

“I can’t forget the first time I saw you at JYP. In December 2017, YG Entertainment’s Yang Hyun Suk also told Ryujin that he wanted to “steal” her from JYP and train her as a YG artist. She also appeared on Stray Kids’ survival show and was a contestant on MIX NINE. After that, Ryujin trained with JYP for four years until ITZY’s debut in 2019.īefore ITZY’s debut, however, Ryujin also starred in BTS’ “Love Yourself” highlight reel in scenes with J-Hope and Jimin. I was a little suspicious at first, but they were so adorable that I ended up giving them my number,” Ryujin said at the time. “I went to GOT7’s concert, and someone asked for my number in front of the restrooms, so I gave it to them. Ryujin explained that she was at a fan event for GOT7 (another JYP act) when a scout asked her for her number while they were waiting in line for the restrooms. In a March 2020 interview on SBS Power FM’s Lee Joon’s Young Street, each of ITZY’s members revealed how they were discovered before they became trainees at JYP Entertainment. Ahead is what you need to know about ITZY’s members and how they were discovered.Ī post shared by ITZY is a rapper, dancer and vocalist for ITZY. With five members, each with their own distinct personalities, sounds and styles, ITZY is on the rise to become one of this K-pop generation’s most successful girl groups. Five months after their most recent single, “Wannabe,” ITZY will release their next single, “Not Shy,” on August 17. In June 2019, they released their first EP, It’z Icy, which included “Dalla Dalla” and their second single, “Icy.” ITZY’s second EP, It’z Me, debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart in March 2020. In a short amount of time, ITZY has become one of K-pop’s fastest-growing girl groups. ITZY is a five-member girl group that debuted in 2019 with their single “Dalla Dalla.” The group is managed by JYP Entertainment, which is the same company that manages TWICE, GOT7, Stray Kids and other K-pop acts. But first, let us explain who is ITZY in the first place. We will answer all your ITZY-related questions ahead. So, how were ITZY’s members discovered and what order did they join the band? Worry not, reader. Like most K-pop idols, Ryujin, Yuna, Yeji, Lia and Chaeryeong had different paths to stardom.

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The ITZY members then went on to demonstrate what the original version of the song sounded like, with JaeJae proving her MIDZY status by excitedly joining in.Ĭheck out the full episode of “MMTG” below! (ITZY sings the snippet of the original version of “DALLA DALLA” at 5:42 in the video.If you’re a new MIDZY, first-welcome the fandom. Those were the original lyrics: ‘Billion Dollar, Dollar Baby’ instead of.

JaeJae then correctly guessed that the original hook had been “Billion Dollar Baby” before “DALLA DALLA” replaced it, leading to some adorably shocked reactions from the ITZY members. “Actually, before our debut,” she shared, “that was supposed to be the double meaning of the song.” Yeji chimed in with a smile, “We’re revealing this for the first time right now.” Ryujin then surprised JaeJae by revealing that the original lyrics to the famous hook of “DALLA DALLA” were different from what they are now. Pointing out that the Korean word “ dalla” (which means “different”) sounds similar to the English word “dollar,” she asked, “To foreigners’ ears, wouldn’t ‘DALLA’ sound like ‘dollar,’ as in the money?” The ITZY members appeared as guests on the latest episode of SBS’s popular YouTube show “MMTG,” where they chatted with host JaeJae about their recently released English versions of their Korean title tracks.ĭuring the interview, JaeJae noted that ITZY hadn’t translated the titular Korean phrase “DALLA DALLA” in the new English version of the song, instead choosing to leave it in Korean throughout the otherwise mostly English lyrics. According to ITZY, their iconic debut track “ DALLA DALLA” almost had a different title and hook!
