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Since making their debut in 2016, nine-member Twice have become one of the biggest-selling girl groups in K-pop. Hugely popular in Japan, Twice have also notched up various records for YouTube views and Spotify streams and, in the words of their management, “will touch people's hearts twice: once through the ears and once again through the eyes”.
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