What is love? (EP)
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| EP from Twice | ||||
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Publication |
April 9, 2018 |
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| Label (s) | JYP Entertainment + Iriver | |||
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Format (s) |
CD, download |
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Title (number) |
6th |
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running time |
20:00 |
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What is love? is the fifth mini-album by the South Korean girl group Twice . It was released on April 9, 2018 together with the single of the same name. The album was produced by JYP Entertainment founder Park Jin-young .
background
On February 26, 2018, JYP Entertainment announced that Twice would be working on a new album. The publication is planned for April. However, an exact date was not yet given at this point in time. One month later, on March 24th, April 9th was given as the release date. Subsequently, teaser photos, the track list and other information such as the cover design of the CD were published daily .
JYP Entertainment announced on April 3rd that it had already 350,000 pre-orders for What Is Love? were registered, which meant a new record for the group.
On April 9, What Is Love? together with the single of the same name for download. The CDs hit stores a day later.
Track list
| What is love? | ||||
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| No. | title | text | music | length |
| 1. | What is love? | JY Park "The Asiansoul" | JY Park "The Asiansoul" | 3:28 |
| 2. | Sweet talker | Jeongyeon, Chaeyoung | Erik Lidbom, MLC, Julie Yu | 3:27 |
| 3. | Ho! | Jihyo | Micky Blue, The Elev3n, Joren Van Der Voort | 3:09 |
| 4th | Déjà-vu | Chloe | Hayley Aitken, Jan Hallvard Larsen, Eirik Johansen, Anne Judith Stokke Wik, Ronny Vidar Svendsen, Nermin Harambašić | 3:16 |
| 5. | Say yes | Monotree | Monotree | 3:02 |
| 6th | Piece | Galactika | Frants, Valeria Del Prete, Sean Alexander | 3:38 |
| Overall length: | 20:00 | |||
Chart successes
| country | Charts | Top ranking |
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 Japan
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Oricon Album Charts | 2 |
| Oricon Digital Albums | 3 | |
| Billboard Japan Hot Albums | 10 | |
 South Korea
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Gaon Album Chart | 2 |
 Taiwan
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Five Music | 1 |
 United States
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Billboard World Albums | 3 |
| Billboard Heatseekers Albums | 13 | |
| Annual charts | ||
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Japan
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Oricon Album Charts 2018 | 58 |
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South Korea
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Gaon Album Chart 2018 | 10 |
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South Korea
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Gaon Album Chart 2019 | 98 |
Awards
Awards ceremonies
2019
- Golden Disc Awards - Album Bonsang
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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South Korea (KMCA)
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 platinum
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250,000 |
| All in all |
1 × platinum |
250,000 |
Main article: Twice / discography
Overview of publications
| region | date | format | Label | Catalog no. |
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| Worldwide | April 9, 2018 | Download | JYP Entertainment | - |
| South Korea | - | |||
| April 10, 2018 | CD | JYPK-1006 |
Sources: CD cover and Musicbrainz .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Twice plans to return with new album in April. In: koreaherald.com. February 26, 2018, accessed June 17, 2018 .
- ↑ Update: TWICE Reveals Adorable Photo Card Images For "What Is Love?" In: soompi.com. March 24, 2018, accessed June 17, 2018 .
- ↑ TWICE Breaks Their Own Record With Impressive Number Of Stock Preorders For "What Is Love?" In: soompi.com. April 4, 2018, accessed June 17, 2018 .
- ↑ TWICE Ask 'What Is Love?' in Cinematically Inspired New Music Video. In: billboard.com. April 9, 2018, accessed June 17, 2018 .
- ↑ Oricon Album Charts. Retrieved June 17, 2018 (Japanese).
- ↑ Oricon Digital Albums ( Memento from April 18, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Oricon Album Charts. Retrieved August 20, 2018 (Japanese).
- ↑ What is Love? Retrieved June 17, 2018 (Korean).
- ↑ Five Music-5 大 唱片. Retrieved on June 16, 2018 (Chinese, week 15/2018 - to view the placement, select the year and week in the pull-down menu at the bottom left).
- ^ Billboard World Albums. Retrieved June 16, 2018 .
- ^ Billboard Heatseeker's Albums. Retrieved June 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Oricon Album Charts 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2018 (Japanese).
- ↑ Gaon Album Chart 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2018 (Korean).
- ↑ Gaon Album Chart 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2020 (Korean).
- ↑ Winners Of The 33rd Golden Disc Awards Day 2. In: soompi.com. January 6, 2019, accessed January 6, 2019 .
- ↑ What is Love? - Musicbrainz. In: musicbrainz.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018 .