K-pop girl group TWICE returned with their fifth EP What Is Love? today, promoted with a titular single that draws its inspiration from famous film moments.
Bright in its retro electro-pop styling, "What Is Love?" opens with a clapping beat and the girl group’s telltale declaration of their name. It sprinkles digital quirks, sparkling chimes, and staccato'd percussion over the bubblegum melody, as the nonet sing about their desire to discover the elusive feeling that they’ve learned about through fictional depictions of what love is.
With an addictive choral hook, much like their past hits, the song quickly shot to the top of Korean music charts.Within six hours of its release, the accompanying music video also saw over 5 million views on YouTube.
Inspired by famous movies, including Ghost, The Princess Diaries, and Pulp Fiction, the music video draws on the opening lines of the single -- "Every day in a movie, in a book, or in a drama, I feel love I learn about love/ My heart keeps beating as if it's my own story” -- and depicts the women exploring the question of “What Is Love?” by recreating iconic cinematic scenes: Nayeon undergoes a makeover a la Princess Mia; Jeongyeon and Sana recreate the pottery wheel scene of Ghost; Dahyun sneaks headphones on Mina as in the French film La Boum; Sana and Tzuyu have a dance off as in Pulp Fiction; Momo and Tzuyu imitate La La Land; Tzuyu and Jeongyeon recreate the famous fish tank scene of Romeo + Juliet; Jihyo & Jeongyeon reenact an emotive school scene from the Japanese film Love Letter, Chaeyoung imitates Léon: The Professional, and Dahyun, in blatant product placement, poses as a model for Acuvue Define contacts.
The theatrically inspired scenes are interspersed with several group scenes that feature the members of TWICE at a sleepover watching the movies, and dancing in romantic, tea-length cocktail dresses and ‘90s-inspired outfits, as they perform the question mark-creating dance moves.
What Is Love features five songs aside from the single, one of which, "Stuck," is only available on the physical album. "What Is Love?" was co-written by J.Y. Park, the head of TWICE's label JYP Entertainment, while the effusive "Sweet Talker" features lyrics written by members Jeongyeon and Chaeyoung, and Jihyo penned the verses of the swing-pop "Ho!"
One of the most popular girl groups around, TWICE has dominated the K-pop scene since their since their first single "Like Ooh-Ahh" in 2015, which debuted at No. 6 on the World Digital Song Sales chart. Each of their following songs, including Japanese singles, have charted within the top 10 of that chart, and all of their Korean albums have charted on the World Albums chart.
Watch the music video for “What Is Love?” below:
Kapanlagi.com - Selamat buat fans TWICE karena girlband asal Korea ini kembali rilis lagu baru berjudul What is Love. Rilisnya lagu baru ini juga disusul dengan music video yang dirilis pada Senin (9/4) melalui official channel youtube JYP Entertainment. Lagu What is Love ini masuk dalam album mini kelima mereka.
Lagu TWICE kali ini diciptakan oleh Park Jin Young (JYP) yang sebelumnya juga menggarap lagu Signal. Masih sama seperti lagu-lagu sebelumnya, What is Love ini juga memiliki tempo lagu yang ceria yang memang menjadi ciri khas TWICE.
Mini Album What is Love ini berisi lima lagu antara lain Sweet Talker, Dejavu, Say Yes, Stuck dan Ho!. What is Love juga berhasil menduduki peringkat pertama di Melon Chart satu jam setelah lagu tersebut dirilis.
TWICE comeback lewat album What is Love (Credit: Soompi) TWICE comeback lewat album What is Love (Credit: Soompi)
Tak hanya di Korea Selatan, What is Love juga menduduki top chart iTunes di 14 negara lainnya, yakni Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Denmark, Argentina, Brunei, Chile termasuk Indonesia.
Comeback TWICE di lagu What is Love ini tentunya dinantikan Once (nama fanclub resmi TWICE). Meski bukan yang pertama TWICE bikin heboh dunia lewat lagu yang mereka rilis, tapi siapa sih yang nggak kangen sama Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, dan Tzuyu.
Girlband yang debut di tahun 2015 ini sebelumnya disibukkan dengan rilis lagu Jepang berjudul Candy Pop dan dilanjutkan dengan Twice Showcase Lice Tour 2018 Candy Pop di awal tahun 2018 lalu.
Gimana nih menurutmu lagu TWICE berjudul What is Love ini?
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia -- Girlband asal Korea Selatan Twice merilis video musik sekaligus album mini terbaru mereka pada Senin (9/4) ini. Video musik itu diberi judul What is Love?, sama seperti tajuk album mini kelima mereka.Lagu yang ditulis dan dikomposeri Park Jin Young ini memiliki irama musik dance dengan tempo yang ceria. Meski demikian, lagunya sendiri mengungkapkan tentang kegelisahan serta imajinasi para personel soal cinta lewat buku, film, atau pun seri drama."I wanna know know know know/ What is love?" lantun grup tersebut.Video musik What is Love? menggambarkan kehidupan sehari-hari para personel. Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, dan Tzuyu tampak menjadi rekan satu asrama yang tengah menonton televisi.Mereka saling berebut alat kontrol untuk memilih acara favorit dan membayangkan arti cinta versi masing-masing. Pada salah satu cuplikan, terlihat adegan dalam film La La Land turut menjadi referensi mereka dalam memaknai cinta.Sebelum merilis album mini dan video musik What is Love?, Twice telah merilis debut album bertajuk Twicetagram pada tahun lalu. Di sisi lain girlband yang berada di bawah naungan JYP Entertainment ini juga memiliki empat album mini.Empat album mini itu yakni The Story Begins (2015), Page Two (2016), Twicecoaster: Lane 1 (2016) dan Twicecoaster: Lane 2 (2017), serta Signal (2017).Album mini What is Love? terdiri atas enam lagu termasuk Sweet Talker, Dejavu, Say Yes, Stuck, dan Ho!
TWICE continues to impress on charts!
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The girl group’s newest title track “What is Love?” topped all major real-time charts just two hours after its release on April 9 at 6 p.m. KST.
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The song has now also entered the daily charts for April 9 in first place on all six major music sites. This indicates the first certified all-kill for “What is Love” on Instiz’s iChart at 2:30 p.m. KST. Congratulations to TWICE!
