Everything You Need to Know About The Best K-Pop Start: Itzy

Jackson Jack
3 min readNov 28, 2022

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Itzy, a South Korean female group, has published two single albums, six extended plays, one collection album, and one studio album. The group’s new single album, It’z Different, was published on February 12, 2019, and featured the lead track “Dalla Dalla,” which reached number two on the Gaon Digital Chart and was the top-performing girl group song of 2019 in South Korea.

Albums

Studio Albums

Crazy for Love: The debut studio album of the South Korean girl group Itzy is titled Crazy in Love. There are sixteen songs in total, with “Loco” serving as the lead single. JYP Entertainment issued it on September 24, 2021.

Track List of “Crazy in Love”

● Loco

● Swipe

● Sooo Lucky

● #Twenty

● Boom Box

● Fill Me Up

● Love is

● Chillin Chillin

● Mirror

● (English Version) Loco

● Dalla Dalla

● Icy

● Wannabe

● Not Shy

● In the morning

● Loco (Instrumental)

It was Itzy’s second and top entry on the US Billboard 200, and the album was financially successful, landing at number one on South Korea’s Gaon Album Chart and at number 11 there. The Korea Music Content Association awarded Crazy in Love a 2-Platinum certification in February 2022 for selling 500,000 copies.

Extended Play

It’z Icy: JYP Entertainment released the Itzy album on July 29, 2019. The EP’s lead song, “Icy,” was launched. There are two physical releases available: IT’z and ICY.

Tracklist

● Icy

● Cherry

● It’z Summer

● Dalla Dalla (Dallask Remix)

● Want It?

It’z Me: The second Korean extended play by the South Korean girl group Itzy, titled It’z Me (stylized as IT’z ME), was published on March 9, 2020, by JYP Entertainment. Seven songs are included, including “Wannabe,” the EP’s main single. The physical release comes in three flavors: IT’z, ME, and WANNABE.[1] It’s their first Korean album since It’s Ice’s July 2019 release. Oliver Heldens, a Dutch DJ and electronic music producer collaborated on the song “It’s Me.”

Tracklist

● Wannabe

● Ting Ting Ting

● That’s a no-no.

● Nobody is like you.

● I don’t want to dance.

● 24Hrs

Not Shy: The third extended play by South Korean girl group Itzy is titled “Not Shy.” JYP Entertainment published it on August 17, 2020. Six tracks are included, with “Not Shy” serving as the lead single. It is available in three different versions.

Tracklist

● Not Shy

● Wannabe

● Icy (English Version)

● (English Version) Dalla Dalla

Guess Who: Itzy released its fourth extended play, entitled Guess Who (stylized as GUE?? WHO). On April 30, 2021, JYP Entertainment issued it. Six songs are included on the EP, which includes the lead single “In the Morning” and were made available for pre-order on March 22.

Tracklist

● In the morning

● Sorry, not sorry.

● Kidding Me

● Wild Wild

● Shoot

● Tennis

Checkmate: Checkmate is Itzy’s fifth extended play (EP).On July 15, 2022, JYP Entertainment and Republic Records made it available for purchase. Seven songs make up the EP, including the lead track, “Sneakers.”

Tracklist

● Sneakers

● Racer

● what I want

● Free Fall

● 365

● Domino

● Sneakers (In English)

Single Album

It’z Different: Itzy, a South Korean female group, released its debut single album titled It’z Different (spelled IT’z DIFFERENT). JYP Entertainment published the lead single, “Dalla Dalla,” on February 12, 2019.

Track List

● Dalla Dalla

● Want It

Not Afraid (English Version): It was released on January 22, 2021, by JYP Entertainment.

Itzy Album on Billboard

ITZY recently rose to its greatest position ever on the Billboard 200. The acclaimed Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, which lists the most popular albums in the United States each week, premiered ITZY’s new mini album “Checkmate” at №8 on July 24 at local time.

This accomplishment, along with ITZY’s third overall appearance on the chart (after their 2021 albums “Guess Who” and “CRAZY IN LOVE”), represents their first time reaching the top 10 on the Billboard 200. (the latter of which peaked at №11).

Conclusion

Almost three years after they debuted as an idol group, Itzy is still a rising star. Their strong fanbase and powerful activities have kept them relevant with their unique “la la la” sound. We all need a little encouragement sometimes, whether we’re just getting started or we’ve been at it for a while. And if you want to make your way through K-pop listening parties and catch up on new releases, you may just find that Itzy has the kind of energy and enthusiasm that can carry you through the process.

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