On August 18, a video titled ŌĆ£Letters to MIDZYŌĆØ was uploaded on ITZYŌĆÖs V LIVE channel. In the video, each member shared their honest feelings about being a member of ITZY. Among them, RyujinŌĆÖs words drew keen attention. She said, ŌĆ£We practice almost for our performance a lot. Among all the compliments we hear after showing our best performance, things like ŌĆśyour performance seems difficult for a girl group,ŌĆÖ ŌĆśit looks too straining for a girl group,ŌĆÖ or ŌĆśtoo cool to be girl groupŌĆÖs performanceŌĆÖ donŌĆÖt really sound like a compliment.ŌĆØ ŌĆ£Honestly, it feels like theyŌĆÖre saying, ŌĆśitŌĆÖs better than what I expected.ŌĆÖ Of course, I say thank you because they said it with good intentions, but it doesnŌĆÖt feel good. I want you to see it as it is. I hope you feel and think about it just the way you see it, like ŌĆślooks coolŌĆÖ or ŌĆśthey were great,ŌĆÖŌĆØ she added, sharing her honest thoughts. Meanwhile, ITZY released their new mini-album Not Shy yesterday (August 17). The title track of the same name expresses honest feelings racing toward love.
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