More & More (EP)

More & More is the ninth Korean EP by the South Korean girl group Twice. It was released by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records on June 1, 2020, and features the lead single of the same name.[2][3][4][5] It is their first release with Republic Records.

More & More
Digital and A version cover
EP by
Twice
ReleasedJune 1, 2020 (2020-06-01)
Recorded2019–2020
Genre
Length22:15[1]
Language
  • Korean
  • English
Label
Twice chronology
&Twice
(2019)		 More & More
(2020)		 +Twice
(2020)
Singles from More & More
  1. "More & More"
    Released: June 1, 2020

Background and release

On April 28, 2020, the group announced that their upcoming single would be titled "More & More". On May 3, 2020, Twice announced that More & More would also be the title of their 9th EP through their Twitter banner. On May 8, 2020, the group announced the contents of the three physical album versions and the pre-order date.[6] On May 18, the tracklist was revealed through JYP's Twitter account.[7] The album was released on June 1 at 6 PM KST followed by a YouTube Live Stream at 8 PM.

Commercial performance

On May 27, it was reported that the pre-order sales of More & More had surpassed 500,000.[8] With over 260,000 copies sold on Hanteo on the first day, Twice broke the record for the highest first-day sales for a Korean girl group. They also became the first Korean girl group to surpass 200,000 albums sold on the first day of release.[9] On June 9, Gaon confirmed that More & More reached 550,000 copies sold in shipments, making it not only Twice's best-selling album to date, but also the best-selling girl group album in South Korea since S.E.S's album A Letter from Greenland in 2000.[10]

More & More debuted at number 1 on the Gaon Album Chart, while all of its tracks charted on the component Download Chart, with the title track topping it.[11][12] The EP also debuted atop the Oricon Albums Chart and at number 3 on Billboard Japan's Hot Albums chart.[13][14] It also debuted at number 25 on the UK Album Downloads Chart, making it their highest entry and second overall.[15] The EP also entered at number 200 on the Billboard 200, making Twice the fourth South Korean girl group to break into the chart, after Girls' Generation, 2NE1 and Blackpink (fifth including the Girls' Generation sub-unit TTS).[16] It also charted at number 3 on the US Heatseekers Albums and at number 2 on the World Albums charts, respectively, making it their eleventh top 10 entry on the latter.[17][18]

Track listing

Adapted from the group's official website.[19]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."More & More"
  • MNEK
  • J. Y. Park
  • Lee Hae-sol
3:19
2."Oxygen"
  • JQ
  • Jeong Il-kwon (makeumine works)
  • Johan Gustafsson
  • Josefin Glenmark
Gustafsson3:45
3."Firework"Kim Soo-jeong
  • Billie Jean (BADD)
  • Kim Jin-hyung
  • Slyberry
  • Sophia Pae
  • Slyberry
  • Kim Jin-hyung
  • Billie Jean (BADD)
3:13
4."Make Me Go"
Shift K3Y3:06
5."Shadow"Jo Yun-gyeong
LDN Noise2:48
6."Don't Call Me Again"Park Lee-soo
  • Markus "Mack" Sepehrmanesh
  • Emanuel "Email" Abrahamsson
  • Imani Williams
  • Iman Conta Hultén
  • Mack
  • Email
2:53
7."Sweet Summer Day"
Lopez3:11
Total length:22:15

Charts
Chart performance for More & More
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[20] 3
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] 1
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[22] 7
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[23] 1
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[24] 25
US Billboard 200[25] 200
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[26] 3
US World Albums (Billboard)[27] 2

References
  1. "The 4 Biggest Takeaways From TWICE's New Album MORE & MORE". TIME. June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. "트와이스, 6월 1일 컴백 "신곡은 '모어 앤 모어'"". iplus (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  3. "트와이스, 6월 1일 '모어 앤 모어'로 컴백…팬들 위해 직접 스포". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  4. Jang, Jin-Ri (April 20, 2020). "[단독] 'K팝 원톱 걸그룹' 트와이스, 6월 컴백...13연속 히트 노린다" [[Exclusive] 'K-Pop One-Top Girl Group' TWICE, Comeback in June... Aim for 13 consecutive hits]. Naver. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  5. "[단독]트와이스, 신곡 뮤비 촬영 위해 제주도行". star.mt.co.kr (in Korean). 24 April 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  6. JYPnation (2020-05-07). "TWICE THE 9TH MINI ALBUM MORE & MORE Pre-Order Starts 2020.05.11 MON #TWICE #트와이스 #MOREandMORE #PreOrderpic.twitter.com/uiorZ00oT3". @jypnation. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  7. JYPnation (2020-05-18). "TWICE(트와이스) "MORE & MORE" TRACKLIST TWICE THE 9TH MINI ALBUM MORE & MORE 2020.06.01 MON 6PM #TWICE #트와이스 #MOREandMOREpic.twitter.com/c3Mx2c0Lks". @jypnation. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  8. "트와이스 'MORE&MORE', 선주문 50만장 돌파…발매전 '하프 밀리언셀러'". Naver (in Korean). May 27, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  9. HANTEO NEWS (June 2, 2020). "트와이스(TWICE), 미니앨범 9집 'MORE & MORE' 발매 하루 만에 자체 기록 경신! 판매량 26만 장 돌파!". @HanteoNews (in Korean). Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  10. "트와이스, 55만장 판매-빌보드200 첫 진입 '쾌거'[종합]". Naver (in Korean). May 27, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  11. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 23, 2020". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  12. "Gaon Download Chart – Week 23, 2020". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  13. ""Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2020-06-22". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  14. "More & More on Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan. June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  15. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  16. "Twice Is Just The Fifth Korean Girl Group To Chart An Album On The Billboard 200". Forbes. Jun 15, 2020.
  17. "More & More on Billboard Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  18. "TWICE Chart History (World Albums)". Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  19. "TWICE 'MORE & MORE' TRACKLIST". JYP Entertainment. May 18, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  20. "More & More on Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan. June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  21. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2020-06-22" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  22. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  23. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 23, 2020". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  24. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  25. "TWICE Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  26. "More & More on Billboard Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  27. "TWICE Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2020.


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