More & More (EP)

More & More is the ninth Korean extended play by South Korean girl group Twice. It was released by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records on June 1, 2020, and features the lead single of the same name.[2][3][4][5] It is their first release with Republic Records.

More & More
Digital and A version cover
EP by
Twice
ReleasedJune 1, 2020 (2020-06-01)
Recorded2019–2020
Genre
Length22:15[1]
Language
  • Korean
  • English
Label
Twice chronology
&Twice
(2019)		 More & More
(2020)		 #Twice3
(2020)
Singles from More & More
  1. "More & More"
    Released: June 1, 2020

Background and release

On April 28, 2020, the group announced that their upcoming single would be titled "More & More". On May 3, 2020, Twice announced that More & More would also be the title of their 9th EP through their Twitter banner. Member Jeongyeon stated that the group wanted to create a track that is different from what they had done before.[6] On May 8, 2020, the group announced the contents of the three physical album versions and the pre-order date.[7] On May 18, the tracklist was revealed through JYP Entertainment's Twitter account.[8] The album was released on June 1 at 6 PM KST followed by a YouTube Live Stream at 8 PM.

Musical Style

More & More EP introduced a more intimate and sensual side of TWICE, presenting sounds ranging from Latin-inspired rhythms in "Firework", new jack swing in "Sweet Summer Day", bass-heavy beats in "Make Me Go", and tropical pop.[9]

Commercial performance

On May 27, it was reported that the pre-order sales of More & More had surpassed 500,000, becoming a half-million seller before release and their best-selling release.[10][11] With over 260,000 copies sold on Hanteo on the first day, Twice broke the record at its time for the highest first-day sales for a Korean girl group. They also became the first Korean girl group to surpass 200,000 albums sold on the first day of release.[12] On June 9, Gaon confirmed that More & More reached 550,000 copies sold in shipments, making it not only Twice's best-selling album to date, but also the best-selling idol girl group album in South Korea since S.E.S' A Letter from Greenland in 2000 at the time of the album's release.

More & More debuted at number 1 on the Gaon Album Chart, while all of its tracks charted on the component Download Chart, with the title track topping it.[13][14] The EP also debuted atop the Oricon Albums Chart and at number 3 on Billboard Japan's Hot Albums chart.[15][16] It also debuted at number 25 on the UK Album Downloads Chart, making it their highest entry and second overall.[17] The EP also entered at number 200 on the Billboard 200, making Twice the fourth South Korean girl group to break into the chart, after Girls' Generation, 2NE1 and Blackpink (fifth including the Girls' Generation sub-unit TTS).[18] It also charted at number 3 on the US Heatseekers Albums and at number 2 on the World Albums charts, respectively, making it their eleventh top 10 entry on the latter.[19][20] As of September 2020, the single has also sold over 100,000 units in the US, making it their fastest song to achieve this.[21]

Track listing

Adapted from the group's official website.[22]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."More & More"
  • MNEK
  • J. Y. Park
  • Lee Hae-sol
3:19
2."Oxygen"
  • JQ
  • Jeong Il-kwon (makeumine works)
  • Johan Gustafsson
  • Josefin Glenmark
Gustafsson3:45
3."Firework"Kim Soo-jeong
  • Billie Jean (BADD)
  • Kim Jin-hyung
  • Slyberry
  • Sophia Pae
  • Slyberry
  • Kim Jin-hyung
  • Billie Jean (BADD)
3:13
4."Make Me Go"
Shift K3Y3:06
5."Shadow"Jo Yun-gyeong
LDN Noise2:48
6."Don't Call Me Again"Park Lee-soo
  • Markus "Mack" Sepehrmanesh
  • Emanuel "Email" Abrahamsson
  • Imani Williams
  • Iman Conta Hultén
  • Mack
  • Email
2:53
7."Sweet Summer Day"
Lopez3:11
Total length:22:21

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.[23]

  • J.Y. Park “The Asiansoul” - producer, vocal director (on “More & More”)
  • Kim Yeo-joo (Jane Kim) - music (A&R)
  • Choi Eun-su - music admin (A&R)
  • Kim Ji-hyung - production (A&R)
  • Kim Yu-ju - production (A&R)
  • Kang Gun - production (A&R)
  • Hwang Hyun-jun - production (A&R)
  • Kim Tae-eun - design (A&R), album art director & designer
  • Seo Yeon-ah - design (A&R), album art director & designer, web designer
  • Lee So-yeon - design (A&R), album art director & designer, web designer
  • Hwang Si-nae - admin (A&R)
  • Choi Hye-jin - recording engineer, digital editor
  • Eom Se-hee - recording engineer, digital editor
  • Lee Sang-yeop - recording engineer, digital editor
  • Park Eun-jung - recording engineer
  • Goo Hye-jin - assistant recording engineer
  • Lee Tae-seob - mixing engineer
  • Lim Hong-jin - mixing engineer
  • Kwon Nam-woo - mastering engineer
  • NAIVE Production - video director
  • Kim Yeong-jo - video executive producer
  • Yoo Seung-woo - video executive producer
  • Kim Eui-mil - photographer
  • Park Gyu-tae - assistant photographer
  • Kim Hyun-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
  • Lim Jin-hee at LULU - hair director
  • Heo Yeon-ji at LULU - hair director
  • Park Min-jung at LULU - hair director
  • Jo Sang-ki at LULU - makeup director
  • Zia at LULU - makeup director
  • Jeon Dal-rae at LULU - makeup director
  • Won Jung-yo at BIT&BOOT - makeup director
  • Choi Gyeong-won at F9ISSUE - style director
  • Shin Hyun-kuk - management & marketing director
  • Kiel Tutin - choreographer
  • Leejung Lee - choreographer
  • Twice - lead vocals
  • Lee Hae-sol - vocal director (on “More & More”, “Sweet Summer Day”)
  • Sophia Pae - background vocals (on “More & More”, “Firework”, “Shadow”), vocal director (on “Firework”, “Shadow”)
  • Brayton Bowman - background vocals (on “More & More”)
  • Zara Larsson - background vocals (on “More & More”)
  • Johan Gustafsson - all instruments, additional background vocals (on “Oxygen”)
  • Josefin Glenmark - additional background vocals (on “Oxygen”)
  • Kim Yeon-seo - background vocals (on “Oxygen”, “Make Me Go”, “Don’t Call Me Again”, “Sweet Summer Day”), vocal director (on “Oxygen”, “Make Me Go”, “Don’t Call Me Again”)
  • minGtion - digital editor (on “Firework”)
  • Slyberry - bass, guitar (on “Firework”)
  • Choi Jae-yeol - drum (on “Firework”)
  • Kim Jin-hyung - keyboard (on “Firework”)
  • Ryan Ashley - vocal arranger (on “Make Me Go”)
  • Jeong Yoo-ra - digital editor (on “Make Me Go”, “Shadow”, “Don’t Call Me Again”, “Sweet Summer Day”)
  • Greg Bonnick - keyboard, drums, programming (on “Shadow”)
  • Hayden Chapman - keyboard, drums, programming (on “Shadow”)
  • Email - all instruments (on “Don’t Call Me Again”)
  • Gabe Lopez - all instruments (on “Sweet Summer Day”)

Charts
Chart performance for More & More
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[24] 87
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[25] 115
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[16] 3
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[26] 1
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[27] 7
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[28] 1
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[29] 25
US Billboard 200[30] 200
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[19] 3
US World Albums (Billboard)[31] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[32] 12

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA)[33] 2× Platinum 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References
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