TWICE Becomes the First K-Pop Girl Group to Achieve This Milestone on Billboard 200
TWICE makes another achievement on Billboard!
On June 11, TWICE released their tenth mini-album, "Taste of Love," which consists of six songs including their title song "Alcohol-Free."
Just last month, "Taste of Love" became the first-ever mini-album by a female K-Pop act to have entered within the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart - a weekly ranking of the most popular albums in the United States - at No. 6, a historic debut for both TWICE and Billboard.
With "Taste of Love" extending its time on the chart to its third consecutive week, the album has now become the first mini-album by a K-Pop girl group to spend three weeks within the top 100 of the Billboard 200 chart ever.
TWICE Becomes the First K-Pop Girl Group to Achieve This Milestone on Billboard 200 With "Taste of Love"
On the week ending on July 10, "Taste of Love" continues its place on Billboard 200 at No. 90, also making it the nine-member group's longest-charting album to date.
In addition, "Taste of Love" is also the first album by a K-Pop girl group released in 2021 to have spent three weeks on Billboard 200.
Besides the Billboard 200 chart, "Taste of Love" once again topped Billboard's World Albums chart this week, taking the No.1 spot two weeks after it had done so.
"Taste of Love" also took No.7 in the Top Albums Sales chart and the No.6 spot in the Top Current Albums Sales chart.
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The title track of "Taste of Love," "Alcohol-Free," also saw success in the Billboard charts, with "Alcohol-Free" taking No.16 on the World Digital Song Sales chart for its third week.
"Alcohol-Free" also ranks at No.34 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart, at No.69 on the Global 200 chart, and lastly, at No.67 on Artist 100.
Congratulations to TWICE!
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More About TWICE's "Taste of Love" Mini-Album
"Taste of Love" marks the group's first comeback with all nine members after Jeongyeon took a hiatus for activities and promotions following her mental health issues.
The album contains six songs, including the title track "Alcohol-Free," "First Time," "Scandal," "Conversation," "Baby Blue Love," and "SOS." The album follows a summer theme, with the songs featuring the genres of bossa nova and hip-hop.
The title track "Alcohol-Free" was written by JYP Entertainment's founder and producer, J.Y Park, also known as Park Jin Young, and Lee Hae Sol. The song talks about the magical moment of falling in love and comparing it to the feeling of getting drunk.
The album was a success both domestic and international, with the album peaking at No.1 on Billboard's World Albums chart, and at No.2 on Oricon and South Korea's Gaon charts.
Further, "Taste of Love" also peaked at No.6 on Billboard 200, and was able to place at No.23 on the UK Digital Albums chart.
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Written by Robyn Joan
