Toki Yo Tomare
"Toki Yo Tomare" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Illit for their first Japanese maxi single of the same name. It was released by Belift Lab as the single's lead track on September 1, 2025.
Background and release
On January 31, 2025, Belift Lab announced Illit's first original Japanese song, "Almond Chocolate", which served as the theme song of the Japanese live-action film adaptation of the manga It Takes More Than a [Pretty Face to Fall in Love]. The song was released on February 14.On July 14, Illit's first Japanese single, "Toki Yo Tomare", was announced. The single will consist of two new songs: its title track and "Topping", along with the Japanese version of "Do the Dance" from their third extended play Bomb, and "Almond Chocolate". In August, a snippet of the track "Topping" was featured in a Japanese commercial for the designer sports fashion brand Lacoste. The song was then released digitally later that same month. "Toki Yo Tomare" was released digitally on September 1, which was followed by its physical release two days later.