
"Knock Knock" Released: February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)
Music video
"Knock Knock" on YouTube

Twicecoaster: Lane 2 (stylized as TWICEcoaster : LANE 2^[1]) is the reissue of South Korean girl group Twice's third extended play (EP) Twicecoaster: Lane 1. It was released digitally and physically on February 20, 2017 by JYP Entertainment. It contains 13 tracks, including the lead single, "Knock Knock".^[2]

Background and release

On January 18, 2017, it was reported that Twice would be releasing a special album after their concert in Seoul. In early February, Twice officially announced the release of the reissue of Twicecoaster: Lane 1, titled Twicecoaster: Lane 2, on February 20 with the brand new track "Knock Knock".^[3][4]

The track list for Twicecoaster: Lane 2 was revealed on February 12. It contains 13 tracks: the seven songs from the original release, additional two new songs, a remix version and instrumental of "TT", as well as the instrumental tracks for "Like Ooh-Ahh" from The Story Begins and "Cheer Up" from Page Two.^[5] The group concept images and individual teasers of Twice were released in the next four days.^[6][7][8][9]

Two music video teasers for "Knock Knock" were released on February 17 and 18 at midnight. The first teaser started with the sound of knock which was heard on the ending of the music video for "TT", while the second teaser showed the members dressed in a variety of outfits that flash by in the stop-motion video.^[10][11]

The final group image teaser was released on February 19 at midnight. Twice also greeted the fans via Naver V Live for a comeback countdown at 23:30 KST.^[12] The album, along with the music video for "Knock Knock", was officially released the next day. It was also released as a digital download on various music sites.^[13][14]

Promotion

On February 20, 2017, Twice had a live broadcast on Naver V Live at 20:00 KST to celebrate their comeback with fans. The group talked about the album, the title track "Knock Knock" and its music video, as well as their first solo concert which was held on February 17–19 and Asian tour. They also performed the full choreography of "Knock Knock" for the first time.^[15][16][17]

The next day, Twice recorded their appearance on the February 25th episode of You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook, their first variety show for Twicecoaster: Lane 2. The group's appearance was included in the show's special monthly episodes with the concept "Songs I want to sing for those in their 20s."^[18][19]

On February 23, Twice held their first comeback stage on M Countdown.^[20] It was then followed by performances on the February 24th, 25th and 26th episode of Music Bank, Show! Music Core and Inkigayo, respectively.^[21][22][23] continued on the March 7th episode of The Show, and Show Champion on the 8th.^[24][25]

The group ended their music show promotions on the March 12th episode of Inkigayo.^[26][27]

Commercial performance

Twicecoaster: Lane 2 entered Gaon Album Chart at number 1 and the Billboard charts World Albums at number 4, while its title track "Knock Knock" entered Gaon Digital Chart at number 1 and the Billboard charts World Digital Songs at number 5.^{[28][29][30][31]}

The album sold 266,645 units in February 2017.^[32]

Track listing

Content production

Credits adapted from album liner notes.^[34]

Locations

Personnel

Charts

Release history

References