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TWICE reigns Korean top charts with ‘Knock Knock’

By Riezel | Feb 22, 2017 10:10 AM EST
South Korean girl group TWICE during a competition hosted by SBS TV.
(Photo : Getty Images/ TPG) TWICE was formed by JYP Entertainment through the reality show “Sixteen” in 2015.

TWICE has proven once again their popularity. Their new single "Knock Knock" is currently a huge hit.

Since their song was release last Feb. 20 at midnight KST, "Knock Knock" has been doing very well on the charts. "Knock Knock" has attain an "all-kill" status on all eight major music charts in South Korea.

On the following day, at exactly 1:30 p.m. KST, their "all-kill" status turned into a "perfect all-kill" as the song nabbed the top spot on all eight daily and real-time charts, including iChart's weekly and real-time charts, Soompi reported.

So far, the group had hold the "perfect all-kill" status for nine hours, continuously. The new song is a mixture of sweet and pop confection from their newly released EP "Twicecoaster: Lane 2," which is a reissue of last year's "Twicecoaster: Lane 1," Billboard reported.

The new album consists two new songs which are "Knock Knock" and the ballad "Ice Cream." It also features several remixes and instrumental versions of the group's previous singles "TT," "Cheer Up," and "Like Ooh-Ahh."

Music video of the song features the members playing around at a slumber party while anxiously waiting who would come knocking on their door. To their surprise, their producer and founder of JYP Entertainment, Park Jinyoung arrives but they greeted him with their disappointed looks.

The video ends with the group getting locked outside and knocking on the door before it shifted to the final scene of "TT." Since debuting in 2015 with "Like Ooh-Ahh," TWICE has become one of Korea's most popular rookie acts, continually impressing fans with their charming singles and music videos.

All three of the group's previous EPs was included on Billboard's "World Albums" chart, with "Twicecoaster: Lane 1" peaking the highest at No.3. In addition, their song "TT" was one of Korea's most popular songs of 2016.

TWICE formed by JYP Entertainment through the reality show "Sixteen." It is composed of nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu.

Catch TWICE's "Knock Knock" below:

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