ITZY released their 4th EP < GUESS WHO > in April 2021 with the title track ‘마.피.아. In the morning’, successfully entering the US Billboard’s main chart ‘Billboard 200’ for the first time at 148th, while also ranking 99th on ‘Artist 100’, which comprehensively counts and ranks artists’ performance. In addition, ITZY’s full-length album released in September 2021, < CRAZY IN LOVE > ranked 11th on ‘Billboard 200’, making their highest charting entry yet, and placed 12th on ‘Artist 100’, confirming the hottest worldwide popularity. Following the momentum, the girls of ITZY, Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong, and Yuna will bring out positive energy by releasing their new EP < CHECKMATE > on July 15th. Their title track “SNEAKERS” will charm Generation Z with ITZY’s unique, confident, and energetic melody this summer. Sneakers are used to express a special promise to move forward freely without confining oneself to other people’s standards with a strong message of ‘Let’s go anywhere together'. ITZY once again delivers a hit song with GALACTIKA, “SNEAKERS” showcase their chemistry from prior collaborations on ITZY’s iconic songs ‘DALLA DALLA’, ‘WANNABE’, and ‘LOCO’. In addition, Swedish composer Sebastian Thott, who worked on the song ‘Mirror’ from the first full-length album < CRAZY IN LOVE > , joined to increase the song’s perfection. ITZY expresses the confident attitude of “I am confident that I can express myself honestly” to “I will enjoy my way” with their new visual. The music video is about girls awakening to the value of freedom through “SNEAKERS”, which draws attention to the presence of the girls who take big steps towards to better future. With their trademark powerful dance performance, ITZY continues to lead the 4th generation idol era. ITZY’s new EP has 7 tracks including the title track “SNEAKERS”, “RACER”, “WHAT I WANT”, “Free Fall”, “365”, “DOMINO”, and “SNEAKERS (English Ver.). ITZY made their outstanding musical charm by working with domestic and foreign songwriters such as GALACTIKA, hit composer KENZIE, LDN Noise, and more. ITZY showed unrivaled presence in KPOP field by satisfying the tastes of MZ generation (Millennial generation born in the early 1980s to early 2000s, and Generation Z born in the middle of 1990s to early 2000s), with their perfect live skills and performance on stage. ITZY as “4th generation representative girl-group”, they aim worldwide fandom and music industry in this summer with their new album that has their strong leap forward.