Untouchable (Itzy song)

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"Untouchable"
Single by Itzy
from the EP Born to Be
LanguageKorean
ReleasedJanuary 8, 2024 (2024-01-08)
Genre
Length3:14
Label
Composer(s)
  • Maria Marcus
  • Zarah Christenson
  • Toblas Näslund
Lyricist(s)
  • Bang Hye-hyeon
  • Lee Seu-ran
Itzy singles chronology
"Ringo"
(2023)		"Untouchable"
(2024)		"Algorhythm"
(2024)
Music video
Untouchable on YouTube

"Untouchable" is a song recorded by the South Korean girl group Itzy for their eighth extended play Born to Be (2024). It was released as the EP's lead single through JYP Entertainment on January 8, 2024. Written by Bang Hye-hyun and Lee Seu-ran, the track carries elements of dance-pop and EDM. Lyrically, "Untouchable" conveys a message of resilience in facing the hardships of reality.

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Background and release

On December 4, 2023, JYP Entertainment announced Itzy's eighth extended play Born to Be, along with its tracklist, which listed "Untouchable" as the EP's lead single, marking its release for January 8, 2024, in conjunction with the EP's release. [1] [2] With the release date set amid Lia's hiatus, the single was recorded by the group as a quartet. [3] [4]

A snippet of the single's music video depicting the quartet performing in a straight-line formation was released as the single's first teaser on January 4, 2024. [5] [6] Another teaser was released the following day, depicting the members in coordinating all-black outfits, performing in a stage adorned in red lights. [7]

Composition

"Untouchable" was co-written by Bang Hye-hyun and Lee Seu-ran and co-composed by Maria Marcus, Zarah Christenson, and Toblas Näslund. [8] A dance-pop EDM track driven by "strong guitar sounds", the song expresses one's resilience in combatting the hardships of reality in its lyrics. [9] [10] It features "extremely addictive refrains" supported by an "electrifying groove" throughout its runtime of three minutes and 14 seconds. [11] The song was written in the key of C minor and carries an average tempo of 105 bpm. [12]

Accolades

On South Korea music programs, "Untouchable" achieved a first place win on the January 19 episode of Music Bank in 2024. [13]

ProgramDateRef.
Music Bank January 19, 2024 [13]

Music video

The music video was released in conjunction with the EP on January 8, 2024. The visual depicts the members "strutting into the spotlight" while being surrounded by a "wall of soldiers holding up riot shields", as they perform "dynamic choreography" as their weapon. [14] [15] Azrin Tan of Vogue Singapore posited that the visual presents a "mature" image of the group, noting the song's "slick" choreography and the styling of the members for the video. [11] The video culminates in the quartet causing an explosion once the soldiers close in the group, as they continue performing. [16]

Charts

Release history

Release history for "Untouchable"
RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousJanuary 8, 2024

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