South Korean K-Pop girl group TWICE has a Vancouver connection.
The group, which has nine members, just made history for being the first female K-Pop artists to land three albums in the Billboard top 10. This week will also mark their eighth week with multiple albums on the Billboard top 200, which is another record.
The pop stars have over 26 million fans worldwide (and that’s just on Instagram) but back in 2017 when they filmed the music video for the single “Likey” off their first studio album, they used spots all over Vancouver including a now-iconic SkyTrain car.
On SkyTrain car 153, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Nayeon, Mina, and Tzuyu danced and Dahyun and Chaeyoung rapped and it has become a fun little Easter egg for visitors and locals to find when on Vancouver’s public transit.
One Vancouver musician made a series of TikToks expressing his excitement to be in the same space earlier this week. He says it’s a little game he likes to play on his commute home.
The SkyTrain car is part of the Expo line and admittedly looked a lot newer and shinier in the video. So if you’re hopping on from Granville or Stadium-Chinatown, look out.
Other sites in the video include the painted Alley Oop between Granville and Seymour, the Seawall, and the Hotel Europe in Gastown.
@redjax_dast @redjax_dast I really wanted to say something but i didn’t know who was a once #twice #yvr #skytrain #translink #kpop #jyp #once #sana #nayeon #dahyun #mina #momo #jihyo #chaeyoung #tyuzu #jeongyeon ♬ original sound – Rayray0630
@redjax_dast I made it a game when i ride the skytrain to check the car numbers for 153. I guess i win #twice #yvr #skytrain #translink #kpop #jyp #once #sana #nayeon #dahyun #mina #momo #jihyo #chaeyoung #tyuzu #jeongyeon ♬ LIKEY – TWICE