South Korean boy band
Xikers
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Xikers at Incheon Airport in 2023
L-R: Jinsik, Hyunwoo, Hunter, Minjae, Yujun, Junmin, Yechan, Sumin, Junghoon and Seeun
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Origin
| Seoul
, South Korea
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Genres
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Years active
| 2023?present
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Labels
| KQ
[
ko
]
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Members
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- Minjae
- Junmin
- Sumin
- Jinsik
- Hyunwoo
- Junghoon
- Seeun
- Yujun
- Hunter
- Yechan
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Website
| kqent
.com
/producer
/2300
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Xikers
(
Korean
:
싸이커스
;
RR
:
Ssaikeoseu
; stylized in
all lowercase
) is a South Korean
boy band
formed by
KQ Entertainment
[
ko
]
.
[1]
The group consists of ten members: Minjae, Junmin, Sumin, Jinsik, Hyunwoo, Junghoon, Seeun, Yujun, Hunter and Yechan. They debuted on March 30, 2023, with the
extended play
House of Tricky: Doorbell Ringing
.
[2]
Their main producer is
Eden
.
[3]
[4]
Name
[
edit
]
Xikers derive their name from a combination of the letter "x", symbolizing coordinates, and the word "hiker", meaning traveler. Altogether, the group name's refers to "boys who travel through time and space in search of coordinates".
[5]
History
[
edit
]
Formation and pre-debut activities
[
edit
]
In late 2018, Yechan competed on the
reality competition
show
Under Nineteen
.
[6]
However, he was eliminated and placed at rank 15 in the final episode.
[7]
In August 2022, KQ Entertainment published interviews of ten trainees on their
YouTube
channel: Minjae and Junmin on August 15, Sumin and Jinsik on August 16, Hyunwoo and Junghoon on August 17, Seeun and Hunter on August 18, Yujun and Yechan on August 19. The group was known as KQ Fellaz 2 prior to debuting.
[8]
On August 20, KQ Entertainment released a YouTube video featuring all ten members together for the first time performing choreography to "
Iffy
" by
Chris Brown
. On August 23, the group premiered their pre-debut
web series
Ready to One
, which follows the members as they train in
Los Angeles, California
.
[9]
In September 2022, for the finale of
Ready to One
, KQ Fellaz 2 released the music video for "Geek", a song composed and produced by Minjae. The video paid homage to the self-composed song "From" by labelmates
Ateez
and was uploaded to KQ Entertainment's YouTube channel on September 17.
[10]
KQ Fellaz 2's first
reality show
,
The Player: KPOP Quest
, premiered on the same day.
[11]
2023?present: Group name reveal, debut and
House of Tricky
series
[
edit
]
On February 24, 2023, KQ Entertainment unveiled KQ Fellaz 2's group name as Xikers and opened the group's official
social media
accounts.
[12]
In March 2023, Xikers announced that they would debut on March 30.
[13]
On March 15, it was announced that the group would hold a showcase the day before their debut at the SBS Prism Tower Auditorium and that it would also be broadcast live on KQ Entertainment's YouTube channel.
[14]
On March 30, Xikers released their debut extended play,
House of Tricky: Doorbell Ringing
and its double lead singles "Tricky House" and "Rockstar".
[15]
The album peaked at number four on the weekly
Circle Album Chart
and sold 97,857 copies.
[16]
In its first week, the album sold over 100,000 copies, the fifth-highest first week sales figure for a debut album in South Korea on the Hanteo Chart in 2023.
[17]
In July 2023, Xikers announced their first comeback on August 2.
[18]
On July 10, Xikers revealed the title of their second extended play on their official social media accounts.
[19]
On August 2, Xikers released their second extended play,
House of Tricky: How to Play
and its double lead singles "Do or Die" and "Home Boy".
[20]
In February 2024, KQ announced that Xikers will release a new album sometime in March.
[21]
On February 12, Xikers revealed the title of their third extended play,
House of Tricky: Trial and Error
and the release date and time which is on March 8 at 14:00 KST.
