Like Ooh-Ahh

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"Like Ooh-Ahh"
Single by Twice
from the EP The Story Begins
ReleasedOctober 20, 2015
Genre
Length3:35
LabelJYP
Songwriter(s)Black Eyed Pilseung
Sam Lewis
Twice singles chronology
"Like Ooh-Ahh"
(2015) 		"Cheer Up"
(2016)
Music video
"Like Ooh-Ahh" on YouTube

"Like Ooh-Ahh" (stylized as "Like OOH-AHH"; Korean: OOH-AHH하게; RR: Ooh-Ahh Hage) is the debut single recorded by South Korean girl group Twice. It was released by JYP Entertainment on October 20, 2015, as the lead single from their debut extended play The Story Begins. It was written and composed by Black Eyed Pilseung and Sam Lewis.

Composition[]

"Like Ooh-Ahh" is described as a "color pop" dance track with elements of hip-hop, rock, and R&B.[1][2] The composition team included Black Eyed Pilseung and lyricist Sam Lewis, known for producing successful releases such as Miss A's "Only You".[3]

Music video[]

On October 20, 2015, the song's music video was released online. It was directed by production team Naive (Kim Young-jo and Yoo Seung-woo).[4][5]

The video begins with Twice in a run-down hospital filled with zombies. However, the members barely notice them and continue dancing and singing through the halls, the roof, a bus, and leading to a space eventually with the zombies themselves. It ends as one of the zombies hearing his own heartbeat and slowly turning back into a human.[6]

On November 11, 2016, it hit 100 million views on YouTube, making Twice the fourth K-pop girl group to reach this milestone, as well as the first debut music video to do so.[7] Twice became the first K-pop female act to have three music videos with 200 million views each, as "Like Ooh-Ahh" achieved this view count by November 2 the following year.[8]

Commercial performance[]

Twice performing "Like Ooh-Ahh" in February 2016

"Like Ooh-Ahh" debuted at number 22 on Gaon's Digital Chart until it reached its peak position at number 10, three months after its release.[9][10] It also peaked at number 6, 27 and 49 on Billboard charts' World Digital Song Sales, Billboard Japan Hot 100 and Philippine Hot 100, respectively.[11][12][13]

"Like Ooh-Ahh" surpassed 100 million streams in February 2017 and 2,500,000 downloads in July 2018 on Gaon Music Chart.[14]

Japanese version[]

On February 24, 2017, Twice officially announced that their debut in Japan was set for June 28. They released a compilation album titled #Twice which consists of ten songs including both Korean and Japanese-language versions of "Like Ooh-Ahh".[15][16][17] The Japanese lyrics were written by Yhanael.[18]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[22] Gold 50,000,000dagger

dagger Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References[]

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  3. ^ Lee, Jin-ho. "Twice's Momo and Tzuyu are Thankful for Opportunity to Debut". Mwave. CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved August 15, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Kim, Myeong-seon. "트와이스, 평균나이 19세·최강 비주얼 그룹의 탄생". TV Report (in Korean). TV Report. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "TWICE(트와이스) "OOH-AHH하게(Like OOH-AHH)" M/V". Studio Naive. December 23, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  6. ^ Fox, Kevin. "TWICE Release Zombie-Filled Music Video For 'OOH-AHH' Along With 1st EP". Kpop Starz. Kpop Starz. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "TWICE's music video hits 100 million views". Yonhap News. Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  8. ^ "'Like Ooh-aah' 3rd music video from Twice to hit 200m views". Kpop Herald. Herald Corporation. Archived from the original on November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  9. ^ "2015년 44주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on September 9, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "2016년 04주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "World Digital Song Sales – The week of January 2, 2016". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100 (2017/07/17 付け)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 1, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "BillboardPH Hot 100 – August 21". Billboard Philippines. Algo-Rhythm Communications Inc. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  14. ^ Daniel, C. (September 12, 2018). "GAON′s 관찰노트" [Gaon's Observation Notes]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  15. ^ "TWICE to debut in Japan in June". Yonhap News. Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  16. ^ "2017年6月28日にデビューにしてベストアルバム「#TWICE」リリースで日本上陸!！". Twice Japanese website (in Japanese). Warner Music Japan. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  17. ^ Yoon, Min-sik. "Twice to debut in Japan". K-pop Herald. Herald Corporation. Archived from the original on February 27, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  18. ^ "#TWICE". Naver Music (in Korean). Naver Corp. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  19. ^ "BillboardPH K-Pop Top 5 – November 17". Billboard Philippines. Algo-Rhythm Communications Inc. Archived from the original on December 19, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  20. ^ "2016년 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  21. ^ "2017 Year-End Rankings". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  22. ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – Twice – Like OOH-AHH" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved July 27, 2021. Select 2021年6月 on the drop-down menu
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