For six years, the girls of K-pop band TWICE—JEONGYEON, SANA, MINA, TZUYU, DAHYUN, JIHYO, NAYEON, MOMO, and CHAEYOUNG—have explored love in their infectious music (they literally released a mini album and single called What Is Love?in 2018) . But their new album out today, Formula of Love: O+T=<3, puts the emotion front and center, along with what the girls have learned about it. MINA: My facial expression and my emotions have widened. I believe this change was possible since ONCEs always wanted to see various sides of TWICE.

Kim, Young-dae (February 21, 2022). "마침내 찾아낸 궁극의 레시피 – TWICE [Formula of Love: O+T=<3]"[The Ultimate Recipe, Finally Found – TWICE [Formula of Love: O+T=<3]]. Rolling Stone Korea (in Korean) . Retrieved February 22, 2022.On Aug. 18, JYP Entertainment announced Jeongyeon would take a break from promotions to focus on her mental health. "Jeongyeon is currently experiencing panic and psychological anxiety," the agency said in a statement, according to Soompi. "We value our artists' health as the most important issue. Therefore, after deep discussions internally accompanied by professional medical measures, we have decided that it is needed for Jeongyeon to have sufficient time to focus on her recovery and rest." JYP added that Jeongyeon "will be unable to attend TWICE's activity" for a while, but didn't specify when she would return. CHAEYOUNG: NAYEON, because she always makes members laugh during break times and even while we’re working to keep the energy up. Who’s the life of the party? a b "Gaon Album Chart – Week 46, 2021". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 17, 2021 . Retrieved November 18, 2021. CHAEYOUNG: I recently took on the minimal and simple style. It’s a huge change from my go-to style before.

IF A PRODUCT IS VISIBLY DAMAGED/DEFECTIVE/INCORRECT ON ITS EXTERIOR, PLEASE DO NOT UNWRAP THE PRODUCTS. Moon, Kat (December 8, 2021). "The Best K-Pop Songs and Albums of 2021". Time. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021 . Retrieved December 9, 2021. Hernan, Tamar (December 22, 2021). "25 best K-pop albums of 2021: Twice, Red Velvet, NCT 127, Seventeen and Monsta X are all there, but who took the No 1 spot?l". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021 . Retrieved December 22, 2021.The album's title, Formula of Love: O+T=<3, has two meanings according to Twice. The letters O and T represent the initials of Once—the group's official fandom's name—and Twice, respectively, while the heart symbol ( <3) represents love; thus, the "formula of love" can be verbalized as "Once plus Twice equals love". [20] The letters O and T also represent the initials of numbers 1 ( one) and 2 ( two), respectively, while the number 3 in the heart symbol ( <3) represents the position of Formula of Love: O+T=<3 in Twice's Korean albums chronology. [21] Release and promotion [ edit ] Lee, Seung-hoon (October 21, 2021). "트와이스, 데뷔 6주년 기념 라이브 성료→'CANDY' 무대 선공개.."원스 늘 행복하길" ". OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 22, 2021 . Retrieved October 22, 2021. Ziwei, Puah (September 14, 2021). "TWICE's Chaeyoung reveals the girl group are "recording" new music". NME. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021 . Retrieved October 15, 2021. Each song explores some aspect of love as the group role play scientists, though until “CANDY” the songs dwell quite conspicuously on everything from the bittersweet to the downright harrowing. “SCIENTIST” pushes against over intellectualizing love, suggesting, “You think too much, that’s your problem.” “CRUEL” explores the post-breakup phase, and how being nonplussed about the breakup ordeal might be cruel to the other party. “LAST WALTZ” is the saddest song on the album despite its still driving beat – it ponders the last moments of a relationship when the inevitable end approaches, but both partners strive to give the other the best, happiest last hours possible. In the midst of heartbreak, “Let’s laugh a lot/Smile more brightly/Even the sadness/Without knowing that today will be the last.”

JEONGYEON: I like listening to NAYEON, MOMO, and CHAEYOUNG’s unit song, “HELLO (NAYEON, MOMO, CHAEYOUNG)”, since it’s a very new style that TWICE took on for the first time. Year-end album ranking]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 22, 2021 . Retrieved December 5, 2022. Ziwei, Puah (November 12, 2021). "TWICE unveil third full-length album, 'Formula of Love: O+T=<3' ". NME. Archived from the original on November 12, 2021 . Retrieved November 12, 2021. The Top K-pop Albums of 2021". Nylon. December 16, 2021. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021 . Retrieved December 17, 2021.Another consummate release from TWICE with their bevy of songwriters and producers, ‘Formula of Love: O+T=<3’ stands out among its contemporaries with eclectic influences and strong features. Stream: ‘Formula of Love: O+T=<3’ – TWICE TZUYU in the STUDY visual JYP Entertainment How would you describe your personal style now? What’s your go-to look on a day off? Formula of Love: O+T=＜3 - Week 49, 2022" (in Croatian). HDU. December 12, 2022 . Retrieved December 21, 2022. Herald Pop (in Korean). October 9, 2021. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021 . Retrieved October 10, 2021– via Naver. The tail end of the album proper does something rather unique, splitting the group into three groups of three for some electrifying features. This is a concept in K-pop parallel to subgroups that TWICE hasn’t explored yet and might be unfamiliar to those not psychically enmeshed in the idiosyncrasies of the industry – where if Alex Turner wants to work on The Last Shadow Puppets, he’d simply do so, “subgroups” are a more formalized venture largely having to do with the often hair raising structure of entertainment companies and artists’ contracts.

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