The group ILLIT aims straight for the hearts of global fans with a new original Japanese song.
ILLIT (Yoon-ah, Minju, Moka, Won-hee, Iroha) posted concept photos for their second Japanese digital single, "Sunday Morning," on the team's official social media on the afternoon of the 5th.
The five members' classic atmosphere and lovely looks stand out. They raised excitement with fresh smiles by the window soaked in warm sunlight or drew viewers in with mysterious gazes into the camera. Members wearing name tags each shown cooking or cleaning amplified curiosity about the story to be revealed later.
Set to be released at 12 a.m. on the 13th, "Sunday Morning" is a J-pop rock–style song that depicts the unstoppable great power of love. It captures the sparkling emotions and wistful longing of a Sunday morning when you want to go meet the person you like right away. Mega Shinnosuke, a 2000-born singer who sang the TikTok hit "Ai to U (Love and You)," participated in the songwriting, raising expectations for the synergy with ILLIT, a short-form powerhouse.
This song will be used as the opening theme for season 2 of the animation "Princess, 'It's Time for Torture'" broadcast on Japanese terrestrial channels and OTT platforms. Prior to the broadcast, a portion of the track was pre-released on TikTok on the 5th. Fans have poured out enthusiastic responses such as "ILLIT's bright, cheerful vocals suit the anime OST well" and "I'm looking forward to the full song."
Opening the new year with "Sunday Morning," ILLIT is attracting attention to see whether they will produce another long-running hit following last year. The theme song they released in February last year for the film "I don't like you just by your face," "Almond Chocolate," enjoyed a long run on Japanese music charts and produced notable results across various annual indicators. Backed by fans' support, even the released Korean version drew praise from both the public and critics, and attention is focused on ILLIT's global moves with this new song.
OSEN=Jang Wooyoung reporter