Английская Википедия:Between 1&2

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Between 1&2 (stylized as BETW9EN 1&2) is the eleventh extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group Twice. It was released on August 26, 2022, by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records and consists of seven tracks, including the lead single "Talk That Talk", which reached the top 20 of the Circle Digital Chart and the Billboard Global 200.

The album was a commercial success, exceeding 1 million pre-orders, making Twice the third female K-pop group to do so at the time after Blackpink and Aespa. In South Korea, the album debuted at number two on the Circle Chart with over 1 million physical copies sold. In the United States, it debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 with 100,000 equivalent album units sold and became the sixth best-selling album of 2022 in CD album sales. The album also reached the top ten in Japan, Finland, Poland, Sweden, and Uruguay.

Background

Between 1&2 followed Celebrate, Twice's fourth Japanese studio album, and served as the group's first Korean release in 2022. On May 16, after concluding their second worldwide concert tour in Los Angeles, a cryptic post featuring the dates "2022.06.24" and "2022.08.26"Шаблон:Efn circulated Twice's social media accounts, leading to fan speculation. June 24 was later revealed as the release date for Nayeon's solo debut EP, Im Nayeon.

On July 2, while hosting an episode of MBC's Show! Music Core, Twice member Dahyun announced that Twice would be making a comeback, stating that "it is planned, so please look forward to it". On July 12, all members of Twice renewed their contracts with JYP Entertainment. One day later, the label announced a "mini album" titled Between 1&2 with a planned release date of August 26.

Composition

Members Chaeyoung, Dahyun, and Jihyo wrote lyrics of some songs on Between 1&2, with the latter also being credited as a composer on the song "Trouble". The EP's second track, "Queen of Hearts", an English song, features a drum beat and guitar sound mixed with Twice's "cool" vocals in harmony. "Brave" was described as a dance-pop track centered on the group's fandom, called Once, which "gives Twice the courage to become themselves". Lyrically, the song expresses "the sincerity of Twice members".

Title

Similar to Formula of Love: O+T=<3, the EP's title, Between 1&2, represents the connection of Twice with their fandom, Once.

Release and promotion

A promotional poster with the phrase "Tell Me What You Want" written above a light switch was posted onto Twice's social media accounts on July 13, 2022. On July 26, the tracklist of Between 1&2 was released. On August 5, JYP Entertainment released a timetable for the EP. On August 9, Twice released an opening trailer for the EP and a snippet of lead single "Talk That Talk". On August 17 and 18, individual teasers and group photos demonstrating the concept of the album were posted on Twice's official social media accounts. On August 19, the group released snippets of the second track, "Queen of Hearts", and fifth track, "Brave". On August 23, the group released a sneak peek to the album. On August 24 and 25, the group released two teasers for the music video of "Talk That Talk".

Critical reception

Шаблон:Album ratings Writing for NME, Tanu I. Raj noted that while Between 1&2 looks back on Twice's "growth with fondness and pride, and leave[s] us with the promise of better things to come", it suffers from some "road bumps".

Commercial performance

In South Korea the mini album took third place, with over 519,000 units sold, on the Hanteo Monthly Chart, setting a new personal record for the group. This broke the group's previous sales for More & More on the chart. It debuted at number 2 on South Korea's Circle Album Chart with 995,614 units sold in two pre-sale days. In Japan, it debuted at number 4 on Oricon's Digital Albums Chart and at number 10 on Billboard JapanШаблон:'s Hot Albums chart. On the US Billboard 200, the EP peaked at number 3, selling over 100,000 equivalent album units. Of these, 94,000 were pure sales, 6,000 were streaming-equivalent units, and a negligible amount were track-equivalent units. It is their fifth and best selling album on the chart after Formula of Love: O+T=<3.

Personnel

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• Twice – vocals Шаблон:Small
  • Jihyo – vocal director, background vocals Шаблон:Small
• Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" – synth, bass, guitar Шаблон:Small
• MRCH – background vocals Шаблон:Small
• Sophia Pae – background vocals Шаблон:Small
• Graux – guitar Шаблон:Small
• Gray Trainer – guitar Шаблон:Small
• Gingerbread – percussion Шаблон:Small
• earattack – all instruments, synthesizer, piano, drum programming Шаблон:Small
• chAN's – all instruments, synthesizer, piano, drum programming Шаблон:Small
• Darm – all instruments, synthesizer, piano, drum programming Шаблон:Small
• Slow Rabbit – keyboard, synthesizer Шаблон:Small
• Young – guitar Шаблон:Small
• Yannick Rastogi – all instruments, synths, bass, drums Шаблон:Small
• Zacharie Raymond – all instruments, synths, bass, drums Шаблон:Small
• Johannes Willinder – keyboards Шаблон:Small

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• Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" – programming, vocals directing Шаблон:Small
• MRCH – programming, vocals directing Шаблон:Small
• Eom Se-hee – recording Шаблон:Small
• Lee Sang-yeop – recording Шаблон:Small
• Goo Hye-jin – recording Шаблон:Small
• Tony Maserati – mixing Шаблон:Small
• David K. Younghyun – mixing Шаблон:Small
• Kwon Nam-woo – mastering Шаблон:Small
• Sophia Pae – vocal director Шаблон:Small
• Jiyoung Shin – additional editor Шаблон:Small
• Lee Tae-seop – mixing Шаблон:Small
• Gingerbread – programming Шаблон:Small
• Lee Kyung-won – digital editing Шаблон:Small
• Im Hong-jin – mixing Шаблон:Small
• earattack – vocal director Шаблон:Small
• Slow Rabbit – vocal director, digital editing Шаблон:Small
• YANG GA – mixing Шаблон:Small
• Yannick Rastogi – programming, recording Шаблон:Small
• Zacharie Raymond – programming, recording Шаблон:Small
• Johannes Willinder – programming Шаблон:Small

Charts

Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Between 1&2

Chart (2022-2023)	Peak position
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)	3
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)	10
South Korean Albums (Circle)	2
Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	4
Uruguayan Albums (CUD)	3

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for Between 1&2

Chart (2022)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (Circle)	2

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Between 1&2

Chart (2022)	Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	66
South Korean Albums (Circle)	16

See also

• List of certified albums in South Korea