Itzy (Korean: 있지; stylized as ITZY) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment, consisting of members Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong, and Yuna. The group debuted on February 12, 2019, with the release of their single album, It'z Different.
Yeji (예지)
Lia (리아)
Ryujin (류진)
Chaeryeong (채령)
Yuna (유나)
Pre-debut
Chaeryeong was a contestant on K-pop Star 3 in 2013.[1] In 2015, she went to compete in JYP Entertainment's (JYPE) survival show Sixteen. However, she did not make the cut to become a member of the winning girl group, Twice.[2] In 2018, Ryujin was a contestant on JTBC's survival show Mix Nine. She placed first among the girls in the competition, but lost to the boys for the overall winners.[3] Yeji was a contestant on SBS' The Fan, but was eliminated in episode 5.[4]
All of the members, except 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, JYPE announced that they would be debuting a new girl group, the first since Twice's debut in 2015.[6] The label's official channel uploaded a video trailer revealing 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.[9][10][11] The group scores one of the biggest Billboard debuts for a new K-pop act in years, single "Dalla Dalla" entered at No. 3 and peaked at No. 2 on the World Digital Song Sales chart. The shape-shifting confidence anthem sold 2,000 downloads in the U.S. for the week ending Feb. 14, according to Nielsen Music, making it the best-selling K-pop song in America that week. "Want It?" was released alongside the single "Dalla Dalla" debuted at No. 8 selling 1,000 downloads. "Dalla Dalla" also debuted as the second most popular song on UA-cam.[12][13]
Billboard confirmed that the music video surpassed 17.1 million views within 24 hours of its release and broke the record for the most viewed K-pop debut music video within 24 hours.[14] On February 21, nine days after their debut, Itzy received their first music show win on M Countdown and became the fastest girl group to achieve their first music show win.[15][16] "Dalla Dalla" also holds the record for the fastest K-pop debut music video to reach 100 million views.[17]
Itzy's debut EP, titled It'z Icy was released on July 29, 2019 along with an accompanied music video for its lead single titled "Icy".[18][19] On September 22, JYPE announced Itzy's showcase tour titled Itzy Premiere Showcase Tour "Itzy? Itzy!". A showcase tour kicked off in Jakarta on November 2 and then take the act to different cities in Asia throughout the end of 2019 before heading to the United States for five shows in January 2020.[20]
In November 2019, "Dalla Dalla" surpassed 100 million streams on Gaon Music Chart, earning group's first platinum certification. It was the first debut song by a K-pop group to earn a platinum certification from the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) since certifications were introduced in April 2018
2020: United States tour
Starting in January 2020, Itzy will be holding their first United States tour, visiting a total of five cities across the nation.[22]
Members
Yeji (예지)
Lia (리아)
Ryujin (류진)
Chaeryeong (채령)
Yuna (유나)
달라달라 뮤직비디오가 1000만 조회 수를 18시간 23분만에 돌파했다. 24시간 조회 수는 13,933,725회로 1400만회에 가까운 조회수를 보여주었다.[4] 이는 역대 K-POP그룹 9위에 해당하는 기록이며, 데뷔곡으로서는 1위에 해당한다.[5][6] 5천만 회는 18일 오전 7일 6시간 40분만에 달성했다.
ICY 뮤직비디오가 공개 10시간여 만에 500만 뷰를 돌파했고 18시간여 만에 1000만 뷰, 24시간여 만에 1800만 뷰를 넘어섰다. 또 약 24시간 48분 만에 2000만 뷰도 돌파했다. 역대급 조회수와 인기로 괴물신인의 탄생을 알린 데뷔곡 '달라달라'의 속도를 능가하는 자체 기록으로 더욱 의미를 더한다. 8월 2일 기준 4000만뷰도 돌파했다. 공개 6일만에 5000만뷰를 달성했다. 공개 13일만에 6000만뷰를 달성했다. 공개 79일만인 10월 15일, 1억뷰를 돌파했다.
ICY 뮤직비디오 4천만뷰 달성 기록(공개 후 4일)은 데뷔 후 6개월 안에 발표되었던 K-POP 걸그룹 곡들 중 가장 빠른 기록이며, 이는 무려 36일 단축시킨 기록이다. [7]
데뷔한 지 얼마 되지 않았음에도 불구하고 엄청난 뮤직비디오 조회수를 기록하고 있다. 2019년 10월 27일 기준, 현재 달라달라의 조회수 약 1억 5천 7백만 그리고 ICY의 약 1억뷰를 합산한 총 조회수는 무려 2억 5천 7백만뷰를 기록하고 있는 중이다.