Dive (Twice album)

2024 studio album by Twice

Dive

Digital and limited B edition cover

Studio album by

Twice

Released| July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17)
Recorded| 2023–2024
Length| 32:20
Language| Japanese
Label| Warner Music Japan
Twice chronology
| With You-th
(2024)  | Dive
(2024)  | Strategy
(2024)

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Singles from  Dive

1. "Hare Hare"
Released: May 12, 2023
2. "Dive"
Released: July 10, 2024

Dive is the fifth Japanese studio album (eighth overall) by South Korean girl group Twice. It was released on July 17, 2024, by Warner Music Japan. The album features ten tracks, including the title track of the same name and the previously released single "Hare Hare". It also includes "Dance Again", which was previously released as a digital single on December 12, 2023, and was featured in the "FamilyMart x Twice Christmas Chicken" advertising campaign.[1]

## Release and promotion

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On December 28, 2023, Twice announced that they would release their fifth Japanese studio album during the summer of 2024.[2] On April 30, 2024, it was announced that the album, titled Dive, would be released on July 17, marking the seventh anniversary of Twice's official debut in Japan.[3][4][5] The title track "Dive" was pre-released as a digital single on July 10, along with its music video.[6][7] To promote the album, Twice performed "Dive" and "Here I Am" on TV Asahi's Music Station, on July 19.[8] The group also performed songs from the album during the final leg of the Ready to Be World Tour in Japan.[9]

## Commercial performance

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Dive debuted at number 2 on the weekly ranking of the Oricon Albums Chart with 104,051 copies sold.[10] It also debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart, recording 1,329 downloads and 130,009 copies sold from July 15–21, 2024.[11]

## Track listing

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Track listing for DiveNo.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Arrangement| Length

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1.| "Beyond the Horizon"|

* Yu-ki Kokubo
* YHEL

* Nils Rulewski Stenberg
* Malin Christin

| Nils Rulewski Stenberg (Hitfire Production)| 3:32
2.| "Dive"|

* Yoon (153/Joombas)
* Kelbyul (153/Joombas)
* Ha Dawon (153/Joombas)
* Yu-ki Kokubo

* Andy Love
* Carmen Reece
* SB
* CR
* Sehee Cho

|  | 3:01
3.| "Ocean Deep"|

* Dayoung Jeong (153/Joombas)
* Yu-ki Kokubo

* Alawn
* Anne Judith Wik
* Nermin Harambašić

| Alawn| 3:40
4.| "Love Warning"|

* Kakinuma Masami (Relic Lyric)
* YHEL

* JJean
* Justin Reinstein

| Justin Reinstein| 3:26
5.| "Here I Am"| Kakinuma Masami (Relic Lyric)|

* Anne Judith Wik
* Ronny Svendsen
* Pizzapunk

* Ronny Svendsen
* Pizzapunk

| 2:50
6.| "Inside of Me"| Co-sho|

* T-SK
* ViiV
* Jonna Hall

| T-SK| 2:53
7.| "Peach Soda"| Rose Blueming|

* Won Again
* Anna Kusakawa

| Won Again (The Architects)| 3:10
8.| "Echoes of Heart"| Gratia|

* HotSauce
* Mayu Wakisaka
* JJean

| HotSauce| 3:14
9.| "Dance Again"| Co-sho|

* Alexander Karlsson
* Alexej Viktorovitch
* Ellen Berg

| JeL| 3:11
10.| "Hare Hare"|

* Seo Yongwon (153/Joombas)
* Yu-ki Kokubo

* Henri Vuortenvirta
* JJean (Number K)
* Justin Reinstein

| Henzo| 3:23
Total length:| 32:20

First press limited edition A DVDNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Hare Hare" (Music Video)|
2.| "Hare Hare" (Music Video Making Movie)|
3.| "Dive" (Jacket Shooting Making Movie)|
4.| "Dive" (Jacket Member Making Video)|

## Personnel

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Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[12]

* Twice – vocals, background vocals
* Nils Rulewski Stenberg – all instruments, programming (1)
* Elley – background vocals
* Sophia Pae – vocal director (1–2, 5–7)
* SB – song director, piano, drums, bass (1)
* CR – song director, synth (1)
* Sehee Cho – song director, guitar (1)
* Minhun Kang – strings (1)
* Alawn – all instruments, programming (3)
* Adora – vocal director (3–4)
* Justin Reinstein – all instruments, programming (4)
* Ronny Svendsen – all instruments, programming (5)
* Pizzapunk – all instruments, programming (5)
* Hide Kawada – song director (6)
* T-SK – programming (6)
* Won Again – all instruments, programming (7)
* HotSauce – all instruments, programming, vocal director (8)
* Alexej Viktorovitch – all instruments (9)
* Yu-ki Kokubo – vocal director (9–10)

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Dive | Chart (2024)  | Peak
position

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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] | 2
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[14] | 2
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[15] | 2
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[16] | 87

### Monthly charts

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Monthly chart performance for Dive | Chart (2024)  | Position

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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[17] | 5

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for Dive Chart (2024)  | Position

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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] | 28
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[19] | 32

## Certifications

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Certifications for Dive Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Japan (RIAJ)[20] | Gold  | 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ TWICE、ファミマとのタイアップソング「Dance Again」配信＆スペシャル動画を公開 [Twice releases tie-up song "Dance Again" with FamilyMart and releases special video]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). December 12, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
2. ^ TWICE、来年夏に日本5thアルバムリリース スタジアムライブ開催決定 [Twice will release their fifth album in Japan next summer and hold stadium live performances]. Natalie (in Japanese). December 28, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
3. ^ TWICE、自身5枚目の日本オリジナルアルバム『DIVE』発売決定＆新ビジュアルも公開. The First Times (in Japanese). April 30, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
4. ^ Kim, Ju-yeon (May 1, 2024). "Twice prepares to 'Dive' back into Japanese music scene with new album". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
5. ^ Lee, Jung-youn (May 1, 2024). "Twice to drop new Japanese album in July". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
6. ^ TWICE、ニューアルバム『DIVE』の表題曲MV公開 [Twice releases MV for title song of new album Dive]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
7. ^ TWICE、日本5thアルバムより表題曲「DIVE」のMV公開！神秘的な水の世界で優雅に踊る. The First Times (in Japanese). July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
8. ^ 「Mステ」3時間半スペシャルのタイムテーブル公開！豪華出演者の歌唱曲＆登場時間は. Natalie (in Japanese). July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
9. ^ TWICE、AL『DIVE』から新曲初パフォーマンス【READY TO BE in JAPAN SPECIAL】初日レポート到着. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
10. ^ 週間 アルバムランキング 2024年07月29日付 [Weekly album ranking as of July 29, 2024]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 24, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
11. ^ 【ビルボード】ENHYPEN『ROMANCE : UNTOLD』総合アルバム首位獲得 TWICE／JIMINが続く [Enhypen's Romance: Untold tops the overall album chart, followed by Twice and Jimin]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). July 24, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
12. ^ Twice (2024). Dive (booklet). Warner Music Japan.
13. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2024-07-29" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
14. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2024-07-29" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
15. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2024/07/24 公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved July 25, 2024.
16. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
17. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2024-07" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
18. ^ "Oricon Top 100 Albums: 2024" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
19. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year-End 2024". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
20. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Twice – Dive" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 9, 2024. Select 2024年7月 on the drop-down menu

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