''It'z Different'' (stylized as ''IT'z DIFFERENT'') is the debut

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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'' ...

. It was released on February 12, 2019, by

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with the lead single "

Dalla Dalla "Dalla Dalla" () is the debut single by South Korean girl group Itzy. The song was released to digital outlets as the lead single from their debut single album, ''It'z Different'', on February 12, 2019, through JYP Entertainment. Written and co ...

Background and release

On January 24, 2019,

shared the first teasers for the debut of the group, continuing the following day. From January 26 to February 1, the individual teasers for each member were released. The same day, the first teaser for the music video of the lead single "

" was uploaded on JYP Entertainment's YouTube channel. On February 5, other teaser pictures of the members were released. The following day, the track list of the album was revealed with two songs: "Dalla Dalla" and "Want It?". On February 7, a voice teaser for "Dalla Dalla" was out. On February 8, the second teaser for the music video was uploaded.

finally debuted on February 12, 2019, by released ''It'z Different'' at the same time as the music video for "Dalla Dalla".

Promotion

Itzy started promoting ''It'z Different'' in the live broadcast "The 1st Single Live Premiere" on Naver V Live in which they performed "Dalla Dalla" for the first time. The group promoted the single album in the South Korean music programs ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

'' in which they received nine music show wins for their debut song.

Critical reception

''It'z Different'' received generally favorable reviews from critics. ''

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s Jeong Yeon-kyung stated that: ""

" borrows a dance beat in a ratchet style, exuding a YG atmosphere, and the personality of Red Velvet and

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, represented by electronic sounds, comes out. The only choice for JYP style is the old-fashioned 'I'm different' narrative and the 'Gapbunpong (suddenly mood)' chorus, like

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's' "I Don't Need a Man", which eventually leads to the same woman with an arrow of blame." ''

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'''s Tamar Herman said that: "The electropop song is an empowering anthem, introducing ITZY as a group that’s an alternative to its peers: the title “Dalla Dalla” is the word for “different” in Korean, repeated. "I'm different from the kids, I'm different,” members sing in the chorus ahead of the chanting titular refrain. “Don't measure me by your standards alone, I love being myself, I'm nobody else.""

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control Itzy albums Korean-language albums JYP Entertainment albums 2019 albums Single albums