JYP Entertainment announced the final nine members for its new girl group Twice on Tuesday.

The list of the members was unveiled during the last episode of survival TV program “Sixteen” on cable channel Mnet, capping two months of fierce song and dance competition among 16 candidates.

The members are Jihyo, Nayeon, Chaeyoung, Jungyeon, Mina, Sana, Dahyun, Tzuyu and Momo.

Mnet TV show "Sixteen" (Mnet)

JYP CEO Park Jin-young made the final decision after votes from viewers and stage audiences came in.

The program initially aimed to form a seven-member group but Park selected two more members, making a nine-member group.

Twice is set to make a debut toward the end of this year. It will mark JYP’s first girl group since Miss A debuted in 2010.

By Ahn Sung-mi (sahn@heraldcorp.com)