TWICE Hiatus Clarified: Chaeyoung Pauses Activities While Group Continues as Eight

TWICE group activities were not fully suspended at the end of 2025, but member Chaeyoung entered a temporary individual activity pause after a health diagnosis. JYP Entertainment announced on November 20, 2025, that Chaeyoung had been diagnosed with vasovagal syncope and would pause activities through the end of 2025, making the update the central source-backed issue behind discussion of a TWICE hiatus.¹

The agency notice said Chaeyoung would participate in upcoming schedules only in limited cases and would miss the Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, and Bangkok stops of TWICE’s THIS IS FOR world tour. Follow-up reports from Korean and English-language outlets described the measure as a health-related pause for Chaeyoung rather than an announcement that TWICE as a full group had stopped activities.¹²

TWICE Group Activities Continued During Chaeyoung’s Pause

JYP Entertainment’s official fan-community notice stated that “CHAEYOUNG was recently diagnosed with vasovagal syncope” and that “she will temporarily pause her activities through the end of the year.”¹ The same notice said additional recovery time was needed, while Star News reported that the decision followed medical consultation and examination.³

The practical effect was a change in Chaeyoung’s participation in group schedules. The official notice named three affected tour stops: Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, and Bangkok. Star Today, citing JYP Entertainment, also reported that TWICE would continue activities as an eight-member lineup during Chaeyoung’s rest period.⁴

The distinction matters because the available source material does not support describing the situation as a full-group suspension. The Fact reported that TWICE was carrying out its sixth world tour, THIS IS FOR, and that the group would take the stage as eight members for the time being because of Chaeyoung’s absence.⁵ In other words, the confirmed development was an individual health hiatus affecting TWICE’s lineup and selected schedules.

Key Facts From The Announcement

Newsis reported on November 21, 2025, that Chaeyoung was temporarily stopping activities due to health issues, citing JYP Entertainment’s announcement. The report said she would focus on treatment, stability, and rest, and would not join the planned concerts in Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, and Bangkok.⁶

The Korea Times likewise reported that Chaeyoung was suspending activities after JYP Entertainment announced the vasovagal syncope diagnosis. Its report said the agency expected her recovery to continue through the end of 2025 and confirmed her absence from TWICE concerts in Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, and Bangkok.²

A Health-Based Schedule Adjustment

The official announcement did not provide additional medical details beyond the diagnosis named by JYP Entertainment. It also did not provide a separate return date after the end-2025 pause period. The available information confirms only that Chaeyoung’s activities were paused through the end of 2025, that participation in upcoming schedules would be limited, and that specific THIS IS FOR tour stops were affected.¹

Coverage published after the notice used consistent language around a temporary activity pause, recovery, and absence from named concerts. Star News reported that Chaeyoung needed more time to recover after medical checks and consultation, while Star Today and The Fact emphasized that TWICE would continue with eight members during the period.³⁴⁵

The confirmed TWICE hiatus story is therefore narrower than a full group break: Chaeyoung paused individual activities through the end of 2025 for health reasons, missed the Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, and Bangkok stops of THIS IS FOR, and TWICE continued scheduled activities as an eight-member lineup during her absence.

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