New K-pop boy group KickFlip in the video for their song 'Umm Great.' Screenshot from video on JYP Entertainment's YouTube channel

Meet KickFlip: Members of JYP's new K-pop group introduced

Jaehwa Bernardo

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:959px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1736135202988Image.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">New K-pop boy group KickFlip in the video for their song &#x27;Umm Great.&#x27; <em>Screenshot from video on JYP Entertainment&#x27;s YouTube channel</em></span></span></span>JYP Entertainment, one of the leading companies in K-pop, has unveiled its newest act KickFlip — the agency&#x27;s first Korean idol boy band in seven years.</div><p>The company <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/1/5/watch-jyp-entertainment-unveils-new-k-pop-group-kickflip-in-umm-great-mv-2338"><strong>dropped late Sunday</strong></a> a music video for &quot;Umm Great,&quot; which serves as a pre-release for the team&#x27;s upcoming debut extended play &quot;Flip It, Kick It!&quot;.</p><p>The &quot;Umm Great&quot; video marked the official introduction of KickFlip&#x27;s seven members to K-pop fans. Notably, JYP did not put out individual teaser photos to introduce the members beforehand, deviating from the usual K-pop debut strategy.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/L__ITOj-g8E?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>But hours after the release of &quot;Umm Great,&quot; JYP uploaded the members&#x27; profiles on KickFlip&#x27;s website.</p><p>Here&#x27;s what we know so far about KickFlip and its members.</p><div><strong>What is KickFlip?</strong></div><p>KickFlip is the latest boy band out of JYP Entertainment, a powerhouse agency in the K-pop industry founded by veteran singer-songwriter Park Jin-young.</p><p>The company is home to several popular idol groups, including 2PM, TWICE, Stray Kids, ITZY, and NMIXX, as well as rock bands Day6 and Xdinary Heroes. It also manages overseas groups such as China-based Boy Story, Japan-based NiziU and Nexz, and US-based VCHA.</p><p>KickFlip marks JYP&#x27;s first Korean boy group debut since Stray Kids — which has <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2024/12/23/stray-kids-claims-6th-no-1-on-billboard-200-1249"><strong>achieved significant commercial success</strong></a> in recent years — in 2018.</p><p>The group&#x27;s name, taken from a skateboarding trick, reflects their concept as skateboarders — a theme clearly showcased in the &quot;Umm Great&quot; video.</p><p>&quot;Umm Great,&quot; however, only serves as a teaser for the septet&#x27;s official debut on January 20 with the extended play &quot;Flip It, Kick It!&quot;.</p><p>Several members of KickFlip may be familiar faces to K-pop fans, as four of them — Kyehyoon, Amaru, Keiju and Donghyeon — previously participated in the 2021 reality talent competition &quot;Loud.&quot;</p><div><strong>Who are the members?</strong></div><p>On its website and social media pages, KickFlip unveiled profile photos of the members along with their birth dates.</p><div><strong>Kyehyoon</strong></div><p>Birthday: Sept. 16, 2004</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1736135337728Kyehyoon.jpg" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><strong>Amaru</strong></div><p>Birthday: Oct. 21, 2005</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1736135375891Amaru.jpg" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><strong>Donghwa</strong></div><p>Birthday: March 11, 2006</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1736135406551Donghwa.jpg" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><strong>Juwang</strong></div><p>Birthday: May 2, 2006</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1736135434289Juwang.jpg" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><strong>Minje</strong></div><p>Birthday: May 12, 2006</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1736135463743Minje.jpg" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><strong>Keiju</strong></div><p>Birthday: October 4, 2006</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1736135483530Keiju.jpg" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><strong>Donghyeon</strong></div><p>Birthday: March 13, 2007</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1736135508389Donghyeon.jpg" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div>

<p>JYP Entertainment, one of the leading companies in K-pop, has unveiled its newest act KickFlip — the agency's first Korean idol boy band in seven years.</p>

JYP Entertainment, one of the leading companies in K-pop, has unveiled its newest act KickFlip — the agency's first Korean idol boy band in seven years.

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Meet KickFlip: Members of JYP's new K-pop group introduced

Meet KickFlip: Members of JYP's new K-pop group introduced

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published Jan 06, 2025 12:24 PM PHT

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