On July 12, JYP Entertainment confirmed that all nine members of TWICE have decided to renew their contracts with the label.

Then on July 13 at midnight KST, the girl group made a surprise announcement for the release of their 11th mini-album 'Between 1&2.' The announcement was made through TWICE's official social media account and revealed the album will be dropping on August 26 at 1 PM KST.

Additionally, the worldwide pre-order sales begin on July 27 at 1 PM KST.