The hype for ITZY’s debut is real. And the girls have proved their skills and visuals through various survival shows. The expectation was high, and the teaser was ready to blow our minds.

…Only to release a full debut song that was… a mix of misplaced things. I’m not a hater, but I’m not a fan of mish-mash KPOP songs that tries to put all things together. If DALLA DALLA wants to show ITZY’s swag, then so be it. But what it showed me was an attempt to be a girl crush whilst preserving the cutesy bits. And that ain’t it chief.

The visuals of the girls, the colors, the outfits, and the MV’s production are all good. Nothing to question there. The lyrics are empowering, I guess. Going against the current and being different. But overall? I mean, JYP debut songs for its girl groups have always been good: Irony, Bad Girl Good Girl, and Like OOH-AHH. So what happened with DALLA DALLA?

ITZY will still get the Rookie Award for new KPOP girl group this year, for sure. But yeah, I’m underwhelmed with this debut song. I hope they have a good comeback though. Soon?