KickFlip

This article is about the South Korean boy band. For the skateboarding trick, see Kickflip.

KickFlip
KickFlip in February 2025
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Years active	2025–present
Labels	JYP
Members	Kyehoon Amaru Donghwa Juwang Minje Keiju Donghyeon
Website	kickflip.jype.com www.kick-flip.com

KickFlip (Korean: 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.^[1] 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".^[2]

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.^[3] However, in April 2023, Yoon Min launched a personal Instagram account, seemingly confirming his departure from JYP Entertainment and its upcoming boy group.^[4] He later participated in Mnet's reality show Vocal Showdown in October 2023.^[5]

2025–present: Debut with Flip It, Kick It! and Kick Out, Flip Now!

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.^[6] A day later, JYP announced the name of their new boy group, KickFlip, along with a debut date of January 1, 2025.^[6][7] Their debut was later postponed to January 6 as a response to the Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash.^[8] 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.^[2] On March 18, it was announced that KickFlip would be part of the lineup for Lollapalooza 2025 scheduled for August 2.^[9] Their second EP, Kick Out, Flip Now!, was released on May 26.^[10] On September 17, JYP Entertainment announced that Amaru will be suspending his activities for the time being due to anxiety.^[11] Their third EP, My First Flip, was released on September 22.^[12] KickFlip won their first music program award with "My First Love Song" on October 1, on Show Champion.^[13]

Members

Adapted from KickFlip's official website.^[14]

• Kyehoon (계훈)
• Amaru (아마루)
• Donghwa (동화)
• Juwang (주왕)
• Minje (민제)
• Keiju (케이주)
• Donghyeon (동현)

Timeline

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays showing selected details, selected chart positions, sales figures and music recording certifications

Title	Details	Peak chart positions		Sales	Certifications
		KOR [15]	JPN [16]
Flip It, Kick It!	Released: January 20, 2025 Label: JYP Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	1	43	KOR: 313,203[17] JPN: 1,961[18]	KMCA: Platinum[19]
Kick Out, Flip Now!	Released: May 26, 2025 Label: JYP Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Freeze" "Skip It!" "Before the Sun Explodes" "Electricity" "Complicated!!" "Code Red" "How We KickFlip"	2	—	KOR: 361,525[20]	KMCA: Platinum[19]
My First Flip	Released: September 22, 2025 Label: JYP Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "My First Love Song" "Band-Aid" "Crush" "Tiki-taka" "Gas On It" "404:Not Found" "Secret Nightmare"	1	—	KOR: 405,122[21]	TBA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.

Singles

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

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR DL [22]
"Umm Great" (응 그래)	2025	27	Flip It, Kick It!
"Mama Said" (뭐가되려고?)		12
"Freeze"		52	Kick Out, Flip Now!
"Band-Aid" (반창고)		24	My First Flip
"My First Love Song" (처음 불러보는 노래)		4

Other charted songs

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

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR DL [22]
"Warriors"	2025	30	Flip It, Kick It!
"Knock Knock"		35
"Like a Monster"		37
"See You on Tomorrow" (내일에서 만나)		34
"Skip it!"		81	Kick Out, Flip Now!
"Before the Sun Explodes"		80
"Electricity"		82
"Complicated"		83
"Code Red"		84
"How We KickFlip"		85
"Crush" (특이점)		32	My First Flip
"Tiki-Taka" (다시, 여기)		52
"Gas On It"		33
"404: Not Found"		55
"Secret Nightmare" (악몽을 꿨던 건 비밀이지만)		29

Videography

Music videos

Song title	Year	Director(s)	Ref.
"Umm Great"	2025	Ximin OH (Aedastudio)	[23]
"Mama Said"		Junyeop Lee (KEEPUSWEIRD)	[24]
"Knock Knock"		Novv Kim	[25]
"Freeze"		Junyeop Lee (KEEPUSWEIRD)	[26]
"Band-Aid"		Soze	[27]
"My First Love Song"		Jiwon OH (Undermoodfilm)	[28]

Filmography

Reality shows

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2021	Loud	Reality competition show determining KickFlip's members	[3][29]

Awards and nominations

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

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee/work	Result	Ref.
D Awards	2025	Discovery of the Year	KickFlip	Won	[30]
		D Awards Remark		Won
		Best Popularity Award – Boy Group		Nominated	[31]
K-World Dream Awards	2025	Super Rookie Award		Won	[32]
MAMA Awards	2025	Artist of the Year		Pending	[33]
		Best New Artist		Pending
		Fans' Choice Male		Pending
Seoul Music Awards	2025	Rookie of the Year		Won	[34]

References

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2. 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.
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    • "My First Flip". Circle Chart. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
16. 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. Archived from the original on January 29, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
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    • Physical (1,883) :
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    • Digital (78):
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22. Peak chart positions on the Circle Download Chart:
    • All tracks from Flip It, Kick It! : "Circle Download Chart – Week 04 of 2025". Circle Chart. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
    • All tracks from Kick Out, Flip Now! : "Circle Download Chart – Week 22 of 2025". Circle Chart. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
    • All tracks from My First Flip: "Circle Download Chart – Week 39 of 2025". Circle Chart. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
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External links

• Official website