{"id":11817,"date":"2025-07-15T14:19:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/11817\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T14:19:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:19:03","slug":"i-honestly-dont-know-how-the-time-flew-by-so-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/11817\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI honestly don’t know how the time flew by so fast\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the grand scheme of things, a decade might not seem like that much time, but there are very few groups in the K-pop<\/a> world who have managed to stay together and intact for so long. Since their 2015 debut, TWICE<\/a> have paved the way for a new generation of South Korean artists, with a discography that\u2019s both beloved by listeners and acclaimed by critics, but also as young women who have remained united while growing up in the spotlight and navigating the music industry together.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe begin by living in the same dorm, so we went from living with our parents to living with each other,\u201d leader Jihyo<\/a> tells NME over Zoom, with the rest of the nine-member group sitting in a straight row next to her. \u201cWe have learned how to live together, how to be considerate of each other, and we also learned a lot about how our social identity forms.\u201d<\/p>\n

TWICE might not live together anymore, but they still consider themselves each other\u2019s safe spaces, especially when schedules get more demanding and tiredness threatens to take over. \u201cWe try to lean on each other for support,\u201d Momo says, who speaks about how they enjoy going out to \u201ceat good food\u201d. However, she also notes they have learned to value their alone time more and more as they grow older.<\/p>\n

\"twiceTWICE. Credit: JYP Entertainment<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are working on this TV show recently where we gather once a week to watch a show together and react to the content, and while we do that, we eat together and we talk about work and personal life. We also gain energy from each other by doing something like that,\u201d Sana adds. \u201cHowever, at the same time, being completely alone is also necessary. It is essential for us to gain back the energy, and it\u2019s a chance to recuperate.\u201d<\/p>\n

In setting boundaries with each other, and as a testament to the maturity they\u2019ve gained in their decade together, TWICE have also democratised the group\u2019s decision-making process to ensure nobody is left behind. Going beyond the leader and established positions, they utilise a voting system where majority votes prevail, as Jeongyeon explains. However, exceptions are made for when the \u201cquiet members\u201d \u2013 that is, Tzuyu<\/a>, Mina and Dahyun \u2013 speak out. \u201cBecause they don\u2019t usually speak out, whenever they do, it is because they have something to say, so we naturally listen to them,\u201d Sana says.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s marvellous to me how we began from tiny stages and we moved on to bigger stages as the number of fans grows, we are very grateful for that\u201d \u2013 Tzuyu<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are nine of us, so if every one of us were to speak out, it\u2019d just take too long to decide on something, and that is why some of the members stay quiet when they don\u2019t have a particular opinion,\u201d says Dahyun of the group\u2019s internal processes. \u201cWe usually adhere to the voting system. If I agree, I\u2019ll go along with it. But if I disagree, that\u2019s when I speak up. And I think other private members do the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite TWICE\u2019s typical hectic schedule, voting is already underway as the group start thinking about their next steps. \u201cWe basically live in the practice room. We get up in the morning, come to the practice room and stay there until the end of the day. In the middle of practices, we are also preparing something for the next chapter at the same time,\u201d Nayeon<\/a> says.<\/p>\n

\"twiceTWICE. Credit: JYP Entertainment<\/p>\n

Before TWICE can share any of what\u2019s to come, they are focused on promotions for their new album \u2018This Is For\u2019. They first announced the record in May with a teaser that featured the nine K-pop icons in identical royal blue outfits and matching ultra-long, straight hairdos<\/a>. It\u2019s perhaps the most homogeneous image of the group we\u2019ve had since their debut \u2013 there\u2019s always been an element of individualism when it comes to TWICE, like in their music video for \u2018Strategy\u2019 \u2013 one that\u2019s left as much of a mark on the members as it did on fans.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe put on wigs! For the album cover, all of us put on wigs together,\u201d Jihyo excitedly proclaims. \u201cWe struggled. They hurt so much. But I think it\u2019s going to be a fond memory looking back in the future.\u201d Sana jumps in with her own quip about the process \u2013 \u201cIt was really confusing to tell one another from each other among ourselves, and the staff was perplexed as well\u201d \u2013 prompting laughs and giggles from both members and staff in the room.<\/p>\n

The visual choice might have been purely stylistic, but it is precisely that sense of cohesiveness that permeates through the group\u2019s first full-length album in four years. Dahyun says that \u2018This Is For\u2019 is TWICE\u2019s take on \u201csummer vibes\u201d, but the process started brewing long before then. When we speak to the group in late-June, they are still putting the finishing touches in the ultimate race against the clock. \u201cWe started working on the album around November or December last year,\u201d Jeongyeon says, and Jihyo jumps in to complete her sentence: \u201cAnd it\u2019s still not finished yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThe music has been finalised, but there are other components of album-making that are still ongoing,\u201d Jihyo adds. \u201cWith each album, we try to reinvent ourselves. We try to show a different side of ourselves. This is our first full-length album in a long time, so we aimed to be as sonically diverse as possible. [As part of that effort], we divided into many different units to sing the songs, and I think that\u2019ll really benefit the performances.\u201d<\/p>\n

To accompany the album, each member of the girl group also recorded one solo song. While some members of the K-pop act have put out solo releases before \u2013 Nayeon did so in 2022<\/a>, with Jihyo<\/a> and Tzuyu<\/a> following suit in 2023 and 2024, while\u200b\u200b Chaeyoung is expected to pick up the baton later this year<\/a> \u2013 it\u2019s the first time the group have pulled such a bold move with a mainline group release. \u201cDuring our last tour, \u2018Ready to Be\u2019, we covered other artists\u2019 songs for our solo stages,\u201d Tzuyu says. \u201cWe thought that it\u2019d be really fun to sing our own songs during our solo stages in the upcoming tour, so that\u2019s why we made them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe basically live in the practice room. We get up in the morning, come to the practice room and stay there until the end of the day\u201d \u2013 Nayeon<\/p>\n

TWICE\u2019s upcoming \u2018This Is For\u2019 tour<\/a>, which kicks off this weekend on July 19 in South Korea, will be full of firsts. Beyond the brand-new solo songs recorded just for this tour, they will also perform on a 360-degree stage for the first time while on the road. \u201cThe 360-degree stage is what we live for and also die for at the same time,\u201d Sana worriedly confesses. \u201cWe don\u2019t know until it\u2019s time to be on that stage,\u201d Nayeon adds, \u201cso as much as we prepare right now, everything is still unsure and uncertain until we stand up on that stage and do the performances.\u201d<\/p>\n

The shows will serve as the main festivities for TWICE\u2019s 10th anniversary, which they will celebrate on October 20. \u201cI honestly don\u2019t know how the time flew by so fast,\u201d Jihyo says.<\/p>\n

Tzuyu adds: \u201cI remember the first showcase that we had right after we debuted as vividly as our concerts at Nissan Stadium [for the final stops of the \u2018Ready to Be\u2019 world tour]. It\u2019s marvellous to me how we began from tiny stages and we moved on to bigger stages as the number of fans grows. We are very grateful for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, the group aren\u2019t getting too lost in the jubilant mood. \u201cWe are preparing a lot so our only reservation is whether we will be healthy enough to pull everything off,\u201d Jihyo says steadfastly in a motherly tone as she looks over her members. \u201cI just hope we stay in good condition to carry everything out.\u201d<\/p>\n

TWICE\u2019s new album \u2018This Is For\u2019 is out now via JYP Entertainment on Spotify, Apple Music and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the grand scheme of things, a decade might not seem like that much time, but there are…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11818,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,88,344],"class_list":["post-11817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-k-pop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}