ITZY

Itzy (stylized in all caps; Korean: 있지; RR: Itji; MR: Itchi) 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. The group's accolades include Rookie of the Year at
the 34th Golden Disc Awards, New Artist of the Year at the 9th Gaon Chart Music
Awards and 2019 Melon Music Awards, Best New Female Artist at the 2019 Mnet
Asian Music Awards, and the New Artist Award at the 29th Seoul Music Awards;
making them the first and only K-pop girl group to achieve a "Rookie Grand Slam".
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After failing to pass the auditions held by Fantagio, Chaeryeong participated in JYP
Entertainment's survival show Sixteen in 2015.[3] She did not make the final lineup of
the winning girl group, Twice,[4] but was cast by the company through the K-pop
Star 3 television series, along with her sister. The first member of Itzy to join JYP,
Chaeryeong trained for five years. Ryujin was scouted at a Got7 concert and trained
with JYP for four years prior to Itzy's debut. Both Yuna and Yeji joined JYP in 2015
and trained for three years, Yuna after being discovered by company staff and Yeji
having successfully auditioned. The final member Lia initially auditioned for SM
Entertainment and passed but was forced to back out at the last minute due to a
disagreement with her parents. Several years later, Lia passed the JYP auditions and
trained for two years.[5]
In 2017, Yuna and Ryujin appeared in BTS's "Love Yourself" Highlight Reel.[6] The
same year, the members (with the exception of Lia) appeared on the Mnet reality
show Stray Kids as a project group alongside the boy group that would eventually be
named Stray Kids.[7]
In 2017, Ryujin competed on JTBC's survival show Mix Nine. She placed first among
the female contestants but lost to the male contestants overall.[8] Meanwhile, Yeji
participated in SBS' The Fan but was eliminated in the fifth episode.[9]

On January 21, JYP Entertainment announced that they would be debuting a new girl
group, its first since Twice in 2015.[10] The label's official YouTube channel
uploaded a video trailer revealing the five members.[11][12]
On February 12, the group released their debut single album, It'z Different, led by the
single "Dalla Dalla". The song incorporates elements from EDM sub-genres, such
as future house and bass house. Its empowering lyrics were well received by
audiences.[13][14][15] The group scored one of the biggest Billboard debuts for a
new K-pop act in years, with "Dalla Dalla" entering at number three and peaking at
number two on the World Digital Song Sales chart. The shape-shifting confidence
anthem sold 2,000 downloads in the United States in the week ending February 14,
according to Nielsen Music, making it the best-selling K-pop song in the country that
week. "Want It?," was released alongside "Dalla Dalla" and debuted at number eight
and sold 1,000 downloads. "Dalla Dalla" also debuted as the second most popular
song on YouTube.

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