‘JYP‘s youngest son’ Kickflip debuts... 300,000 pre-orders → #1 on Hanteo and Circle Charts

JYP Entertainment’s (hereafter JYP) next-generation boy group Kickflip has made a powerful debut.

Kickflip threw their hat into the music ring on the 20th at 6PM with their first mini-album ‘Flip it, Kick it!’ and the title song ‘Mama Said (What are you trying to become?)’. Their first album, ‘Flip it, Kick it!’, surpassed 300,000 pre-orders on the 15th and topped the real-time album charts of album aggregation sites Hanteo Chart and Circle Chart as of 10 PM on the 20th, proving the hot attention JYP‘s new artists are receiving.

On the day of their debut, at 7 PM, the global debut show ‘KickFlip On Board’ was simultaneously broadcast on Mnet and M2’s YouTube channels. In this debut show, the seven members, Kye Hoon, Amaru, Donghwa, Joo Wang, Minje, K-Ju, and Dong Hyun, performed for the first time the title song ‘Mama Said (What Are You Trying to Be?)’, as well as ‘Yeah Yeah’, ‘Knock Knock’, and ‘Like A Monster’, four tracks from their new album. While leaving a strong impression with a splendid performance, they also conveyed the members‘ cheerful energy and fantastic team chemistry through their natural appearance off stage.

Kickflip said, “I’m really excited to show you what we‘ve prepared hard for, and I hope you’ll keep watching us as we continue to have fun and exciting activities in the future. I will turn the world upside down together with the members,” he said with the bold determination of a rookie.

Following their debut show, they met with fans at an offline debut showcase held at YES24 Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul at 9 PM on the 20th.

Meanwhile, Kickflip‘s first mini-album ‘Flip it, Kick it!’ contains a total of six tracks, including the title track ‘Mama Said (What Are You Trying to Be?)’(마마 세드), ‘Yeah Yeah’, ‘WARRIORS’(워리어스), ‘Knock Knock’(낙 낙), ‘Like A Monster’(라익 아먼스터), ‘See You Tomorrow’. The title track was written by Amaru, the track ‘Yeah Yeah’ was written by Amaru and Donghwa, and ‘Like A Monster’ was written by Gye-hoon, Amaru, and Min-je. Here, JYP’s senior artist DAY6‘s Young K took charge of writing the lyrics for the third track, ‘WARRIORS’, and other top writers including Jo Yoon-kyung, danke, and Lee Hae-sol participated.

Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com

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