SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) – K-pop girl group TWICE held the first performance of their new song titled “Alcohol-Free” on Wednesday (US time) on the US TV show ” The Ellen DeGeneres Show “, from the NBC station.
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The performance took place one day before the release of their 10th mini album, “Taste of Love,” whose title track is “Alcohol-Free,” which will be released on Friday at 1:00 pm (South Korean time).
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TWICE’s representation agency, JYP Entertainment, established, in February last year, a strategic alliance with the American record label Republic Records, under the Universal Music Group, for the worldwide promotion of the band, with a view to entering the market. international.
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As a result of this alliance, the group’s ninth mini-album, “More & More”, managed to be included, for the first time, in the main list of albums “Billboard 200”, reaching the 200th place, and later their second long album. duration, “Eyes Wide Open”, was positioned in the 72º place of the list.
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The digital single and the video clip for “Alcohol-Free” were unveiled this Thursday, the day before the album’s release.
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The song has garnered a lot of public interest upon its release, topping the top Japanese and local singles charts.
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Meanwhile, TWICE will also release the “Enhanced Album” version of their new mini album on Friday, which was created in collaboration with music streaming platform Spotify, which will include content other than songs.
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This will mark the third time that a South Korean artist has released an “Enhanced Album” with Spotify, after BTS and BLACKPINK.
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