[22]
Members
[
edit
]
Adapted from their
Naver
profile:
[23]
- Minjae (
민재
) ? leader
[24]
- Junmin (
俊敏
)
- Sumin (
수민
)
- Jinsik (
陣式
)
- Hyunwoo (
현우
)
- Junghoon (
정훈
)
- Seeun (
稅銀
)
- Yujun (
幽峻
)
- Hunter (
헌터
)
- Yechan (
禮讚
)
Discography
[
edit
]
Extended plays
[
edit
]
Singles
[
edit
]
Other charted songs
[
edit
]
Videography
[
edit
]
Music videos
[
edit
]
Filmography
[
edit
]
Television show
[
edit
]
Web show
[
edit
]
Awards and nominations
[
edit
]
Notes
[
edit
]
- ^
Hosted by the Hong Kong Asia Pacific International Group and Sunway Records, the Asian Pop Music Awards bases its winners on the "Asian Pop Music Chart" which opened in September 2019.
[51]
References
[
edit
]
- ^
Cho Yong-jun (February 24, 2023).
"KQ Entertainment's new ten-member boy band named Xikers"
.
Korea JoongAng Daily
.
Archived
from the original on March 29, 2023
. Retrieved
March 30,
2023
.
- ^
Cho Yong-jun (March 6, 2023).
"Boy band xikers to debut with EP 'House of Tricky: Doorbell Ringing'
"
.
Korea JoongAng Daily
.
Archived
from the original on March 29, 2023
. Retrieved
March 30,
2023
.
- ^
"KQ ENTERTAINMENT"
(in Korean). KQ ENTERTAINMENT.
Archived
from the original on August 18, 2023
. Retrieved
August 18,
2023
.
- ^
"10-piece Xikers debuts, hopes to become rookie band of the year"
.
The Korea Herald
. March 30, 2023.
Archived
from the original on June 6, 2023
. Retrieved
August 18,
2023
.
- ^
Yoon Ki-baek (February 24, 2023).
KQ엔터 새 보이그룹 팀名은 '싸이커스'
[KQ Enter's new boy group team name is 'xikers'].
E Daily
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on November 21, 2023
. Retrieved
March 30,
2023
.
- ^
Yoo Yong-ju (October 28, 2018).
'언더나인틴' 李尙玟 이예찬 이준환 장루이 장민수 學生證 寫眞 公開 [포토엔]
['Under Nineteen' Lee Sang-min, Lee Ye-chan, Lee Jun-hwan, Jang Louis, Jang Min-soo, student ID photo released [Photon]].
Newsen
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on March 31, 2023
. Retrieved
March 31,
2023
– via
Naver
.
- ^
Lee Yi-jin (February 10, 2019).
'언더나인틴' 센터=顚倒廉, 원더나인 誕生...오는 4月 데뷔 [前日野話]
['Under Nineteen' Center=Conduction, the birth of Wonder Nine... Debuting in April [All Night]].
Xports News
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on March 31, 2023
. Retrieved
March 31,
2023
– via
Naver
.
- ^
Ahn Byung-gil (August 20, 2023).
KQ練習生 10人을 紹介합니다!
[Introducing 10 KQ trainees!].
Kyunghyang Shinmun
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on April 1, 2023
. Retrieved
March 30,
2023
– via
Naver
.
- ^
a
b
Yoon Seon-gyo (August 24, 2022).
'케이큐 펠라즈 2', 美國 硏修 리얼리티 '레디 투 원' 첫 放送
[First broadcast of 'KQ Fellas 2', American training reality show 'Ready to One'].
Single List
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on March 31, 2023
. Retrieved
March 31,
2023
.
- ^
Park Ji-yoon (September 18, 2022).
케이큐 펠라즈 2, '先輩' 에이티즈 오마주韓 'Geek' MV 公開
[KQ Fellaz 2, 'Senior' ATEEZ homage 'Geek' MV released].
The Fact
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on April 1, 2023
. Retrieved
April 1,
2023
– via
Naver
.
- ^
a
b
Kang Bo-ra (September 5, 2022).
第2의 에이티즈·블락비 키운다...'더 플레이어' 캐스팅 公開
[Growing the second ATEEZ and Block B... 'The Player' casting revealed].
Single List
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on April 1, 2023
. Retrieved
April 1,
2023
.
- ^
Gladys Yeo (February 27, 2023).
