Dreamus ITZY - CHECKMATE STANDARD EDITION Album+Pre-Order Benefit (5 versions SET), 150 x 210 mm (JYPK1426)

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Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. Their first world tour, it has been a long time coming for ITZY, who saw the pandemic strike barely a year into their career. Yuna adds: “[‘Domino’] describes the relationship not only among [the members of] ITZY, but also [between] ITZY and MIDZY (their fans) very well through the lyrics. Postcard Set, Special Cards and Posters are limited first press gifts and not guaranteed with every album! Checkmate is the follow-up to ITZY’s debut full-length, Crazy in Love: The 1st Album, which dropped in September 2021 and peaked at No.

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Against a groovy rat-tat of drums, the group readies themselves – “put my sneakers on, Tie ‘em up, ready, get, set, go” – and proudly takes control: “Don’t need no guidance. Yuna said in ITZY’s 2020 video, “Letters to MIDZY,” in which the group addressed the impact online hate had on them. More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. I’m looking forward to] meeting our fans face to face, the screaming,” Chaeryeong says, smiling shyly. In the United States, Checkmate landed at number eight on the Billboard 200 with 33,000 equivalent album units, of which 31,000 units were album sales.As we chat, it becomes clear how much the members of ITZY have grown to rely on one another over the years. ITZY showed unrivaled presence in KPOP field by satisfying the tastes of MZ generation (Millennial generation born in the early 1980s to early 2000s, and Generation Z born in the middle of 1990s to early 2000s), with their perfect live skills and performance on stage. ITZY teased Checkmate earlier in the week with an “album spoiler” video that previewed each of the project’s seven tracks. The EP, Itzy's first new music in nine months since the release of their debut studio album Crazy in Love (2021), was announced to be entitled Checkmate with the lead single " Sneakers".

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Despite some of their personalities being worlds apart, they meld together seamlessly as a team, both on and off stage. During ‘Dalla Dalla’, our debut, for example, even if everyone liked us and liked our songs, I would still feel unstable at the time, no matter what – I didn’t relate to the theme and the love,” Lia offers, before adding what changed: “Now, I think it’s more about me feeling that I have a team. ITZY as “4th generation representative girl-group”, they aim worldwide fandom and music industry in this summer with their new album that has their strong leap forward. In the morning’, successfully entering the US Billboard’s main chart ‘Billboard 200’ for the first time at 148th, while also ranking 99th on ‘Artist 100’, which comprehensively counts and ranks artists’ performance. North American Retail Exclusives include Postcard (random 1 of 2), Special Card (random 1 of 5) and Poster (random 1 of 3).

Following the momentum, the girls of ITZY, Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong, and Yuna will bring out positive energy by releasing their new EP < CHECKMATE > on July 15th. For her, it’s a comfort to know that even among the busy days, she’ll always have support: “Leaning on each other, I feel like I’m not alone. Coming from a group so fiercely committed to marching to the beat of their own drum, though, the mish-mash of ideas makes sense.

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To put your own sneakers on and jump out of [others’] expectations to freedom is the message of this track,” explains Ryujin, adding that, just like their past title tracks, ‘Sneakers’ is ultimately rooted in the message of self-confidence. She said, “And when the audience watches it, people compliment us saying: ‘Your performance looks difficult for a girl group. The success of their past few releases, while daunting to follow, has only made the group more determined to show the world what they are made of. We all know that we have to have that mindset, but we know that it’s really hard when it comes to reality.Discussing the group’s fifth mini-album Checkmate (out this Friday, July 15) over Zoom with Billboard, Yeji states: “ITZY are always confident. Since their explosive debut with “Dalla Dalla” in 2019, the five members of ITZY – Yeji, Ryujin, Lia, Yuna, and Chaeryeong – have championed the cause of unabashedly owning your identity and self-expression. As concerns about coming off as a “weirdo” or “trouble” are left behind in the dust, it’s as much a reassurance for ITZY as it is for their fans. The group are well aware of the digital waves they have made: “Rather than such [virality] or TikTok itself impacting the songs, short-form [pieces of] content are the trending things these days,” Yuna observes.