ITZY broke their record once again with the mini album "CHECKMATE."
ITZY released the mini album "CHECKMATE" and the title track "SNEAKERS" on July 15. Even after completing the album activities and receiving positive reviews from domestic and foreign fans, they have achieved significant results and are collecting topics.
As of the afternoon of the 18th, ITZY's album 'CHECKMATE' has recorded its highest shipment of around 900,000 copies based on the Gaon Chart. Following the previous 72665 pre-orders, the album reached 472,394 copies in the first week of album-counting website Hanteo Chart (album sales in the week to the date of release), breaking its own best record, writing a new growth has proven its popularity.
ITZY has continued to solidify its position as a 'global trending girl group.' They entered the US Billboard main chart "Billboard 200" at number 148 with their mini album "GUESS WHO" last April and rose to number 11 with their first full album "CRAZY IN LOVE." in September of the same year. , in July of this year, with his 5th mini album 'CHECKMATE,' he ranked 8th and climbed to the top 10, building a global growth story. Also, despite having ended the music show for 'SNEAKERS,' Mnet's 'M Countdown' on August 11th and SBS's 'Inkigayo' on the 14th still hold first place, showing their enduring popularity.
Recently, the number of subscribers to the official YouTube channel has also surpassed 7.61 million as of the afternoon of the 18th, confirming the influence of this channel at home and abroad. ITZY's debut song 'DALLA DALLA' to 'ICY,' 'WANNABE' (Wannabe), 'Not Shy,' 'Ma.P.A. In the morning' (Mafia in the morning) and 'LOCO,' there are six music videos reaching billions of views on YouTube, of which 'WANNABE' and 'DALLA DALLA' have surpassed 300 million views and are the cases K-pop songs. 4th generation girl group, they shine as the only group with two MVs reaching more than 300 million views. In addition, it continuously uploads its content showing various charms, such as 'ITZY? ITZY!', 'CHECKMATE' album song videos and behind-the-scenes activities, making the hearts of global fans flutter. In particular, the MV of the title song 'SNEAKERS' has surpassed 95.51 million views on YouTube as of the morning of the 19th, raising expectations for another record of billions of views.
In addition to YouTube, it also caters to Generation Z tastes by presenting challenges in actively using short-form content. Global short video app TikTok has around 9.5 million followers and is capturing the public through trendy release promotions, cover dances, and fresh content showcasing the year's glamor members.
Meanwhile, ITZY completed the Seoul performance of their first world tour, 'ITZY THE 1ST WORLD TOUR <CHECKMATE>' at the SK Olympic Handball Stadium in Olympic Park on the 6th and 7th of the month. 8. Following the momentum, the 8 Americas arrive in Los Angeles, the USA on October 26 (local time), Phoenix on the 29th, Dallas on November 1, Sugar Land on the 3rd, Atlanta on the 5th, Chicago on the 7th, Boston on the 10th and New York on the 13th. They put on a solo concert in the city and spread bigger wings to global fame. All concert tickets in the US were sold out at the same time as the opening time for pre-order.
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