Page Two (EP)

Page Two (stylized as PAGE TWO) is the second extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group Twice. The album was released digitally and physically on April 25, 2016 by JYP Entertainment and distributed by KT Music. It contains seven tracks, including the lead single, "Cheer Up". Page Two has the most first-week sales out of all K-pop girl group releases in 2016.

Page Two
Digital and Mint version cover
EP by
Twice
ReleasedApril 25, 2016 (2016-04-25)
StudioJYPE Studios
Genre
Length23:51
LanguageKorean
Label
ProducerJ.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"
Twice chronology
The Story Begins
(2015)		 Page Two
(2016)		 Twicecoaster: Lane 1
(2016)
Alternative cover
Limited edition cover featuring artwork by Chaeyoung of Twice
Singles from Page Two
  1. "Cheer Up"
    Released: April 25, 2016 (2016-04-25)

"Cheer Up" was composed by Black Eyed Pilseung and is a blend of several different genres. The accompanying music video, in which the members parody characters from famous films, went viral on YouTube soon after release, reaching seven million views in two days.

Background and release

On April 11, 2016, JYP Entertainment announced via the band's official Facebook and SNS that the group would release their second mini-album Page Two and single "Cheer Up" on April 25.[1] Two versions of the album, pink and mint, were released in CD format. The first press of 30,000 limited edition copies featured a special sleeve designed by member Chaeyoung.[2] The album was also released as a digital download on various music portals.[3][4]

Composition

The album's lead single, "Cheer Up", has lyrics written by Sam Lewis and music by Black Eyed Pilseung, the same team who wrote Twice's hit single "Like Ooh-Ahh" from their debut mini-album. "Cheer Up" is a dance-pop song that incorporates multiple genres, including hip hop, tropical house, and drum and bass; this blend was described as "color pop".[5] The second track on the album is a remake of Park Ji-yoon's 1998 single, "Precious Love", written by Park Jin-young (J. Y. Park). The song was re-arranged in a house dance style with electronic instrumentation and hip hop rhythms, and features a new rap written by Chaeyoung.[6]

"Touchdown" was described as a "powerful dance number with dynamic rhythms, melodies, and powerful sound effects". "Tuk Tok" is a dance-pop song with elements of soul and trap, inspired by the teaser video for Sixteen.[4] "Woohoo" was described as a hip hop song with "groovy beats", and "My Headphones On" is a pop ballad about a girl's breakup.[7] A seventh track, "I'm Gonna Be a Star" (the theme song from Sixteen) is only available on the CD version of the album.[8]

Twice performing "Cheer Up" at the showcase

Promotion

On April 25, 2016, Twice held a media showcase at Yes 24 Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.[9] They performed "Woohoo", "Touchdown", "Precious Love" and "Cheer Up" for the first time at the showcase, which was broadcast live via Naver's V app.[10][11][12] The group then promoted the album with a series of televised live performances on various music shows. Their first music show appearance was on M! Countdown on April 28, where they performed "Cheer Up" and "Touchdown".[13] The choreography for "Cheer Up" was slightly changed after Sana's "shy shy shy" line (pronounced "sha sha sha") became a viral meme.[14][15] Twice won their first music show award on M! Countdown the following week on May 5,[16] and also won on Music Bank and Inkigayo that same week.[17][18] They concluded promotion for the album on May 29 with a performance on Inkigayo, winning a total of eleven music show awards. The trophy on the May 27 edition of Music Bank was initially awarded to AOA before the show's producers admitted they had miscalculated the album points.[19][20]

Critical reception

Kim Hyang-min of Korea JoongAng Daily gave the album a mixed review, describing the songs as "high-spirited and cheerful" and "generally refreshing and witty" but regretting the album's lack of genre diversity. Kim noted that the tension in the title track's lyrics was "well-expressed" through its hip-hop and electronic sounds, though the song was too repetitive, and praised "Touchdown" for its "powerful sound" and energetic feeling.[21]

Commercial performance

Page Two debuted at number two on the Gaon Album Chart and number six on the Billboard World Albums chart, with 80,686 units sold during the month of April.[22][23][24] It had the highest first-week sales volume for a K-pop girl group in 2016.[25] According to JYP representatives, the pre-order of 30,000 limited edition albums sold out before its official release.[26][27] By September, the album had sold over 150,000 units.[28]

The songs from the album also performed well digitally. "Cheer Up" charted at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart and number three on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart.[29] "Precious Love" and "Touchdown" also charted on the Gaon Digital Chart, at numbers 73 and 86 respectively.[30]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Naver

