ITZY

* Korea
* Japan

**ITZY** (Hangul: 있지; stylized as **ITZY**) is a South Korean girl group under JYP Entertainment, consisting of 5 members: Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong, and Yuna. They debuted on February 12, 2019 with their single album "IT'z Different".

## Concept

On August 21, 2019 on the Cultwo Show, Yeji explained "[Itzy] means we have everything that everyone wants... There were a lot of names with a girl crush vibe suggested like 'Purple Heart,' 'Triggle' (a combination of the words 'trigger' and 'giggle'), and 'Queendom.' Producer J.Y. Park decided on 'ITZY' in the end."

ITZY comes from the common Korean phrase "itji" or "I have it".

## History

### Pre-debut

Chaeryeong was a contestant on K-pop Star 3 in 2013. In 2015, she went to compete in JYP survival show Sixteen in 2015, however, she failed to become a member of the winning girl group, Twice. Ryujin was a contestant on JTBC's survival show Mix Nine. In 2018, she placed first for girls. In the final competition of the show where it was between a team of nine boys and a team of nine girls, the boys team won. Yeji was a contestant on SBS' The Fan but was eliminated in episode 5. All of the members, with the exception of Lia, appeared in Mnet's reality show Stray Kids as a project group against the boy group Stray Kids in 2017.

### 2019: Debut with IT'z Different and IT'z ICY

On January 21, JYP Entertainment announced they would be debuting a new girl group, being the first girl group from the label since Twice's 2015 debut. On the same day, the group's official YouTube account was created and the label's official channel shared a video trailer unveiling the five members.

On February 12, the group released their debut single album, It'z Different, with its lead single "DALLA DALLA". The song incorporates elements from EDM subgenres, such as future house and bass house. Its empowering lyrics have been well received by the audience. The music video surpassed 14 million views within 24 hours of its release, with Youtube confirming that DALLA DALLA had a total of 17.1 million views for its first 24 hours since publishing.

ITZY's debut EP, titled IT'z ICY was released on July 29, 2019 along with an accompanied music video for it's lead single titled "ICY".

### 2020: United States tour, IT'z ME, Not Shy

ITZY started the year with their showcase tour in the United States, on January 17 in Los Angeles and finished on January 26 in New York City.

On March 9, 2020, ITZY made their comeback with their second mini album, IT'z ME and its title track "WANNABE".

On August 17, 2020 ITZY made their comeback with their third mini album, Not Shy and it's title track "Not Shy".

### 2021: Not Shy (English Ver.), Trust Me (MIDZY), GUESS WHO, CRAZY IN LOVE and Japanese debut

On December 25, 2020, ITZY revealed the tracklist for their English debut album Not Shy (English Ver.). It was released on January 22, 2021, and includes English versions of all their title tracks (DALLA DALLA, ICY, WANNABE and Not Shy). On March 12, ITZY released the digital single Trust Me (MIDZY), a song dedicated to their fans, as part of their first global livestream event.

On April 30, 2021, ITZY made their comeback with their fourth mini album, GUESS WHO and it's title track "마.피.아. In the morning".

On the midnight of August 13, ITZY released a comeback poster for their first full album CRAZY IN LOVE to be released. On September 24, ITZY released their first studio album CRAZY IN LOVE and its lead single "LOCO".

On October 25, ITZY released a teaser for their debut Japanese best album *IT'z ITZY* that was released on December 22.

### 2022: Voltage, CHECKMATE, first world tour, Blah Blah Blah, Boys Like You, CHESHIRE

On February 24, ITZY announced that they would release their first Japanese single "Voltage" on April 6.

On June 2, ITZY announced they will be coming back with their fifth mini album, *CHECKMATE*, on July 15. Furthermore, the group will kick off their first world tour, also entitled CHECKMATE, with two nights of concerts in Seoul on August 6 and 7, before heading to the United States.

On June 22, American singer Bebe Rexha announced collaboration remix with ITZY, called ‘Break My Heart Myself’, which will be released on June 29. On June 28, Rexha tweeted a snippet of the upcoming single.

On August 22, ITZY announced that they will release their second Japanese single "Blah Blah Blah" on October 5.

On October 16, ITZY announced that they will release their pre-release English single "Boys Like You" on October 21.

On November 8, ITZY announced that they will release their sixth mini album *CHESHIRE* on November 30.

### 2023: *KILL MY DOUBT*, *RINGO*

On February 23, ITZY announced their first Japanese album in the fall of 2023, in a YouTube video.

On May 22, on *Good Day New York*, Chaeryeong confirmed that they are preparing to make a comeback with an album in summer 2023. On June 19, teaser video was posted on the group's official social media accounts which revealed that ITZY will be releasing their seventh mini album, *KILL MY DOUBT*, on July 31.

On August 7, ITZY posted the photos with caption: "Bring me an Apple!" on their social media, announcing their Japanese comeback. It was later revealed that they will be releasing their first Japanese full-length album *RINGO* on October 18.

### 2024: *BORN TO BE*

On December 4, 2023, ITZY announced their eighth mini album, *BORN TO BE*, which will be released on January 8, 2024.

## Members

 Lia (리아)
 Ryujin (류진)
 Chaeryeong (채령)
 Yuna (유나)

\*Colors according to CRAZY IN LOVE album packaging, teasers, and Twitter hashflags; there is no explicit confirmation that these are the official colors.
## Discography

Studio albums* *CRAZY IN LOVE* (2021)

Mini albums* *IT'z ICY* (2019)
* *IT'z ME* (2020)
* *Not Shy* (2020)
* *GUESS WHO* (2021)
* *CHECKMATE* (2022)
* *CHESHIRE* (2022)
* *KILL MY DOUBT* (2023)
* *BORN TO BE* (2024)

Singles* "IT'z Different" (2019)
* "Trust Me (MIDZY)" (2021)
* "Weapon" (2022)

Collaborations* *Break Ice* (with Second Aunt KimDavi) (2021)
* *Break My Heart Myself (feat. Yeji & Ryujin of ITZY)* Bebe Rexha
Studio albums* *RINGO* (2023)

Best albums* *IT'z ITZY* (2021)

Mini albums* *WHAT'z ITZY?* (2021)

Singles* "Voltage" (2022)
* "Blah Blah Blah" (2022)

English
Digital Singles* "Not Shy (English Ver.)" (2021)
* "In the morning (English Ver.) (2021)
* "Boys Like You" (2022)

## Trivia

* ITZY is the fastest 4th gen Group to reach 100M Views in Youtube.
* Jeon Somi was a pre-debut member of ITZY but she left the company in 2018 and was replaced with Yuna.
* The group was initially built around Somi and Ryujin.
* Chaeryeong, Ryujin and Yeji revived the Female Dance Club within JYP Trainees. Lia is the only member from the Female Vocal Club todebut.
* ITZY is the only 4th Generation Idol Group to chart all of their title tracks inside Gaon Digital Chart Top 10.
* Disregarding NMixx that debuted in 2022, it is customary for JYP groups to have a group lunch after debut. However: Due to busy schedules and COVID-19 pandemic, they never organized it until April, 2022, over 3 years after debut. Due to the pandemic, they never held an offline fan meeting/mini concert until April 9, 2022.
* Chaeryeong admitted that they won't talk to each other in person after performances because they are tired after performances as their choreographies are energy-sapping.

## References

1. ↑ YouTube: FOR 5 New York: K-pop group ITZY performs ‘Cheshire’ live on GDNY