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Glittering’ being the keyword here, since the concept art shows the members as prim, proper princesses decked out in bejeweled gowns and seated on elaborate thrones. 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. The closest descriptor she gets to is “family,” and even that pales in comparison : “Although families are [usually] the closest person, they could listen to you, but they can’t [a] hundred percent relate to you because they haven’t been in your shoes. That influenced their approach to ‘Checkmate’, which was previewed through several shorts and special clips on the video platform leading up to its release.

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The conversation shifts to travel and the group’s upcoming ‘Checkmate’ tour, set to kick off in Seoul next month before heading to North America. Yuna said in ITZY’s 2020 video, “Letters to MIDZY,” in which the group addressed the impact online hate had on them. 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.Though vocalist Lia has studied a couple years abroad in Canada, the rest of the group have spent their entire lives in Korea.

ITZY Interview: New Album ‘Checkmate’ and Expectations ITZY Interview: New Album ‘Checkmate’ and Expectations

Discussing the group’s fifth mini-album Checkmate (out this Friday, July 15) over Zoom with Billboard, Yeji states: “ITZY are always confident. 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. The exquisite dresses and lavish decor might imply abundance, but underneath the glam is the thirst for something more, far removed from societal expectations, perhaps even flawed – or human.I’m looking forward to] meeting our fans face to face, the screaming,” Chaeryeong says, smiling shyly. It’s easy to think of them as monoliths – perfect and perfectly confident – and with a label like that, expectations soon follow. Checkmate was a commercial success and debuted at number one on South Korea's Circle Album Chart with 700,000 copies sold in the first week of release, marking Itzy's fourth number-one album on the chart and their highest-selling album to date. Their sleek, genre-blending songs and sophisticated, perfectly executed performances have placed them firmly in the top tier of K-pop girl groups since their debut—and they maintain that energetic self-confidence on their fifth mini-album, CHECKMATE.

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She said that English is confidence,” she adds, pointing at Yeji, and the leader lets out a giggle before throwing up a peace sign. 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. With their trademark powerful dance performance, ITZY continues to lead the 4th generation idol era. The reason why ‘Sneakers’ is the title is because they’re one of the things that represent that freedom and joyful feeling,” Lia tells Billboard of the lead single. The lightning speed of thought transference among them is par with their smooth choreography – a fluvial transition of personal relationships into professional ones.She said, “And when the audience watches it, people compliment us saying: ‘Your performance looks difficult for a girl group. Since it’s been, like, two years that we haven’t heard the real screams from our fans, I really missed it. 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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Holding it all together is a consistent message of self-love and confidence, at this point so deeply ingrained into ITZY’s artistic tapestry that it’s become their ethos. I’ve noticed that all of our members are very caring and also very careful at the same time,” Lia muses. 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.This song is really a summer song, like, wheeee, go jumping, like this,” she gestures, swaying in her chair, pointing towards the ceiling and waving her arms, all at the same time. Comparatively slower in tempo and allowing the group to expand their vocal work, the track became an instant favorite for Chaeryeong. The announcement featured a promotion scheduler with details of the new EP as well as a partial schedule of the tour. 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. As much as it took long for us to comeback, we really wanted to present a much higher quality album.