According to Pledis Entertainment on the 16th, TWS placed No. 2 on Oricon’s Year-End 2025 New Artist ranking in the Artist Sales category―marking the highest finish among overseas acts.
The New Artist list tallies revenue from singles, albums, streaming, and music DVDs. Oricon reported that during the chart year (Dec. 9, 2024-Dec. 7, 2025), TWS generated approximately 10.7 billion yen in sales.
The group broke into the market last July with their Japan debut single "Nice to See You Again" (original title “はじめまして”), topping multiple weekly charts on both Oricon and Billboard Japan in its first week. The single surpassed 250,000 units shipped and earned a Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).
Right out of the gate, their first Japan tour―2025 TWS TOUR “24/7:WITH:US” IN JAPAN―drew about 50,000 fans across 13 shows in six cities. Most dates sold out, with additional limited-view seats opened to meet demand.
TWS also lit up major local stages, delivering high-energy sets at ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2025 and COUNTDOWN JAPAN 25/26, and appearing on Fuji TV’s year-end special 2025 FNS Music Festival.
Their momentum is going global, too. As of the 15th, YouTube Music reported TWS surpassed 100 million monthly viewers―placing them among the top-performing K-pop boy groups. The metric reflects the number of unique users worldwide who watched or listened to TWS content over the past 28 days.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Kyung-youn)
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