KPOP 4th generation · JYP Entertainment
ITZY
イッチ / 있지
ITZY led with confidence rather than sweetness, and that decision shaped how fourth-generation girl groups were introduced afterwards.
- 2019DebutFeb 12, 2019
- 5Members
- 4thGeneration
- MIDZYFandom
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In 30 seconds: ITZY
Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong and Yuna turn the message of the songs into shapes you remember, from the burst of DALLA DALLA to the shoulder move in WANNABE.
Start here if you want the self-assertion era of Korean girl groups stated as plainly as it ever got.
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Key facts
- Group name
- ITZY
- Reading / Hangul
- イッチ / 있지
- Company
- JYP Entertainment
- Debut date
- February 12, 2019
- Days active
- 2,818 days (7 years, 8 months)
- Debut song
- DALLA DALLA
- Generation
- 4th generation
- Fandom name
- MIDZY(ミッチ)
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Member guide
Profile comparison
| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| イェジ | 2000-05-26ⓘ | 26 | 167cm | A | ESTJ | South Korea |
| リア | 2000-07-21ⓘ | 26 | 162cm | AB | ENFJ | South Korea |
| リュジン | 2001-04-17ⓘ | 25 | 164cm | B | INTJ | South Korea |
| チェリョン | 2001-06-05ⓘ | 25 | 166cm | B | ISFJ | South Korea |
| ユナ | 2003-12-09ⓘ | 22 | 170cm | A | ENFP | South Korea |
Ages are as of 2026-10-31.
Selected releases
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Start here
Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.
DALLA DALLA MVDALLA DALLA is the opening declaration, and the momentum behind it is audible.
WANNABE MVWANNABE holds the move everyone copies, which is also the clearest statement the group has made.
LOCO MVLOCO is warmer and more dramatic, and shows the range that opened up after the early singles.MVView in JapaneseDance PracticeView in JapanesePerformanceView in JapaneseLiveView in JapaneseStageView in JapaneseAudioView in Japanese
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From debut to now
- 2019DALLA DALLA was the debut, making a message of affirming who you are and hard dancing the way into ITZY.
- 2020WANNABE and Not Shy widened the impression of the shoulder dance and the performing, and the axis of the signature songs settled.
- 2021LOCO and the Japanese debut period strengthened the routes through both the Korean releases and the Japanese work.
- 2022SNEAKERS and Cheshire moved between brightness and a grown-up feel, making the different colour of each release easy to see.
- 2024UNTOUCHABLE and GOLD renewed the hard performance direction, and the newest image of ITZY came into view.
- 2025Following through to Girls Will Be Girls shows where the five stand now and how they carry on as a dance group.
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Achievements
3Wins
2Music show wins3 awards (compiled by KPOP DISCOVER, as of October 29, 2026)
Awards
Major wins
- 2020
Golden Disc Awards GDA
- Rookie Artist of the Year
- 2020
Seoul Music Awards SMA
- New Artist Award
- 2019
MAMA Awards MAMA
- Best New Female Artist
Charts and PAK
Peak chart positions
- CHECKMATEBillboardNo. 8Physical
Music show wins
Records
2 recordsMost recent broadcast first
| Music Bank | TUNNEL VISION | KBS | |
| Music Bank | UNTOUCHABLE | KBS |
Sources and data (4)
Source: announcements by each award ceremony and official chart
Each record is checked against its source. These are within the collected period, not lifetime totals.
Verified information
Verified English information is not yet available for this section.
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Official links
Official site
Official social accounts and platforms
Shopping guide
Verified English shopping links are not yet available.
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KPOP DISCOVER's ITZY note
What anchors ITZY is that a message of self-affirmation and a memorable piece of choreography arrive as one thing. JYP Entertainment debuted the five-piece in February 2019 with DALLA DALLA, built strongly to show confidence and performing before cuteness, which makes them easy to describe as the way into fourth-generation girl groups. Rather than leaving it at a slogan, the group's method is to push the claim into a shape you remember, like the shoulder dance of WANNABE.
Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong and Yuna make the claim of each song land immediately on screen: the burst of the debut on DALLA DALLA, the momentum of ICY, the shoulder dance that stands for WANNABE, the force of feeling in LOCO. Take the message from the music video, then move to the dance practice, and the formations and the strength of the individual dance lines come through in the round.
Through the brightness and grown-up feel of SNEAKERS and Cheshire and the hard performance direction of UNTOUCHABLE and GOLD, following to Girls Will Be Girls in 2025 shows where the five stand now and how they carry on as a dance group. DALLA DALLA, then WANNABE, then LOCO covers the declaration, the choreography that stands for them and the weight of the performing, in a few minutes.
Editors' take DALLA DALLA / WANNABE / LOCO — three songs cover a declaration of self-affirmation, a signature shoulder dance and the weight of the performing, in a JYP five-piece.
Trivia worth knowing
Name and worldbuilding
The name ITZY chimes with the early message that what you need is already inside you.
Fandom
MIDZY carries the sense of believing, linking the self-affirming message of ITZY to the trust held with the fandom.
Debut
DALLA DALLA landed hard among the new girl groups of 2019 and set out the direction of ITZY in one go.
Dance
A dance practice on its own carries the appeal of ITZY, which makes the choreography videos worth watching next to the releases.
Japan route
A Japanese official channel and a THE FIRST TAKE session give Japanese-speaking listeners an easy way in.
Video
Read the message in the music video, the faces in the performance version and the precision in the dance practice, and the strengths of ITZY come into relief.
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Japan activity score
KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 31/ 241 groups
No. 31 of 241 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 13%)
- 5Japanese releases
- 29Japan-related tracks
- 0Members from Japan
- 3Official Japanese accounts
The denominator is the 241 groups, out of 564 covered by KPOP DISCOVER, whose raw score reaches at least one point. The score adds 10 points per Japanese-market release, 3 per Japan-related track, 12 per member from Japan, and 8 per official Japanese account. Japanese-market releases carry the most weight because they are the most direct evidence of activity; related tracks add track-level detail; members from Japan stand for Japanese-language communication and continuity; official accounts stand for a permanent point of contact. The weights are an editorial judgement, not a statistical optimisation, and the ranking tracks release volume in Japan closely. Source: releases, tracks, members, and official links recorded by KPOP DISCOVER (updated 2026-10-29).
How this score is calculated →View in JapaneseFrequently asked questions
What defines ITZY?
Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong and Yuna turn the message of the songs into shapes you remember, from the burst of DALLA DALLA to the shoulder move in WANNABE.
Why should a new listener start with ITZY?
Start here if you want the self-assertion era of Korean girl groups stated as plainly as it ever got.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with DALLA DALLA, WANNABE, LOCO, then continue to the official video index.