This Twice trivia quiz has 80 free questions with answers for Once and anyone who wants to test how well they know the Nation's Girl Group. It starts with the basics, such as how the nine members were chosen on Sixteen, why J. Y. Park picked the name and who sings the 'shy shy shy' line, then works through the discography from 'Like Ooh-Ahh' and 'Cheer Up' to 'The Feels', 'Set Me Free' and 'Strategy'. There are rounds on the Japan story (Warner Music Japan, #Twice, the Tokyo Tower display, the first girl-group dome tour and stadium shows), on the American run of Billboard 200 records, and on each member individually: birthplaces, pre-debut cameos, sisters, solo EPs and acting debuts. MiSaMo, the Coldplay collaboration, KPop Demon Hunters and the tenth-anniversary album are all in here too. Every answer has been checked against Wikipedia's articles on the group, the members and the songs, and each question shows its source once you have answered, so you can settle fan-chat arguments with a link.
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Q 01Twice's lineup was decided on which 2015 Mnet survival show?
Sixteen
The show ran from May 5 to July 7, 2015. Sixteen trainees competed, and the winners' first music show trophy came exactly a year after the premiere.
Q 02What was the title of Twice's debut EP, released on October 20, 2015?
The Story Begins
The EP debuted at number 4 on the Gaon Album Chart. Its lead single took three months to peak on the digital chart after an unusual reverse chart run.
Q 03What was Twice's debut single?
Like Ooh-Ahh
Its zombie-filled music video became the first K-pop debut music video to reach 100 million YouTube views.
Q 04How many members does Twice have?
Nine
The lineup mixes Korean, Japanese and Taiwanese members, and the show that picked them was originally meant to produce a smaller group.
Q 05Which agency formed Twice?
JYP
The group's success reportedly helped multiply the company's share price roughly sevenfold between 2015 and 2018.
Q 06Twice's survival show was meant to pick how many members before J. Y. Park expanded the lineup?
Seven
Park added two more contestants at the end, a decision that drew complaints at the time because eliminated trainees were being let back in.
Q 07Which two members were added to Twice after the survival show had ended?
Tzuyu and Momo
One was the 'audience's pick' as the show's most popular contestant; the other was reinstated by Park himself for her performance skills.
Q 08What is the name of Twice's official fandom?
Once
The name comes from the members' 2015 promise: love us even once and we will repay it with twice our love.
Q 09J. Y. Park said Twice would touch hearts once through the ears and once again through what?
The eyes
Park chose the name himself. Their earlier planned incarnation, a group tentatively called 6MIX, was scrapped when two trainees left the company.
Q 10'Cheer Up', the 2016 hit that made Twice a household name in Korea, was the lead single of which EP?
Page Two
The song became the best-performing single of 2016 in South Korea and won Song of the Year at both the Melon Music Awards and MAMA.
Q 11Which member sings the 'shy shy shy' line in 'Cheer Up' that became a viral meme in South Korea?
Sana
The line was imitated by celebrities across Korea and helped push the song to number one on eight real-time charts the moment it dropped.
Q 12Chaeyoung earned Twice's first member writing credit with a rap verse on which J. Y. Park song?
Precious Love
She later became the first member to compose, on '&Twice' track 'How U Doin''.
Q 13The title of Twice's 2016 hit 'TT' refers to what?
A crying emoticon
The point choreography imitates the emoticon, and the 'TT pose' was copied by Japanese celebrities and idol groups including AKB48.
Q 21The music video for 'Likey' was filmed in which country?
Canada
The song's lyrics allude to Instagram culture and the pressure of keeping up a beautiful social-media image.
Q 22Which 2017 single was the first Twice lead track produced by JYP founder Park Jin-young?
Signal
It won Song of the Year at the 2017 MAMAs, making Twice the first act to take the grand prize two years running.
Q 23In the 'What Is Love?' music video, Nayeon plays Mia from which film?
The Princess Diaries
The video also recreates Romeo + Juliet, Love Letter, La La Land and Leon: The Professional.
Q 14'TT' held number one on the Gaon Digital Chart for how many consecutive weeks?
Four
Its parent EP was the best-selling K-pop girl group album of 2016, and 'TT' became the first video by a K-pop female act to pass 200 million YouTube views.
Q 15'TT' was the lead single of which Twice EP?
Twicecoaster: Lane 1
The EP was released on October 24, 2016, and sold over 165,000 physical copies in a week, beating five months of sales for the previous release.
Q 16Which production duo composed most of Twice's early hits, from the debut through 'Fancy'?
Black Eyed Pilseung
The duo is made up of Rado and Choi Kyu-sung, usually with lyricist Sam Lewis on the early hits.
Q 17Under which label did Twice make their Japanese debut in June 2017?
Warner Music Japan
Their debut showcase, 'Touchdown in Japan', drew 15,000 people to the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
Q 18What was the title of the group's Japanese debut compilation album, released in June 2017?
#Twice
It sold 136,157 copies in its first week, the biggest first week for a Korean artist in Japan in two years, and went platinum.
Q 19What was Twice's first original Japanese-language single, released in October 2017?
One More Time
It sold over 130,000 copies in two days, the fastest-selling release by any South Korean girl group in Japan at the time.
Q 20Twice's first full-length Korean album, released in October 2017, was called what?
Twicetagram
It and its lead single 'Likey' made Twice the first female K-pop act to top Billboard's World Albums and World Digital Song Sales charts at the same time.
Q 24Twice's third consecutive MAMA Song of the Year, in 2018, was for which single?
What Is Love?
They were the first group to win the award three years in a row. The song's EP earned Twice the first platinum certification for a female artist from the KMCA.
Q 25Which 2019 single marked Twice's shift to a mature image with 42.1 million YouTube views in a day?
Fancy
Its 24-hour figure ranked seventh among YouTube's biggest debuts at the time. Its EP pushed Twice past 3.75 million Korean album sales.
Q 26Twice became the first female K-pop act to hold a Japanese dome tour in 2019; what was it called?
#Dreamday
The five shows in Osaka, Tokyo and Nagoya drew 220,000 people, with tickets selling out within a minute.
Q 27What was the name of Twice's first world tour, launched at Seoul's KSPO Dome in May 2019?
Twicelights
Its North American leg, the group's first solo tour in the US, drew more than 41,000 people.
Q 28'Feel Special' (2019) gave Twice their first entry on which country's main singles chart?
Canada
It debuted at number 82 on the Canadian Hot 100, making Twice only the third K-pop girl group to appear on that chart.
Q 29In 2020 Twice signed with which US label for American promotions?
Republic Records
The deal came through a partnership with JYP. Twice went on to land seven top-ten albums on the Billboard 200.
Q 30What was the title of Twice's 2020 YouTube Originals documentary series?
Seize the Light
Its nine episodes follow the members from trainee days to the Twicelights tour.