SEOUL — AUGUST 2026
TWICE just marked ten years since their 2015 debut with #BEST 2015-2025, a 50-track, four-disc career-spanning compilation released August 26. It lands weeks after Jeongyeon (August 10) and Chaeyoung (August 13) each ended their exclusive contracts with JYP Entertainment to manage solo work independently — Jeongyeon through newly-signed VARO Entertainment, Chaeyoung through her own "Lil Fantasy" banner — while both explicitly confirmed they're staying in TWICE, with group activities continuing under JYP as before. The group's This Is For World Tour wrapped in July after 81 shows, its biggest run yet. This page is a working build of how TWICE Wire tracks all of it for English-speaking ONCE — translated, sourced, and converted to whatever timezone you're reading from.
The desks
Korean and English coverage, translated and summarized — always credited back to the original outlet.
DESK 02Track-by-track reads on every era, from Like Ooh-Ahh to whatever's coming next.
DESK 03Official videos only, curated and embedded — never reuploaded.
DESK 04No new tour or comeback is confirmed yet — this tracks how recent the latest news is.
DESK 05Quick, shareable quizzes built for the group chat, not the algorithm.
DESK 06Where to buy official merch abroad, without the guesswork.
Desk 01 · News
Every dispatch below links back to its original source, Korean or otherwise — this desk summarizes, it doesn't replace.
SEOUL — OCT 26
JYP Entertainment announced Nayeon's third solo outing, 'NA-sty', for Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. KST, her first solo release in about two years and five months. The title riffs on her name and the word 'nasty', and the label says it will pair her bright image with a bolder side. Her last solo project was the June 2024 EP 'NA', led by 'ABCD'.
Summarized from The Korea Times by TWICE Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗GOYANG — OCT 11
Charlie Puth played his first stadium concert in Korea on Oct. 11 at Goyang Stadium, with attendance reported between roughly 38,000 and 40,000, and pulled out a surprise guest: TWICE's Nayeon. She sang the Selena Gomez part of We Don't Talk Anymore beside him after he teased a very special stage. Puth followed up the next day with concert photos, tagging Nayeon and thanking the Korean crowd.
Summarized from allkpop by TWICE Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗K-WIRE NETWORK — OCT 14
K-Wire Network's sister project, K-Trail Seoul, is officially live and free to use — no account, no paywall. It's an offline-ready map of real K-pop pilgrimage spots: agency HQs, concert and broadcast venues, cafes and culture stops, plus curated hotels and restaurants near the busiest clusters (Seongsu, Hongdae, Myeongdong, K-Star Road, Jamsil), now covering five cities — Seoul, Busan, Goyang, Incheon and Jeju. It installs straight to your home screen as an app (Share → Add to Home Screen on iOS, the install banner on Android/desktop), saves map areas for offline use before you lose signal, and lets you save and share individual spots. With Fanomenon set to bring a wave of international fans to Korea in December 2027, this is the time to start building your own trail.
Posted by TWICE Wire staff.
Open K-Trail map ↗SEOUL — OCT 7
Park Jin-young, co-chair of the Presidential Committee on Popular Culture Exchange, appeared before the National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee to explain the process behind "Fanomenon" — a government-linked joint venture between HYBE, JYP, SM and YG for an annual K-pop awards show, concert series and exhibition set to debut in Seoul and Gyeonggi in December 2027. Park told lawmakers that his solo filing of the "Fanomenon" and "Pandemonium" trademarks overseas, ahead of any transfer to the joint entity, was a rushed but necessary step to stop the names from being taken by someone else before the joint venture could register them itself. On the selection of the four agencies without a public tender, Park argued the arrangement was a sacrifice rather than a favor, noting the four labels stood to earn two to three times more running individual concerts on their own. Lawmakers also raised questions about the committee’s projected 520,000 visitors and roughly 1 trillion won in economic impact, which organizers have described as provisional, midpoint estimates.
Summarized from the Korea JoongAng Daily by TWICE Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗SEOUL — OCT 7
JYP Entertainment detailed "Once Upon A Thrill," TWICE's 11th-debut-anniversary fan event, set for October 17 in Seoul across three 250-person sessions chosen by lottery from fifth-generation ONCE members 15 and older. Fans criticized the 750-person total cap as too low and noted it excludes anyone who joined the fan club after April 2025, drawing comparisons to the backlash BLACKPINK faced over its own 10th-anniversary event in August.
Summarized from The Korea Herald by TWICE Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗SEOUL — OCT 2
Nayeon released a collaboration with Brazilian DJ Alok, "Bye Bye Inhibitions," across Korean and international platforms at midnight on October 2 — a festival-leaning dance-pop track pairing Alok's electronic production with her vocals, built around letting go of self-consciousness and enjoying the moment. Alok had first previewed the pairing at Rock in Rio in Brazil in September. The release lands as TWICE preps "2026 TWICE FAN PARTY: ONCE UPON A THRI11," a three-session fan event set for October 17.
