Mark your calendars, iKONICs - iKON has officially announced their comeback date! Are you ready for this?
On Feb. 8, the six-piece boy group was reportedly making their long-awaited return to the K-pop scene in early March with a new album. In addition to this, an official shared that iKON will begin filming the music video for their new title track that week. Shortly after the news, the sextet's management agency, YG Entertainment confirmed that iKON is indeed gearing up for a comeback. This will be the band's first comeback after more than a year.
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iKON Reveals Official Comeback Date Through First Concept Teaser
And on Feb. 17, iKON has shared a concept teaser video for its new digital single, revealing the group's comeback date. The 17-second clip features only black and white and shows all six members in black suits with a mysterious sound in the background. The teaser video not only presents iKON as a group but also highlights each member as the camera moves forward, passing the boys one after another.
While the first concept teaser video already heightened fans' excitement about iKON's comeback, what made fans more thrilled is that the boy group is only two weeks away from their return. Displayed at the end of the clip is the release date of their new digital single, which will be on Wednesday, March 3.
iKON's new digital single will be their first release in more than one year since "Dive," the lead single of the sextet's latest extended play "i DECIDE," which was dropped on Feb. 26, 2020. At the time of its release, the EP rose to the top of iTunes Album charts in a total of 24 countries including Japan, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and more.
"Dive" even charted high on various domestic real-time music charts including Soribada, where it ranked first. Former iKON member B.I wrote the lyrics of this track, along with Seung. It is a song that talks about being willing to do everything for the one you love.
iKON Bobby Returns with Second Solo Album
Ahead of iKON's comeback, member Bobby has already made his return as a solo artist on Jan. 25 after more than three years since his first studio album "Love and Fall" in September 2017. He launched his second album titled "LUCKY MAN," which consists of 17 songs including the title track "U MAD." iKON Bobby himself wrote and composed "U MAD," a single that ridicule people who follow opportunism and materialism, but at the same time, it conveys his anger towards himself for being weak.
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iKON Bobby decided to promote his second solo album in about two weeks so he can participate in iKON's upcoming comeback as well as practice with his fellow members for Mnet's "Kingdom," which will begin filming on Feb. 23 and will air its first episode on April 1.
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In Mnet's "Kingdom," iKON will be competing against five other K-pop boy groups, namely BTOB, SF9, Stray Kids, ATEEZ, and The Boyz. With the YG boy group preparing for its comeback and participation in the television competition show, it appears like iKON will be quite busy this year.
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