"Doughnut" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Twice. It is the group's ninth Japanese maxi single, featuring three other tracks. It was pre-released for digital download and streaming on December 3, 2021, by Warner Music Japan as a single from their fourth Japanese studio album, Celebrate. The single and its B-side, "Wonderful Day", were physically released on December 15 in Japan.

"Doughnut" was produced by JYP Entertainment's in-house producer Woo S. Rhee "Rainstone", and was composed by Rainstone, Alexis Kesselman, Fingazz, and Francis. It is Twice's first ballad single in Japan and takes inspiration from the city pop genre.[2] The lyrics, written by Lauren Kaori, are about "the hole left in your heart when you're missing a special person".[3]

The single peaked at number 3 on Japan's Oricon Singles Chart and number 6 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. It was also certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

Background and release

On October 15, 2021, shortly after the release of their first English single, "The Feels", and the announcement of their third Korean studio album, Formula of Love: O+T=<3, Twice's agency JYP Entertainment announced through a winter-themed teaser that the group would be releasing their ninth Japanese single, "Doughnut", on December 15.[4][5][6] The song was pre-released digitally on December 3, with an accompanying music video.[7][3] That same day, Twice performed the song on the Japanese television show Music Station.[8][9] On December 15, the group held an online event to commemorate the release of the single, where they performed "Doughnut" and its B-side "Wonderful Day".[10]

Track listing

Digital download EP
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Doughnut"Lauren Kaori
4:24
2."Wonderful Day"Shoko Fujibayashi
  • Andrew Choi
  • Emily Yeonseo Kim
  • minGtion
3:31
3."Doughnut" (Instrumental) 
  • Kesselman
  • Rainstone
  • Fingazz
  • Francis
4:24
4."Wonderful Day" (Instrumental) 
  • Choi
  • Kim
  • minGtion
3:33
Total length:15:52
First press limited edition A DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Doughnut" (Jacket Shooting Making Movie) 
2."Doughnut" (Jacket Member Making Video) 

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from CD single liner notes.[11]

  • Twice – lead vocals, background vocals
  • Lauren Kaori – lyricist (on "Doughnut")
  • Alexis Kesselman – composer, vocal producer (on "Doughnut")
  • Woo S. Rhee "Rainstone" – composer, producer, all instruments, recording engineer, vocal director, digital editor (on "Doughnut")
  • Francis – composer, co-producer, all instruments, recording engineer, digital editor (on "Doughnut")
  • Fingazz – composer, co-producer, all instruments, recording engineer (on "Doughnut")
  • JuHyeon Jun – strings arranger (on "Doughnut")
  • Kate – background vocals (on "Doughnut")
  • Dante Kim – assistant recording engineer (on "Doughnut")
  • Kobee – vocal director (on "Doughnut")
  • Choi Hyejin – recording engineer
  • KayOne Lee – digital editor (on "Doughnut")
  • Tony Maserati – mixer (on "Doughnut")
  • David K. Younghyun – mixing engineer (on "Doughnut")
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer (on "Doughnut")
  • Shoko Fujibayashi – lyricist (on "Wonderful Day")
  • Andrew Choi – composer, all instruments (on "Wonderful Day")
  • minGtion – composer, arranger, vocal director, digital editor (on "Wonderful Day")
  • Emily Yeonseo Kim – composer (on "Wonderful Day")
  • Elley – background vocals (on "Wonderful Day")
  • Lee Sangyeop – recording engineer (on "Wonderful Day")
  • Lim Hongjin – mixer (on "Wonderful Day")
  • Kwon Namwoo – mastering engineer (on "Wonderful Day")

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Doughnut"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[16] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Doughnut"
Country Date Format(s) Edition Label Ref.
Various December 3, 2021
Standard Edition Warner Music Japan [17]
Japan December 15, 2021 CD single [18]
CD + DVD Limited Edition A [19]
CD Limited Edition B [20]
Fan Club Limited Edition [21]

References

  1. ^ Hwang, You-mee (October 15, 2021). "[Today's K-pop] The Boyz to return on Nov. 1". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Havens, Lyndsey; Lipshutz, Jason; Lynch, Joe; Bowenbank, Starr (December 6, 2021). "10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through The Week: Daisy The Great, Marina, TWICE & More". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Martin, Annie (December 2, 2021). "Twice long for a love in 'Doughnut' music video". UPI. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Shin, Min-hee (October 15, 2021). "Twice to drop new Japanese EP 'Doughnut' on Dec. 15". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  5. ^ Lee, Tae-soo (October 15, 2021). 트와이스, 12월 日 새 싱글 발표…현지 첫 발라드 타이틀 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  6. ^ TWICEの日本オリジナルシングル「Doughnut」12月リリース、リード曲はバラード. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). October 15, 2021. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  7. ^ Bowenbank, Starr (December 2, 2021). "TWICE Drops Winter Wonderland-Themed Video for Japanese Single 'Doughnut': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  8. ^ Kim, Ye-ji (December 3, 2021). 'JYP' 트와이스·ITZY·니쥬, 일본 연말 무대 점령 나선다 [JYP's Twice, ITZY, NiziU, take over the stage in Japan at the end of the year] (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  9. ^ Ahn, Yoon-ji (December 3, 2021). 트와이스·ITZY·NiziU, 올 연말 日무대서 활약..현지 팬심 매료 [TWICE, ITZY, NiziU, active on the Japanese stage at the end of this year... Fascinated by local fans]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  10. ^ TWICEからの「メリークリスマス！」、YouTubeでのオンラインイベントで新曲披露. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). December 16, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  11. ^ Twice (2021). Doughnut (CD). Warner Music Japan.
  12. ^ "Twice Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  13. ^ "TWICEのシングル売上ランキング" [Twice Single Sales Rankings] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  14. ^ 年間　シングルランキング 2022年度 [Annual Single Ranking 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  15. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Year-End 2022". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  16. ^ "Japanese single certifications – Twice – Doughnut" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved January 14, 2022. Select 2021年12月 on the drop-down menu
  17. ^ "Doughnut - EP by TWICE". Apple Music. December 15, 2021. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  18. ^ "Doughnut [Regular Edition]" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via CDJapan.
  19. ^ "Doughnut [w/ DVD, Limited Edition / Type A]" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via CDJapan.
  20. ^ "Doughnut [Limited Edition / Type B]" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via CDJapan.
  21. ^ TWICE、日本9thシングル「Doughnut」リリース決定. Barks Japan (in Japanese). October 15, 2021. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
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