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Let the chips fall where they may – they’ll be out here ditching the high heels and running full-speed towards their dreams with their sneakers on.

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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. Known to fans as one of ITZY’s more straightforward, headstrong personalities, the dancer and rapper’s affection for the sassy new B-side comes as no surprise. Though vocalist Lia has studied a couple years abroad in Canada, the rest of the group have spent their entire lives in Korea. e em 2020 com o lançamento do It'z Me, uma das piores coisas que já surgiram no kpop, as coisas não tavam nada bonitas no quesito b-sides. In South Korea, Checkmate debuted at number one with 700,000 copies sold on the Circle Album Chart for the week ending July 16, 2022, becoming Itzy's fourth number-one album and surpassing Crazy in Love (2021) as the group's best-selling album.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". Despite some of their personalities being worlds apart, they meld together seamlessly as a team, both on and off stage. In these moments, they lean on each other, combining the promised freedom and self-assurance of their songs with friendship that’s stood the test of time. Sometimes, even ITZY need to revisit their own songs to feel that love and acceptance — especially when, most days, they exist in the bubble of expectations. foram de medíocres pra lixo em um piscar de olhos, e a partir do Not Shy a situação só piorou, porque a title track começou a decair também.

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They’re no strangers to pressure –“for me, the pressure helps me do more, dance more, or [present] better stages,” counters Ryujin – but as these adjectives become synonymous with who they are, there is little room for days when you’re not feeling up to it. It’s very easy to hurt someone’s feelings when we’re dealing with that kind of stuff, so we wanted to make that middle ground. For the cheery opener “SNEAKERS”, a summertime gem that finds ITZY declaring their intent to be free and not compare themselves to others, they turned to GALACTIKA *, the songwriting team behind their best-known hits. 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. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses.

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.

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Their first world tour, it has been a long time coming for ITZY, who saw the pandemic strike barely a year into their career. 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. 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. Being comfortable in your shoes,” as the group puts it, is an alluring idea, but they’re not above admitting that it’s easier said than done.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. I’m looking forward to] meeting our fans face to face, the screaming,” Chaeryeong says, smiling shyly. The original digital cover for Checkmate featured a dark aura with a single chess piece in the middle. It also debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200, becoming Itzy's first top-ten album in the United States.