The group ITZY has re-signed with JYP Entertainment (hereafter JYP).
JYP said on the afternoon of the 20th, "With exclusive contracts set to expire early next year, Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong and Yuna — all members of ITZY — have renewed their contracts with our company. Recognizing the artists' unrivaled performance skills and their continued worldwide activity, ITZY and JYP completed the renewals early based on mutual trust," the company said.
With this, ITZY and JYP will continue their valuable relationship once again. Going forward, JYP said it will spare no support for ITZY's activities as a global top girl group and will do its best to secure various routes so the members' outstanding abilities can shine.
In particular, ITZY surprised and delighted fans by announcing the renewal first at their fourth official fan meeting, ITZY The 4th Fan Meeting 있지 믿지, 날자! "ON AIR" held on the 20th at the KBS Arena in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. The members said they are grateful for the precious feelings MIDZY (fandom name: 믿지) sent and promised to move forward together toward a brighter tomorrow.
Since officially debuting in Feb. 2019, ITZY swept various rookie awards and, by showing improving performance skills each year, has established itself as a K-pop representative performance queen. Their mini album GUESS WHO entered the U.S. Billboard main chart the Billboard 200, and the mini album CHECKMATE reached No. 8 on the Billboard 200. In 2024, they completed their second world tour, ITZY 2ND WORLD TOUR "Born Be" — a 32-show tour across 28 regions worldwide
Meanwhile, ITZY will hold a solo fan meeting in Tokyo, Japan, from Oct. 11 to 13 and meet more global fans.
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