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How we know

The object

Our vision pass read “Small clamshell/flip-phone form factor with a visible screen showing an image; distinctive silver/white body and open-hinge silhouette that can be matched to this exact shot” — that’s what lets a photo be matched to the object.

The moment · ±3 days

6 outlets in 2 languages, 11 social posts, 40 items on our file.

  • ILLIT's 'I Got Your Back': Japan 2nd Single Drops July 26 With a Historic FRUiTS Magazine CollaborationK-Pop Headlines
  • ILLIT's 'I Got Your Back' Marks Japan ComebackThe Chosun Ilbo (English Edition)
  • ILLIT reveals Japan 2nd Single tracklist and digital cover!RBB TODAY
  • Japan 2nd Single title track 'I Got Your Back (Feat. JISOO, MOMOKA of HANA)' music video releasedTHE FIRST TIMES
  • ILLIT teases special featuring artists for Japan 2nd Single 'I Got Your Back'! 'You'll be very surprised'Yahoo!ニュース (THE FIRST TIMES配信)
  • ILLIT reveal street-style concept photos for Japanese single 'I Got Your Back' in collaboration with 'FRUiTS' magazineallkpop

The wider period

Across the whole stretch we filed 16 outlets and 61 social posts — that’s the era, not this day.

What we don’t know. We haven’t verified who holds this object. Our scale rests on 8 sales where an auction house published both an estimate and a single-object result — out of 18 K-pop lots on file. Your guess is a guess.