IZ*ONE to Release a Photo Book in Japan One Month Ahead of Disbandment
IZ*ONE will be leaving a special gift to fans in Japan before they disband next year.
On Nov. 5, the official website of IZ*ONE Japan wrote a post saying, "IZ*ONE's first complete original photo book in Japan will be released." It is stated that it is not just a photo book but it is like a jewelry box filled with all of IZ*ONE's happy memories together, which are like precious jewelry that should be treasured.
IZ*ONE's first Japanese photobook will include a calendar (starting from April 2020), a playback diary, a postcard, a special SURPR*IZ logo sticker, a special SURPR*IZ card, and a DVD. The pre-order of the photo book starts on Nov. 5 at noon local time.
The Japanese photobook will be out in March 2021, just a month before IZ*ONE's disbandment, which is on April 29.
Furthermore, on December 31 this year, an online event will be held wherein Lawsen WEB members can only participate. Through this event, the girl group and the purchasers can interact.
In other news, IZ*ONE recently broke the record for K-Pop female acts with first-day sales on Oricon's daily album chart. Last October 21, the girl group launched their very first Japanese full album entitled 'Twelve,' which consists of eleven tracks including the title track 'Beware' and the Japanese renditions of their previous singles such as 'La Vie en Rose,' 'Violeta,' and 'Fiesta.'
'Twelve' took the No. 1 spot on Oricon's daily album chart after selling 124,178 in just one day. The previous highest record for a Korean girl group on Japan's largest music statistics site was TWICE's album titled '#TWICE2,' which gained a total of 95,825 sales on its first day.
Apart from that, IZ*ONE has completed numerous activities this year. Last February 17, the act released its very first Korean studio album 'Bloom*Iz,' which again broke another record of a girl group's first-week sales on Hanteo after selling 356,313 copies within 7 days. Also, IZ*ONE is the first girl group to exceed 300,000 copies sold on Hanteo charts.
IZ*ONE then launched its third mini-album called 'Oneiric Diary' on June 15. The release was certified Double Platinum on August 6, along with TWICE's More & More. Then, on Sept. 13, the female act held its first-ever online solo concert called 'Oneiric Theater.'
IZ*ONE is a group formed through Mnet's reality competition show titled 'Produce 48,' which took place from June to Aug. 2018 and has 96 participants both in Korea and Japan. It is made up of 12 girls with Korean and Japanese members, namely Jang Wonyoung, Jo Yuri, Kwon Eunbi, Sakura Miyawaki, Choi Yena, An Yujin, Kang Hyewon, Nako Yabuki, Kim Minju, Hitomi Honda, Kim Chaewon, and Lee Chaeyeon.
Out of 96 contestants, the final 12 were chosen through audience votes and signed under Off the Record and Swing Entertainment. IZ*ONE then officially debuted in South Korea on October 29, 2018, with its first extended play 'Color*Iz,' featuring its lead single 'La Vie en Rose.' The girl group also made its debut in Japan with the song 'Suki to Iwasetai,' making the girls known outside of Korea.
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Written by Mhaliya S.
