The Story Begins

The Story Begins is the debut extended play by South Korean girl group Twice. The album was released digitally and physically on October 20, 2015[1] by JYP Entertainment and distributed by KT Music. The album contains six tracks including the lead single, "Like Ooh-Ahh", which was composed by Black Eyed Pilseung and is a blend of several different genres.

The Story Begins
EP by
Twice
ReleasedOctober 20, 2015 (2015-10-20)
Recorded2015
StudioJYPE Studios
Genre
Length19:55
LanguageKorean
Label
ProducerJ.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"
Twice chronology
The Story Begins
(2015)		 Page Two
(2016)
Singles from The Story Begins
  1. "Like Ooh-Ahh"
    Released: October 20, 2015 (2015-10-20)

Background and release

On October 7, 2015, JYP Entertainment launched the group's official website and announced via SNS that the group would debut with the mini-album The Story Begins and title-track "Like Ooh-Ahh".[2][3][4][5][6]

Teasers featuring each of the members for their music video were released from October 12 to 14, 2015.[7]

Promotion

Twice held a live showcase on October 20, where they performed "Like Ooh-Ahh" along with dance tracks "Going Crazy" and "Do It Again."[8][9]

The group started promoting their title track "Like Ooh-Ahh" with the b-side "Do It Again" on music shows on October 22. They first performed the songs on Mnet's M! Countdown, followed by performances on KBS' Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo.[10]

Commercial performance

The Story Begins debuted at number four on the Gaon Album Chart for the week ending October 24, 2015 and peaked at number three two weeks later.[11][12] As of 2020, the album has sold 199,696 copies in South Korea and 47,448 copies in Japan.[13][14] It is also the group's best selling album in the United States with 4,000 copies sold.[15]

Future impacts and effects

On October 19, 2016, Twice revealed their official light stick dubbed "Candy Bong" (bong meaning stick in Korean), inspired by the song "Candy Boy".[16]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Naver

The Story Begins — Standard edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Like Ooh-Ahh" (OOH-AHH하게)
3:35
2."Do It Again" (다시 해줘)
  • Glen Choi (Artisans Music)
  • Fingazz (Artisans Music)
  • Artisans Music
3:26
3."Going Crazy" (미쳤나봐)
  • Daniel Kim
  • Kebee
  • Jake K (ARTiffect Music)
  • Joseph "220" Park
  • Sophiya Pae (Feeline Music)
  • Sam Gray
  • Jake K (ARTiffect Music)
  • Joseph "220" Park
3:01
4."Truth"
3:33
5."Candy Boy"
  • Kim Eun-soo
  • Julia Michaels
  • Chloe Leighton
  • Ryan Marrone (Ryan & Smitty)
  • Garrick Smith (Ryan & Smitty)
  • Julia Michaels
  • Chloe Leighton
  • Ryan Marrone (Ryan & Smitty)
  • Garrick Smith (Ryan & Smitty)
2:46
6."Like a Fool"
  • Daniel Kim
3:34
Total length:20:02
The Story Begins — Taiwan edition bonus DVD[17]
No.TitleLength
1."Like Ooh-Ahh" (Music Video) 
2."Like Ooh-Ahh" (Music Video Behind) 
3."Like Ooh-Ahh" (Teaser Behind) 
4."The Story Begins" (Jacket Making Film) 
5."Special Video 'I'" (娜璉Nayeon) 
6."Special Video 'I'" (定延Jeongyeon) 
7."Special Video 'I'" (Momo) 
8."Special Video 'I'" (Sana) 
9."Special Video 'I'" (志效Jihyo) 
10."Special Video 'I'" (Mina) 
11."Special Video 'I'" (多賢Dahyun) 
12."Special Video 'I'" (彩瑛Chaeyoung) 
13."Special Video 'I'" (子瑜Tzuyu) 

Content production

Credits adapted from album liner notes.[18]

Locations
  • Recorded, engineered and mixed at JYPE Studios, Seoul, South Korea
  • Mastered at The Mastering Palace, New York City, New York and Suono Mastering, Seoul, South Korea
Personnel
  • Jimmy Jeong – executive producer
  • Jo Hae-seong – executive producer
  • J. Y. Park "The Asiansoul" – producer
  • Black Eyed Pilseung – co-producer
  • Kim Yong-woon "goodear" – recording and mixing engineer
  • Jo Han-sol "fabiotheasian" – recording and assistant mixing engineer
  • Choi Hye-jin – recording engineer
  • Han Cheol-gyu – assistant recording engineer
  • Lee Tae-seob – mixing engineer
  • Dave Kutch – mastering engineer
  • Choi Hyo-young – mastering engineer
  • Go Ji-seon – assistant mastering engineer
  • Yoon Hee-so – choreographer
  • Kim Hye-rang – choreographer
  • Choi Hee-seon – stylist
  • Im Ji-young – stylist
  • Park Nae-joo – hair director
  • Won Jeong-yo – makeup director
  • Jo Dae-young – album design
  • Kim Ah-mi – album design
  • Kim Young-jo (Naive Creative Production) – music video director
  • Yoo Seung-woo (Naive Creative Production) – music video director
  • Jang Deok-hwa – photographer
  • Rado – all instruments and computer programming (on "Like Ooh-Ahh")
  • Jihyo – background vocals (on "Like Ooh-Ahh", "Going Crazy", "Truth", "Candy Boy" and "Like a Fool")
  • Fingazz – all instruments and computer programming (on "Do It Again")
  • Daniel Kim – vocal producer (on "Do It Again" and "Candy Boy"), mixing engineer (on "Going Crazy" and "Like a Fool"), background vocals (on "Candy Boy") and all instruments, computer programming and guitars (on "Like a Fool")
  • Twice – background vocals (on "Do It Again")
  • Kebee – rap director (on "Going Crazy")
  • 220 – synthesizer and drums (on "Going Crazy")
  • Jake K – synthesizer (on "Going Crazy")
  • Choi Jin-seok – all instruments and computer programming (on "Truth")
  • Ryan Marrone – all instruments and computer programming (on "Candy Boy")
  • Julia Michaels – all instruments and computer programming (on "Candy Boy")
  • Chloe Leighton – all instruments and computer programming (on "Candy Boy")
  • Garrick Smith – all instruments and computer programming (on "Candy Boy")

Charts

Release history
Region Date Format Distributor Ref.
Worldwide October 20, 2015 Digital download
[23]
South Korea
[24]
CD
[25]
Taiwan December 11, 2015
(Taiwan edition)		 CD, DVD
[17]
Thailand February 12, 2016
(Thailand edition)		 CD
[26]
United States March 1, 2020 Streaming
[27]

Notes
  1. Peak chart position of The Story Begins on Oricon Albums Chart.

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  14. Total sales for The Story Begins:
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