{"id":135806,"date":"2025-01-07T05:48:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T13:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=135806"},"modified":"2025-01-07T05:48:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T13:48:25","slug":"this-is-kickflip-stray-kids-younger-brothers-are-ready-to-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/this-is-kickflip-stray-kids-younger-brothers-are-ready-to-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"This is KickFlip: Stray Kids&#8217; younger brothers are ready to debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>JYP Entertainment<\/strong> just unleashed its latest rookie group, <strong>KickFli<\/strong>p, a.k.a. the \u201cyounger brothers\u201d of <strong>Stray Kids<\/strong>. If that name screams skateboarding, you\u2019re on the right track\u2014these boys are rolling in with a high-energy, board-sport concept, setting the stage for their official debut on January 20 with the mini-album &#8220;Flip It, Kick It!.&#8221; Their pre-release single, \u201cUmm Great,\u201d is already out, and trust us, it\u2019s a bop.<\/p>\n<p>KickFlip arrives as JYP\u2019s first Korean boy group since Stray Kids took the K-pop world by storm back in 2018. They also happen to be the long-anticipated winners of the survival show &#8220;Loud.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Curious about who\u2019s who? Here\u2019s the lowdown on the seven-member lineup:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><strong>Kyehoon (Sept. 16, 2004)<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keijumoto\/status\/1875939237499166921\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">KYEHOON of KickFlip<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Stage Name: Kyehoon (\uacc4\ud6c8)<br \/>&#8211; Birth Name: Lee Kyehoon (\uc774\uacc4\ud6c8)<br \/>&#8211; Birthday: 2004.09.16<br \/>&#8211; Nationality: \ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf7<br \/>&#8211; a JYP trainee for 9 years<br \/>&#8211; composing, rapping, dancing<br \/>&#8211; Bang Chan of SKZ owes him a king crab on his debut <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KickFlip?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#KickFlip<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%ED%82%A5%ED%94%8C%EB%A6%BD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\ud0a5\ud50c\ub9bd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%EA%B3%84%ED%9B%88?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\uacc4\ud6c8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kickflip_jype?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kickflip_jype<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6okC6NHyZj\">pic.twitter.com\/6okC6NHyZj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \uc8fc \ud83d\udef9 (@keijumoto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keijumoto\/status\/1875939237499166921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The oldest member at 20, Kyehoon trained at JYP for nearly a decade alongside Stray Kids and ITZY.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Amaru (Oct. 21, 2005)<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keijumoto\/status\/1875941332025499874\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">AMARU of KickFlip<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Stage Name: Amaru (\uc544\ub9c8\ub8e8)<br \/>&#8211; Birth Name: Mitsuyuki Amaru (\u30df\u30c4\u30e6\u30ad\u30a2\u30de\u30eb)<br \/>&#8211; Birthday: 2005.10.21<br \/>&#8211; Nationality: \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5<br \/>&#8211; singing, rapping, composing, lyricism<br \/>&#8211; former YG trainee<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KickFlip?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#KickFlip<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%ED%82%A5%ED%94%8C%EB%A6%BD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\ud0a5\ud50c\ub9bd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%EC%95%84%EB%A7%88%EB%A3%A8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\uc544\ub9c8\ub8e8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kickflip_jype?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kickflip_jype<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HWJzDaw8iQ\">pic.twitter.com\/HWJzDaw8iQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \uc8fc \ud83d\udef9 (@keijumoto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keijumoto\/status\/1875941332025499874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Originally a YG trainee, this 19-year-old Japanese talent moved to JYP in 2020 and snagged a spot through LOUD.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Donghwa (Mar. 11, 2006)<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keijumoto\/status\/1875943764193391001\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DONGHWA of KickFlip<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Stage Name: Donghwa (\ub3d9\ud654)<br \/>&#8211; Birth Name: Lee Donghwa (\uc774\ub3d9\ud654)<br \/>&#8211; Birthday: 2006.03.11<br \/>&#8211; Nationality: \ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf7<br \/>&#8211; he is interested in vintage fashion and skateboarding<br \/>\u2013 songwriting, writing lyrics, and freestyle dancing<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KickFlip?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#KickFlip<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%ED%82%A5%ED%94%8C%EB%A6%BD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\ud0a5\ud50c\ub9bd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%EB%8F%99%ED%99%94?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\ub3d9\ud654<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kickflip_jype?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kickflip_jype<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D7SczSqZiF\">pic.twitter.com\/D7SczSqZiF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \uc8fc \ud83d\udef9 (@keijumoto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keijumoto\/status\/1875943764193391001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At 18, Donghwa didn\u2019t appear on LOUD but still made the cut, proving his star power runs deep.