Kpop group Itzy reveals their favorite Pokemon and love for the series
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The Pokemon Company joined forces withK-popgroup Itzy to promote a handful of the franchise’s popular titles.
The first project from the partnership focused on a highly-awaited game from the main line series, Pokemon Legends: Arceus. The group was also featured in a commercial, a behind-the-scenes video, and a TikTok video.
Aside from Arceus, the music group was part of other projects featuring the official trading card game and mobile MOBA,Pokemon Unite.
Itzy’s hit single,Wannabe, has been included as a tie-up song for the collaboration.
This is just one of many collaborations that Nintendo has done with well-known music artists. The company previously hosted aUnite AKB48 Invitationaland teamed up with fellow JYP Entertainment labelmatesTwice for a Nintendo Switch commercial.
Kpop music group Itzy talks favorite Pokemon and memories of the Nintendo classic
Members of the Kpop music group voiced their excitement for the collaboration. Yeji and Yuna are looking forward to showing their love for the game series as they’ve been fans of the pocket monsters since childhood.
When talking about favorite characters, main vocalist Lia revealed her bias during the Kpop group’s film shoots.
“I liked Snorlax. I fell in love with the charm of Eevee while filming this time,” mentioned Lia inan official interview.
Eevee’s charming looks also caught the attention of Chaeryeong, who said that the character has pretty eyes.
As for their fondest memories, Lia mentioned that it was her daily routine to watch the TV series as a kid, while Ryujin used to play the game for countless hours.
As a kid, she’d get scolded by her parents for gaming too much, Ryujin revealed.
For more information about the collaboration, you may check outthe official Pokemon Korea announcement.
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