ITZY Chaeryeong’s Favorite Girl Group Revealed

Among the junior K-pop girl groups, ITZY’s Chaeryeong recently shared that she has become a fan of THIS team.

The celebrity interacted with MIDZYs (fanbase) by responding to inquiries shared on their fan group recently. Out of the numerous messages focused on Chaeryeong, one particular question caught attention.

“Chaeryeong, what’s your favorite girl group these days? (aside from ITZY).”

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Quickly answering, she responded:

“KIOL (KISS OF LIFE).”

Upon seeing this, fans quickly grasped the reason behind her recent spontaneous cover of KISS OF LIFE’s comeback track, “Midas Touch,”posted on TikTok.

CHAERYEONG from ITZY says KISS OF LIFE is her favorite group these days!”chaeryeong whats your favorite kpop group these days? (but not itzy 🤪)” “kiol💋” #KISSOFLIFE #키스오브라이프 #KIOF pic.twitter.com/A8Hud7ZNId

— KISS OF LIFE pics (@archivekiof) May 9, 2024

At the time of writing, the video on TikTok had accumulated approximately 3 million views and was close to reaching 1 million hearts.

K-pop fans were ecstatic about these “crumbs,”as seen in the comments:

“KISS OF LIFE AND ITZY? SINCE WHEN?”

“Chaeryeong stans are we okay?”

@itzyofficial #WHAT_MIDZY_WANT_2024 ꜱʜᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍɪᴅᴀꜱ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ #ITZY #MIDZY #CHAERYEONG #채령 ♬ Midas Touch – KISS OF LIFE

“Natty and Chaeryeong interaction is needed again.”

“Chaeryeong slayed this concept.”

“Kissy and Midzy, how are we doing?”

“OMG, the dance we thought Chaeryeong would never do “

The captivating and sensual music of KIOF has led many to believe that Chaeryeong’s fondness for the group stems from their concept, which perfectly aligns with her own musical and choreography preferences.

Despite this, fans speculate that Chaeryeong is also expressing her affection towards her fellow members, particularly Natty, with whom she trained for a considerable amount of time under JYP Entertainment.

still supporting each other years later oh chaeryeong and natty you are so cute https://t.co/c57V7eWwav pic.twitter.com/2oM512PSYL

— willa ~ semi ia (@kissofwilla) May 9, 2024

[FANTAKEN] #CHAEYEON #CHAERYEONG #NATTY #SOMI (via:dh_0528) pic.twitter.com/LU1OPfYOSv

— CHAEYEON THAILAND💃🏻 (@LEECHAEYEON_TH) August 14, 2015

Apart from their joint appearance on “Sixteen,”a survival show produced by TWICE, they were also trainees with the potential to debut together as members of ITZY. However, only Chaeryeong successfully made it to the final lineup.

Natty, who had previously been a trainee at JYP, later appeared on Pledis’s survival show, “Idol School,”which ultimately formed the group fromis_9. However, Natty was eliminated from the show and instead chose to debut as a solo artist under Swing Entertainment. In 2020, she signed with S2 Entertainment and released her debut single, KISS OF LIFE.

Despite being promoted under different labels, Chaeryeong consistently showed her strong bond with Natty by supporting her in the group KISS OF LIFE.

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Meanwhile, ITZY, the group Chaeryeong is a part of, is maintaining its momentum in the K-pop industry with their ongoing ITZY 2ND WORLD TOUR, “Born to Be.”

Following the conclusion of their European tour on the 5th, the five-member group will continue their performances in Japan, beginning with a concert in Tokyo from May 17-19 and another in Osaka on May 22.

Their tour will take place in June, with visits to several cities in North America such as Seattle, Oakland, Los Angeles, Sugar Land, Irving, Atlanta, Fairfax, Newark, and Chicago. Following these performances, they will continue onto Toronto before concluding their tour with shows in Taiwan, Manila, Philippines, and Hong Kong from July to August.