SEVENTEEN’s brother group, TWS, has finally made their debut!
Last December 2023, PLEDIS Entertainment announced that they would be debuting their newest boy group, TWS (pronounced as “to us”) in January 2024. TWS is PLEDIS Entertainment’s newest boy group after SEVENTEEN, who debuted in 2015.
TWS is a six-member boy group consisting of the members Shinyu, Dohoon, Youngjae, Hanjin, Jihoon, and Kyungmin. In their introduction by PLEDIS, the agency revealed that their group name stands for “Twenty Four Seven With Us” and that their group image is “bright and refreshing,” which pairs well with their music genre coined as “Boyhood Pop.”
According to PLEDIS, “Boyhood Pop” is a genre “belonging only to TWS” that expresses the “innocent and beautiful emotions of boyhood.”
In the weeks leading to the group’s debut, PLEDIS Entertainment released TWS’s pre-release single, “Oh Mymy: 7s” and its music video. The video featured the members of SEVENTEEN, producer BUMZU, HYBE’s founder Bang Si-hyuk, and PLEDIS Ent. CEO Han Sung-soo (who also led the production of their EP).
Then on January 22, 2024, TWS kicked off their career with their debut mini album, “Sparkling Blue,” and dropped the music video for the EP’s title track, “plot twist.” The song is described as a “hybrid pop track” that perfectly represents the nervousness and thrills of meeting people for the first time, in TWS’ own youthful color.
In their music video, the members of TWS are seen as students experiencing their “first day jitters” and enjoying every moment of it.
During the group’s first press showcase held on January 22, 2024 in Seoul, the members mentioned that their role models were their labelmates SEVENTEEN and that they were aiming to fill in the shoes as “SEVENTEEN’s brother group.”
“The title [SEVENTEEN’s brother group” actually incentivizes us to be even better on stage,” said member Shinyu. “It’s a positive type of pressure, the type of pressure that will drive us to grow even further.”
The fans that were eagerly waiting for TWS’ debut were blown away by how “perfect” their debut track sounded and had nothing else to say but praise for the rookie boy group.
K-pop columnist Jeff Benjamin also gave his own seal of approval for TWS’ debut track, saying that “this is the kind of song you can, indeed, play 24/7.”
congrats for your debut our tws!! pic.twitter.com/aKJFqfexyz
— ୨୧˚ (@twsboys) January 23, 2024
OMG ENHYPEN SENT TWS A CAKE TO CONGRATULATE THEIR DEBUT
“TWS Congrats on your debut! from. ENHYPEN” pic.twitter.com/D9tWb1OcKz
— Fir (@heeseungcokr) January 23, 2024
in a couple of years, we’ll be comparing this photo with another that showcases hundred of thousands fans in a single crowd. it’s crazy to think this is actually their first fan showcase and we will have many more to come 🥹🫶
PLOT TWIST OUT NOW#TWS_DEBUT_DAY#TWS #투어스 pic.twitter.com/QoVqVD6kUq
— siddy (@twsaira) January 23, 2024
https:/twitter.com/twsaira/status/1749502305760686560?s=20
words aren’t enough to describe how proud i am of these boys#TWS_DEBUT_DAY #TWS #투어스 pic.twitter.com/cO45vN6I5n
— isa ୨ৎ busy 📚 (@bykyungs) January 22, 2024
it’s the way he performs you can tell he loves to be on stage 🥹
PLOT TWIST OUT NOW#TWS_DEBUT_DAY#TWS #투어스 #KYUNGMIN pic.twitter.com/EqLX5joqdS
— siddy (@twsaira) January 22, 2024
Wow TWS' "Plot Twist" is so refreshing and cool, definitely something very new PLEDIS. I also think this is the kind of song you can, indeed, play 24/7. I actually had to turn down the volume on my TV because it's 2AM here and I can't playing this kind of jam music too loud! haha
— Jeff Benjamin (@Jeff__Benjamin) January 22, 2024
https://twitter.com/prinsipewinston/status/1749360275017666936?s=20
The beauty of Plot Twist#TWS #투어스 #247WithUs pic.twitter.com/8rFJ2EFaIk
— isa ୨ৎ busy 📚 (@bykyungs) January 22, 2024
the choreo hello?!? we know they gonna slay the performances#TWS #투어스 #plot_twist#첫만남은계획대로되지않아 pic.twitter.com/zYufA0AcYZ
— thai (@luvshinyu) January 17, 2024
the s in tws stands for synchronization #TWS #투어스 #plot_twist https://t.co/zicwXKDssT
— thai (@luvshinyu) January 22, 2024
https://twitter.com/pledis_twspics/status/1747636931515789777?s=20
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR IS COMING
PLOT TWIST OUT NOW#TWS_DEBUT_DDAY#TWS #투어스 pic.twitter.com/sBOamwZakH
— thai (@luvshinyu) January 22, 2024
Others also began saying that TWS were a combination of different K-Pop groups’ sounds and images—in a good way.
I’ve been seeing the general observation / sentiment that TWS are like the sons of SEVENTEEN and Gfriend combined and honestly—I agree 🥹 pic.twitter.com/YS3LY8s6m1
— Kathrina 🍒😇🦌🐱🐯🎮🍑🎱🐶⚔️🍊🐻❄️🦦 (@vindicatedtruth) January 23, 2024
so far best debut of the year, TWS was like the modernised version of GFRIEND#TWS #TWS_이렇게_만나서_반가워 #투어스 #SHINYU #신유 #DOHOON #도훈 #YOUNGJAE #영재 #HANJIN #한진 #JIHOON #지훈 #KYUNGMIN #경민 #TWS_DEBUT #TWS_PLOT_TWIST#Sparkling_Blue #247WithUs pic.twitter.com/RCq9JzM8aT
— 🎧 (@taesan_nd) January 22, 2024
this scene is giving just right by got7 vibes
PLOT TWIST OUT NOW#TWS_DEBUT_DDAY#TWS #투어스 pic.twitter.com/Coz63HUSTX
— satchel (ia) (@winstonzone) January 22, 2024
TWS are SEVENTEEN & GFRIEND children with ASTRO as their cousins, in my opinion their debut song ‘plot twist’ is kinda the combination of Adore U & Glass Bead
5th gen Kpop boygroups are TAKING IT they’re all so good! pic.twitter.com/FoQB6llEsE
— Ida Ayu D. (@tita96_) January 23, 2024
GFRIEND X TWS – Glass Bead X Plot Twist pic.twitter.com/JVyls4OGS2
— TEUREJO (@cherryteum) January 21, 2024
Congratulations on your successful debut, TWS! You truly are on the way to becoming “perfect idols.”
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