Ahead of the contract renewal, the future spo contained in ‘Yeon-dae’ ? ft.Rib fighting spirit(comprehensive)[DA : On-site]

As girl group ITZY has passed the 6th anniversary of their debut and is entering the period of contract renewal, they have returned with an album with the keywords of ‘us’, ‘unity’, and ‘solidarity’.The members also continued to make positive comments about the contract renewal, adding to the possibility that they will start the second act together without any departures.

On the afternoon of the 9th, a press conference to commemorate the release of ITZY’s new mini-album ‘Girls Will Be Girls’ was held at the Grand Ballroom Hall of the Sofitel Ambassador Seoul Hotel & Serviced Residences in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

Regarding the fact that Yejin chose solidarity and unity as keywords for her new album, she explained, “I wanted to prepare so that I could convey the resonance of our name to many people, and I thought I could show our solid teamwork.I also prepared it because I thought that MIDZY(the fandom)would like it if they saw our strong friendship and solidarity.”

After being together for a long time, the meaning of the members and the team has become even stronger through each member’s solo activities.First, Yeji confessed, “I realized the importance of the members while doing solo activities.I think the meaning of each other has become stronger as time goes by.I’ve felt that I rely on them mentally while doing team activities.Of course, it’s like family, but it’s my one and only team, my side.It’s a feeling that’s so affectionate that I can’t explain it in words.”

Yuna expressed her affectionate feelings by saying, “Isn’t it because the five members become one body and move together? I think it’s what I rely on the most during difficult times and the driving force that makes me run toward my goals as one.” Ryujin said, “As we celebrate our 6th anniversary and have many juniors, I think I’ve become more mature, but when I’m with the members, I can be petty and return to my childhood, and it becomes a place of refuge for my heart.”

This new album is ITZY’s first in about 8 months since their mini-album “GOLD” in October of last year, and is highly anticipated as their first comeback in 2025.The album contains a total of 5 tracks, including the title track of the same name “Girls Will Be Girls, “ as well as “Kiss & Tell, “ “Locked N Loaded, “ “Promise, “ and “Walk.” The title track of the same name as the album is an impressive song with a dynamic beat and large-scale vocal harmony.

ITZY celebrated their 6th debut anniversary in February and is entering the season of contract renewal.Ryu Jin said, “The reason we can continue to be active for so long and look forward to more is thanks to our seniors who have been active for a long time with great teamwork before us.” She continued, “Looking at our seniors, we also made up our minds to work hard in the future and become singers who don’t lose their original intentions and go all the way.” She continued, “We showed new sides of ourselves through individual activities such as individual advertisements and YouTube activities, and we are preparing to show more in various ways in the future because we think people like our individual charms as well.I hope you love us a lot.”

Regarding the group’s direction, Yeji said, “Just like our appearances at the time were naturally incorporated into the teen crush concept at the beginning of our debut, I think we’ve naturally blended into the concept every time.When I look at our past videos or photos, I think we were really young.I think our current appearance will become like that as time goes by.We’ll work hard to naturally show our cool and refreshing appearances in the future.”

When asked directly about renewing her contract, Chaeyoung replied, “It’s hard to believe that we’re discussing renewing our contract after 7 years.I’m working hard to coordinate with the company and I’ll make sure to give you good news.”

While telling the behind-the-scenes story of the album, an unexpected rib fighting spirit(?) was also mentioned.Due to the close and complicated path, an accident occurred where Yuna got hit by Lia during choreography practice.Yua whined, “I got hit in the rib by Lia’s elbow.Since this is an album where I put in a rib, I would be grateful if you liked it and showed interest in it.”

Yejin announced, “In addition to the new album comeback, we will prepare other albums this year to show you many sides of ourselves.We will also be active in various ways as individuals.”

ITZY’s album will be available on various music sites at 6 PM today(the 9th).An hour before the album release, at 5 PM, a countdown live with fans will be held.

Reporter Jeong com -yeon, Donga.com shine2562@donga

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