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"Doughnut"
Digital cover
Single by Twice
from the album Celebrate
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Wonderful Day"
ReleasedDecember 15, 2021
Genre Ballad [1]
Length4:23
Label Warner Music Japan
Composer(s)
  • Alexis Kesselman
  • Fingazz
  • Francis
  • Woo S. Rhee (Rainstone)
Lyricist(s)Lauren Kaori
Twice singles chronology
" Scientist"
(2021) 		"Doughnut"
(2021) 		" Celebrate"
(2022)
Twice Japanese singles chronology
" Perfect World"
(2021) 		"Doughnut"
(2021) 		" Celebrate"
(2022)
Music video
"Doughnut" on YouTube

"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.

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 (sixth overall), Formula of Love: O+T=<3, Twice's agency JYP Entertainment announced through a winter-themed teaser that the group will be releasing their ninth Japanese single, "Doughnut", on December 15. [2] [3] The song was pre-released digitally on December 3, with an accompanying music video. [4] [5] That same day, Twice performed the song on the Japanese television show Music Station. [6] [7]

Track listing

Digital download EP
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Doughnut"Lauren Kaori
  • Alexis Kesselman
  • Fingazz
  • Francis
  • Woo S. Rhee (Rainstone)
4:24
2."Wonderful Day" Shoko Fujibayashi
  • Andrew Choi
  • Emily Yeonseo Kim
  • minGtion
3:31
3."Doughnut" (Instrumental)Kaori
  • Fingazz
  • Francis
  • Kesselman
  • Rainstone
4:24
4."Wonderful Day" (Instrumental)Fujibayashi
  • 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. [8]

  • 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) [13] 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
Regular Edition Warner Music Japan [14]
Japan December 15, 2021 CD single [15]
CD + DVD Limited Edition A [16]
CD Limited Edition B [17]
Fan Club Limited Edition [18]

References

  1. ^ You-mee, Hwang (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. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Multiple citations:
  4. ^ Bowenbank, Starr (December 2, 2021). "TWICE Drops Winter Wonderland-Themed Video for Japanese Single 'Doughnut': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  5. ^ Martin, Annie (December 2, 2021). "Twice long for a love in 'Doughnut' music video". UPI. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  6. ^ 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]. Newsis (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Doughnut (CD). Twice. Warner Music Japan. 2021.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
  9. ^ "Twice Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Year-End 2022". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  13. ^ "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
  14. ^ "Doughnut - EP by TWICE". iTunes. December 15, 2021. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  15. ^ "Doughnut [Regular Edition]" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via CDJapan.
  16. ^ "Doughnut [w/ DVD, Limited Edition / Type A]" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via CDJapan.
  17. ^ "Doughnut [Limited Edition / Type B]" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via CDJapan.
  18. ^ "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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