"KQ Entertainment introduces new boyband xikers ahead of upcoming debut"
.
NME
.
Archived
from the original on March 30, 2023
. Retrieved
March 30,
2023
.
- ^
Kim Min-ji (March 6, 2023).
'KQ엔터 新人' 싸이커스, 30日 '하우스 오브 트리키 : 도어벨 링잉' 發賣
['KQ Enter rookie' xikers, released 'House of Tricky: Doorbell Ringing' on the 30th].
News1
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on March 30, 2023
. Retrieved
March 30,
2023
– via
Naver
.
- ^
Moon Ye-bin (March 16, 2023).
싸이커스, 데뷔 前날 29日 팬쇼케이스 開催 確定
[xikers confirmed to hold a fan showcase on the 29th, the day before their debut].
Newsis
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on March 30, 2023
. Retrieved
March 30,
2023
– via
Naver
.
- ^
Myung Hee-sook (March 30, 2023).
싸이커스, '도깨비집'으로 單숨에 홀렸다 [쥬크박스]
[xikers, instantly bewitched with 'Goblin's House' [Jukebox]].
Xports News
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on March 30, 2023
. Retrieved
March 30,
2023
– via Naver.
- ^
a
b
Cumulative sales of
House of Tricky: Doorbell Ringing
on Circle Chart:
- "Circle Album Chart ? Week 13, 2023"
.
Circle Chart
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on April 6, 2023
. Retrieved
April 6,
2023
.
- "Circle Album Chart ? Week 14, 2023"
.
Circle Chart
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on April 13, 2023
. Retrieved
April 12,
2023
.
- "Circle Album Chart ? Week 15, 2023"
.
Circle Chart
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on April 20, 2023
. Retrieved
April 19,
2023
.
- "Circle Album Chart - Week 16, 2023"
.
Circle Chart
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on April 27, 2023
. Retrieved
April 26,
2023
.
- "Circle Album Chart - Week 17, 2023"
.
Circle Chart
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on May 5, 2023
. Retrieved
May 3,
2023
.
- "Circle Album Chart - Week 18, 2023"
.
Circle Chart
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on May 11, 2023
. Retrieved
May 10,
2023
.
- "Circle Album Chart - Week 19, 2023"
.
Circle Chart
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on May 18, 2023
. Retrieved
May 17,
2023
.
- "Circle Album Chart - Week 20, 2023"
.
Circle Chart
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on May 26, 2023
. Retrieved
May 24,
2023
.
- ^
Kim Min-ji (April 6, 2023).
싸이커스, 데뷔 앨범 初動 10萬張 突破...歷代 보이그룹 5位
[xikers, debut album surpassed 100,000 copies in the first week... 5th best boy group of all time].
News1
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on April 6, 2023
. Retrieved
April 6,
2023
– via
Naver
.
- ^
Seon Mi-kyung (July 4, 2023).
싸이커스, 8月 2日 컴백 確定..5世代 루키 立地 굳힌다
[Xikers confirmed comeback on August 2nd.. 5th generation rookie solidifies position].
Osen
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on July 16, 2023
. Retrieved
July 16,
2023
– via
Naver
.
- ^
Kim Won-hee (July 10, 2023).
싸이커스, 이番엔 '하우 투 플레이'
[Xikers, 'How to Play' this time].
Sports Kyunghyang
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on July 16, 2023
. Retrieved
July 16,
2023
– via
Naver
.
- ^
Haley Yang (August 2, 2023).
"Xikers finds themselves in newest EP, 'House of Tricky : How to Play'
"
.
Korea JoongAng Daily
.
Archived
from the original on August 20, 2023
. Retrieved
August 9,
2023
.
- ^
Kim, Hyun-sik (February 5, 2024).
新銳 보이그룹 싸이커스, 3月 컴백 確定
[New boy group Xiekrs, confirmed to make a comeback in March] (in Korean). E Daily
. Retrieved
February 7,
2024
– via
Naver
.
- ^
Son, Jin-a (February 12, 2024).
싸이커스가 온다...3월 8日 컴백 確定(公式)
[Xikers is coming...March 8 comeback confirmed (Official)] (in Korean). MK Sports
. Retrieved
February 12,
2024
– via
Naver
.
