2019 EP by Twice
Fancy You
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Released
| April 22, 2019
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2019-04-22
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Length
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Language
| Korean
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Label
| JYP
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- "
Fancy
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Released: April 22, 2019
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Fancy You
is the seventh
extended play
by the South Korean girl group
Twice
. It was released by
JYP Entertainment
on April 22, 2019, and features the lead single "
Fancy
". The group embarked on a world tour in support of the EP.
Consisting of six tracks heavily featuring
pop dance
and
hip hop
, members Momo, Jihyo, Sana, and Chaeyoung participated in the album as songwriters. Marking a change in musical concept for the group, the EP received generally favorable reviews from music critics. The EP also welcomed commercial success, holding the record for having the highest first-week sales for a Korean girl group album until it was surpassed by Twice's succeeding release,
Feel Special
.
Background
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On April 8, 2019, Twice revealed the first group teasers for their upcoming mini-album, announcing that it was titled
Fancy You
with the lead single "
Fancy
", which was slated for a release on April 22, 6PM KST. Simultaneously, the group also announced an upcoming world tour on the same day, with concert dates being confirmed for
Seoul
,
Bangkok
,
Manila
,
Singapore
,
Los Angeles
,
Mexico City
,
Newark
,
Chicago
, and
Kuala Lumpur
.
[1]
On April 9, the group released individual teaser posters featuring
Nayeon
,
Jeongyeon
, and
Momo
. The credits for the lead single "Fancy" was also revealed, being composed by
Black Eyed Pilseung
and Jeon Gun.
[2]
On April 10, individual teaser posters featuring
Sana
,
Jihyo
, and
Mina
were uploaded. A tracklist for the album was also unveiled, revealing six songs in total.
[3]
On April 11, the final set of individual teaser posters featuring
Dahyun
,
Chaeyoung
, and
Tzuyu
were uploaded by the group. They also revealed the credits for the album's tracklist, showing that Jihyo wrote the lyrics for “Girls Like Us,” Momo co-wrote lyrics for “Hot,” Sana co-wrote lyrics for “Turn It Up,” and Chaeyoung co-wrote lyrics for “Strawberry.”
[4]
On April 12, Twice uploaded a new group teaser photo, and on the following day, a new set of individual teaser images for all nine members were released.
[5]
[6]
On April 14, the group released a teaser video which featured a part of the music video set.
[7]
On April 15, a "prelude" teaser video starring Jeongyeon was uploaded by the group.
[8]
A third set of group teaser photos were uploaded on April 16.
[9]
On April 18, Twice revealed photo cards featuring Jihyo and Chaeyoung, and a CD with a photo cover featuring Momo. On the same day, the group participated in an interview with
Allure
magazine detailing more about their upcoming comeback following their pictorial.
[10]
[11]
On April 19, the group uploaded a choreography teaser on YouTube.
[12]
They then uploaded a highlight medley for the album on April 20.
[13]
On April 21, they unveiled a behind-the-scenes look at their photo shoot for the album.
[14]
The final teaser for the group's upcoming music video release was uploaded on April 22, revealing the post-hook portion of "Fancy".
[15]
Fancy You
and its corresponding single were officially released on April 22, 6PM KST. The group held a live showcase at the Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjang-dong, Seoul.
[16]
Composition
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Fancy You
consists of six tracks which heavily features the
pop dance
and
hip hop
genres. The songs featured in the album all have a common theme about boldly revealing one's romantic affections. The lead single "Fancy" is described as a "bouncing
electro-pop
track" that retains Twice's retro-inspired sonic base while featuring
synth music
. "Stuck In My Head" is classified as a hip hop track. "Girls Like Us" is seen as a summer track which lyrically encourages women to "live out their best lives". "Hot" is considered to be a pop song featuring distinct guitar riffs, lyrically describing the confidence of a woman who "everyone turns to look at her beauty and is mesmerized by her charisma." "Turn It Up" is a pop-dance track which talks about how one attempts to catch the attention of their romantic interest. The EP's closing track, "Strawberry", is described as a "soft pop" track wherein the members figuratively compare themselves to a "sweet strawberry with freckles".
[17]
[18]
Promotion
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Twice held a live broadcast on
Naver V Live
to commemorate their comeback, where they also performed the full choreography for "Fancy" for the first time.
[19]
The group also promoted "Fancy" on several
music programs
in South Korea including
M Countdown
,
Music Bank
,
Show! Music Core
,
Inkigayo
and
Show Champion
, from April 25 until May 1, respectively.
[20]
[21]
[22]
[23]
[24]
Twice appeared on a two-episode special of
JTBC
's
Idol Room
on April 23 and 30.
[25]
In support of their
Fancy You
album, the group embarked on their
Twicelights World Tour
beginning May 2019, visiting
Seoul
,
Bangkok
,
Singapore
,
Los Angeles
, and
Manila
, among other cities.
