The story begins

chronology
The story begins
EP from Twice
Publication ; (s)	20th October 2015
Label (s)	JYP Entertainment + Genie Music
Format (s)	CD, download
Genre (s)	K-pop , ballad
Title (number)	6th
running time	8:04 p.m.
production	JY Park “The Asiansoul”
Location (s)	Seoul , South Korea
20th October 2015	Like Ooh-Ahh

The Story Begins is the debut mini-album by the South Korean girl group Twice . The album was released on October 20, 2015 together with the single Like Ooh-Ahh. The album was produced by JYP Entertainment founder Park Jin-young . Like Ooh-Ahh was written by the South Korean producer duo Black Eyed Pilseung.

The Story Begins entered the Gaon Album Charts at number 4, stayed there the following week and reached its highest position at number 3 in the third week. Like Ooh-Ahh entered the charts at number 22 and reached the highest position at number 10 in January 2018.

background

Immediately after the casting show "Sixteen" ended in early July 2015, preparations for Twice's debut began. On October 7th, JYP Entertainment announced the name of the album and single. Starting October 8th, teaser photos and short videos were published daily by each member. On October 19, the group hosted a “countdown event” on Naver V Live until the mini-album was finally released on October 20, along with the single Like Ooh-Ahh . Like Ooh-Ahh was written by the South Korean producer duo Black Eyed Pilseung together with Sam Lewis. Black Eyed Pilseung had previously written songs for Wonder Girls and Got7 , also groups under contract with JYP Entertainment.

Track list

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No.	title	text	music	length
1.	Like Ooh-Ahh (Ooh-Ahh 하게 )	Black Eyed Pilseung, Sam Lewis	Black Eyed Pilseung, Sam Lewis	3:37
2.	Do It Again ( 다시 해줘 )	JY Park “The Asiansoul”	Glen Choi, Fingazz	3:28
3.	Going Crazy ( 미쳤나 봐 )	Daniel Kim, Kebee	Jake K, 220, Sophia Pae, Sam Gray	3:03
4th	Truth	Jin-suk Choi	Anne Judith Wik, Nermin Harambasic, Jin-suk Choi, Atiauna Matthews, Xin Xin Gao	3:35
5.	Candy boy	Kim Eun-soo	Ryan Marrone, Julia Michaels , Chloe Leighton, Garrick Smith	2:47
6th	Like a fool	Daniel Kim	Daniel Kim, Mayu Wakisaka	3:34
Overall length:				8:04 p.m.

Chart successes

The Story Begins entered the South Korean Gaon Album Charts at number 4 and reached the highest position 2 weeks later at number 3. In the Gaon annual charts 2015, the album reached number 49 with 49,904 units sold. The Story Begins was also represented in the 2016 annual charts (58th place, 50,575 units sold).

Internationally, the album was able to reach chart positions in Taiwan, Japan and the USA (Billboard World Albums).

country	Charts	Top ranking
Japan Japan	Oricon Album Charts	46
Korea South South Korea	Gaon Album Chart	3
Taiwan Taiwan	Five Music	2
United States United States	Billboard World Albums	15th
Annual charts
Korea South South Korea	Gaon Album Chart 2016	58

Overview of publications

region	date	format	Label	Catalog no.
Worldwide	20th October 2015	Download	JYP Entertainment	-
South Korea		Download	JYP Entertainment	-
South Korea		CD	JYP Entertainment + Genie Music (Distribution)	JYPK-0583
Hong Kong	November 13, 2015	Download	JYP Entertainment	-
Taiwan	November 13, 2015	Download		-
Taiwan	4th December 2015	CD + DVD		8889172
Thailand	February 12, 2016	CD	JYP Entertainment + BEC TERO MUSIC	-
Japan	February 24, 2017	Download	Warner Music Japan	-

Sources: CD cover and Musicbrainz

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Twice’s 'Story Begins'. In: koreaherald.com. October 20, 2015, accessed May 20, 2018 .
^ The Story Begins - Gaon Digital Chart. In: gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved May 20, 2018 .
↑ Like Ooh-Ahh - Gaon Digital Chart. In: gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved May 20, 2018 (Korean).
↑ Updated: JYP Reveals New Teasers for Twice's Debut. In: soompi.com. October 7, 2015, accessed May 20, 2018 .
↑ TWICE to countdown for upcoming album release. In: koreaherald.com. October 19, 2015, accessed May 20, 2018 .
↑ 2015 년 Album Chart. In: gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved May 20, 2018 (Korean).
↑ 2016 년 Album Chart. In: gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved May 20, 2018 (Korean).
↑ Oricon Album Charts. Retrieved May 20, 2018 (Japanese).
↑ 2015 년 46 주차 Album Chart. Retrieved August 27, 2018 (Korean).
↑ Five Music-5 大唱片. Accessed on May 20, 2018 (week 44/2015 - to view the placement, select the relevant year and week in the pull-down menu at the bottom left).
^ Billboard World Albums. Retrieved May 20, 2018 .
↑ Gaon Album Chart 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2018 (Korean).

[:0-1] Twice’s 'Story Begins'. In: koreaherald.com. October 20, 2015, accessed May 20, 2018 .

[2] The Story Begins - Gaon Digital Chart. In: gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved May 20, 2018 .

[3] Like Ooh-Ahh - Gaon Digital Chart. In: gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved May 20, 2018 (Korean).

[4] Updated: JYP Reveals New Teasers for Twice's Debut. In: soompi.com. October 7, 2015, accessed May 20, 2018 .

[5] TWICE to countdown for upcoming album release. In: koreaherald.com. October 19, 2015, accessed May 20, 2018 .

[6] 2015 년 Album Chart. In: gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved May 20, 2018 (Korean).

[7] 2016 년 Album Chart. In: gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved May 20, 2018 (Korean).

[8] Oricon Album Charts. Retrieved May 20, 2018 (Japanese).

[9] 2015 년 46 주차 Album Chart. Retrieved August 27, 2018 (Korean).

[10] Five Music-5 大唱片. Accessed on May 20, 2018 (week 44/2015 - to view the placement, select the relevant year and week in the pull-down menu at the bottom left).

[11] Billboard World Albums. Retrieved May 20, 2018 .

[12] Gaon Album Chart 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2018 (Korean).