50 Fun Facts About Itzy

Which popular party game gives Itzy's 2021 single 'In the Morning' its title and theme?

Mafia turns up as a metaphor for secretly stealing someone's heart while hiding your intentions. The video reached 100 million views in under 23 days, the quickest of any Itzy video at the time.

The video for Itzy's 2023 single 'Cake' borrows scenes from which Korean Netflix hit?

Squid Game is one of the Korean screen hits the video nods to, as Itzy wander onto a film set and cheerfully keep dancing while the world falls apart around them.

Which Itzy member, born in Seoul and raised in Jeonju, serves as the group's leader?

Yeji was unveiled as leader in January 2019, weeks before the debut. Only months earlier a senior labelmate had introduced her on a TV show as JYP's secret weapon.

Yuna of Itzy competed for Gyeonggi at national tournaments in which team sport during middle school?

Floorball came before music for the group's youngest member, who was spotted by a JYP casting agent at a music festival and went on to pass her audition.

Ryujin of Itzy was scouted by JYP while attending a concert by which boy band?

Got7 were the act she had gone to see as a middle-schooler when JYP cast her. Four years of training followed before Itzy's debut.

Itzy's name comes from the Korean word 'itji', which carries which meaning in English?

To have is the idea behind the name: the members say it shows they possess everything their fans expect of them.

Chaeryeong of Itzy competed in 2015 on which survival show that chose the members of Twice?

Sixteen ended without a place for her in the winning lineup, but she stayed at JYP and trained for five years before debuting with Itzy.

The Korean title of Itzy's debut single 'Dalla Dalla' repeats a word with which English meaning?

Different, said twice, fits a song about individuality and self-confidence. Its video drew 17.1 million views in a day, then a record for a K-pop debut.

Itzy became the first Korean artists named global spokesmodels for which American make-up brand?

Maybelline New York gave the whole group the role in 2021, two years after Itzy had fronted MAC Cosmetics in their debut year.

Which name do Itzy's fans go by, a play on a Korean word for trusting or believing?

Midzy was announced as the fandom name in July 2019, five months after the debut, and a fan-dedicated single from 2021 carries the word in its title.

Itzy became the first K-pop girl group to win all five major awards in which category in one season?

Rookie of the Year went to Itzy at five of South Korea's biggest ceremonies in a single awards season, a clean sweep known as a grand slam.

Before debut, Ryujin and Yuna of Itzy appeared in a 2017 highlight reel for which boy band?

BTS featured the two trainees in the highlight reel for the Love Yourself series, two years before the pair debuted together.

Itzy performed 'Sneakers' in July 2022 on the late-night talk show of which American host?

Stephen Colbert's Late Show featured the group in its #LateShowMeMusic series one week after the single came out.

Chaeryeong of Itzy is the younger sister of Lee Chaeyeon, who sang in which girl group?

Iz*One debuted in 2018 with Lee Chaeyeon in its lineup. Years earlier the sisters had auditioned side by side on the third season of K-pop Star.

Lia of Itzy moved during elementary school from South Korea to which Canadian city?

Toronto was her home until she returned to South Korea, where she attended North London Collegiate School Jeju before passing her JYP audition in 2017.

Which instrument, praised by Time magazine, drives Itzy's 2020 single 'Not Shy'?

Saxophone bursts over rapid trap beats mark the track, which was also the first Itzy single about confessing love rather than self-confidence alone.

Yuna of Itzy drew praise at the 2022 KBS Song Festival for covering 'U-Go-Girl' by which soloist?

Lee Hyori later told Itzy on the talk show The Seasons that she enjoyed watching younger artists recreate her old performances.

Four future Itzy members appeared in 2017 on which Mnet reality show that launched a JYP boy band?

Stray Kids featured the trainees in its first episode. Only Lia, who passed her JYP audition that same year, was missing.

Itzy fronted three 2022 campaigns for which game franchise, including one for its trading card game?

Pokémon used the group three times that year, for Legends: Arceus, the card game and Unite, the last with its own special show video.

The music video for Itzy's 2019 summer single 'Icy' was filmed in which American city?

Los Angeles hosted the shoot, and the clip drew 18.1 million views in its first day, a million more than the group's debut video had managed.

Lia of Itzy passed an audition at 14 for which agency, then backed out over her parents' concerns?

SM Entertainment accepted her through a global audition held in Canada, but she walked away and joined JYP in 2017 instead.

Which 2024 Itzy single was recorded by four members while Lia was on a health hiatus?

Untouchable came out as a quartet recording in January 2024, then returned that October in a final version with Lia's vocals added.

Which 2022 EP, Itzy's first million-seller, shares its name with the group's first world tour?

Checkmate also gave Itzy a first top-ten placing on the US Billboard 200, and the tour named after it opened with two nights in Seoul.

Which 2020 single gave Itzy their most-viewed music video, with over 500 million views by 2023?

Wannabe also topped the charts in Malaysia and Singapore, the group's first number ones in both countries.

Which 2021 release, Itzy's first full studio album, entered the US Billboard 200 at number 11?

