"Cheshire" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group

Itzy Itzy (stylized in all caps; ) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment and consisting of members Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong, and Yuna. They debuted on February 12, 2019, with the release of their single album ''It'z Different'' ...

for their sixth extended play of the same name. It was released as the EP's lead single by

JYP Entertainment JYP Entertainment Corporation () is a South Korean multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate founded in 1997 by J. Y. Park. It is one of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea, and operates as a record label, tale ...

and

Republic Records Republic Records is a New York City–based American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). It was founded by Avery Lipman and Monte Lipman as an independent label in 1995, and was acquired by UMG in 2000. Republic was initially an ...

on November 30, 2022.

Background and release

On November 7, 2022, JYP Entertainment announced Itzy would be releasing their sixth extended play titled ''Cheshire'' on November 30, with the promotional schedule released on the same day. On November 24, the track listing was released with "Cheshire" announced as the lead single. The following day, the track spoiler video was released. The music video teasers was released on November 28 and 29. The song was released alongside its music video and the EP on November 30.

Composition

"Cheshire" was written by Hwang Su-min and Jeong Ha-ri of 153/Joombas, composed and arranged primarily by Timothy Tan and Justin Reinstein along with Ciara Muscat, Josefin Glenmark, Jar (153/Joombas), and Jjean for the composition. It was described as a

dance-pop Dance-pop is a popular music subgenre that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It is generally uptempo music intended for nightclubs with the intention of being danceable but also suitable for contemporary hit radio. Developing from a ...

song featuring "fresh piano riff and strong bass rhythm" with lyrics that conveys the message of "believing in your own feelings as there is no right answer to your worries and questions about yourself". "Cheshire" was composed in the

key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * Key (map ...

G major G major (or the key of G) is a major scale based on G, with the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F. Its key signature has one sharp. Its relative minor is E minor and its parallel minor is G minor. The G major scale is: Notable compositi ...

, with a tempo of 99 beats per minute.

Commercial performance

"Cheshire" debuted at number 105 on South Korea's

Circle Digital Chart The Circle Digital Chart, previously known as the Gaon Digital Chart, is the music industry standard record chart ranking the 200 most popular singles in South Korea. It provides rankings on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis, which is based on ...

in the chart issue dated November 27 – December 3, 2022; on its component charts, it debuted at number 12 on the Circle Download Chart, number 181 on the Circle Streaming Chart, and number 54 on the Circle BGM Chart. It ascended to number 89 on the Circle Digital Chart, number 110 on the Circle Streaming Chart in the following week. In Singapore, the song debuted number 24 on the RIAS Top Streaming Chart, and number 12 on the RIAS Top Regional Chart in the chart issue dated December 2–8, 2022. In Taiwan, the song debuted at number 16 on the ''

Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertise ...

'' Taiwan Songs in the chart issue dated December 17, 2022. In Netherlands, the song debuted at number 31 on the Dutch Global 40 in the chart issue dated December 5, 2022.

Promotion

Following the release of ''Cheshire'', on November 30, 2022, the group performed "Cheshire" at 2022 MAMA Awards. They subsequently performed on three music programs in the first week: KBS's ''

Music Bank Music Bank may refer to: * ''Music Bank'' (TV program), a South Korean music program by KBS **''Music Bank World Tour The ''Music Bank'' World Tour is a worldwide live concert tour of South Korean music show '' Music Bank'' by the Korean Broa ...

'' on December 2, MBC's ''

Show! Music Core ''Show! Music Core'' (), or simply ''Music Core'' is a South Korean music television program broadcast by MBC. It airs live every Saturday at 15:30 (KST). The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage. ...

'' on December 3, and SBS's ''

Inkigayo ''Inkigayo'' ( ko, 인기가요; English title: ''The Music Trend'', previously ''Popular Song'') is a South Korean music program broadcast by SBS. It airs live every Sunday. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who p ...

'' on December 4. On the second week, they performed on ''Music Bank'' on December 9 where they won first place, ''Show! Music Core'' on December 10, and ''Inkigayo'' on December 11.

Accolades

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

Melon A melon is any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae with sweet, edible, and fleshy fruit. The word "melon" can refer to either the plant or specifically to the fruit. Botanically, a melon is a kind of berry, specifically a "pepo". The ...

. Studio * JYPE Studio –

recording A record, recording or records may refer to: An item or collection of data Computing * Record (computer science), a data structure ** Record, or row (database), a set of fields in a database related to one entity ** Boot sector or boot record, ...

, mixing,

digital editing Digital media is any media (communication), communication media that operate in conjunction with various encoded machine-readable data formats. Digital media can be created, viewed, distributed, modified, listened to, and preserved on a digital ...

* Sterling Sound – mastering * Studio Nomad – digital editing Personnel *

– vocals * Song Hee-jin (Solcire) – background vocals * Hwang Su-min (153/Joombas) – lyrics * Jeong Ha-ri (153/Joombas) – lyrics * Timothy Tan –

composition Composition or Compositions may refer to: Arts and literature *Composition (dance), practice and teaching of choreography *Composition (language), in literature and rhetoric, producing a work in spoken tradition and written discourse, to include v ...

arrangement In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orches ...

, synth, bass, piano/keys, drum * Justin Reinstein – composition, arrangement, synth * Ciara Muscat – composition * Josefin Glenmark – composition * Jar (153/Joombas) – composition * Jjean – compositio * Goo Hye-jin – recording, digital editing * Lee Tae-seop – mixing * Chris Gehringer – mastering * Kwon Nam-woo – mastering * Choi – digital editing * Mr Cho (Solcire) – digital editing * Noday – vocal directing

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Release history

References

{{Itzy Itzy songs 2022 singles 2022 songs Korean-language songs JYP Entertainment singles Republic Records singles