On June 7, 2018, JYP Entertainment (JYPE) confirmed that Twice was scheduled to make a comeback in July and that the music video for the lead single was filmed in Japan.[2] The title of the lead single, "Dance the Night Away", was revealed on June 18.[3][4] Later that week, it was officially announced that Twice would release a special album titled Summer Nights, a reissue of their fifth extended play (EP) What Is Love?. The first group teaser photos were released on June 27.[5] The next day, a partial track list was released, showing that singer Wheesung had written the lyrics for "Dance the Night Away".[6][7] The full track list was released on June 30, revealing two more new songs: "Chillax" and "Shot Thru the Heart". The latter's lyrics were written by Twice's Japanese members Momo, Sana and Mina.[8] A second set of group teaser images were released on July 1.[9]
A short video preview of the three new songs was released on July 8.[10] The album, along with the music video of "Dance the Night Away", was officially released the next day on various music portals.[11][12][13][14]
Promotion
On June 19, 2018, it was confirmed that Twice would guest on Idol Room, the group's first variety show for their comeback with Summer Nights.[15]
Kim Bo-hyeon – design (A&R), album art direction and design
Kim Tae-eun – design (A&R), album art direction and design, and web design
Choi Jeong-eun – design (A&R) and album art direction and design
Lee So-yeon – design (A&R), album art direction and design, and web design
Seo Yeon-ah – design (A&R) and web design
Choi Hye-jin – recording and mixing engineer, digital editor (on "Dance the Night Away")
Lim Hong-jin – recording and mixing engineer
Eom Se-hee – recording and mixing engineer
No Min-ji – recording engineer
Tony Maserati – mixing engineer
James Krausse – mixing engineer
Lee Tae-seop – mixing engineer
Ko Hyeon-jeong – mixing engineer
Master Key – mixing engineer
Kwon Nam-woo – mastering engineer
Naive Production – video director
Kim Young-jo – video executive producer
Yoo Seung-woo – video executive producer
Kwak Gi-gon at TEO Agency – photographer
Jung Nan-young at Lulu – hair director
Son Eun-hee at Lulu – hair director
Choi Ji-young at Lulu – hair director
Jo Sang-ki at Lulu – makeup director
Zia at Lulu – makeup director
Jeon Dal-lae at Lulu – makeup director
Won Jung-yo at Bit&Boot – makeup director
Choi Su-ji at Bit&Boot – makeup director
Oh Yu-ra – style director
Shin Hyun-kuk – management and marketing director
Kang Da-sol – choreographer
Kim Sun-mi – choreographer
Nana choreographer crew – choreographer
Today Art – printing
Moonshine – all instruments (on "Dance the Night Away")
Wheesung (Realslow) – vocal director (on "Dance the Night Away")
Kwon Seo-young – background vocals (on "Dance the Night Away")
Jung Eun-kyung – digital editor (on "Dance the Night Away")
Lee Woo-min "collapsedone" – all instruments, computer programming, guitar, and synths (on "Chillax" and "What Is Love?"), piano (on "What Is Love?")
Friday of Galactika – vocal director (on "Chillax"), vocal producer and background vocals (on "What Is Love?" and "Stuck"), recording engineer (on "Stuck")
E.Na – background vocals (on "Chillax", "What Is Love?" and "Stuck")
David Anthony Eames – all instruments and computer programming (on "Shot Thru the Heart")
Kevin Oppa – vocal director (on "Shot Thru the Heart")
Park Sung-mi – background vocals (on "Shot Thru the Heart")
Park Soo-min – background vocals (on "What Is Love?", "Sweet Talker" and "Ho!")
Erik Lidbom – all instruments, computer programming, and digital editor (on "Sweet Talker")
Armadillo – vocal director (on "Sweet Talker")
Jiyoung Shin NYC – additional editor (on "Sweet Talker", "Ho!", and "Dejavu")
The Elev3n – all instruments, computer programming, and digital editor (on "Ho!")
Kim Seung-soo – vocal director (on "Ho!")
Mental Audio (Eirik Johansen and Jan Hallvard Larsen) – all instruments and computer programming (on "Dejavu")
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↑ Hwang, Ji-young (June 27, 2018). "한여름 밤의 파티" 트와이스, 완전체 컴백 티저 공개['A midsummer night's party'; Twice releases group comeback teaser]. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018– via Naver.
↑ Yoo, Ji-hye (June 30, 2018). 모모·사나·미나, 트와이스 신곡 '샷 스루 더 하트'로 첫 작사 참여[Momo, Sana, and Mina participated in writing lyrics for the first time with Twice's new song 'Shot Thru the Heart']. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018– via Naver.
↑ Jeong, Ji-won (July 9, 2018). [퇴근길 신곡] 올해 여름, 트와이스와 함께 'Dance The Night Away'[[New song on the way home from work] 'Dance the Night Away' with Twice this summer]. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018– via Naver.
↑ Jeon, Hyo-jin (June 19, 2018). [공식] 트와이스, '아이돌룸' 출연...7월 컴백 첫 예능[[Official] Twice to appear on 'Idol Room'...First variety show for July comeback]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2018– via Naver.
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