{"id":43176,"date":"2025-08-03T22:26:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T22:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/43176\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T22:26:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T22:26:08","slug":"twice-fulfills-mission-with-live-debut-of-takedown-from-k-pop-demon-hunters-lollapalooza-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/43176\/","title":{"rendered":"TWICE fulfills mission with live debut of &#8216;Takedown&#8217; from &#8216;K-Pop Demon Hunters&#8217;: Lollapalooza review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a takedown. That message was clear as TWICE dominated the Bud Light Stage Saturday night, making history as the first time a K-pop girl group headlined the festival.<\/p>\n<p>TWICE\u2019s Lollapalooza appearance \u2014 and their first large festival performance \u2014 followed male stars like BTS\u2019 J-Hope, Tomorrow X Together and Stray Kids who had previously been given the gig as the festival continues to tap into the global music phenomenon.<\/p>\n<p>The girl group\u2019s historic moment came at an opportune time in 2025 as K-pop has been dominating the summer with Blackpink, Stray Kids and ATEEZ stopping through town (and Xdinary Heroes, Wave to Earth and BoyNextDoor filling out the Lolla lineup) but also as part of TWICE\u2019s 10th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>More importantly, TWICE\u2019s performance added to the unstoppable girl power that\u2019s been dominating the festival weekend as breakout sets from Olivia Rodrigo, Gracie Abrams, Clairo and Doechii \u2014 and Sabrina Carpenter closing out the festival Sunday night \u2014 have been grabbing everyone\u2019s attention. TWICE doubled down on the sentiment in tracks like \u201cQueen of Hearts,\u201d an ode for the women \u201cwho rule the world\u201d and the title track of their new album, \u201cThis Is For\u201d that rallies up all the ladies \u201cwho don\u2019t get hyped enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The nine members \u2014 Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung and Tzuyu \u2014 fulfilled that mission, however, as the talented squad brought seamless R&amp;B harmonies and skilled choreography that could rival a top-level Vegas show. The Lolla appearance was part of the group\u2019s recently launched sixth world tour and, so far, remains the only American date. The ensemble paid homage to that fact with a backdrop that mirrored a New York subway train and standard American apparel that included white tank tops and cutoff denim shorts with chaps; there also were a few moments of line dancing to drive it home.<\/p>\n<p>                            <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-9b0000\" name=\"image-9b0000\" data-cms-ai=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"TWICE fans, collectively known as ONCE, cheer for the K-pop girl group at the Bud Light stage during day three of Lollapalooza on Saturday.\"  width=\"840\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/804ea4f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6603x4404+0+0\/resize\/840x560!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fa6%2F95%2F276d77ae42ab8fc167303471dbbd%2Flolladay3-080325-110.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSI1NjBweCIgd2lkdGg9Ijg0MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\"\/><\/p>\n<p>TWICE fans, collectively known as ONCE, cheer for the K-pop girl group at the Bud Light stage during day three of Lollapalooza on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Candace Dane Chambers\/Sun-Times<\/p>\n<p>The ONCE fandom was ready for it all, brandishing illuminated light sticks, singing along to every word and screaming for joy when they found friends in the crowd they could share the moment with. That\u2019s truly what a TWICE show and its overall ethos is all about. As the group recently said, the \u201cfor\u201d in their latest album title, released in July, was really \u201cfor\u201d the fans, and when they performed the title track and album standout \u201cRight Hand Girl,\u201d it felt authentically true.<\/p>\n<p>The set also included fan favorites like \u201cTalk That Talk,\u201d \u201cMoonlight Sunrise,\u201d \u201cStrategy\u201d and a live debut of \u201cTakedown,\u201d the \u201cK-Pop Demon Hunters\u201d song from three members: Jeongyeon, Jihyo and Chaeyoung. Adding to the spectacle was a dazzling drone show that displayed the message \u201cThe honmoon is sealed,\u201d a nod to the main characters\u2019 mission in \u201cK-Pop Demon Hunters.\u201d Just like their anime counterparts, TWICE was victorious in their Lollapalooza debut.<\/p>\n<p>In the background at Lolla were a dozen additional dancers, a talented live band who got their time to shine during an instrumental interlude of \u201cStuck In My Head\u201d and a series of firework flares. All of it added to the magnitude of the night that lived up to their \u201cFour\u201d lyrics: \u201cOnce you see us you\u2019ll madly love us \u2014 TWICE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TWICE Lollapalooza 2025 set list<\/p>\n<p>The Feels<\/p>\n<p>More &amp; More<\/p>\n<p>What Is Love?<\/p>\n<p>Talk That Talk<\/p>\n<p>Alcohol-Free<\/p>\n<p>I Got You<\/p>\n<p>Icon<\/p>\n<p>I Can\u2019t Stop Me<\/p>\n<p>Cry For Me<\/p>\n<p>Right Hand Girl<\/p>\n<p>Takedown<\/p>\n<p>Fancy<\/p>\n<p>Queen Of Hearts<\/p>\n<p>Moonlight Sunrise<\/p>\n<p>One Spark<\/p>\n<p>Strategy<\/p>\n<p>This Is For<\/p>\n<p>Feel Special<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s a takedown. That message was clear as TWICE dominated the Bud Light Stage Saturday night, making history&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43177,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[49,48,75,341],"class_list":["post-43176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}