ITZY Becomes A Hot Topic Online After NewJeans’ Latest Teaser Photo For The Most Unexpected Reason

The fourth generation of K-Pop has seemingly been overtaken by girl groups who have quickly gained popularity worldwide. Despite debuting three years apart, netizens can’t stop LOL’ing after an unexpected connection between ITZY and NewJeans.

The members of ITZY | @ITZYofficial/Twitter The members of NewJeans | @NewJeans_ADOR/Twitter

ITZY debuted back in 2019 and has had huge hits and global success. Even though many netizens feel like their company JYP Entertainment hasn’t utilized the members to their full potential in recent comebacks, the members continue to shine.

Your browser does not support video.ITZY’s “Not Shy” | JYP Entertainment/YouTube Your browser does not support video.ITZY’s “LOCO” | JYP Entertainment/YouTube   

NewJeans debuted last year under HYBE‘s subsidiary label ADOR and quickly saw their fame skyrocket, despite controversies surrounding their debut early on.

Your browser does not support video.NewJeans’ “Attention” | HYBE LABELS/YouTube Your browser does not support video.NewJeans’ “OMG” | HYBE LABELS/YouTube 

Both groups are scheduled for a comeback, and NewJeans has been teasing their album on Twitter. On July 5, NewJeans shared a poster with what seemed to be the title track for the new album, and it was called “Super Shy.”

NewJeans 'Super Shy'

2023.7.7. 1PM (KST) RELEASE#NewJeans #뉴진스#Time_to_NewJeans#NewJeans_SuperShy pic.twitter.com/EnQEofunw7

— NewJeans (@NewJeans_ADOR) July 5, 2023

Of course, considering the title is called “Super Shy,” it’s not surprising that the first thing many people thought about was ITZY’s hit song “Not Shy.”

Your browser does not support video.The video for ITZY’s “Not Shy” | JYP Entertainment/YouTube Your browser does not support video.| JYP Entertainment/YouTube   

While some thought it was “shade” or directly referencing ITZY…

Is this itzy shade.. https://t.co/FDY97cThZ8

— worm (@jiminpicsbot) July 5, 2023

ITZY on opposite day: https://t.co/mgHKQZCUxK

— keita fans kwangya (@luvedoge) July 5, 2023

i feel like this itzy shade https://t.co/gbXwZvERWM

— (@itzysvt) July 5, 2023

Most of the fans in the comments found it hilarious and used it as an excuse to bring back the iconic “Wouldn’t last a day in ITZY” meme. Due to the group’s song being called “Not Shy,” if someone ever said they were shy, netizens would respond with, “Wouldn’t last a day in ITZY.”

Because of the fact NewJeans’ new song is called “Super Shy,” it wasn’t surprising that a lot of the quotes were filled with the classic ITZY meme.

oh they wouldn’t last a day in itzy https://t.co/pZQYobAlGN

— antho ≷ ⁵ (@chaeryeongdiva) July 5, 2023

time to see “they wouldn’t last a day in itzy” jokes https://t.co/4GOfs2T5xT pic.twitter.com/U0uaBI9J6y

— mavi ☾ (@maviryu) July 5, 2023

all the “wouldn’t last a day in itzy” tweets oh itzy you’ll always be famous! https://t.co/yx4B007CMU

— chaechae (@namochaeryeji) July 5, 2023

wouldn’t last a day in itzy.

pic.twitter.com/QpBvFwfTy0 https://t.co/ELmOeRM4GU

— brand ²²⁵ (@ryubrand) July 5, 2023

wouldnt last a day in itzy https://t.co/ZOdX8f4eKX

— Julyb1 (@tthewpid) July 5, 2023

Of course, it probably is just pure coincidence that the two names are so similar, and it looks like the concepts couldn’t be any more different. For many netizens, it was just a hilarious coincidence, and ahead of ITZY’s own comeback, many wanted to point out that despite the criticisms, the group is always iconic.