The Year of "Yes"

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The Year of "Yes"
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Album cover
EP (reissue)by
Twice
ReleasedDecember 12, 2018 (2018-12-12)
Recorded2018
Studio
  • JYPE
Genre
Length31:23
LanguageKorean
Label JYP
Producer J. Y. Park "The Asiansoul"
Twice chronology
Yes or Yes
(2018)		The Year of "Yes"
(2018)		 #Twice2
(2019)
Singles from The Year of "Yes"
  1. "The Best Thing I Ever Did"
    Released: December 12, 2018

The Year of "Yes" is the reissue of South Korean girl group Twice's sixth EP Yes or Yes . It was released by JYP Entertainment on December 12, 2018. The reissue contains the initial seven tracks from Yes or Yes, along with two new songs: "The Best Thing I Ever Did" and the Korean version of "Be As One" from the group's Japanese album BDZ .

Contents

Background and release

Twice first announced the release of an upcoming special album on December 3, 2018, revealing its title to be The Year of "Yes" along with its lead single "The Best Thing I Ever Did", slated to be released on December 12. Group photo teasers for the special album were uploaded on social media accounts on the same day. [2] Individual teaser photos featuring Nayeon, Jeongyeon, and Momo were uploaded on December 4, along with the track list for The Year of "Yes", revealing that J.Y. Park, Park Ji-min, and five other songwriters had collaborated to write and compose the album's lead single. It was also announced that the album would include the Korean version of "Be As One" from Twice's previously released album BDZ. [3] [4] On December 5, the group unveiled individual teaser photos featuring Sana, Jihyo, and Mina. [4] On December 6, the last set of individual teaser photos featuring Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu were released. [5] Additional group teaser photos were uploaded on December 7. [6]

On December 8, Twice uploaded their first music video teaser for "The Best Thing I Ever Did". A second teaser was uploaded on the following day [7] [8] An audio preview for "The Best Thing I Ever Did" was released by the group on December 10. [9] An album medley which featured snippets for both "The Best Thing I Ever Did" and "Be As One" (Korean ver.) was uploaded on December 11. [10] The Year of "Yes" was officially released on December 12, 6PM KST. [11]

Composition

The Year of "Yes" contains two new tracks. "The Best Thing I Ever Did" was written and composed by seven different songwriters, including J.Y. Park and Park Ji-min. It was classified as an alternative R&B song which mixes Twice's distinctive pop sound to create a "warm winter sensibility." The holiday-inspired track lyrically describes the memory of meeting a loved one during the holiday season. The song was noted to be Twice's first instance of featuring the R&B genre. The second song, "Be As One", is a Korean version of their Japanese track from BDZ, and is classified as a ballad song. [11]

Commercial performance

The Year of "Yes" debuted at number 2 on the Weekly Gaon Album Chart. [12] It became the third best-selling album on Gaon for the month of December, selling a total of 196,034 copies. With this, the album ranked at number 23 on the year-end Gaon Album Chart for 2018. [13] [14]

Track listing

The Year of "Yes" [15]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."The Best Thing I Ever Did" (올해 제일 잘한 일;Olhae Jeil Jalhan Il)
  • J.Y. Park
  • Park Ji-min
  • Jinri (Full8loom)
  • Glory Face (영광의얼굴들) (Full8loom)
  • Sophia Pae
  • Lee Woo-min "collapsedone"
  • Justin Reinstein
  • J.Y. Park
  • Lee Hae-sol
3:32
2."Be as One" (Korean ver.)
  • Lee Ha-jin
  • Choi Hyun-jun
  • Kim Seung-soo
  • Risa Horie
  • Choi Hyun-jun
  • Kim Seung-soo
  • Choi Hyun-jun
  • Kim Seung-soo
3:49
3."Yes or Yes"Sim Eun-jee
  • David Amber
  • Andy Love
David Amber3:58
4."Say You Love Me"
  • Sophia Pae
  • Secret Weapon
  • Sophia Pae
  • Secret Weapon
Secret Weapon3:33
5."LaLaLa" Jeongyeon
  • Albi Albertsson
  • Akina Ingold
Mussashi (A. Albertsson)3:06
6."Young & Wild"
  • Kim Petras
  • CJ Abraham
  • MkX
MkX3:01
7."Sunset" Jihyo
  • Maria Marcus
  • Lisa Desmond
  • Fast Lane
  • Secret Weapon
Secret Weapon3:43
8."After Moon"
  • Iggy (Oreo)
  • C-no (Oreo)
  • Woong Kim (Oreo)
  • Iggy (Oreo)
  • C-no (Oreo)
  • Woong Kim (Oreo)
Woong Kim (Oreo)3:24
9."BDZ" (Korean ver.)J.Y. ParkJ.Y. Park
  • J.Y. Park
  • Lee Hae-sol
3:16
Total length:31:23

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for The Year of "Yes"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA) [19] Platinum250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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