Did performing as a trainee group prepare you for your official debut as xikers at KCON L.A. Last year, you performed as KQ Fellaz 2, opening for ATEEZ’S Break the Wall US Tour. I think this free direction allowed us to try something new! YECHAN: They gave us the reins to take it in a direction we wanted to. They gave us advice whatever we wanted to. For the second mini album, HONGJOONG and the amazing EDENARY team, told us to have more freedom in our writing. SUMIN: our debut album, I really focused on the storyline to write the lyrics. I truly focused on just enjoying the time spent working on this new album! MINJAE: HONGJOONG said that he would like it if we just enjoyed the process of recording and allowed our personalities to shine naturally for this album. Did ATEEZ leader HONGJOONG, who assisted on both records, share any words of wisdom? MINJAE, SUMIN and YECHAN, you all have writing credits on both mini-albums. I’d say we’re still in the middle of figuring it out. We have so many charming points and concepts that we’re so excited to show everyone. MINJAE: I think we learned about what we’re good at to a certain extent through our first mini album promotions, but there’s so much more that xikers as a group can show. It just feels like my hair change helped me get even more immersed into the track.ĭo you feel like xikers has defined its identity since debuting or are you still figuring it out? After I dyed my hair green this time, I seem to suit the concept of the title track well. Personally though, I think "DO or DIE" really fits me. SUMIN: I hope the fans will like both tracks. HOUSE OF TRICKY: How To Play has two lead singles instead of the traditional one. This interview has been edited for clarity. Ahead of their KCON performance, the group spoke with about their training journey, debut and staying tricky. tour, dubbed WORLD TOUR TRICKY HOUSE : FIRST ENCOUNTER IN USA, hitting six cities. In October, xikers will embark on their first U.S. 2023, where they wowed audiences with a cover of ATEEZ’s “BOUNCY" along with originals from their new record. "I get a lot of inspiration from dramas, and I tend to apply them to my lyrics," YECHAN tells. With its hip hop influence, "HOMEBOY" simply enjoys the present without worry. Accompanied by an alternative rock backing track, single "DO or DIE" encourages listeners to be fearless and take risks with confidence. Xikers' second mini-album, the six-song HOUSE OF TRICKY: How To Play, dropped on Aug. The group consists of Korean musicians MINJAE, JUNMIN, SUMIN, JINSIK, HYUNWOO, JUNGHOON, SEEUN, YUJUN and YECHAN member HUNTER is from Thailand. Originally dubbed KQ Fellaz 2 as trainees, the group were featured on KQ Entertainment web series "Ready To One." The series followed the group's training journey in Los Angeles and their eventual debut.īy 2023, the group took on the moniker xikers, a combination of "hiker" for their love of travel and the unknown variable "x" as a coordinate. Xikers developed an international following in their pre-debut days. Less than two weeks after their March 2023 debut, xiker's first mini-album HOUSE OF TRICKY: Doorbell Ringing charted at No. Expectations were high for the rookie group, and xikers delivered. One of most discussed fifth-generation K-pop groups, the 10-member xikers have quickly risen to the genre's heights. Five years after the debut of the agency's successful ATEEZ, xikers are making waves as KQ's first new boy group. K-pop entertainment agency KQ Entertainment are proving that the boys are back in town.
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