[Exclusive] KickFlip to Comeback in October — Running Hot Through Year's End
"K-pop super rookie" KickFlip will make a comeback this October. Following their fourth mini-album in April, it's their second comeback of the year, signaling nonstop activity through the end of the year. A Comeback After About Six Months — Their Second This Year According to reporting on the 31st, KickFlip is preparing a comeback targeting this October. This comeback comes about six months after their fourth mini-album "My First Kick," released last April. At the time, KickFlip rewrote their own record with first-week sales of 456,167 copies. In particular, the title track "Eye-Poppin'," brimming with "Kick-lal" (KickFlip's signature liveliness), performed well on major music charts at home and abroad and proved its popularity by reaching No. 1 on a music show. From a Nationwide Tour to Summer Festivals Having wrapped up the "My First Kick" run — with its self-best first-week record and music-show achievements — in grand fashion, KickFlip also successfully completed "2026 KickFlip FAN-CON," a fan-concert tour of 12 shows across five cities: Seoul, Busan, Gwangju, Cheongju, and Daegu. They also took part in "Waterbomb Seoul 2026" and "Waterbomb Busan 2026," proving their standing as a "next-generation festival powerhouse" at Korea's leading summer festivals. Their global activities continued as well. The youngest member, Donghyun, collaborated with British singer-songwriter Etham to release the collaboration single "Breathe" on the 14th. Donghyun took part broadly in the new song's lyrics, composition, and vocals, showing a special musical chemistry. Lollapalooza Just Six Months After Debut — A Skilled Self-Producing Group Having debuted in January 2025, KickFlip drew attention as the youngest boy group under JYP Entertainment. In particular, since their third mini-album, the members have actively taken part in working on every album track, including the title track, earning a reputation as a skilled "self-producing idol" group. As a result, in August 2025 — just six months after debut — they were invited to "Lollapalooza," the major music festival held in Chicago, USA. They also swept awards including Best New Male Artist at the 34th Seoul Music Awards, Best New Artist at the Asia Artist Awards (AAA), and the Remark Award and Discovery of the Year at The Awards, achieving outstanding results. Following April and now through October, KickFlip is set for its second comeback of the year. Attention is gathering on what results this group — which keeps growing even in its second year — will write with this comeback.
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