izna announces Japanese debut with 'Handle With Care' EP

Girl group izna will release its first Japanese EP "Handle With Care" on Sept. 2, its agency WakeOne Entertainment said Thursday.

The group will partner with Japan's Sony Music Labels to release the Japanese album.

"We are grateful to naya for always sending us warm support and love," izna members said ahead of the release, referring to the group's fandom name. "We are truly happy to achieve one of our dreams of making our Japanese debut thanks to naya. We will present an album filled with izna's unique charms, so please look forward to it and show us your support."

The girl group performed at Summer Sonic 2025 in Japan in August last year, and was selected to sing "Love All," a theme song for a Japanese beverage brand's television commercial.

izna debuted through Mnet's survival show “I-Land 2: N/a” (2024) and released its first EP “N/a” that same year. The group currently consists of six members: Bang, Koko, Mai, Ryu Sa-rang, Choi Jung-eun and Jeong Sae-bi. Yoon Ji-yoon left the group in August 2025.

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