K-Pop group TWICE Goes Viral in Japan

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K-Pop Made It Big In Japan with Girl Group TWICE

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Korean pop group TWICE had been making buzz in the Land of the Rising Sun ever since they debut in the country last July 2 at the Tokyo Gymnasium. The group featured the release of a Japanese-language best-of compilation in the said event and also made appeared on the popular Japanese weekly TV show “Music Station” and even posed in front of Tokyo Tower.

Apart from having three of their members Japanese (Momo, Sana and Mina), TWICE’s success in the Japanese media is attributed to their distinct “TT pose,” a gesture in which you place your index fingers under your eyes to make it look like you are crying (visual representation: T_T). This look went viral on Japanese social media in late 2016, which paved way to the bands following even before their official international debut.