On September 12, 2024, the female South Korean K-pop group ITZY released the tracklist for their upcoming ninth mini-album, GOLD, announcing a collaboration with Stray Kids' Changbin for the song VAY. The latest update was shared by the female band through the official X account.
VAY's lyrics were penned by the producer team of Stray Kids' 3RACHA, including CB97, SPEARB, and J. ONE, and composed by RESTART and 3RACHA.
The much-anticipated album GOLD will be released through JYP Entertainment, distributed by Dreamus and Republic Records, and available in three formats for streaming, including CD, download, and streaming.
Imaginary Friend will be the title track for ITZY's upcoming album GOLD
ITZY's upcoming album GOLD features eleven songs, including Imaginary Friend as the title track of the record. It will be available in four versions such as Standard, Digipack, Phone Box, and Platform album_nemo, and will be available for pre-orders from the platforms, including JYP shop, Withmuu, Blue Dream Media, Soundwave, Music Korea, Yes24, and makestar.
The eleven tracks are as follows:
- Gold
- Imaginary Friend
- Bad Girls R Us
- Supernatural
- Five
- Vay (feat. Changbin of Stray Kids)
- Born To Be (Final Version)- 2:59
- Untouchable (Final Version)- 3:15
- Mr.Vampire (Final Version)- 2:50
- Dynamite (Final Version)- 2:49
- Escalator (Final Version)- 3:21
ITZY has also unveiled the promotional schedule for their upcoming album GOLD through the official X account.
- Trailer on September 30, 2024, at 0 am Korean Standard Time.
- Concept Photo 2 on October 1, 2024, at 9 am Korean Standard Time.
- Concept Photo 2 on October 2, 2024, at 0 am Korean Standard Time.
- Concept Photo 3 on October 3, 2024, at 0 am Korean Standard Time.
- Concept Photo 4 on October 4, 2024, at 0 am Korean Standard Time.
- Imaginary Track on October 7, 2024, at 0 am Korean Standard Time.
- Gold music video teaser 1 on October 9, 2024, at 0 am Korean Standard Time.
- Gold music video teaser 2 on October 10, 2024, at 0 am Korean Standard Time.
- Album spoiler on October 14, 2024, at 0 am Korean Standard Time.
- Gold photo on October 15, 2024, at 0 am Korean Standard Time.
- Imaginary Friend music video teaser 1 on October 23, 2024, at 0 am Korean Standard Time.
- Imaginary Friend music video teaser 2 on October 25, 2024, at 0 am Korean Standard Time.
- Imaginary Friend photo on October 27, 2024, at 0 am Korean Standard Time.
Meanwhile, the YouTube Countdown Live will take place on October 15, 2024, at 5 pm Korean Standard Time, and the group's third fan meeting is scheduled to take place on November 2, 2024, at 5 pm KST.
ITZY's GOLD album is slated to premiere on October 15, 2024, at 6 pm KST, followed by the unveiling of the Imaginary Friend music video on October 28, 2024, at 0 am KST.