Eyes Wide Open (Twice album)

Eyes Wide Open (stylized in sentence case) is the second Korean-language studio album (fourth overall) by South Korean girl group Twice. It was released on October 26, 2020, by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records. The album features thirteen songs including the lead single, "I Can't Stop Me",[5] and was released on the week of their fifth anniversary.[6]

Eyes Wide Open
Digital and Style version cover
Studio album by
Twice
ReleasedOctober 26, 2020 (2020-10-26)
StudioJYPE, Seoul, South Korea
Genre
Length43:29
Language
  • Korean
  • English
Label
Twice chronology
#Twice3
(2020)		 Eyes Wide Open
(2020)
Singles from Eyes Wide Open
  1. "I Can't Stop Me"
    Released: October 26, 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute−79/100[3]
IZM[4]

Background

The album was announced on October 1 via Twice's official SNS accounts, along with the release date and promotional schedule.[7] On October 6, the album's title was announced.[6] On October 10, the tracklist and lead single "I Can't Stop Me" were revealed.[5] On October 11, three group teaser images were released alongside the digital album cover.[8]

Musical style

Eyes wide open features various genres from retro-pop, dance-pop, Japanese city-pop, R&B, and more.[9][2] Twice member Momo said of the album, "We tried a retro concept for the first time with this album...our title song, 'I Can't Stop Me' especially manifests the retro concept with the synth notes that you can hear throughout the song."[10]

Track listing

Adapted from the group's official website.[11]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."I Can't Stop Me"
  • Lindgren
3:25
2."Hell in Heaven"
  • Shim Eun-ji
  • Lee Hae-sol
  • Shim Eun-ji
  • Lee Hae-sol
3:00
3."Up No More"Jihyo
  • Lee Woo-min "collapsedone"
  • Julia Ross
  • Kyrsta Youngs
  • Lee Woo-min “collapsedone”
3:34
4."Do What We Like"Sana
  • Radwagon
  • Barker
  • Record
2:59
5."Bring It Back"Dahyun
  • earattack
  • Gongdo
3:28
6."Believer"Kenzie
3:16
7."Queen"Dahyun
  • JinbyJin
3:13
8."Go Hard"
  • Friday (Galactika*)
  • Tither
  • Ryden
  • Fitzgerald
  • Harris
3:01
9."Shot Clock"
  • Kim Yeon-seo
  • Jonatan Gusmark
  • Ludvig Evers
  • Kim Yeon-seo
  • Cazzi Opeia
  • Ellen Berg
  • Moonshine
3:29
10."Handle It"Chaeyoung
  • Armadillo
2:51
11."Depend on You"Nayeon
  • Sosa
  • DJ Swivel
  • Mullen
  • Miller
  • OranJi
3:18
12."Say Something"
  • Jung Ho-hyun (e.one)
  • Iki
  • Jung Ho-hyun (e.one)
  • Iki
  • Jung Ho-hyun (e.one)
  • Iki
4:07
13."Behind the Mask"Heize
  • Sam Klempner
  • Jacob Attwooll
  • Josh Record
  • Dua Lipa
  • Klempner
  • Attwooll
3:38
Total length:43:29

Content Production

Credits adapted from album liner notes.[12]

Locations
Recording
  • JYPE Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Mixing
  • Mirrorball Studios, North Hollywood, California
  • Studio Ddeep Kick, Seoul, South Korea
  • GLAB Studio, Seoul, South Korea
  • 821 Sound, Seoul, South Korea
  • KLANG Studio, Seoul South Korea
  • JYPE Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Mastering
  • Sterling Sound, New York City, New York
  • 821 Sound Mastering, Seoul, South Korea

