KICKFLIP

KickFlip (Korean: 킥플립) is a South Korean boy band formed through SBS's reality competition program Loud and managed by JYP Entertainment. The group consists of seven members: Kyehoon, Amaru, Donghwa, Juwang, Minje, Keiju, and Donghyeon. They debuted on January 20, 2025, with the extended play Flip It, Kick It!. The group's name, KickFlip, refers to the skateboarding trick of the same name, which involves the rider making a full rotation along the board's long axis, symbolizing "the group's ambition to break conventions to deliver bold performances". KickFlip, alongside The New Six, were formed through the SBS K-pop reality competition program Loud, hosted by JYP Entertainment and P Nation. Loud premiered in June 2021 and ran till September, where Kyehoon, Keiju, Amaru, Lee Donghyeon and Yoon Min were selected as the members of JYP's new boy group. However, in April 2023, Yoon Min launched a personal Instagram account, seemingly confirming his departure from JYP Entertainment and its upcoming boy group. He later participated in Mnet's reality show Vocal Showdown in October 2023. On November 21, 2024, during the 2024 MAMA Awards in Los Angeles, JYP Entertainment founder Park Jin-young announced that they are in the "final stages of preparation" for their upcoming boy group, and revealed a silhouetted image of its seven members. A day later, JYP announced the name of their new boy group, KickFlip, along with a debut date of January 1, 2025. Their debut was later postponed to January 6 as a response to the Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash. KickFlip released their first EP Flip It, Kick It! on January 20, alongside its lead single "Mama Said", and following the pre-release single "Umm Great" on January 6. On March 18, it was announced that KickFlip would be part of the lineup for Lollapalooza 2025 scheduled for August 2. Their second EP, Kick Out, Flip Now!, was released on May 26. On September 17, JYP Entertainment announced that Amaru will be suspending his activities for the time being due to anxiety. Their third EP, My First Flip, was released on September 22. KickFlip won their first music program award with "My First Love Song" on October 1, on Show Champion. On December 2, JYP Entertainment announced that KickFlip will hold their first fan concert 'From KickFlip, To WeFlip' at the Blue Square SOL Travel Hall in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on January 17 and 18, 2026. A digital single of the same name was then released on January 20, to commemorate the group's first anniversary. KickFlip released a pre-release single "Twenty" on March 9, their fourth EP My First Kick was released on April 6 alongside with the lead single "Eye-Poppin'". Adapted from KickFlip's official website. Kyehoon (계훈) Amaru (아마루) Donghwa (동화) Juwang (주왕) Minje (민제) Keiju (케이주) Donghyeon (동현) Released as part of the special digital single "From KickFlip, To WeFlip" Seon, Mi-kyung (January 6, 2025). JYP 新 보이그룹 킥플립, 1월 20일 데뷔 확정..'응 그래' MV 선공개 [JYP's new boy group KickFlip, confirmed to debut on January 20th..."Umm Great" MV pre-released] (in Korean). Osen [ko]. Archived from the original on January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Naver. Jung-youn, Lee (January 6, 2025). "7-member Kickflip to make official debut Jan. 20". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025. Jung-youn, Lee (January 21, 2025). "KickFlip on board to flip K-pop trend". The Korea Herald. Retrieved January 26, 2025. @m1nt1me (April 11, 2023). "Instagram" 👋👋 #윤민 #yoonmin. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Instagram.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) Im, Chae-ryeong (October 27, 2023). 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"JYP 신인 킥플립, 5월 26일 미니 2집 'Kick Out, Flip Now!' 컴백". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved May 18, 2025. Kim, Nara (September 17, 2025). "불안 증세"..'JYP 신인' 킥플립 아마루, 활동 중단한다 [공식][전문] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved September 17, 2025 – via Naver. Hwang, Hye-jin (September 8, 2025). ‘22일 컴백’ 킥플립, 콘셉트 티저 최초 공개…청정 미소. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved September 8, 2025. SHOW CHAMPION 571회 TOP5 [SHOW CHAMPION Episode 571 TOP5]. MBC Plus (in Korean). October 1, 2025. Retrieved October 1, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) Kim, Ju-yeon (December 2, 2025). "Boy band KickFlip announces first-ever fan concerts for January". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 27, 2026. Yoon, So-yeon (January 20, 2026). "KickFlip to release new single 'From KickFlip, To WeFlip,' marking first anniversary". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 27, 2026. "KickFlip to Return With 4th Mini Album in April, Pre-Releases "Twenty"". dipe.ko.kr. March 6, 2026. "KickFlip Releases Track Spoiler for 'My First Kick' Ahead of Comeback". The Chosun Ilbo. March 30, 2026. "Artists | KickFlip". KickFlip Official Website. Retrieved January 9, 2025. Peak positions on the Circle Album Chart: "Flip It, Kick It!". Circle Chart. Retrieved January 30, 2025. "Kick Out, Flip Now!". Circle Chart. Retrieved June 5, 2025. "My First Flip". Circle Chart. Retrieved October 2, 2025. "My First Kick". Circle Chart. Retrieved April 16, 2026. Peak chart positions on the Oricon Albums Chart: Flip It, Kick It! : 週間 アルバムランキング 2025年01月20日〜2025年01月26日 [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking January 20, 2025 to January 26, 2025] (in Japanese). Oricon. p. 5. Retrieved January 29, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) My First Kick: 週間 アルバムランキング 2026年04月06日〜2026年04月12日 [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking April 6, 2026 to April 12, 2026] (in Japanese). Oricon. p. 5. Archived from the original on April 15, 2026. Retrieved April 15, 2026. Cumulative sales of Flip It, Kick It!: "Circle Album Chart – 2025". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 9, 2026. "Circle Album Chart – January 2025". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 7, 2025. Cumulative Japanese sales of Flip It, Kick It! : Physical (1,883) : 週間 アルバムランキング 2025年01月20日〜2025年01月26日 [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking January 20, 2025 to January 26, 2025] (in Japanese). Oricon. p. 5. Retrieved January 29, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) 週間 アルバムランキング 2025年01月27日～2025年02月02日 [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking January 27, 2025 to February 2 2025] (in Japanese). Oricon. p. 5. Archived from the original on February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025. Digital (78): 週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2025年02月03日付 2025年01月20日〜2025年01月26日 [Oricon Weekly Digital Album Ranking January 20, 2025 to January 26, 2025] (in Japanese). Oricon. p. 4. 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