Crazy in Love opened at number one on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart that same week, with 'Loco' as its lead single.

Which production team wrote Itzy's debut single 'Dalla Dalla' and returned for 2021's 'Loco'?

Galactika built the debut song as a blend of EDM, hip hop, electropop and house, and went on to write and arrange the studio album's lead single as well.

Itzy teamed with which character brand in 2020 to create WDZY, dolls representing each member?

Line Friends created the WDZY dolls a year after Itzy's first wave of brand deals, which had ranged from duty-free shopping to cosmetics.

In 2022 which American label, already working with JYP on Twice, added Itzy to the partnership?

Republic Records extended its deal with JYP in February 2022, and its name appeared beside JYP's on the group's very next EP that July.

Itzy set a girl-group record for the fastest first music-show win after debut on which programme?

M Countdown handed over the trophy faster than any girl group had managed before, the first of nine wins for the debut single.

Itzy's leader became a JYP trainee after auditioning with which song by Twice?

Like Ooh-Ahh won her a place at the agency, and she trained there for three years before Itzy's debut.

Itzy's leader took up dance after her older sister showed her choreography by which girl group?

Wonder Girls routines, shown to her at home by her sister, inspired her to enrol at a local dance academy.

Which debut solo EP did Itzy's leader release in March 2025, co-writing its title track?

Air has four tracks, and its title song was written to capture how absorbed she feels while performing on stage.

Yuna of Itzy made her solo debut in March 2026 with which EP and title track?

Ice Cream arrived while Itzy were on a world tour, and two months after its singer had made her acting debut in a tvN office drama.

Which 2024 Itzy EP gave every member a first solo track?

Born to Be was also the first Itzy release on which the members wrote and composed, each taking credits on her own solo song.

Which solo song, dedicated to her fans, did Lia of Itzy co-write and release during her hiatus?

Blossom was written with Sim Eun-ji and kept her voice on the group's next EP even though she sat out its production and promotion.

Which October 2024 EP marked Lia's return to Itzy after her health hiatus?

Gold arrived three months after she rejoined the others on a fifth-anniversary livestream, and it re-recorded earlier songs with all five voices.

Which pop track with punk touches became Itzy's first English-language single in October 2022?

Boys Like You was issued as a pre-release for the group's sixth EP, which followed at the end of the next month.

Itzy's 2021 single 'Loco' earned the group a first Best K-Pop nomination at which American ceremony?

MTV Video Music Awards voters shortlisted the song in 2022, almost a year after its release. At home it had already won three music-show trophies.

Itzy's first showcase tour opened in November 2019 in which Southeast Asian capital?

Jakarta was the first stop of a run through Asia that ended with five dates in the United States in January 2020.

Ryujin of Itzy finished first among the female contestants on which 2017 JTBC survival show?

Mix Nine ended with a girls' team facing a boys' team for the right to debut, a prize that was cancelled after contract disputes.

Which producer's only K-pop song is the hyperpop track '24Hrs' on Itzy's 2020 EP It'z Me?

Sophie delivered a track described as a quirky-pop stomper, and the EP that carried it became Itzy's first number-one album in South Korea.

Which 2025 EP gave its name to Itzy's third world tour, launched in Seoul in February 2026?

Tunnel Vision opens with 'Focus', a track whose lyrics all five members helped write, and its tour began with three nights at Jamsil Indoor Stadium.

Lia of Itzy sang 'Always Be Your Star' for which MBC historical drama about King Jeongjo?

The Red Sleeve song came out in 2022, and she went on to record for dramas including Dr. Romantic and The Fiery Priest 2.

As Studio Choom's Artist of the Month, Ryujin of Itzy danced to 'Therefore I Am' by which singer?

Billie Eilish's song was her pick in November 2021. Groupmate Chaeryeong had held the same title three months earlier with a Camila Cabello cover.

Chaeryeong of Itzy and a groupmate mentored contestants on which 2023 SBS girl-group survival show?

Universe Ticket went on to form the eight-member group UNIS, with the two idols offering contestants general guidance along the way.

Which Kia model, in its 'Booster' edition, appears in the video for Itzy's 'Dalla Dalla'?

Soul Booster cars roll through the debut video, and the tie-in continued with a separate choreography clip made to promote the partnership.

Which 2PM member introduced Itzy's future leader as JYP's secret weapon on the SBS show The Fan?

Junho made the introduction in late 2018, months before the debut, and her performance on the show built anticipation for the new group.

Which 2022 release, Itzy's first Japanese single, reached number three on the Oricon chart?

Voltage was written by Mayu Wakisaka, who had already penned hits for labelmates Twice, and it came out through Warner Music Japan.

Which 2021 EP gave Itzy a first entry on the US Billboard 200 chart, at number 148?

Guess Who slipped onto the chart five months before the group's first studio album vaulted them to number 11.

Itzy performed 'Loco' in September 2021 on the daytime talk show of which American host?

Kelly Clarkson's programme aired the performance three days after the single's release, in between the group's music-show stages in South Korea.