5th generation · PLEDIS Entertainment

TWS

トゥアス / 투어스

TWS were the first group from PLEDIS Entertainment in nine years, and the whole brief is about friends going through the same day together.

  • 2024DebutJan 22, 2024
  • 6Members
  • 5thGeneration
  • 42Fandom
plot twist / Official MV

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In 30 seconds: TWS

The debut turns first-day nerves into something bright, and the later singles keep the same clean, running energy.

Choose this if you want school-aged optimism made properly rather than sentimentally.

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Key facts

Group name
TWS
Reading / Hangul
トゥアス / 투어스
Company
PLEDIS Entertainment
Debut date
January 22, 2024
Days active
969 days (2 years, 7 months)
Debut song
plot twist
Generation
5th generation
Fandom name
42(サイ)
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Member guide

Profile comparison

MembersBirth dateBlood typeMBTINationality
シンユ2003-11-0722182cmOINFPSouth Korea
ドフン2005-01-3021182cmBINTPSouth Korea
ヨンジェ2005-05-3121181cmABISTJSouth Korea
ハンジン2006-01-0520176cmABINFJChina
ジフン2006-03-2820177cmBINFJSouth Korea
ギョンミン2007-10-0218175cmOENTJSouth Korea

Ages are as of 2026-09-17.

Selected releases

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Start here

Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.

SODA SODA artwork

August 4, 2026 · Japan Single

SODA SODA

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From debut to now

  • 2024
    As the first boy group PLEDIS had sent out in 9 years, since SEVENTEEN, they opened the door to 'Boyhood Pop' with plot twist.
  • 2025
    TRY WITH US, Nice to see you again and play hard followed, widening an everyday kind of pop across both Japanese releases and Korean comebacks.
  • 2026
    A Korean version of Nice to see you again and NO TRAGEDY showed expressions that go beyond freshness alone.
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Awards and chart results

1Daesang
4Wins
2No. 1 finishes

1 daesang · 4 awards · 2 No. 1 finishes (compiled by KPOP DISCOVER, as of September 17, 2026)

Major wins

  • 2024

    The Fact Music Awards TMA

    • Artist of the YearDaesang
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  • 2024

    MAMA Awards MAMA

    • Best New Male Artist
    • Best Dance Performance Male Groupplot twist
  • 2024

    Melon Music Awards MMA

    • Rookie of the Year

Peak chart positions

  • plot twistGolden Disc AwardsNo. 1digital_bonsangMelonNo. 1year_end
Sources and data (5)

Verified information

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Official links

Official site

Official social accounts and platforms

Shopping guide

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KPOP DISCOVER's TWS note

Cleanness, forward motion and a boyish sense of team are the axis of TWS. PLEDIS Entertainment debuted this fifth-generation boy group on January 22, 2024, 9 years after SEVENTEEN, and the name is short for Twenty Four Seven With Us. The debut song plot twist, bright pop laid over the air of a school, is how most people first knew them.

Rather than intensity, the strengths here are cleanness and speed: the summer energy of hey! hey!, and the fun of opposites attracting in If I'm S, Can You Be My N?, all carried by neat formations. The Performance ver. and the Dance Practice show how precise the dancing is.

In 2025 TRY WITH US and play hard widened both the Japanese releases and the Korean comebacks, and NO TRAGEDY showed expressions that go past freshness alone. plot twist, then hey! hey!, then If I'm S, Can You Be My N? covers the base colour of the group and the cool of summer.

Editors' take plot twist / hey! hey! / If I'm S, Can You Be My N? — the clean, fast-moving Boyhood Pop of a PLEDIS six-piece, in three songs.

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Japan activity score

KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 92/ 210 groups

No. 92 of 210 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 44%)

  • 3Japanese releases
  • 7Japan-related tracks
  • 0Members from Japan
  • 1Official Japanese accounts

The denominator is the 210 groups, out of 525 covered by KPOP DISCOVER, whose raw score reaches at least one point. The score adds 10 points per Japanese-market release, 3 per Japan-related track, 12 per member from Japan, and 8 per official Japanese account. Japanese-market releases carry the most weight because they are the most direct evidence of activity; related tracks add track-level detail; members from Japan stand for Japanese-language communication and continuity; official accounts stand for a permanent point of contact. The weights are an editorial judgement, not a statistical optimisation, and the ranking tracks release volume in Japan closely. Source: releases, tracks, members, and official links recorded by KPOP DISCOVER (updated 2026-09-17).

How this score is calculated →View in Japanese

Frequently asked questions

What defines TWS?
The debut turns first-day nerves into something bright, and the later singles keep the same clean, running energy.
Why should a new listener start with TWS?
Choose this if you want school-aged optimism made properly rather than sentimentally.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with plot twist, hey! hey!, If I'm S, Can You Be My N?, then continue to the official video index.