Summarized from allkpop by TWICE Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗SEOUL — SEP 22
Nayeon opened a personal YouTube channel on September 22, timed to her birthday, posting a debut dance-practice video for her solo track "MEEEEEE." The channel passed roughly 100,000 subscribers within its first 10 hours. She marked the same birthday with a bunny-themed fan meeting, "Nayeon's Bunny Farm."
Summarized from allkpop by TWICE Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗SEOUL — OCT 16 (Confirmed)
TWICE confirmed a live special vinyl release captured at the Seoul finale of the "This Is For" world tour, arriving Oct. 16. Separately, Tzuyu was named a final-round MC for the 2026 Asia Artist Awards, set for Dec. 5–6 in Gaoxiong.
Summarized from The Korea JoongAng Daily and StarNews by TWICE Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗SEOUL — SEP 2
Taiwan's Mirror Weekly reported that Chinese entertainment officials contacted Tzuyu's family through an intermediary, reportedly offering preferential treatment in China contingent on a public "One China" endorsement. Asked about the report, Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Zhang Han said, "We welcome Taiwanese artists to come to China and pursue their careers," while adding that China would "absolutely not allow" support for "Taiwan independence" while profiting there. Neither JYP Entertainment nor Tzuyu has commented publicly.
Summarized from allkpop, citing Mirror Weekly, by TWICE Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗SEOUL — AUG 26 (EST.)
Nayeon has reportedly purchased a commercial building in Seoul's Cheongdam-dong for around ₩9.5 billion (roughly $6.9 million), per Korean outlets. Headline figures only for now — full transaction details haven't been independently verified.
Reported by Korean outlets; summarized by TWICE Wire staff.
SEOUL — AUG 10–13
Jeongyeon signed with newly-formed VARO Entertainment for solo work on August 10; Chaeyoung followed on August 13 with her own independent "Lil Fantasy" banner. Both explicitly said the change affects solo management only — group activities continue under JYP as before. Jihyo and Tzuyu are separately reported to be weighing similar moves, unconfirmed as of this writing.
Summarized from Forbes and K-Crush by TWICE Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗TOKYO — AUG 26
The Japanese anniversary compilation spans two Korean-repertoire discs (2015–2019 and 2020–2025) and two matching Japanese-language discs, running from "Like OOH-AHH" through "This Is For" and "Me+You." No new material is included — this is a career victory lap, not a comeback.
Summarized from Billboard Philippines by TWICE Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗SEOUL — JUL 12
The tour launched July 2025 in Incheon, added a North America–Europe "In the Round" leg through spring 2026 including three sold-out nights at Tokyo's National Stadium — the first non-Japanese act to headline there solo — and closed with three encore shows at Seoul's KSPO Dome.
Summarized from Wikipedia and tour reporting by TWICE Wire staff.
Read the original source ↗Desk 02 · Review
Text only, always — no reposted photos or video frames on this desk.
"Nine solo showcases dressed up as a group album — generous to the members, a little exhausting as a single sitting, and worth it for at least three of the nine detours."
Ten: The Story Goes On (2025): TWICE's 10th-anniversary album, and the closest thing to a full-cast introduction the group has released. Lead single "Me+You" is a warm, '90s-leaning R&B-pop track about the group's relationship with fans; the other nine tracks are individual member solo songs, most previewed earlier on the This Is For World Tour.
Critics split roughly down the middle: Clash gave it 8/10, praising how far the members' individual styles had evolved; AllMusic was cooler at 3/5, calling it a fairly standard hip-hop-inflected pop outing. Both are fair reads of the same record — it plays better as nine spotlight moments than as nine songs meant to cohere.
Desk 03 · Screening Room
Every clip here is an official YouTube embed, verified against the JYP Entertainment channel. If it isn't published there, it doesn't play on this desk.
The trailer for the 10th-anniversary compilation, embedded from TWICE Japan's official channel.
The lead single from the 10th-anniversary album Ten: The Story Goes On, referencing the group's earliest music videos throughout.
The title track from the group's fourth Korean studio album and the song the This Is For World Tour was built around.
Desk 04 · Signal
No new tour or comeback has been officially announced yet. Until one is, this desk tracks how much time has passed since the latest confirmed news — it'll switch back to counting down the moment there's a real date to count down to.
2026 TWICE FAN PARTY: ONCE UPON A THRI11 Confirmed, exact session times TBA
Nayeon solo release "NA-sty" Confirmed
"THIS IS FOR" MUFG Stadium live DVD/Blu-ray releases (Japan) Confirmed date
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Desk 05 · Quiz
Three questions, no email required — built to demonstrate the interaction, not to collect data.
QUESTION 1 / 3
Pick a late-night activity.
QUESTION 2 / 3
Pick a concept.
QUESTION 3 / 3
Pick a feeling you want from a comeback.
RESULT
Desk 06 · Market
Links go to official storefronts. On the live site, tagged links here are where affiliate revenue would come from.
#BEST 2015-2025 and other album versions, photocards, and official merch, with international shipping.
Visit store ↗ Affiliate link (example)The label's own storefront for TWICE and labelmates, merch and albums shipped worldwide.
Visit store ↗ Affiliate link (example)With no group tour running right now, this is where individual members — and Jeongyeon and Chaeyoung's new ventures — post directly.
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