Twice ranked on the US Billboard main chart 'Billboard 200' for 9 consecutive weeks and wrote a new personal record.
According to the last Billboard announcement, Twice ranked 195th on the Billboard main chart 'Billboard 200' as of May 20 (local time) with their 12th mini album 'READY TO BE' released on March 10th. With this, Twice has succeeded in entering the chart for 9 consecutive weeks since their entrance at the 2nd place on March 25th, breaking its own highest ranking, and boasting a solid long-running popularity.
Previously, TWICE released their 3rd regular album 'Formula of Love: O+T=<3' released in November 2021 also entering the 'Billboard 200' chart, and Mini 11 in August 2022. The album 'BETWEEN 1&2' (Between One and Two), recorded chart-in for 8 consecutive weeks, the longest at the time. Nayeon's first mini album 'IM NAYEON', the first solo runner of Twice released in June 2022, reached fifth place. She has been shining his presence as a 'regular artist' on the chart by posting her name for weeks in a row.
In particular, 'READY TO BE' achieved 153,000 copies of the album and streaming total sales, showing a significant increase compared to the 100,000 copies of the previous 11th mini album 'BETWEEN 1&2', breaking the record for the highest sales by a K-pop girl group ever.
Twice, who set new records on the Billboard main chart with their latest album 'READY TO BE', is continuing their thrilling career high in the world's largest music market, the United States, even after 9 years of debut. They are expected to hit career highs again in the US in June. As part of the 5th world tour 'TWICE 5TH WORLD TOUR 'READY TO BE'', a total of 13 performances will be held in 9 cities in North America. Among them, they entered Sopai Stadium in Los Angeles on June 10th and MetLife Stadium in New York on July 6th, reproving the strong popularity of the 'Global Top Girl Group' and responding to the explosive support of local fans. Twice's new world tour North American concerts in Los Angeles and New York Stadium will boast an overwhelming scale and size, achieving quickly sold out after the ticket sales opened.
In Japan, they are also developing a 'greatest' tour. For two days from May 13th to 14th, at Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka, 'the first K-pop girl group ever' to enter a Japanese stadium, successfully completed their performance.
Twice will continue the heat at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on the 20th and 21st, enhancing their status as 'stadium artists'. The performance on the 21st, the last day in Tokyo, will be broadcast live offline and online for a fee on the Beyond LIVE channel, and together with global fans. Ticket applications for Twice's Japanese stadium tour exceeded about 1.2 million people, and all tickets were sold out, and it is expected that about 220,000 people will be mobilized through 4 performances.