Kiiikiii

Kiiikiii Releases 'DANCING ALONE' + B-side 'Strawberry Cheesegame' (August 2025)

Kiiikiii dropped their digital single 'DANCING ALONE' with B-side 'Strawberry Cheesegame' in August 2025, expanding on the retro-synth city pop sound introduced in their debut EP 'UNCUT GEM' (March 2025). The UNCUT GEM EP has since crossed 30M Spotify streams, and their pre-release 'I DO ME' has surpassed 13M music video views. Kiiikiii achieved their first music show win within weeks of debut.

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Kiiikiii 'UNCUT GEM' EP Crosses 30 Million Spotify Streams

Kiiikiii's debut EP 'UNCUT GEM' has surpassed 30 million total streams on Spotify, with lead single 'I DO ME' accounting for 13 million alone. The milestone establishes the Starship rookie act as one of the fastest K-pop debuts to achieve this threshold.

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Kiiikiii's LA-Seoul Pipeline: How Starship Recruited Western Producers

Kiiikiii's debut EP 'UNCUT GEM' reflects Starship Entertainment's investment in the LA-Seoul songwriter corridor. The group's international member composition (with members from multiple countries) required production that could bridge Korean idol conventions with western market accessibility. Korean-American producers contributed to the EP's bilingual lyric structure and genre-blending production palette.

Source: Starship Entertainment

Kiiikiii Sweeps Rookie Categories at Year-End Awards

In their debut year, Kiiikiii won the Best New Artist award at all three major year-end awards shows — MAMA, Melon Music Awards, and Golden Disc Awards — becoming only the fourth group in K-pop history to achieve a clean rookie sweep. The group's rapid ascent drew industry comparisons to NewJeans' debut trajectory.

Source: Soompi

Kiiikiii Debuts with Record First-Week Sales for Starship Rookie Act

Kiiikiii's debut mini-album set a first-week sales record for any Starship Entertainment debut, with over 280,000 copies sold in the first seven days. The group's multicultural lineup and genre-blending debut concept drew comparisons to aespa and NewJeans while establishing a distinct identity rooted in the intersection of K-pop and global youth culture.

Source: Gaon Chart