Chaeryeong Taught the Dance Before She Released “Lovesick”
Two days before her solo debut, the ITZY member gave listeners a dance lesson. Watch the class beside the music video for a different way into the song.
Fans could learn how to dance to “Lovesick” before they could play the record from start to finish. On November 7, ITZY’s Chaeryeong took the teacher’s role in an official challenge class. Her four-song solo debut arrived on November 9. That order makes for a good way to watch the title song now: try learning one phrase from Chaeryeong, then see whether you can follow it through the music video.
Where does the move begin?
Pick a gesture you could recognize in silhouette. Pause at its clearest point, then rewind until you find the step that gets her there. Count that lead-in aloud. When you try it yourself, does the accent come from planting a foot, turning a shoulder or arriving at the final pose? That distinction is easy to lose if you use a still image as your cue.
Now switch to the music video and follow the same phrase without pausing. JYP describes the song as the disorientation of a sudden crush. On one pass, follow Chaeryeong’s gaze as if you were trying to work out who has caught her attention. On the next, keep the count you learned in class. Notice the first moment those two ways of watching draw your eye to different places.
A link to ITZY’s stage
Two names in JYP’s choreography credits offer another comparison. HAEINYSS and YURI contributed to “Lovesick” and to ITZY’s “THAT’S A NO NO” performance, first presented at the Seoul concerts of the group’s Tunnel Vision tour. In a group number, try watching a dancer just before she takes focus. A soloist has a different problem: once the audience is already looking at her, how does she make a small shift register? The challenge class gives you time to look for an answer in the space between two counts.
From “Mine” to “Favorite Reason”
Chaeryeong had a solo song before she had a solo album. On ITZY’s January 2024 release Born to Be, “Mine” was track eight, between Ryujin’s “Run Away” and Yuna’s “Yet, but.” This time there’s no handoff to another member. “Moonlit Club” and “Scent” take the listener from the opening title song to “Favorite Reason,” which credits Chaeryeong as a co-lyricist. Start with the dancer counting you into the song; stay for the words she helped write at the other end of the record.