ITZY Yeji “My first solo in 7 years, so nervous, big turning point”

ITZY‘s Yeji revealed her thoughts on her solo debut.

On the 10th at 2 PM, at the press conference to commemorate the release of her solo debut album ‘AIR’, held at the Grand Ballroom Hall of the Sofitel Ambassador Seoul Hotel & Serviced Residences in Songpa-gu, Seoul, Yeji said, “It still doesn’t feel real that I‘m debuting as a soloist. It’s only now that it‘s starting to feel real. I want to do well”.

She continued, “My heart is still racing and I’m nervous”, and when I heard the news that I would be doing a solo that I had only imagined in the distant past, I thought, ‘Has time passed so quickly?’. Since I was the first one in the group, I felt a lot of pressure. I think they trusted me and sent me out as the first one because I‘m the oldest and the leader of the team. PD Park Jin-young told me the same thing,“ she confessed.

Yeji said, ”I think that debuting as a soloist in my 7th year since debuting can be a big turning point. While I was preparing, I discovered a side of myself that I didn’t know about, and I wanted to show it to many people without shame. This time, I wanted to show as much of myself as possible. I prepared with the determination to make people remember the person called Yeji.“

She added, ”For the past 7 years, while promoting with the members, I‘ve received a lot of anticipation and love for my performances while drawing the team color of ITZY. Starting with my first solo, I’m looking forward to the other members showing new sides of themselves through their individual activities.“

Yeji‘s album title track, ‘Air’, the first soloist from ITZY, is a synth-pop genre song that stands out with its strong bass sound and addictive hook. Yezi participated in writing the lyrics herself, and JYP’s representative producer Park Jin-young (JY Park) also credited the song.

Yezi‘s solo debut album ‘AIR’ and the title song of the same name will be available on various music sites at 6 PM on the 10th.

Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com

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