Personnel
  • J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" - producer
  • Kim Yeo-joo (Jane Kim) - music (A&R)
  • Choi Eun-su - music admin (A&R)
  • Kim Ji-hyeong - production (A&R)
  • Hwang Mi-hyeon - production (A&R)
  • Kim Yu-ju - production (A&R)
  • Cha Yun-jin - production (A&R)
  • Seo Yeon-ah - design (A&R), album art director
  • Lee Seo-yeon - design (A&R), album art director
  • Shin Sae-rom - admin (A&R)
  • Kim So-ra - admin (A&R)
  • Choi Hye-jin - recording engineer, digital editor (on "Handle It")
  • Eom Se-hee - recording engineer
  • Lee Sang-yeop - recording engineer, digital editor (on "I Can't Stop Me")
  • Park Eun-jeong - recording engineer
  • Lee Tae-seop - recording and mixing engineer
  • Tony Maserati - mixing engineer
  • Yoon Won-kwon - mixing engineer
  • Shin Bong-won - mixing engineer
  • Master Key - mixing engineer
  • Ku Jong-pil - mixing engineer
  • Im Hong-jin - mixing engineer, digital editor (on "Go Hard")
  • Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young - mixing engineer
  • David K. Younghoon - assistant mixing engineer
  • Chris Gehringer - mastering engineer
  • Kwon Nam-woo - mastering engineer
  • Tiger Cave Studios - video director
  • Lee Gi-baek - video executive producer
  • Kim Ju-seon (AJ) - video co-producer
  • Kim Eui-mil - photographer
  • Yoon Bo-ram - assistant photographer
  • Park Gyu-tae - assistant photographer
  • Park Hyun-kyung - assistant photographer
  • Jung Nan-young at Lulu - hair director
  • Son Eun-hee at Lulu - hair director
  • Choi Ji-young at Lulu - hair director
  • Im Jin-hee at Lulu - hair director
  • Jo Sang-ki at Lulu - makeup director
  • Zia at Lulu - makeup director
  • Won Jung-yo at BIT&BOOT - makeup director
  • Choi Gyeong-won at F9ISSUE - style director
  • Narae (GRAEY) - album & web designer
  • Jung Hae-jin - album & web designer
  • Shin Hyun-kuk - management & marketing director
  • Jonte Moaning - choreographer
  • Kiel Tutin - choreographer
  • Leejung Lee - choreographer
  • Twice - lead vocals
  • Michel "Lindgren" Schulz - programming, bass, synthesizer
  • Perrie - background vocals (on "I Can't Stop Me", "Up No More")
  • Shim Eun-ji - vocal director, digital editing (on "I Can't Stop Me"), keyboard (on "Hell in Heaven")
  • Lee Hae-sol - synthesizer (on "Hell in Heaven")
  • Sophia Pae - background vocals (on "Hell in Heaven", "Do What We Like", "Bring it Back", "Go Hard", "Handle It", "Depend on You", "Behind the Mask"), vocal director (on "Do What We Like", )
  • Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" - programming, all instruments, digital editor (on "Up No More")
  • Julia Ross - vocal arranger (on "Up No More")
  • Krysta Youngs - vocal arranger (on "Up No More")
  • Kim Yeon-seo - vocal director (on "Up No More", "Bring it Back", "Believer", "Queen", "Go Hard", "Shot Clock", "Handle It", "Depend on You"), background vocals (on "Believer", "Queen", "Shot Clock", "Behind the Mask")
  • Jeong Yu-ra at Anemone Studio - digital editor (on "Do What We Like", "Bring it Back", "Believer", "Queen", "Go Hard", "Shot Clock", "Handle It", "Depend on You", "Behind the Mask")
  • earattack - all instruments, background vocals (on "Bring it Back")
  • Gongdo - all instruments (on "Bring it Back")
  • Armadillo - programming (on "Handle It")
  • Adam Rust - guitar (on "Handle It")
  • Adrian X - guitar (on "Handle It")
  • Jung Sang-min - keyboard (on "Handle It")
  • Lee Seong-chan - bass (on "Handle It")
  • Candace Sosa - guitar (on "Depend on You")
  • Iki - vocal director, recording engineer, guitar (on "Say Something")
  • Jung Ho-hyeon - keyboard (on "Say Something")
  • Choi Hun - bass (on "Say Something")
  • Kim So-hyun - chorus (on "Say Something")

Charts
Chart performance for Eyes Wide Open
Chart (2020–2021) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 176
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 41
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15] 3
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[16] 2
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[17] 37
US Billboard 200[18] 72
US World Albums (Billboard)[19] 2

Certifications
Certifications for Eyes Wide Open
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA)[20] Platinum 250,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
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  2. Frances, Lai (October 26, 2020). "Twice's Eyes Wide Open Is A Journey Through Time and Space". MTV. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  3. McMullen, Chase (October 30, 2020). "Review: TWICE's second full-length Korean LP, Eyes Wide Open, attempts to contend with all these challenges and more". Beats Per Minute. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  4. Jang Jun-hwan. "Eyes Wide Open". IZM (in Korean). IZM. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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  6. Jihyun Lee (October 6, 2020). "[gongsig]teuwaiseu 'Eyes wide open' 26il balmae…3nyeon man-e jeong-gyu eumban" 트와이스 'Eyes wide open' 26일 발매…3년 만에 정규 음반 [Twice's 'Eyes wide open' released on the 26th... A regular album in 3 years]. Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  7. Lee Seung-mi (October 1, 2020). [공식]트와이스, 10월 26일 정규 2집 발매…꽉찬 콘텐츠 新앨범 일정 공개 [[Official] TWICE, 2nd regular album released on October 26th… Full content release of new album schedule]. Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  8. Kim Soo-young (October 11, 2020). 꽃보다 트와이스…정규 2집 단체 이미지 공개 [Twice pose in front of flowes in second group picture released]. Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  9. Park A-reum (October 25, 2020). 트와이스,댄스팝→라틴팝 꽉 채운 정규 음반에 기대감 [TWICE, Genres from Dance-pop→Latin-pop, TWICE's Second Full Album is Anticipated]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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  15. "2020年11月16日～2020年11月22日 オリコン週間 アルバムランキング". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  16. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 44, 2020". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  17. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
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