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KickFlip

{{About|the South Korean boy band|the skateboarding trick|Kickflip}}

{{Short description|South Korean boy band}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = KickFlip

| image =

| caption =

| origin = Seoul, South Korea

| genre = K-pop

| years_active = 2025–present

| label = JYP

| current_members =

  • Kyehoon
  • Amaru
  • Donghwa
  • Juwang
  • Minje
  • Keiju
  • Donghyeon

| website = {{URL|kickflip.jype.com}}
{{URL|www.kick-flip.com}}

}}

KickFlip ({{Korean|hangul=킥플립|rr=Kikpeullip}}) 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.{{cite web|script-title=ko:JYP 新 보이그룹 킥플립, 1월 20일 데뷔 확정..'응 그래' MV 선공개|trans-title=JYP's new boy group KickFlip, confirmed to debut on January 20th..."Umm Great" MV pre-released|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/109/0005222425|via=Naver|publisher={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=Osen}}|language=ko|last=Seon|first=Mi-kyung|date=January 6, 2025|access-date=January 6, 2025|archive-date=January 6, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250106105259/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/109/0005222425|url-status=live}} They debuted on January 20, 2025, with the extended play Flip It, Kick It!.

Name

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".{{Cite web|title=7-member Kickflip to make official debut Jan. 20|url=https://m.koreaherald.com/article/10383868|website=The Korea Herald|last=Jung-youn|first=Lee|date=January 6, 2025|access-date=January 6, 2025|archive-date=January 6, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250106105307/https://m.koreaherald.com/article/10383868|url-status=live}}

History

=Formation through ''Loud''=

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.{{Cite web|title=KickFlip on board to flip K-pop trend|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10403904|website=The Korea Herald|last=Jung-youn|first=Lee|date=January 21, 2025|access-date=January 26, 2025}} However, in April 2023, Yoon Min launched a personal Instagram account, seemingly confirming his departure from JYP Entertainment and its upcoming boy group.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:👋👋 #윤민 #yoonmin|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq47s9ILWNe|via=Instagram|last=@m1nt1me|date=April 11, 2023|access-date=January 5, 2025}} He later participated in Mnet's reality show Vocal Showdown in October 2023.{{cite web|script-title=ko:'노래방 VS' 기리보이 앞에 선 윤민 "연습생 때 부터 좋아한 롤모델"|trans-title=Yoonmin in front of Giriboy on 'Karaoke VS' "My favorite role model since I was a trainee"|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003661172|via=Naver|publisher=Herald Pop|language=ko|last=Im|first=Chae-ryeong|date=October 27, 2023|access-date=January 5, 2025|archive-date=January 5, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105064902/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003661172|url-status=live}}

=2025–present: Debut with ''Flip It, Kick It!''=

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.{{Cite web|title=JYP to launch new K-pop boy group KickFlip in 2025|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2025/01/398_387007.html|website=The Korea Times|last=Pyo|first=Kyung-min|date=November 25, 2024|access-date=January 5, 2025|archive-date=January 5, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105070748/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2025/01/398_387007.html|url-status=live}} A day later, JYP announced the name of their new boy group, KickFlip, along with a debut date of January 1, 2025.{{Cite web|title=JYP to unveil new boy group KickFlip on New Year's Day|url=https://m.koreaherald.com/article/10011613|website=m.koreaherald.com|language=en|date=November 25, 2024|access-date=January 26, 2025}} Their debut was later postponed to January 6 as a response to the Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash.{{Cite web|title=JYP postpones debut promotion for KickFlip amid national mourning period|url=https://m.koreaherald.com/article/10380781|website=The Korea Herald|last=Jung-youn|first=Lee|date=January 1, 2025|access-date=January 5, 2025|archive-date=January 5, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105071118/https://m.koreaherald.com/article/10380781|url-status=live}} KickFlip released their first EP Flip It, Kick It! on January 20, following the pre-release single "Umm Great" on January 6.

Members

Adapted from KickFlip's official website.{{cite web|title=Artists {{!}} KickFlip|url=https://www.kick-flip.com/ko/artists|website=KickFlip Official Website|access-date=January 9, 2025}}

  • Kyehoon ({{Korean|hangul=계훈|labels=no}})
  • Amaru ({{Korean|hangul=아마루|labels=no}})
  • Donghwa ({{Korean|hangul=동화|labels=no}})
  • Juwang ({{Korean|hangul=주왕|labels=no}})
  • Minje ({{Korean|hangul=민제|labels=no}})
  • Keiju ({{Korean|hangul=케이주|labels=no}})
  • Donghyeon ({{Korean|hangul=동현|labels=no}})

Discography

=Extended plays=

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|+ List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Details

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales

scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:3em" | KOR
Peak positions on the Circle Album Chart:

  • {{cite web|title=Flip It, Kick It!|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=04&hitYear=2025&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|work=Circle Chart|access-date=January 30, 2025}}

! scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:3em" | JPN
Peak chart positions on the Oricon Albums Chart:

  • Flip It, Kick It! : {{cite web|script-title=ja:週間 アルバムランキング 2025年01月20日〜2025年01月26日|trans-title=Oricon Weekly Album Ranking January 20, 2025 to January 26, 2025|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2025-02-03/p/5/|publisher=Oricon|page=5|language=ja|access-date=January 29, 2025|archive-date=January 29, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250129040640/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2025-02-03/p/5/}}
scope="row" | Flip It, Kick It!

