Twicecoaster: Lane 2


Twicecoaster: Lane 2 is the reissue of South Korean girl group Twice's third extended play, Twicecoaster: Lane 1. It was released on February 20, 2017, by JYP Entertainment. It contains thirteen tracks, including the lead single, "Knock Knock".

Background and release

On January 18, 2017, it was reported that Twice would be releasing a special album after their concert in Seoul. In early February, Twice officially announced the release of the reissue of Twicecoaster: Lane 1, titled Twicecoaster: Lane 2, on February 20 with the brand new track "Knock Knock".
The track list for Twicecoaster: Lane 2 was revealed on February 12. It contains thirteen tracks: the seven songs from the original release, two additional new songs, a remix version and instrumental of "TT", and instrumental tracks of "Like Ooh-Ahh" from The Story Begins and "Cheer Up" from Page Two. The group concept images and individual teasers of Twice were released in the next four days.
Two music video teasers for "Knock Knock" were released on February 17 and 18. The first teaser started with a knock, which was heard at the end of the music video for "TT", while the second teaser showed the members dressed in various outfits that flash by in the stop-motion video.
The final group image teaser was released on February 19. Twice also greeted the fans via Naver V Live for a comeback countdown at 23:30 KST. The album and the music video for "Knock Knock" were officially released the next day. It was also released as a digital download on various music sites.

Promotion

On February 20, 2017, Twice had a live broadcast on Naver V Live at 10:00 KST to celebrate their comeback with fans. The group talked about the album, the lead single "Knock Knock" and its music video, their first solo concert and their subsequent Asian tour. They also performed the full choreography of "Knock Knock".
The next day, Twice recorded their appearance on You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook, their first variety show for Twicecoaster: Lane 2. The group's appearance aired on February 25 and was included in the show's special monthly episodes with the concept "Songs I want to sing for those in their 20s".
On February 23, Twice held their first comeback stage on M Countdown. It was then followed by performances on Music Bank, Show! Music Core and Inkigayo, on February 24–26. Promotion on music shows continued with The Show and Show Champion on March 7–8, and ended with a final performance on Inkigayo on March 12.

Commercial performance

Twicecoaster: Lane 2 entered the Gaon Album Chart at number 1 and the Billboard World Albums at number 4, while "Knock Knock" entered the Gaon Digital Chart at number 1 and the Billboard World Digital Songs at number 5. The album sold 266,645 units in February 2017.

Content production

Credits adapted from album liner notes.

Locations

; Recording
; Mixing
  • JYPE Studios, Seoul, South Korea
  • In Grid Studio, Seoul, South Korea
  • W Sound Studio, Seoul, South Korea
  • Echo Bar Studios, Los Angeles, California
; Mastering

Personnel

  • J. Y. Park "The Asiansoul" – producer
  • Min Lee "collapsedone" – co-producer, all instruments and computer programming
  • Mayu Wakisaka – co-producer and background vocals
  • Sim Eun-jee – co-producer
  • Lee Ji-young – direction and coordination
  • Jang Ha-na – music
  • Nam Jeong-min – music
  • Kim Ji-hyeong – production
  • Choi A-ra – production
  • Kim Bo-hyeon – design and album design
  • Kim Tae-eun - design and album design
  • Choi Hye-jin – recording and assistant mixing engineer
  • Im Hong-jin – recording engineer
  • Eom Se-hee – recording engineer
  • Kim Yong-woon "goodear" – recording and mixing engineer
  • Jo Han-sol "Fabio the Asian" – recording and assistant mixing engineer
  • Lee Chang-seon – recording engineer
  • Kim Si-cheol – recording engineer
  • Yang Jeong-nam – recording engineer
  • Brian U – recording engineer
  • Kang Yeon-noo – recording engineer
  • Park Sang-rok – assistant recording engineer
  • Han Cheol-gyu – assistant recording engineer
  • Jang Hong-seok – assistant recording engineer
  • Wes Koz – assistant recording engineer and acoustic guitar
  • Kevin Wong "Koncept" – assistant recording engineer
  • Lee Tae-seob – mixing engineer
  • Jeong Eun-kyeong – mixing engineer
  • Jo Joon-seong – mixing engineer
  • Bob Horn – mixing engineer
  • Tak – mixing engineer, all instruments and computer programming
  • Choi Ja-yeon – assistant mixing engineer
  • Park Jeong-eon – mastering engineer
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer
  • Dave Kutch – mastering engineer
  • Will Quinnell – assistant mastering engineer
  • Kim Young-jo – music video director
  • Yoo Seung-woo – music video director
  • Kim Young-joon – photographer
  • Choi Hee-seon – style director
  • Im Ji-hyeon – style director
  • Park Nae-joo – hair director
  • Won Jeong-yo – makeup director
  • Kim Hyeong-woong – choreographer
  • Yoon Hee-so – choreographer
  • Lee Ji-hyeon – choreographer
  • Jiggy Choi Young-joon – choreographer
  • Today Art – printing
  • Jowul – vocal production
  • Choi Han-sol – computer programming
  • Pink Hound – computer programming
  • Jeong Jae-pil – guitar
  • Lee Jeong-woo – bass
  • Son Min-kyeong – background vocals
  • Jeong Yoo-ri – additional engineering
  • Rado – all instruments and computer programming ", "Cheer Up " and "TT
  • Jihyo – background vocals
  • Nayeon – background vocals
  • Noday – all instruments, keyboard and computer programming
  • Chloe – all instruments, keyboard, computer programming and background vocals
  • Kwon Phillip – guitar
  • Yoon Woo-seon – piano
  • Kim Ki-wook – bass
  • Hong Joon-ho – guitar
  • Lee Gyu-hyeong – drum
  • Lee Dae-hee – synthesizer
  • Kim So-hyeon – chorus and background vocals
  • east4A – all instruments and computer programming
  • Jeong Jin-ha – background vocals
  • Im Kwang-wook – all instruments and computer programming
  • Kang Ji-won – all instruments and computer programming
  • Joe J. Lee "Kairos" – all instruments and vocal production
  • Hobyn "K.O" Yi – all instruments, keyboards, computer programming and vocal production
  • Samuel J Lee – bass and vocal production
  • Esther Park "Legaci" – background vocals and vocal production
  • Bei Zhang – background vocals
  • Wes Kosakowski – additional engineering
  • Sebastian Thott – all instruments, computer programming and guitars
  • Andreas Öberg – guitars
  • Lee Da-jeong – background vocals