A Cute Girly Group With Too Many Members Who Don't Speak English Sells The Most Albums in America

And the final numbers by Billboard aren't even out yet. There's a chance they hit top 5 on the chart.

Twice stopped being cute concept group years ago

The way you linked those sites looks like you want us to get some viruses

Barnabas I specifically remember u being the only other person loudly complaining about how messed up the release dates were the day EWO pre order links dropped. We deserve this now

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Can't figure out how to embed a tweet on this new site......

You just copy the entire tweet link and paste it in the comment. Then it does it by itself!

Like so:

You wanna know about cultural domination? This is it

Amazing, seriously. All that hard work promoting on English social media sites, practicing their English pronunciations to the point where their English versions are just as good or even better than the original Korean songs. I think i saw that 40k was their pure sales number?

BTW, you all need to stream the English version of Cry for Me.

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Amazing, seriously. All that hard work promoting on English social media sites, practicing their English pronunciations to the point where their English versions are just as good or even better than the original Korean songs. I think i saw that 40k was their pure sales number?

BTW, you all need to stream the English version of Cry for Me.

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I'm sure us Once would be streaming the English version of Cry For Me if there was an official upload of it. Unfortunately there isn't. What you posted is a fan channel that is trying to pretend to be JYPE.

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I'm sure us Once would be streaming the English version of Cry For Me if there was an official upload of it. Unfortunately there isn't. What you posted is a fan channel that is trying to pretend to be JYPE.

Only JYP would be dumb enough to take a freaking Ryan Tedder megabop and release it for free. Then go through all the time and energy to create GREAT English lyrics, only to then make it inaccessible to Western fans who speak English by making it a CD-only song.

Or maybe i have it all backasswards? Maybe JYP is actually a genius and knew that putting this English version on the CDs would entice locals who normally only stream to buy the CDs as well. Maybe this plan is responsible for the huge 43k in pure sales?

TWICE world domination

Imagine hitting Top 5 with a chilling summer song like Alcohol Free

Damn barny, you are on the roll today

local GG did that

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Imagine hitting Top 5 with a chilling summer song like Alcohol Free

It helps that the rest of the album is pure octane fire too. Taste of Love did that!

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It helps that the rest of the album is pure octane fire too. Taste of Love did that!

YESS!!!! Even more impressively with a title track like Alcohol Free for US audience. This is a dream

Its a solid EP and I'm genuinely happy for them! They deserve all of it! Truly Iconic!

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I wish I could pull up all the old threads where we were laughed at to oblivion by suggesting TWICE could be successful in the west.

The old forum has been erased unfortunately....

I COULD CRY FROM HOW PROUD I AM OF THE GIRLS

Now time for me to hunt for an actual physical copy at my local Barnes and nobles

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Yes, need to boost ssecond week numbers

I just wish I could find one locally to be able to hold it and open it. My physical copies aren't shipping out for a few weeks. Unfortunately all the stores I've been to have completely sold out. I wonder if they'll restock soon.

The question is:

Have the entire kpop industry embarrassed themselves allowing a girl group like Twice who has bright concept, too many members, zero English fluency (Basically deemed having no chance to succeed in the west ahead of their competitor) to reach such height in the west

Or

Did kpop fans embarrass themselves 2-3 years ago by dismissing the possibility of Twice's western success without acknowledging that perhaps despite numerous obstacles that might hurt their chance, Twice's quality might shine through?

I am sure it is the later

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That's so weird. I received my Target shipments the day of the release.

I didn't go through Target. I go through ChoiceMusicLA. They wait for the shipments to get in from Korea and then ship them to me, so it takes extra time. I use them because they've been very reliable and add extra goodies in every time. I can be patient, most of the time.

Kpop is really profitable. Western fans have stopped buying albums long time ago.

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The question is:

Have the entire kpop industry embarrassed themselves allowing a girl group like Twice who has bright concept, too many members, zero English fluency (Basically deemed having no chance to succeed in the west ahead of their competitor) to reach such height in the west

Or

Did kpop fans embarrass themselves 2-3 years ago by dismissing the possibility of Twice's western success without acknowledging that perhaps despite numerous obstacles that might hurt their chance, Twice's quality might shine through?

I am sure it is the later

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We are witnessing the fall of Kpop

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I can drive over there and get it within minutes...

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I can drive over there and get it within minutes...

That's awesome. Mine shows there's limited stock at a Target that's a 30 minute drive from me. Maybe I'll go on an adventure tomorrow.

So so proud of the Twice girls

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We are witnessing the fall of Kpop

We sure do

Ît’s impressive. Great for them.

Very cool.

Theur next album will definitely hit top 3