|

| 1 || 43

|

  • KOR: 328,077Cumulative Sales of Flip It, Kick It!:
  • {{cite web|title=Circle Album Chart – January 2025|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=01&hitYear=2025&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=February 7, 2025}}
  • {{cite web|title=Circle Album Chart – February, 2025|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=02&hitYear=2025&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307054045/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=02&hitYear=2025&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|archive-date=March 7, 2025|access-date=March 7, 2025|website=Circle Chart|language=ko}}
  • JPN: 1,961Cumulative Japanese sales of Flip It, Kick It! :
  • Physical (1,883) :
  • {{cite web|script-title=ja:週間 アルバムランキング 2025年01月20日〜2025年01月26日|trans-title=Oricon Weekly Album Ranking January 20, 2025 to January 26, 2025|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2025-02-03/p/5/|publisher=Oricon|page=5|language=ja|access-date=January 29, 2025|archive-date=January 29, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250129040640/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2025-02-03/p/5/}}
  • {{cite web|script-title=ja:週間 アルバムランキング 2025年01月27日～2025年02月02日|trans-title=Oricon Weekly Album Ranking January 27, 2025 to February 2 2025|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2025-02-10/p/5/|publisher=Oricon|page=5|language=ja|access-date=February 5, 2025|archive-date=February 5, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250205062609/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2025-02-10/p/5/}}
  • Digital (78):
  • {{cite web|script-title=ja: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|trans-title=Oricon Weekly Digital Album Ranking January 20, 2025 to January 26, 2025|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2025-02-03/p/4/|publisher=Oricon|page=4|language=ja|access-date=January 29, 2025|archive-date=January 29, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250129042849/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2025-02-03/p/4/}}

=Singles=

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|+ List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions and name of the album

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year

! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album

scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:3em" | KOR
DL
Peak chart positions on the Circle Download Chart:

  • All tracks from Flip It, Kick It! : {{cite web|title=Circle Download Chart – Week 04 of 2025|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=04&hitYear=2025&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|website=Circle Chart|access-date=January 30, 2025}}
scope="row" | "Umm Great" ({{lang|ko|응 그래}})

| rowspan="2" | 2025

| 27

| rowspan="2" | Flip It, Kick It!

scope="row" | "Mama Said" ({{lang|ko|뭐가되려고?}})

| 12

=Other charted songs=

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|+ List of other charted songs, showing year released, selected chart positions and name of the album

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year

! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album

scope="col" style="font-size:90%; width:3em" | KOR
DL
scope="row" | "Warriors"

| rowspan="4" | 2025

| 30

| rowspan="4" | Flip It, Kick It!

scope="row" | "Knock Knock"

| 35

scope="row" | "Like a Monster"

| 37

scope="row" | "See You on Tomorrow" ({{lang|ko|내일에서 만나}})

| 34

Videography

=Music videos=

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! scope="col" | Song title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Director(s)

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row" | "Umm Great"

| rowspan="3" | 2025

| Ximin OH

(Aedastudio)

| {{Cite web |last=@aediastudio |date=January 9, 2025 |title=KICKFLIP - '응 그래' Official MV Directed by @ximin_oh |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DEmveCIPBAK/?igsh=MTZvb3d2ajRsa21jbA%3D%3D |website=via Instagram}}

scope="row" | "Mama Said"

| Junyeop Lee

| {{cite AV media|script-title=ko:KickFlip(킥플립) "Mama Said (뭐가 되려고?)" M/V|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY0UTOgh8M8|via=YouTube|publisher=JYP Entertainment|date=January 20, 2024|access-date=January 20, 2024}}

scope="row" | "Knock Knock"

| Novv Kim

| {{cite AV media|script-title=ko:KickFlip(킥플립) "Knock Knock" M/V|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSozapfclTI|via=YouTube|publisher=JYP Entertainment|date=February 18, 2024|access-date=February 23, 2024}}

Filmography

=Reality shows=

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! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row" | 2021

| Loud

| Reality competition show determining KickFlip's members

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite web|script-title=ko:'라우드', MVP는 JYP 이계훈...시청률 2.7%로 종영|trans-title='Loud', MVP is JYP's Lee Kye-hoon... Ends with 2.7% viewership ratings|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/003/0010715693|via=Naver|publisher=Newsis|language=ko|last=Nam|first=Jeong-hyeon|date=September 12, 2021|access-date=January 5, 2025|archive-date=January 5, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105075020/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/003/0010715693|url-status=live}}

Awards and nominations

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|+ Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) and the result of the award

! scope="col" | Award ceremony

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Category

! scope="col" | Nominee/work

! scope="col" | Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row" rowspan="3" | D Awards {{anchor|D}}

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | 2025

| Discovery of the Year

| rowspan="3" | KickFlip

| {{won}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | {{cite news|last=Hwang|first=Hye-jin|script-title=ko:엔하이픈 '디 어워즈' 대상 포함 5관왕, 라이즈·제로베이스원 4관왕|trans-title=Enhypen received 5 trophies at 'D Awards' including the grand prize, Riize and Zerobaseone received 4 trophies|url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202502231332380410|date=February 22, 2025|work=Newsen|access-date=February 24, 2025|language=ko}}

D Awards Remark

| {{won}}

Best Popularity Award – Boy Group

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news|last=Jeong|first=Hyeon-tae|script-title=ko:방탄소년단vs엔하이픈→르세라핌vs트리플에스...'디 어워즈' 베스트 인기 그룹은?|trans-title=BTS vs Enhypen vs Le Sserafim vs TripleS|url=https://www.slist.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=618424|date=February 11, 2025|work=Single List|access-date=February 11, 2025|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222121919/https://www.slist.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=618424|archive-date=February 22, 2025|url-status=live}}

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|kick-flip.com}}

{{JYP Entertainment}}

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