On February 6th, global pop group IZ*ONE will be releasing their debut Japanese single “Suki to Iwasetai” (I want to say I Like You).
IZ*ONE (pronounced as “Eyez One”/IZ=12 and the meaning is 12 members coming together as ONE).
The group features Jang Wonyoung, Miyawaki Sakura, Jo Yuri, Choi Yena, Ahn Yujin, Yabuki Nako, Kwon Eunbi, Kang Hyewon, Honda Hitomi, Kim Chaewon, Kim Minju and Lee Chaeyeon.
The 12 members are the finalists of Mnet’s “Produce48” which began with 48 trainees from South Korea and 48 members of Japan’s AKB48G (AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, NGT48).
I have written about IZ*ONE since they were announced on the final episode of “Produce48” and the fact is that the group is a monster rookie group that have broke sales records, won multiple “Best New Artist/Rookie of the Year” awards since their debut on October 29th and recently had a sold-out day/evening performance in Japan this past weekend.
And now the music video for “Suki to Iwasetai” was released in YouTube and part of the fun is seeing their fans WIZ*ONE so hardcore and I wouldn’t be surprised if the group breaks 2 million views in its first few hours of the video being released.
I pre-ordered the two Type-A and Type-B singles when they were first made available for sale but no luck on getting the box set. But hoping that the group has a successful release in Japan as they did in Korea!
Their music video for “La Vie en Rose” has surpassed 57.5 million views:
