Twice will hold special encore concert on May 14 in Los Angeles

Girl group Twice will host a special encore concert “4th World Tour III- Encore” in Los Angeles on May 14. [JYP ENTERTAINMENT]

Girl group Twice will meet global fans once more in Los Angeles at a special encore concert “4th World Tour III- Encore” on May 14.

The group wrapped up its U.S. tour “4th World Tour III” in February.

Its agency JYP Entertainment announced the news via social media on Thursday. The concert will be held at Banc of California Stadium.

“The concert will be able to hold 22,000 seats,” the agency said.

At its February tour, the group performed in five cities in the U.S. — Los Angeles, Oakland, Fort Worth, Atlanta and New York. The group hosted two more shows in Los Angeles and New York due to popular demand. A total of 100,000 fans are reported to have attended the performances.

Meanwhile, the group will visit Japan next month to perform for its Japanese fans on April 23 and 24 in Tokyo Dome, a continuation of "4th World Tour III." The group’s last visit to Japan was in 2019. Twice is expected to host a variety of stages to celebrate its fifth anniversary since the group’s debut in Japan in 2017.

Twice debuted with the EP “The Story Begins” (2015) with the lead song “Like Ooh-Ahh.” The group became widely popular with the song “Cheer Up” (2016) and has since released hits like “TT” (2016), “Feel Special” (2019) and “Alcohol-Free” (2021). The group has nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung and Tzuyu.

BY LEE JAE-LIM [lee.jaelim@joongang.co.kr]