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        TWICE Refreshes Our Palates With “Taste Of Love” Comeback

        TWICE has graced us with yet another comeback, this time with their 10th album, “Taste of Love,” which was released today on Jun. 11 at 1pm (KST) and their title track 'Alcohol-free,' which is already taking the charts by storm. Read more about their comeback.

        Kay Sesoko, Kpopmap Editor
        5 min to read  ·  Published : Jun 11, 2021
        TWICE Refreshes Our Palates With “Taste Of Love” Comeback

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        TWICE has graced us with yet another comeback, this time with their 10th album, “Taste of Love,” which was released today on Jun. 11 at 1 pm (KST). There are three versions of the “Taste of Love” album: “Taste,” “Fallen,” and “In Love.” Each version has a unique color and visual concept.

        TWICE released the title track and music video ‘Alcohol-free’ first on Jun. 9. It debuted at number 1 on the Genie Music Chart outdoing their 2018 release 'YES or YES.' It has also topped YouTube's trending worldwide tally, gaining over one million views in 16 hours. 

        This time, members JiHyo, NaYeon, JeongYeon, Momo, Sana, Mina, DaHyun, ChaeYoung, and Tzuyu, are serving us refreshing summertime vibes. They are back with all nine members. JeongYeon had taken a hiatus at the end of 2020 but is back to promote with the group again. 

         

        Concept 

        ChaeYoung explained the concept of ‘Alcohol-free’ to be, “Taking a break at a resort in the summer.” 

        JeongYeon mentioned that she hopes the song can give energy to ONCE who need a break during their daily life. JiHyo also explained that the song is designed with the current global pandemic in mind. Since it is difficult to leave the house, TWICE hopes that ONCE can go on vacation with them through their songs. 

        The title track ‘Alcohol-free’ is about falling into the type of love that feels like being drunk, even without alcohol. NaYeon said that if you listen carefully you can fall in love with TWICE. The remaining songs and concepts of the album are all related to love, from first encounters to needing saving from deep love.

         

        Fashion & Appearance 

        The TWICE members' look changes depending on whether it is day or night. During the day, it is fun and flirty with neutral tones and pops of color. Their outfits also vary from short to long lengths. There is a focus on golden and red tones, giving them a romantic air, which matches the song lyrics. Their hair is also curled or wavy, sometimes accessorized by a rose, and their makeup is flushed to add to the romantic look reminiscent of Valentine's Day.

        TWICE Refreshes Our Palates With “Taste Of Love” Comeback

        TWICE's Twitter

        At nighttime, the members rock short and fun dresses with bold patterns and a variety of colors. This speaks more to the drunken side of the love they are falling in. They are clearly ready to enjoy themselves even more than before.

        TWICE Refreshes Our Palates With “Taste Of Love” Comeback

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        Dance 

        This comeback's dance features some Latin dance and music influences which adds to the flirty atmosphere. The girls crushed the choreography on "The Ellen Show," making their international ONCEs proud of the achievement.

        When asked which dance moves they thought were memorable, Sana mentioned how she fell for the crab dance in the second verse. When she first saw it, she thought it would be a lot of fun to perform. ONCE are raving about how cute the girls look doing this dance move.

        If you would like to try out the dance for yourself, TWICE has posted the #AlcoholFreeDanceChallenge on TikTok as well.

        @twice_tiktok_official

        #AlcoholFree 댄스 챌린지 Dance Challenge🍹 두구두구 놓칠 수 없는 트와이스 댄스 챌린지가 왔다요😳✨ We’re waiting for💃 ONCE’s Alcohol-Free💕 #TWICE #트와이스 #Taste_of_Love

        ♬ Alcohol-Free - TWICE

         

        Songs 

        TWICE Refreshes Our Palates With “Taste Of Love” Comeback

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        In their comeback live, ChaeYoung explained how each member helped in writing the lyrics for all of the songs, except the title song. They had participated before but it was their first time doing it with credits on the tracklist.

        JiHyo wrote the lyrics for the second track ‘First Time.’ She explains it as a song about the fluttering feelings that come with a first encounter. DaHyun wrote the lyrics for ‘Scandal,’ about the kind of love that could cause a scandal, and ‘SOS,’ which was about sending an SOS to the person you like because you're so into them. Sana wrote ‘Conversation,’ about attraction and NaYeon wrote ‘Baby Blue Love,' which combined her fondness for baby blue with special feelings of love. The songs each have unique sounds showing the flavors of the different members. Interestingly, solo artist Heize has credit for co-writing ‘Cry For Me,’ with J.Y. Park (who produced the title track as well).

         

        Episodes & Fun Talks 

        During the “Harper’s Bazaar” filming of TWICE’s “Ellen Show” performance, JeongYeon and NaYeon explained the location of the shoot. NaYeon commented on the number of flies on the set and JeongYeon cracked a joke about how sweet the two of them must be. Even the flies want a taste of their love. 

        Sana and JiHyo even showed us how they would dance differently during daytime versus nighttime. The daytime would be cute and silly, whilst the nighttime dance is more fun and on the sexy side. 

        The members also did the “WIRED Autocomplete Interview,” where they answered some of the most searched questions about themselves. It started off cutely with a question about how to pronounce the TWICE members’ names, but NaYeon misunderstood and started dramatically pronouncing the group name itself, causing the girls to erupt in giggles. 

        They even did their fan chant and when asked why they are the best girl group, the members answered that it’s because they have ONCE supporting them. They even promoted their "Time To Twice" reality show (which has four episodes so far) that you can binge-watch to see more of the girls having fun together.

        Their comeback live featured even more fun. The girls unboxed all three versions of the album and showed off their stunning photos in the booklets. They even did a balance talk in the second segment called, "Chapter 2. Taste of Sunset," where they had to answer a dual-choice question in less than 5 minutes.

        The questions included whether you would rather have a chocolate-flavored cocktail or cocktail-flavored chocolate, which DaHyun answered by saying she'd like the cocktail-flavored chocolate because it sounds delicious and she's a chocolate fanatic. Another question was whether you'd prefer tomato-flavored cola or a cola-flavored tomato. Mina answered that she would choose a cola-flavored tomato. Leader JiHyo was surprised because Mina doesn't enjoy eating tomatoes, but Mina replied that the reason she doesn't like tomatoes is because of the taste - but cola is delicious so she would enjoy it. Another question was choosing between an EDM lullaby or an EDM nursery rhyme. Sana chose the nursery rhyme and laughed at the creativity of the question.

        It was interesting to get to know the personal tastes of each member. Which options do you prefer?

         

        What is your favorite song in "Taste of Love"?

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        Alcohol-Free

        First Time

        Scandal

        Conversation

        Baby Blue Love

        SOS

        Cry For Me (English ver.)

        We have to say that TWICE's comeback really does feel like the excitement that hits you before going away on vacation. What did you think of the comeback?

         

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