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Celebrate (2022)
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Celebrate was made to mark five years since Twice's Japanese debut, and it opened at number one on the Oricon daily album chart.
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Overview
- Celebrate: fourth Japanese studio album by South Korean girl group Twice (seventh overall)
- Released July 27, 2022 by Warner Music Japan
- Nine tracks, including the title track 'Celebrate' and the previously released single 'Doughnut'
- 'Just Be Yourself' was released as a digital single on March 22, 2022 and used in Lux Japan hair care advertisements
Background
- Announced in May 2022 to commemorate the fifth debut anniversary in Japan
- Title track pre-released as a digital single on July 15 with its music video
- Promoted with a performance of the title track on TV Asahi's Music Station on July 22
- The next day, the group performed 'That's All I'm Saying' and 'Celebrate' on NHK's Venue 101
- Songs from the album were also performed at Twice Japan Fan Meeting 2022 'Once Day' in Tokyo and Osaka, held for five days in October
- Reported to be sold in 14 different editions, including a special edition with a DVD
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
Disc 1
| 1 | Celebrate | |
| 2 | Voices of Delight | |
| 3 | TICK TOCK | |
| 4 | Flow like waves | |
| 5 | That’s all I’m saying | |
| 6 | Bitter Sweet | |
| 7 | Sandcastle | |
| 8 | Just be yourself | |
| 9 | Doughnut |
Disc 2
| 1 | 「Doughnut」Music Video | |
| 2 | 「Doughnut」Music Video Other ver. | |
| 3 | 「Wonderful Day」Member Selfie Movie | |
| 4 | 「Doughnut」Music Video Making Movie | |
| 5 | 『Celebrate』Jacket Shooting Making Movie |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Formation
- Formed under the Mnet survival show Sixteen (2015) by JYP Entertainment
- Nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, Tzuyu
- Debuted October 20, 2015 with the EP The Story Begins
- Fans are called Once
Members
- Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, Tzuyu
- Jihyo serves as leader
Career
- 2016 single Cheer Up topped the Gaon Digital Chart and was the best-performing single in South Korea that year
- 2016 single TT topped the Gaon chart for four consecutive weeks
- Debuted in Japan in June 2017 with the compilation #Twice; first Korean girl group to earn RIAJ platinum certification for an album and CD single in the same year
- 2017 Twicetagram became the first female K-pop act to top Billboard World Albums and World Digital Song Sales simultaneously
- 2021 The Feels became the group's first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100
- 2024 With You-th topped the US Billboard 200
- Headlined Lollapalooza Chicago in 2025; the This Is For World Tour concluded in July 2026 with 81 shows in 44 cities
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- Released July 27, 2022 by Warner Music Japan
- Fourth Japanese studio album and seventh overall
- Marked the fifth anniversary of Twice's debut in Japan
- Title track 'Celebrate' pre-released as a digital single on July 15
- Two tracks, 'Doughnut' and 'Just Be Yourself', were already released before the album
Records
- Oricon Albums Chart daily ranking: debuted at number one after release
- Oricon weekly chart: debuted at number two with 114,537 copies sold
- Limited edition vinyl released December 28, the group's first album in that format
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- Twice performed the title track on TV Asahi's Music Station on July 22, the first TV stage for the album.
- Songs from the album were performed at a five-day fan meeting, 'Once Day', in Tokyo and Osaka in October 2022.
- The album was released as a limited edition vinyl record on December 28, the first Twice album in that format.
- Plans for 14 editions, including a special edition with an exclusive DVD, were announced.
- 'Just Be Yourself' was used in Twice's advertisements for Lux Japan hair care products.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org