ITZY to release 'Sneakers' on July 15

Girl group ITZY is set to release the lead track "Sneakers" from its upcoming EP "Checkmate" on July 15. JYP Entertainment unveiled the tracklist on the group's social media channels Friday. "Checkmate" has seven songs: "Sneakers," "Rac3r"..

A poster for ITZY's first world tour [JYP ENTERTAINMENT]

Girl group ITZY is set to release the lead track “Sneakers” from its upcoming EP “Checkmate” on July 15.

JYP Entertainment unveiled the tracklist on the group’s social media channels Friday.

“Checkmate” has seven songs: “Sneakers,” “Rac3r” (pronounced “racer”), “What I Want,” “Free Fall,” “365,” “Domino” and an English version of “Sneakers.”

According to the agency, “Sneakers” is an energetic song with lyrics about aspiring to be free.

ITZY debuted in February 2019 with “Dalla Dalla.” The group has five members — Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong and Yuna. Its other songs include “Icy” (2019), “Wannabe” (2020), “Not Shy” (2020), “Mafia in the Morning” (2021) and “Loco” (2021).

The girl group is also set to kick off its first world tour starting in Seoul on Aug. 6 to 7, then will move on to tour eight cities in the United States — Los Angeles, Phoenix, Dallas, Sugar Land, Atlanta, Chicago, Boston and New York.

BY SHIN MIN-HEE [shin.minhee@joongang.co.kr]