[26]
Critical reception
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Billboard
magazine included
Fancy You
in its "25 Greatest K-Pop Albums of the 2010s: Staff List" decade-ender list, ranking at number 24. Writer Joshua Calixto described the EP as "a stylistic quantum leap from anything they’d done before, with heavier, darker undercurrents brought by producers like Charli XCX, MNEK, and K-pop superproducer Black Eyed Pilseung." He further compared the track "Strawberry" to both the attitude emulated by singer
Ariana Grande
and the simplicity of Selena Gomez's "
Bad Liar
", while also stating "Girls Like Us" and "Fancy" to be highlights. Overall, Calixto described
Fancy You
to be sonically different but still retaining Twice's notable features.
[29]
Chase McMullen of
The 405
magazine left a positive review for the album, giving it a rating of 8 out of 10 points. McMullen writes that Twice delivered an EP that is "dependable track after track", calling the album "another joyous, irresistible addition to an already impressive discography."
[30]
Roxanne Wilson from
The Kraze
included the album in its April 2019 monthly column as Favorite Album, with Wilson praising the EP's production, stating that the "cohesive composition of the album in general makes it so that the first listen flows together perfectly."
[31]
In a more negative review, Cho Ji-hyun of
IZM
gave a 2 out of 5 rating for
Fancy You
, noting that the group's attempt to make their music style more mature was unsuccessful with the release of their EP. While he praised some aspects of song productions, Cho stated that rather than changing music styles completely, the group should have opted for a "skillful digestion" of the members' capabilities.
[32]
Commercial performance
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With the release of
Fancy You
, Twice became the first Korean girl group to surpass first week album sales of over 150,000 copies sold as recorded by Hanteo Chart, with the EP recording 151,051 copies sold in its first week. With this, Twice reached an accumulative number of 3.75 million albums sold in South Korea.
[33]
Fancy You
held the record for highest first-week Korean girl group album sales until it was surpassed by Twice's succeeding EP release later in 2019,
Feel Special
.
[34]
The album also debuted at number 2 on the Weekly
Gaon Album Chart
, while reaching a peak position atop Japan's Weekly
Oricon Albums
Chart.
[35]
[36]
Fancy You
debuted at number 4 on the
Billboard World Albums chart
, garnering 1,000 copies sold in its first week, becoming their best one-week sales record in the US. This marks Twice's ninth Top 10 entry on World Albums.
[37]
It then debuted at number two on the Monthly Gaon Album Chart for the month of April, recording 328,477 copies sold.
[38]
In June, the album received a Platinum certification from Gaon for reaching sales of over 250,000 copies.
[39]
The album was certified 2× Platinum in November 2022.
[40]
Track listing
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Title
| Lyrics
| Music
| Arrangement
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1.
| "
Fancy
"
| | - Black Eyed Pilseung
- Jeon Gun
| Rado
| 3:35
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2.
| "Stuck in My Head"
| Lee Seu-ran
| | | 2:58
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3.
| "Girls Like Us"
| Jihyo
| | - MNEK
- Tikovoi
- von Doll
- Charli XCX
| 2:40
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4.
| "Hot"
| | | Moonshine
| 2:59
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5.
| "Turn It Up"
| | - Earattack
- Louise Frick Sveen
| | 3:09
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6.
| "Strawberry"
| | | - Ryan Jhun
- Maestro the Baker
- Tench
| 3:29
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Total length:
| 18:50
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Personnel
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Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
[41]
- Twice
? vocals
- Nayeon
? background vocals (1)
- Rado ? guitar, bass (1)
- Choi Hye-jin ? recording (1?2, 4),
mixing
(2, 5)
- Tony Maserati
? mixing (1)
- Kim Yeon-seo ? vocal director (2), background vocals (2, 4, 6)
- Eom Se-hee ? recording (2, 4?6), mixing (4)
- Kim Min-hee ? recording (2?4, 6)
- Jiyoung Shin NYC ? additional editing (2, 4)
- Lee Tae-seop ? mixing (2?3, 5)
- Kwon Nam-woo ?
mastering
(2?6)
- Sophia Pae ? vocal director (3), background vocals (3, 5), recording (5)
- Jeong Yu-ra ? additional editing (3, 5)
- Moonshine ? all
programming
and instruments (4)
- Noday ? vocal director (4)
- Im Hong-jin ? mixing (4)
- Earattack ? all instruments, computer programming, keyboard (5)
- Larmook ? all instruments, computer programming, keyboard (5)
- Kim Jong-sung ? guitar (5)
- Kim Chwa-young ? bass (5)
- Jake Tench ? guitar, programming (6)
- Maestro the Baker ? programming, keyboard, piano (6)
- Ahn Young ? digital editing (6)
- Hanif "Hitmanic" Sabzevari ? mixing (6)
Charts
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
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Accolades
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Decade-end lists
Publication
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Accolade
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Rank / Year
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Ref.
|
Billboard
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The 25 Greatest K-Pop Albums of the 2010s: Staff List
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24
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See also
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