- ^
"xikers : 네이버 統合檢索"
.
Naver
(in Korean). January 21, 2015.
Archived
from the original on April 25, 2023
. Retrieved
April 25,
2023
.
- ^
Choi Ji-won (March 30, 2023).
"10-piece Xikers debuts, hopes to become rookie band of the year"
.
The Korea Herald
.
Archived
from the original on June 6, 2023
. Retrieved
June 6,
2023
.
- ^
Circle Album Chart:
- ^
"
House of Tricky: Doorbell Ringing
(2023)"
.
Oricon
.
Archived
from the original on April 12, 2023
. Retrieved
April 12,
2023
.
- ^
Peaks on the
Billboard Japan
Hot Albums chart:
- ^
@billboardcharts (April 10, 2023).
"Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..."
(
Tweet
)
. Retrieved
April 11,
2023
– via
Twitter
.
- ^
Peaks on the
Billboard US World
Albums chart:
- ^
オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2023年04月03日~2023年04月09日
[Oricon Weekly Album Ranking: April 3, 2023 ? April 9, 2023] (in Japanese).
Oricon
. Archived from
the original
on April 12, 2023
. Retrieved
April 12,
2023
.
- ^
"Circle Certification ? Album [Platinum]"
.
Circle Chart
(in Korean). March 7, 2024
. Retrieved
April 3,
2024
.
- ^
Cumulative Sales of
House of Tricky: How to Play
:
- オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2023年08月21日~2023年08月27日
[Oricon Weekly Album Ranking August 21, 2023 ? August 27, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from
the original
on August 31, 2023
. Retrieved
September 14,
2023
.
- オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2023年09月04日~2023年09月10日
[Oricon Weekly Album Ranking September 9, 2023 ? September 10, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from
the original
on September 13, 2023
. Retrieved
September 14,
2023
.
- オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2023年09月18日~2023年09月24日
[Oricon Weekly Album Ranking September 18, 2023 ? September 24, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from
the original
on September 27, 2023
. Retrieved
September 27,
2023
.
- ^
"Circle Certification ? Album"
.
Circle Chart
(in Korean). March 7, 2024
. Retrieved
April 3,
2024
.
- ^
"Circle Album Chart ? March, 2024"
.
Circle Chart
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on April 14, 2024
. Retrieved
April 14,
2024
.
- ^
オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2024年03月11日~2024年03月17日
[Oricon Weekly Album Ranking March 11, 2024 ? March 17, 2024] (in Japanese).
Oricon
. Archived from
the original
on March 20, 2024
. Retrieved
March 20,
2024
.
- ^
Peaks on the Circle Download Chart:
- ^
Peaks on the Circle Download Chart:
- "
"The TRICKY's Secret", "Doorbell Ringing", "Dynamic (淸亮(淸凉))", "XIKEY", "Oh My Gosh"
"
. April 6, 2023
. Retrieved
March 21,
2024
.
- "
"Skater", "Koong", "Run", "Sunny Side"
"
. August 10, 2023
. Retrieved
March 21,
2024
.
- "
"Trial And Error (whereabouts)", "Red Sun", "Supercalifragilistic", "Every Flavor Jelly (온갖 맛이 나는 젤리)", "Break A Leg"
"
. March 14, 2024
. Retrieved
March 21,
2024
.
- ^
Jung Ga-young (September 18, 2022).
'케이큐 펠라즈2', LA서 찍은 'Geek' MV 公開
['KQ Fellas 2', 'Geek' MV filmed in LA released].
Sports World
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on April 24, 2023
. Retrieved
April 24,
2023
– via
Naver
.
- ^
[KQ Fellaz 2] 'CANVAS' Official Video
. KQ ENTERTAINMENT. October 15, 2022.
Archived
from the original on April 1, 2023
. Retrieved
April 24,
2023
– via
YouTube
.
- ^
@digipedi (May 10, 2023).
"TRICKY HOUSE _ XIKERS"
. Instagram.
Archived
from the original on May 17, 2023
. Retrieved
May 17,
2023
.
- ^
@digipedi (May 10, 2023).
"ROCKSTAR_ XIKERS"
. Instagram.
Archived
from the original on May 17, 2023
. Retrieved
May 17,
2023
.
