Can the Dome Tour (TWICE) come true?
実現できるか、ドームツアー（TWICE）
[Korean Wave] TWICE's second Japanese album certified platinum, 9th in a row
TWICE's Japanese single "Wake Me Up" certified double platinum...first by a foreign female artist
TWICE's third Japanese single "Wake Me Up" has been certified double platinum. It is the first platinum certification for a single by a foreign female artist. This is the first time TWICE has been certified double platinum. In addition, the Kansai-limited edition of the July issue of the famous Japanese fashion magazine "CanCam", which TWICE appeared on the cover of, has sold out.
(From K-POP News)
TWICE and BTS are leading the current K-POP boom. This is becoming clearer as time goes on.
When the start of the boom became clear, it was unclear which group would take the lead, both male and female.
However, in the boys' category, BTS achieved great success through their world tour. The influence of the old boy groups has waned, and now we see a rush of boy groups trying to follow in BTS's footsteps.
However, they can't stand next to BTS, and they seem to be at the back.
Wanna One and others are trying really hard, and this can be seen from the progress of their world tour.
They seem to be benefiting from BTS's popularity in the US, but it seems that it hasn't been enough. Some venues have been changed to smaller capacity venues.
As for the girls, TWICE has firmly established the line between Korea, Japan, and Taiwan (China), and has succeeded in cultivating the K-POP field in Japan, which was left unattended.
Their diligent activities and the presence of Japanese members must have been a big factor. You can see this by looking at the popularity of TWICE in the Kansai region.
Outside of Korea, especially in Japan, unlike KARA and Girls' Generation, who were strongly backed by the media, they rose to prominence with the backing of small bases such as social media, so their popularity did not rise very quickly.
Seeing this, hasty haters mocked TWICE's popularity, saying it was only popular among K-pop fans, but their guesses were wrong and they now seem to have changed their reasons for criticizing.
TWICE is now in its second year since its Japanese debut and is even performing an arena tour.
I'm looking forward to watching videos of their tour, and it seems that TWICE is displaying a charm that is a mix of KARA and Girls' Generation.
KARA and Girls' Generation also have their good points, but if you look at only the good aspects of KARA and Girls' Generation, TWICE has more members than KARA and therefore a more diverse charm than KARA.
Although they have the same number of members as Girls' Generation, TWICE has better teamwork and are more approachable to the audience.
Their energy is also second only to KARA.
If TWICE's popularity continues next year, they will be stepping into territory that KARA and Girls' Generation have never experienced. It won't be a single commemorative performance, but two or three dome tours.
I hope TWICE can make this happen.
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