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Juwang (May 2, 2006)<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keijumoto\/status\/1875945043460239433\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUWANG of KickFlip<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Stage Name: Juwang (\uc8fc\uc655)<br \/>&#8211; Birth Name: Jang Juwang (\uc7a5\uc8fc\uc655)<br \/>&#8211; Birthday: 2006.05.02<br \/>&#8211; Nationality: \ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf7<br \/>\u2013 few of his specialties are athletics, cooking, doing fitness<br \/>\u2013 studied at the Soul Tree Practical Music Academy.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KickFlip?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#KickFlip<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%ED%82%A5%ED%94%8C%EB%A6%BD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\ud0a5\ud50c\ub9bd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%EC%A3%BC%EC%99%95?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\uc8fc\uc655<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kickflip_jype?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kickflip_jype<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TYuIaYrmbo\">pic.twitter.com\/TYuIaYrmbo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \uc8fc \ud83d\udef9 (@keijumoto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keijumoto\/status\/1875945043460239433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another 18-year-old who bypassed LOUD, Juwang, has tumbling skills and seems to be interested in athletics.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Minje (May 12, 2006)<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keijumoto\/status\/1875946427890950477\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MINJE of KickFlip<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Stage Name: Minje (\ubbfc\uc81c)<br \/>&#8211; Birth Name: Choi Minje (\ucd5c\ubbfc\uc81c)<br \/>&#8211; Birthday: 2006.05.12<br \/>&#8211; Nationality: \ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf7<br \/>&#8211; he can speak English <br \/>\u2013 Minje is a former student at WithBill Dance Studio<br \/>\u2013 a JYP trainee since August 2021<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KickFlip?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#KickFlip<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%ED%82%A5%ED%94%8C%EB%A6%BD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\ud0a5\ud50c\ub9bd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%EB%AF%BC%EC%A0%9C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\ubbfc\uc81c<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kickflip_jype?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kickflip_jype<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eHIwwRLk6r\">pic.twitter.com\/eHIwwRLk6r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \uc8fc \ud83d\udef9 (@keijumoto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keijumoto\/status\/1875946427890950477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A 2021 JYP recruit, 18-year-old Minje is fluent in English and has been a dance student.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Keiju (Oct. 4, 2006)<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keijumoto\/status\/1875947584713548075\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">KEIJU of KickFlip<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Stage Name: Keiju (\ucf00\uc774\uc8fc)<br \/>&#8211; Birth Name: Okamoto Keiju (\u5ca1\u672c\u572d\u6a39)<br \/>&#8211; Birthday: 2006.10.04<br \/>&#8211; Nationality: \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5<br \/>&#8211; he was born in Tokyo, Japan<br \/>&#8211; specialties are dancing, cooking, speaking Korean<br \/>&#8211; he is a cat person<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KickFlip?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#KickFlip<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%ED%82%A5%ED%94%8C%EB%A6%BD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\ud0a5\ud50c\ub9bd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%EC%BC%80%EC%9D%B4%EC%A3%BC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\ucf00\uc774\uc8fc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kickflip_jype?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kickflip_jype<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MLZI9xys8x\">pic.twitter.com\/MLZI9xys8x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \uc8fc \ud83d\udef9 (@keijumoto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keijumoto\/status\/1875947584713548075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This Japanese standout, also 18, impressed on LOUD and once performed iKON\u2019s \u201cBeautiful\u201d on Stage K.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Donghyeon (Mar. 13, 2007)<\/strong><br \/>\nAt 17, he\u2019s the squad\u2019s maknae\u2014and a LOUD winner with serious songwriting skills.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Ready to see them in action? Check out the \u201c<strong>Umm Great<\/strong>\u201d music video and get hyped for their official debut later this month:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L__ITOj-g8E\" title=\"KickFlip(\ud0a5\ud50c\ub9bd) &quot;\uc751 \uadf8\ub798 (Umm Great)&quot; M\/V\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L__ITOj-g8E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JYP Entertainment just unleashed its latest rookie group, KickFlip, a.k.a. the \u201cyounger brothers\u201d of Stray Kids. If that name screams skateboarding, you\u2019re on the right track\u2014these boys are rolling in with a high-energy, board-sport concept, setting the stage for their official debut on January 20 with the mini-album &#8220;Flip It, Kick It!.&#8221; Their pre-release single, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3104,"featured_media":135807,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2264,16,1402],"tags":[1074],"class_list":["post-135806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","category-kpop","category-list","tag-stray-kids"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135806\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}