- ^
@nyon_soo (September 5, 2023).
"Xikers - 'Koong' Performance Video"
. Instagram.
Archived
from the original on September 7, 2023
. Retrieved
September 7,
2023
.
- ^
@secret.video.club (August 3, 2023).
"@xikers_official - 'DO or DIE' MV"
. Instagram.
Archived
from the original on August 3, 2023
. Retrieved
August 3,
2023
.
- ^
@jowonjun (October 27, 2023).
"찾아 헤메는 빛은 只今 여기에, Xikers 'HOME BOY' MV"
. Instagram
. Retrieved
October 27,
2023
.
- ^
xikers (September 17, 2023).
"xikers(싸이커스) - 'Sunny Side' Special Video for road??"
. YouTube
. Retrieved
April 3,
2024
.
- ^
@leesagan (January 23, 2024).
"修學旅行마냥 즐거웠던 撮影場 ???? #xikers #run #mv #싸이커스 #싸이커스런 #xikersrun #kqentertainment"
. Instagram
. Retrieved
April 3,
2024
.
- ^
@nyon_soo (March 8, 2024).
"Xikers - 'We don't stop' MV"
. Instagram
. Retrieved
March 8,
2024
.
- ^
@seogiung_dp (April 2, 2024).
"xikers(싸이커스)-'Red Sun'
"
. Instagram
. Retrieved
April 3,
2024
.
- ^
SBS M [@THEKPOP]
(March 7, 2023).
[豫告] SBS M 고츠렛 xikers (Let's go xikers)ㅣ2023.03.14(火) 저녁 7時 30分 첫 放送
[[Preview] SBS M Gothlet xikers (Let's go xikers)ㅣ2023.03.14 (Tue) First broadcast at 7:30 PM] (
Tweet
) (in Korean)
. Retrieved
March 30,
2023
– via
Twitter
.
- ^
Han Hye-in (March 2, 2023).
'KQ 新人' 싸이커스, 自體 藝能 '트리키 하우스' 27日 公開
['KQ Rookie' xikers, unveil their own entertainment show 'Tricky House' released on the 27th].
Star In News
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on March 30, 2023
. Retrieved
March 30,
2023
– via Naver.
- ^
"2020?洲流行音?大??果出? 林俊杰?5?成最大?家"
.
VCT News
(in Chinese). December 28, 2020.
Archived
from the original on January 8, 2021
. Retrieved
January 7,
2021
.
- ^
"【APMA 2023】?洲流行音?大?2023年度入?名?"
(in Chinese). Asian Pop Music Awards
. Retrieved
December 27,
2023
.
- ^
38th GDA:
- ^
Lee, Tae-soo (February 18, 2024).
한터뮤직어워즈 對象에 NCT 드림·세븐틴 等
[Hanteo Music Awards Grand Prize Winners: NCT Dream, Seventeen, etc.] (in Korean).
Yonhap News Agency
. Retrieved
February 19,
2024
– via
Naver
.
- ^
Atkinson, Katie (April 1, 2024).
"Here Are the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards Winners"
.
Billboard
.
Archived
from the original on April 2, 2024
. Retrieved
April 7,
2024
.
- ^
Cho, Yong-jun (August 11, 2023).
"Heart Dream Awards honors fourth-generation K-pop stars"
(in Korean).
Korea JoongAng Daily
.
Archived
from the original on August 11, 2023
. Retrieved
August 11,
2023
– via Naver.
- ^
"Jimin & Tomorrow X Together Lead Nominations for 2023 MAMA Awards (Full List)"
.
Billboard
. October 19, 2023.
Archived
from the original on October 20, 2023
. Retrieved
October 22,
2023
.
- ^
Jeong, Ha-eun (January 3, 2024).
歷史上 첫 海外 開催, 對象은 엔시티 드림 "2年 連續 受賞 榮光...시즈니 德分"[第33回 서울歌謠大賞]
[Held overseas for the first time in history, the grand prize was awarded by NCT Dream "Honored to be awarded for the second year in a row...Thanks to Czennies" [The 33rd Seoul Music Awards]] (in Korean). Sports Seoul
. Retrieved
January 3,
2024
– via
Naver
.
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]
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.