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TWICE and Oishi teamed up to give Filipino ONCEs a fun and flavorful day at the TWICE x Oishi Snacktacular Fan Meet, held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on June 1, 2024.

Last September 2023, the beloved Filipino snack brand Oishi unveiled their partnership with international K-pop sensation TWICE through a 60-second video reenacting the music video of their 2018 hit "What is Love?" and featuring four of Oishi’s most loved snacks: Spicy Oishi Prawn Crackers, Pillows, Potato Fries, and Miggos.

This 2024, they took their collaboration a step further, first with O, Wow O, Wow Bag, which includes Oishi snacks and an Oishi x TWICE photocard. This was followed by the TWICE x Oishi Snacktacular Fan Bag, which ONCEs (TWICE's fandom name) could purchase for a special edition Oishi x TWICE selca photocard, a card sleeve or a poster, and most importantly, a chance to win tickets to the fan meet.

TWICE answers burning, burning questions at the press conference

The O, Wow O, Wow day started off with an exclusive press conference, where members Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu recounted all the delicious Oishi snacks they tried during the ad shoot and their favorite moments from their recent 'READY TO BE' tour, including hearing ONCEs from all over the world singing their songs in Korean and previous visits in Manila. “A memorable O, Wow! O, Wow! moment for me is when we first visited Manila in 2019,” said youngest member Tzuyu. “The passionate support and love we received from Filipino ONCEs was very overwhelming and touching for us all.”

The members also talked about the Filipino food they’ve tried, giving a special shoutout to their favorite Oishi snack. “Miggos is our favorite one! Even when we were in Korea, we kept asking for more Miggos,” shared leader Jihyo.

When asked why they decided to partner with Oishi, Dahyun said, “Firstly, all the members love snacks! Secondly, Oishi is a brand that represents the Philippines, and is a famous brand here. We wanted to collaborate with Oishi to create a good synergy with snacks in the Philippines.”

TWICE and Filipino ONCEs enjoy a Snacktacular afternoon of games and prizes

Later in the day, Filipino ONCEs gathered for an afternoon filled with games, prizes, and fancy moments with TWICE. Before the main program began, special raffles and a random play dance challenge were held for fans, giving lucky ONCEs exclusive gifts from Oishi and TWICE as well as the opportunity to participate in the event segments.

Throughout the fan meet, TWICE members showed off their charming and playful personalities, which have drawn ONCEs to them throughout their career. Some of the games included Make Your Own Snack, which allowed the members to customize and name their own snack that were given to lucky raffle winners; Snack Shack, where the members showed off their competitive side working in teams to bag as many Oishi snacks as they could within 60 seconds; and the O, Wow! O, Wow! Flavor Remix, a play on random dance challenge, where members added their own spicy, sweet, cheesy or corny flavor to their iconic choreography.

Finally, the time came for TWICE and ONCEs to play games together. First was the TWICE x Oishi Dance Challenge, where pre-selected fans danced to their favorite TWICE song without music, prompting the members to guess the song.

Closing out the game portion of the program was Cuckoo Catcher, where the members competed in sub-units to shoot as many balls into the Oishi mascot Cuckoo Bird’s stomach.

It was not just all fun and games as it was time for ONCEs to make TWICE feel special. To celebrate members Dahyun and Tzuyu’s birthdays, Filipino ONCEs sang their hearts out in Tagalog and Korean to share their well wishes for both. ONCEs also surprised their favorite girl group with a special fan video, recapping their favorite O, Wow! O, Wow! moments throughout TWICE’s career. Wrapping up the event, TWICE thanked their Filipino fans for once again lighting up the arena with love for the group. SVIP ticket holders were also surprised by TWICE as they came back on stage to personally hand the signed posters they won.

“We love that we had another opportunity to meet Filipino ONCEs and be introduced to more snacks, thanks to Oishi,” said Nayeon. From their first greeting to their final goodbye, the TWICE x Oishi Snacktacular Fan Meet was indeed filled with one in a million, O, Wow! O, Wow! moments.

Check out some photos from the press conference below! 

[Photos courtesy of Oishi]