NCT Wish and KickFlip to Comeback within a Week in October… A Competition of Youth Narratives

The youngest boy groups from SM Entertainment and JYP Entertainment, NCT Wish and KickFlip, will embark on new activities side-by-side in October.

NCT Wish will release their fourth mini album ‘I SPY’ on October 12. This album contains 6 songs with different atmospheres, including the title track of the same name. The album captures the process of facing diverse emotions and growing through them.

KickFlip will begin their activities one week earlier, releasing the mini album ‘KICK OFF THE WALL Pt. 1’ on the 6th. The double title tracks are ‘Unfinished’ and ‘KICK OFF THE WALL’. They completed a single narrative by grouping the questions they asked themselves and the answers to them into one flow.

NCT Wish is the youngest team of NCT, which debuted in February 2024. They have built a refreshing image with cheerful music and lively performances such as ‘Songbird’, ‘Steady’, and ‘poppop’. With their previous first full-length album ‘Ode to Love’, they recorded three consecutive million-sellers and achieved their personal bests in both physical albums and digital music. Last July, the Japanese single ‘Yoi Don! / Boy Meets Girl’ exceeded 500,000 cumulative shipments and received the Recording Industry Association of Japan ‘Double Platinum’ certification. Last April, they also held their first KSPO DOME performance.

KickFlip is the youngest boy group from JYP Entertainment, which debuted in January 2025. Leader KYEHOON went through 9 years of trainee life, and DONGHYEON, AMARU, and KEIJU made their names known through SBS ‘LOUD’ in 2021. Even after their debut, they have been steadily participating in music production to create the team's color. In January and February of this year, they completed a total of 12 fan concerts in 5 cities nationwide, and in April, they rewrote first-week sales records with ‘My First Kick’ and won two awards on music programs. In the summer, they also stood on the stages of ‘WATERBOMB 2026’ Seoul and Busan. All 8 tracks of this new album involved the members directly, and ‘Unfinished’, composed and written by KYEHOON, and ‘KICK OFF THE WALL’, written by KYEHOON and DONGHWA and featuring iann dior, were placed as the double title tracks.

The two teams, who debuted around the same time, have been expanding their respective colors with freshness and youthfulness as a common denominator. Attention is focused on what kind of music and stages they will present in this comeback, which will follow within a week of each other.

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