South Korean girl group
Itzy
Itzy (; Japanese language, Japanese: イッチ; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group consists of five members: Yeji (singer), Yeji, Lia (South Korean singer), Lia, Ryujin (rapper), Ryujin, Chae ...
has performed in two concert tours and two showcases since their debut in 2019, Their debut concert tour, Checkmate World Tour begin in South Korea in August 2022 and later expanded to North America and Asia.
Their second world tour, Born to Be World Tour was announced in December 2023 and began in South Korea in February 2024. Due to
Lia
Lia is a feminine given name. In the Spanish-speaking world, it is accented Lía. In English-speaking countries, the name may be a variant of Leah or Lea. Lia may be a diminutive of various names including Julia, Cecilia, Amelia, Talia, Cornel ...
's hiatus, the tour was promoted by the group as a quartet.
Checkmate World Tour
Checkmate World Tour was the first worldwide concert tour by South Korean girl group
Itzy
Itzy (; Japanese language, Japanese: イッチ; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group consists of five members: Yeji (singer), Yeji, Lia (South Korean singer), Lia, Ryujin (rapper), Ryujin, Chae ...
, held in support of the group's fifth Korean extended play ''
Checkmate
Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is any game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check (threatened with ) and there is no possible escape. Checkmating the opponent wins the game.
In chess, the king is ...
'' (2022). It began on August 6, 2022, in
Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
,
South Korea
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and held 17 shows across Asia and North America.
Background
JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment Corporation () is a South Korean Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment and record label Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in 1997 by Park Jin-young, J. Y. Park. Operating as a record label, talent ...
announced on June 2, 2022, that
Itzy
Itzy (; Japanese language, Japanese: イッチ; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group consists of five members: Yeji (singer), Yeji, Lia (South Korean singer), Lia, Ryujin (rapper), Ryujin, Chae ...
would be returning with new music in July, which will then be followed-up by their first world tour in support of the new release. The post featured a promotion scheduler with details of the upcoming EP titled ''
Checkmate
Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is any game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check (threatened with ) and there is no possible escape. Checkmating the opponent wins the game.
In chess, the king is ...
'', as well as a partial schedule of the tour. On June 22, 2022, it was announced that the second show in Seoul (August 7) will be live-streamed and will be restreamed on (September 4) via
Beyond Live
Beyond Live (commonly stylized as Beyond LIVE) is an online live concert streaming service and concert series by South Korean entertainment company SM Entertainment in partnership with Naver. It is a paid concert streaming service. It provides ...
. On October 17, four additional dates in
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...
were announced, followed by the addition of a second show in Manila for January 15.
;Setlist
The section below contains the setlist of the concert.
Tour dates
Born to Be World Tour
Born to Be World Tour was the second worldwide concert by South Korean girl group
Itzy
Itzy (; Japanese language, Japanese: イッチ; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group consists of five members: Yeji (singer), Yeji, Lia (South Korean singer), Lia, Ryujin (rapper), Ryujin, Chae ...
, held in support of the group's second studio album ''
Born to Be'' (2024). It began on February 24, 2024, at the
Jamsil Arena
Jamsil Arena (), a.k.a. Jamsil Indoor Stadium, is an indoor arena, indoor sporting arena. It is part of Seoul Sports Complex, located in Seoul, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 11,069 for basketball and was built from December 1976 to Ap ...
in
Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
, South Korea, and ended on August 10, 2024, at the
AsiaWorld–Arena
AsiaWorld–Arena (, also Hall 1 of AsiaWorld–Expo) is the largest indoor seated performance venue in Hong Kong. It has a total floor area of , a maximum capacity of 12,500 seats (14,000 with standing) and high ceiling clearance of 19 metres ...
in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
, after 30 shows in Asia, Oceania, the Americas and Europe. As the tour took place during
Lia
Lia is a feminine given name. In the Spanish-speaking world, it is accented Lía. In English-speaking countries, the name may be a variant of Leah or Lea. Lia may be a diminutive of various names including Julia, Cecilia, Amelia, Talia, Cornel ...
's hiatus, it was promoted by the group as a quartet.
Background
JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment Corporation () is a South Korean Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment and record label Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in 1997 by Park Jin-young, J. Y. Park. Operating as a record label, talent ...
announced on December 3, 2023, that
Itzy
Itzy (; Japanese language, Japanese: イッチ; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group consists of five members: Yeji (singer), Yeji, Lia (South Korean singer), Lia, Ryujin (rapper), Ryujin, Chae ...
would make a comeback the following month, as well as their second world tour in support of their new release. On January 26, 2024 the tour schedule was announced. On February 8 a second show was added for Toronto for June 29, 2024.
Setlist
The section below contains the setlist of the concert.
Tour dates
Showcases
Itzy 'It'z Different' Debut Showcase
Itzy started promoting ''It'z Different'' in the live broadcast "The 1st Single Live Premiere" on
Naver V Live in which they performed "Dalla Dalla" for the first time.
Itzy Premiere Showcase Tour 'Itzy? Itzy!'
Notes
References
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Concert tours
A concert tour (or simply tour) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations. Often, concert tours are named to differentiate different tours by the same artist and to associate a specific ...
Itzy
Itzy (; Japanese language, Japanese: イッチ; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group consists of five members: Yeji (singer), Yeji, Lia (South Korean singer), Lia, Ryujin (rapper), Ryujin, Chae ...