▲ This photo, provided by JYP Entertainment, shows TWICE's fourth best album "#TWICE4." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

 

 

SEOUL, Mar. 22 (Yonhap) – K-pop girl group TWICE topped the Oricon weekly chart with the best album recently released in Japan, breaking the record of foreign female artists.

The group’s album "#TWICE4" topped the latest weekly album chart with 66,000 points in the first week of release, according to the agency JYP Entertainment and Oricon on Mar. 22.

The album contains the Korean and Japanese versions of their hit songs, such as "I CAN’T STOP ME," "CRY FOR ME," and "Alcohol-Free."

This is the eighth time that TWICE has topped Oricon's weekly album chart.
 

▲ This photo, provided by JYP Entertainment, shows TWICE's fourth world tour "Ⅲ." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
TWICE ranked No.1 on the weekly album chart with their third best album "#TWICE3," which was released in Japan in September, 2020.

The agency explained, "It is the best record among overseas female artists to top the Oricon weekly album chart 8 times.”

Among overseas female artists, "Star of Asia" BoA and TWICE have topped the weekly album chart 7 times in their career.

TWICE, which marks its 5th debut anniversary in Japan this year, will meet local fans through the world tour "III" at Tokyo Dome from Apr. 23 to 25.

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