Formed on the cutthroat survival show Sixteen, TWICE debuted in 2015 to a flop, with their single plummeting to number 57 before clawing back through a rare reverse run driven by live performances. Founder JY Park’s controversial finale twist expanding the group to nine members forged a fiercely protective fan bond.

This episode explores their color-pop sound and point choreography that engineered viral moments before TikTok, the shy shy shy and TT crazes, and how Cheer Up became a jingle for rival politicians. It covers their diplomatic impact in Japan, their evolution into darker concepts, the members’ health struggles, and breaking the industry’s seven-year curse.

• The reality-show origin and the finale twist expanding the group to nine
• The reverse run that revived their flopped debut single
• Point choreography and the viral shy shy shy and TT crazes
• Their J-Line and role in mending Korea-Japan relations
• Breaking the seven-year curse and headlining US stadiums and Lollapalooza