Page Two — Digital EP[3][31]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Cheer Up"
  • Sam Lewis
3:28
2."Precious Love" (소중한 사랑)
[6]
3:51
3."Touchdown"
  • Mafly (Joombas)
  • Krissie Karlsson
  • Karl Karlsson
  • Nicki Karlsson
  • EJ Show (Zoobeater Sound)
  • Krissie Karlsson
  • Karl Karlsson
  • Nicki Karlsson
  • EJ Show (Zoobeater Sound)
3:23
4."Tuk Tok[32]" (툭하면 톡)
3:17
5."Woohoo"
  • Glory Face (Full8loom)
  • Full8loom
3:22
6."My Headphones On" (Headphone 써)
  • Kim Eun-soo
  • Niclas Kings
  • Ylva Dimberg (The Kennel)
  • Niclas Kings
3:17
Total length:20:37
Page Two — Physical EP bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
7."I'm Gonna Be a Star"
3:18
Total length:23:55
Page Two — Thailand edition bonus DVD[33]
No.TitleLength
1."Cheer Up" (Music Video) 
2."Cheer Up" (Teaser 1) 
3."Cheer Up" (Teaser 2) 
4."Cheer Up" (Teaser 3) 
5."Cheer Up" (Teaser 4) 
6."Cheer Up" (Music Video Teaser 1) 
7."Cheer Up" (Music Video Teaser 2) 
8."Special Interview" (Special Interview for Thai fans) 

Content production

Credits adapted from album liner notes.[34]

Locations
  • Recorded, engineered and mixed at JYP Entertainment Studios, Seoul, South Korea
  • Mastered at Suono Mastering, Seoul, South Korea
Personnel
  • J. Y. Park – producer, all instruments (on "I'm Gonna Be a Star")
  • Black Eyed Pilseung – co-producer
  • Lee Ji-young – direction and coordination (A&R)
  • Jang Ha-na – music (A&R)
  • Kim Yeo-ju (Jane Kim) – music (A&R)
  • Kim Ji-hyeong – production (A&R)
  • Kim Hyeon-jun – production (A&R)
  • Kim Bo-hyeon – design (A&R)
  • Kim Yong-woon "goodyear" – recording and mixing engineer
  • Choi Hye-jin – recording engineer, assistant mixing engineer
  • Jang Hong-seok – assistant recording engineer
  • Lee Tae-seop – mixing engineer
  • Choi Hong-young – mastering engineer
  • Go Ji-seon – assistant mastering engineer
  • Park Nam-yong – choreographer
  • Yoon Hee-so – choreographer
  • Jang Deok-hee – photographer
  • Kang Hye-in – album design
  • Kim Jae-yoon – album design
  • Park Ju-hee – album design
  • Kim Young-jo – music video director
  • Yoo Seung-woo – music video director
  • Choi Hee-seon – style director
  • Im Ji-yeon – style director
  • Park Nae-ju – hair director
  • Won Jeong-yo – make-up director
  • Rado – all instruments and computer programming (on "Cheer Up")
  • Jihyo – background vocals (on "Cheer Up", "Tuk Tok", "My Headphones On")
  • Hong Ji-sang – all instruments and computer programming (on "Precious Love")
  • The Karlsson's – all instruments and computer programming (on "Touchdown")
  • EJ Show – all instruments and computer programming (on "Touchdown")
  • Twice – background vocals (on "Touchdown")
  • Choi Jin-seok – all instruments and computer programming (on "Tuk Tok")
  • Daniel Kim – vocal director (on "Tuk Tok"), vocal producer (on "My Headphones On")
  • Gong Hyeon-sik – all instruments, computer programming and background vocals (on "Woohoo")
  • Jang Jun-ho – all instruments and computer programming (on "Woohoo")
  • Jinri – background vocals (on "Woohoo")
  • Niclas Kings – all instruments and computer programming (on "My Headphones On")
  • Frants – all instruments and computer programming (on "I'm Gonna Be a Star")

Charts

Accolades
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2016 8th Melon Music Awards Best Album Award (Album of the Year) Nominated [38]
18th Mnet Asian Music Awards Album of the Year Nominated [39]
2017 6th Gaon Chart Music Awards Album of the Year – 2nd Quarter Nominated [40]

Release history
Region Date Format Distributor Ref.
Worldwide April 25, 2016 Digital download
[3]
South Korea
[41]
CD
[42]
Thailand September 30, 2016
(Thailand edition)		 CD, DVD
[33]
United States March 1, 2020 Streaming
[43]

Notes
  1. Glory Face (Korean: 영광의얼굴들; RR: Yeong-gwang-ui Eolguldeul) is a songwriting team made up of Jang Jun-ho and Gong Hyeon-sik, under Duble Kick Entertainment

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