On the afternoon of March 9, 2020, ITZY officially returned for the 3rd time since their debut with the 2nd mini album t...
On the afternoon of March 9, 2020,
ITZY officially returned for the 3rd time since their debut with the 2nd mini album titled It’z Me and the title song WANNABE. ITZY showed maturity in their visual, but the topic and lyrics are considered too stereotyped - there was not much breakthrough compared to Dalla Dalla and ICY, as all 3 are about self love. This concept is not new in Kpop. In terms of melody, ITZY is still using Hip Hop and EDM as the main material, WANNABE is currently creating many mixed opinions, not fully recognized as a successful song for ITZY.
WANNABE also "sweeped" the digital music charts when they were at the top of Genie, Flo, Bugs, Soribada... however, it's Melon ranking continued to decline, as the girls debuting at 18th place was quite low. This reflects whether the song fits the public taste or not.
Besides the song's achievements and public recognition, one more thing that is of great interest is the center time of each members. People watching the MV will know Ryujin is the member who takes the center role and is the one who performs the most killing parts, followed by Yeji, Yuna, Lia and Chaeryeong. Looking at the analysis of the amount of center time, many fans were surprised by the time Chaeryeong stood in the center despite being the main dancer, she only had a mere 8 seconds to show her part.
Chaeryeong only stood in the center for 8 seconds even though she was the main dancer.
Facing this, many netizens expressed their dissatisfaction when claiming that Chaeryeong was treated unfairly, as can be seen from the debut until now, Chaeryeong appeared quite "faint" next to the other members. Among the 5 members of ITZY, Ryujin and Yeji are often in charge of the most prominent parts in the song. With charisma, visuals and internal dance moves, both are said to stand in any position. As for Chaeryeong, despite her outstanding ability to sing live and choreography, she has a "inferior" atmosphere compared to her fellow members, so the attention of the audience falsely passed over to the other 4 people. But the fact that ITZY has 5 members but Chaeryeong's singing line only 8 seconds also makes the fans angry, wondering why Chaeryeong is one of the best live members of ITZY.
ITZY has 5 members but Chaeryeong has 8 seconds, so the fans are angry, because she is one of the best live singers in ITZY.
Netizens feel sad when Chaeryeong's singing lines and center time were too few even for the main dancer:
- ITZY has 5 members and Chaeryeong only has 8 seconds, that's a bit...- Talented Chaeryeong, why are you being treated like that all the time?- It's the first time I've seen a 5-member group divide the center time like this!- Chaeryeong also doesn't have many singing lines, not even the center part of the song. This is too much! - 8 seconds is too little... If I didn't read this article, I wouldn't know if Chaeryeong is the main dancer. When I watched the stage, her live singing was good too!- Chaeryeong is the main dancer, why could they create such choreography?
