CHECKMATE

* Revisited
* Original

## Tracklist

1. "SNEAKERS"
2. "RAC3R"
3. "WHAT I WANT"
4. "Free Fall"
5. "365"
6. "DOMINO"
7. "SNEAKERS (English Ver.)"

*This page is about the mini album. If you are looking for the world tour, click here.*
***Checkmate*** (stylized in all caps) is the fifth mini album by ITZY. It was released on July 15, 2022, with "SNEAKERS" serving as the title track.

The physical album comes in six versions: five standard editions and one limited edition.

## Description

- Title track “SNEAKERS”, to feel special and have moment of freedom with sneakers on! “Let’s go anywhere together”
- ITZY X GALACTIKA, working together for the fourth time followed by their previous hits ‘DALLA DALLA’, ‘WANNABE’, and the ‘LOCO’
- ‘4th generation K-POP Queen’ ITZY will release their new EP < CHECKMATE >, with title track “SNEAKERS” on July 15th.
ITZY released their 4th EP < GUESS WHO > in April 2021 with the title track ‘마.피.아. 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.
In addition, ITZY’s full-length album released in September 2021, < CRAZY IN LOVE > ranked 11th on ‘Billboard 200’, making their highest charting entry yet, and placed 12th on ‘Artist 100’, confirming the hottest worldwide popularity.
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. Their title track “SNEAKERS” will charm Generation Z with ITZY’s unique, confident, and energetic melody this summer. Sneakers are used to express a special promise to move forward freely without confining oneself to other people’s standards with a strong message of ‘Let’s go anywhere together'.
ITZY once again delivers a hit song with GALACTIKA, “SNEAKERS” showcase their chemistry from prior collaborations on ITZY’s iconic songs ‘DALLA DALLA’, ‘WANNABE’, and ‘LOCO’. In addition, Swedish composer Sebastian Thott, who worked on the song ‘Mirror’ from the first full-length album < CRAZY IN LOVE > , joined to increase the song’s perfection.
ITZY expresses the confident attitude of “I am confident that I can express myself honestly” to “I will enjoy my way” with their new visual. The music video is about girls awakening to the value of freedom through “SNEAKERS”, which draws attention to the presence of the girls who take big steps towards to better future. With their trademark powerful dance performance, ITZY continues to lead the 4th generation idol era.
ITZY’s new EP has 7 tracks including the title track “SNEAKERS”, “RACER”, “WHAT I WANT”, “Free Fall”, “365”, “DOMINO”, and “SNEAKERS (English Ver.). ITZY made their outstanding musical charm by working with domestic and foreign songwriters such as GALACTIKA, hit composer KENZIE, LDN Noise, and more.

## Track list

1. "SNEAKERS" -2:59
2. "RAC3R" -3:12
3. "WHAT I WANT" - 2:23
4. "Free Fall" - 2:59
5. "365" - 3:05
6. "DOMINO" - 3:05
7. "SNEAKERS (English Ver.)" - 2:59

## Audio

### Weekly charts

**Weekly chart performance for** ***Checkmate***
 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)
 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)
 Japanese Albums (Oricon)
 Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)
 Japanese Hot Albums (*Billboard Japan*)
 Polish Albums (ZPAV)
 South Korean Albums (Circle)
 Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan)
 UK Digital Albums (OCC)
 US *Billboard* 200
 US World Albums (*Billboard*)

### Monthly charts

**Monthly chart performance for** ***Checkmate***
 Japanese Albums (Oricon)

## Physical Album

### Contents (Standard Version)

* PHOTOBOOK: 68p
* PHOTOCARD: 2p (out of 25)
* CD-R: 1p (out of 5)
* MINI FOLDING POSTER: 1p (out of 5)
* LYRIC PAPER: 1p
* STICKER: 1p
* POSTCARD SET: 1p (out of 2; pre-order only)
* SPECIAL CARD: 1p (out of 5; pre-order only)
* POSTER: 1p (out of 3; pre-order only)

### Contents (Limited Version)

* PHOTOBOOK: 100p
* PHOTOCARD: 2p (out of 25)
* CD-R: 1p (out of 5)
* MINI FOLDING POSTER: 1p (out of 5)
* LYRIC PAPER: 1p
* STICKER: 1p
* CLEAR PHOTOCARD: 1p (out of 5; limited edition only)
* LIMITED EDITION CARD: 1p (limited edition only)
* POSTCARD SET: 1p (out of 2; pre-order only)
* SPECIAL CARD: 1p (out of 5; pre-order only)
* POSTER: 1p (out of 3; pre-order only)

## Links

* MUSIC VIDEO
	+ ITZY “SNEAKERS” M-V @ITZY

* TEASER
	+ ITZY “SNEAKERS” M-V Teaser 1 @ITZY
	+ ITZY “SNEAKERS” M-V Teaser 2 @ITZY
	+ ITZY "CHECKMATE" Album Spoiler @ITZY
* CONCEPT FILM
	+ ITZY "CHECKMATE" CONCEPT FILM #1
	+ ITZY "CHECKMATE" CONCEPT FILM #2
* MV BEHIND
	+ ITZY "SNEAKERS" M-V BEHIND #1
	+ ITZY "SNEAKERS" M-V BEHIND #2
	+ ITZY "SNEAKERS" M-V BEHIND #3
* DANCE VIDEOS
	+ ITZY "SNEAKERS" Dance Practice
	+ ITZY "SNEAKERS" Stage Practice
* FANCHANT
	+ ITZY "SNEAKERS" Cheer Guide
* OTHER
	+ ITZY "SNEAKERS" M-V Reaction Video

## Videos

* Music Video
* Teaser
* Album Spoiler
* Audio

ITZY “SNEAKERS” M-V @ITZY

ITZY "CHECKMATE" CONCEPT FILM -1ITZY "CHECKMATE" CONCEPT FILM -2

ITZY "CHECKMATE" Album Spoiler @ITZY

SNEAKERSRACERWHAT I WANTFree Fall365DOMINOSNEAKERS (English Ver.)