Pokémon Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Tsunekazu Ishihara) will release a new video commercial for the Pokémon Trading Card Game starring ITZY in February 17, 2022, as the company’s second collaboration with the 5-member female group under JYP Entertainment.
The “IT’Z TIME TO BATTLE” video, which is available in 15 and 30-second versions, portrays ITZY members playing the “Pokémon Trading Card Game,” divided into the Yeji Lia team and the Yuna Chaeryeong team. Each of them has a stern expression on their face and appears to be fighting each other. The addition of Ryujin at the end of the advertisement heightened the members’ excitement.
The “Pokémon Trading Card Game” is a competitive trading card game based on the “Pokémon” franchise that is played against another player. The “Pokémon Trading Card Game” has been produced in over 34.1 billion pieces globally and distributed in 76 countries. As you play against each other in 60 “decks” formed by selecting cards, you can enjoy strategic play and the accumulation of a broad range of cards.
About ITZY
JYP Entertainment’s 5-member girl group that debuted on February 12, 2019. The number of times the music video has been played has exceeded 100 million times in all six title songs, from the debut song “DALLA DALLA” to the most recent song “LOCO,” and it has been positioned as a “K-POP 4th generation representative girl group.” On September 24, 2021, the first regular album “CRAZY IN LOVE” debuted at 11th on the US Billboard main chart “Billboard 200,” where it remained for two weeks. It also rose to 12th position on another major chart, “Artist 100,” demonstrating its global appeal.
