"Like Ooh-Ahh" (stylized as "Like OOH-AHH"; ) is the debut single recorded by South Korean girl group

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. It was released by

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on October 20, 2015, as the lead single from their debut extended play ''

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''. It was written and composed by

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and Sam Lewis.

Composition

"Like Ooh-Ahh" is described as a "color pop" dance track with elements of hip-hop,

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, and R&B. The composition team included

and lyricist Sam Lewis, known for producing successful releases such as

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's "Only You".

Music video

On October 20, 2015, the song's music video was released on

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Channel. It was directed by production team Naive (Kim Young-jo and Yoo Seung-woo). The video begins with Twice in a run-down hospital filled with zombies. However, the members barely notice them and continue dancing and singing through the halls, the roof, a bus, and leading to a space eventually with the zombies themselves. It ends as one of the zombies hearing his own heartbeat and slowly turning back into a human. On November 11, 2016, it hit 100 million views on

, making Twice the fourth K-pop girl group to reach this milestone, as well as the first debut music video to do so. Twice became the first K-pop female act to have three music videos with 200 million views each, as "Like Ooh-Ahh" achieved this view count by November 2 the following year.

Commercial performance

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"Like Ooh-Ahh" debuted at number 22 on ''Gaon'''s Digital Chart until it reached its peak position at number 10, three months after its release. It also peaked at number 6, 27 and 49 on ''Billboard'' charts'

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, ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100, and

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, respectively. "Like Ooh-Ahh" surpassed 100 million streams in February 2017 and 2,500,000 downloads in July 2018 on Gaon Music Chart.

Japanese version

On February 24, 2017, Twice officially announced that their debut in Japan was set for June 28. They released a compilation album titled '' #Twice'' which consists of ten songs including both Korean and Japanese-language versions of "Like Ooh-Ahh". The Japanese lyrics were written by Yhanael.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

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References

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