Play in this article ↓TWICE FANCY YOU: The Mini Album That Introduced a "New TWICE"
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KPOP NO1 Editorial · Sources checked November 4, 2026
In spring 2019, JYP Entertainment announced TWICE's new album with an unusual promise: you were about to fall in love with a "NEW TWICE." The seventh mini album, FANCY YOU, came out on April 22, 2019. JYP said its title track, FANCY, announced a musical change and a color of concept the group hadn't shown before.
What changed, and what stayed? Here's where the album fits, what the official notes say about each song, and the official videos to open in order.
Where FANCY YOU fits
FANCY YOU arrived in TWICE's fifth year since debut. Just before it, the official release list shows the sixth mini album YES or YES (November 5, 2018) and the special album The year of "YES" (December 12, 2018). Official FANCY YOU page
JYP introduced the group at the top of its notes as "Asia TOP1 Girl Group" and wrote simply that TWICE had returned. It also stressed that the album was full and varied, with a splendid concept.
JYP's notes frame the record as growth. TWICE had been spreading happiness with bright, catchy songs and energetic performances. This time, according to the notes, the group was offering a splendid, fascinating concept and a wider, deeper musical range, with members taking part in the lyrics. JYP even linked the change to the expansion of K-pop itself.
The countdown started with short teasers on JYP Entertainment's channel. The first, PRELUDE, went up on April 14, 2019 (Korean time); you'll find it in the table at the end.
Start with FANCY, the title track
JYP calls FANCY a mellow-mood pop dance song. In the story it tells, TWICE sets out under tropical light and a strong sun to look for love, and confesses without hesitation: "I will never let you go." The notes point to the lyrics as a break from the past. A line like "Whoever likes first doesn't matter" carries a provocation, which JYP says multiplies TWICE's charm.
The sound is described in colors. According to JYP, boldness that stands out like 2019's trend color, neon, meets an elegant flute sound. The result shows a confident TWICE.
The credits point back to the group's history. FANCY was written and composed by Black Eyed Pilseung and Jeon Goon, and arranged by Rado. JYP notes that Black Eyed Pilseung had worked with TWICE from Like OOH-AHH through CHEER UP, TT and LIKEY. So the "new" TWICE came from a familiar team.
The music video premiered on JYP Entertainment's channel on April 22, 2019. JYP says its tone, color and sensual composition are clearly different from TWICE's past videos.
JYP is careful to say the old TWICE didn't disappear. The notes say the group's characteristic energetic charm stays as it is, with boldness and uniqueness added on top. In JYP's words, it's a TWICE style developed one step further, pointing to a new prospect for K-pop.
Our take: if you know an earlier TWICE video, watch it next to this one. Which difference do you notice first, the color or the attitude?
STUCK IN MY HEAD, GIRLS LIKE US and the rest
FANCY YOU has six tracks: FANCY, STUCK IN MY HEAD, GIRLS LIKE US, HOT, TURN IT UP and STRAWBERRY.
The official page describes some of them:
- STUCK IN MY HEAD shows two sides, sweet and chic. It's about wanting to hold on to someone so tightly they can't think of anything else, and it delivers a bold, provocative warning.
- GIRLS LIKE US has lyrics by JIHYO. Its message: when your dreams hit a moment of frustration, don't blame yourself or give up; face it head-on.
- HOT has lyrics by MOMO with Kang Eun-jung.
- TURN IT UP and STRAWBERRY close the record. The official page doesn't describe them, so they're the two songs to discover with no notes at all.
The album also brought in overseas songwriters. GIRLS LIKE US credits MNEK and Charli XCX among its composers and arrangers, with producers Dimitri Tikovoi and Maya Von Doll. JYP mentions that the line-up drew attention from Billboard and fans before release.
To hear the songs together quickly, open the official album highlight medley, posted on April 19, 2019.
Official video · JYP Entertainment / YouTube
Watch the original on YouTube ↗Members as writers
According to JYP, four of the six songs carry lyrics written by JIHYO, MOMO, SANA and CHAEYOUNG. The page's credits name JIHYO on GIRLS LIKE US and MOMO on HOT. For the other two, check the album's own credits.
This wasn't the first time. JYP traces a line of member participation: CHAEYOUNG's raps from Precious Love on the second mini album PAGE TWO, then songs on SIGNAL, What is Love?, Summer Nights and YES or YES. FANCY YOU widened that to four members.
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Archival photo: TWICE performing in Manila on the TWICELIGHTS tour, July 2019, three months after FANCY YOU. Credit: Tan Pascua TV, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. Linked from Wikimedia Commons at a smaller size; no other edits by KPOP NO.1.
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After the release
The choreography came two days later. TWICE's own channel posted the FANCY dance practice video on April 24, 2019 (Korean time).
Official video · TWICE / YouTube
Watch the original on YouTube ↗The channel also followed the promotion behind the scenes. TWICE TV "FANCY" EP.01 went up on April 30, 2019.
Official video · TWICE / YouTube
Watch the original on YouTube ↗If you're listening for the first time, try the album in its track order once, then go back to the songs the members wrote. Knowing that JIHYO wrote GIRLS LIKE US and MOMO co-wrote HOT gives you two voices to follow. Does the album still sound like one concept, or like six different invitations?
JYP's notes end on TWICE's long story: from the debut song on, the group had pictured the growth of "the girl facing love." FANCY YOU is one chapter in that story.
Official FANCY YOU videos
Dates are the YouTube publication dates in Korean time.
| Type | Official video | Channel | Published, KST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaser | FANCY TEASER PRELUDE | JYP Entertainment | April 14, 2019 |
| Teaser | FANCY TEASER ALBUM HIGHLIGHT MEDLEY | JYP Entertainment | April 19, 2019 |
| Music video | FANCY M/V | JYP Entertainment | April 22, 2019 |
| Dance practice | FANCY Dance Practice Video | TWICE | April 24, 2019 |
| Behind the scenes | TWICE TV "FANCY" EP.01 | TWICE | April 30, 2019 |
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