I. Introduction
NIK is a 11 member Japanese-Korean boy group formed by the survival program G-EGG, which was produced by Yoonhak from the boy group SUPERNOVA. Their current lineup consists of Gunmin, Hyeonsu, Fumiya, Ryuta, Yunsol, Taehoon, Kogun, Ryo, Parkha, Taichi, and Hinata. Sihyuk is a former member who left on May 26, 2021.
The group's name stands for: New, Inspire, and Kindle. It is also a combination of Nippon (Japanese for Japan) and Korea. Their fandom name is NIK ISLAND and their fans are called NIKEE.
They made their Korean debut on September 27, 2021 with their single Santa Monica. Then their Japanese debut on October 6, 2021 with their single Universe.
II. Career
The show G-EGG aired starting on February 2nd, 2020 to September 29th, 2020 through AbemaTV. With the goal to launch a Japan-Korean boy group with the management from Yoonhak.
The show featured four teams (TEAM A - D) that competed against each other. Through the 13 episodes, contestants were eliminated until they reached the point where they could form the winning group.
A lot of the members are from many kinds of K-Pop and J-Pop groups such as B.I.G, LC9, BLK, LUCENTE, ZEST, Nu'Bility, Apeace, Junon Superboy Anothers, and CODE-V aswell as participated on survival shows before.
The group is managed by SVent and ARGS Productiosn. SVent handles the Korean activites while ARGS handles the Japanese side with support from UNIVERSAL.
On May 26th, 2021 NIK's management and Sihyuk's company was revealed to not come to a agreement about promotions, so he left the group. Taehoon was then added to the group in April to fill his spot.
On September 16th, they revealed group photos for their Korean debut single. They dropped Santa Monica on September 27th. They later made their Japanese debut on October 6 with Universe.
On December 8th, NIK released their first album titled "NIK Project 1: We Are The Future"
On August 10th, they released their 2nd single titled "La Vida Loca".
On August 22nd, 2022 Fumiya announced via his personal Twitter account that he had left NIK but will still surport the group behind the scenes as much as he can after he had been on hiatus for a couple of months before.
III. Members
| Gunmin
Birth Name: Lee Gunmin Born on October 3, 1994 Leader, Vocalist, Main Dancer He is member of B.I.G |
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| Hyeonsu
Birth Name: Kang Hyeonsu Born on June 18, 1996 Lead Vocalist, Rapper, Main Dancer He was member of LC9 and BLK |
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| Ryuta
Birth Name: Hayashi Ryuta Born on July 23, 1996 Vocalist Previous contestant on Produce 101 Japan |
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| Yunsol
Birth Name: Park Yunsol Born on October 21, 1996 Vocalist, Lead Rapper, Lead Dancer Used to be a backup dancer for BTS and HOTSHOT |
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| Kogun
Birth Name: Ko Geun Born on March 7, 1997 Main Vocalist He was in ZEST and LUCENTE |
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| Ryo
Birth Name: Mitsui Ryo Born on July 15, 1997 Rapper Previous contestant on Produce 101 Japan |
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| Taehoon
Born on November 23, 1997 Leader Rapper He was a member of CODE-V |
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| Parkha
Birth Name: Han Jongyeon Born on May 21, 1998 Main Vocalist, Visual He was a member of LUCENTE and Nu'Bility |
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| Taichi
Birth Name: Ishizaka Taichi Born on July 27, 1998 Main Rapper |
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| Hinata
Birth Name: Yonemaru Hinata Born on March 25, 2000 Vocalist, Maknae He was a Junon Superboy Anothers |
Former Members
| Sihyuk
Birth Name: Choi Sihyuk Born on February 18, 1997 Rapper, Dancer He was a member of APEACE |
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| Fumiya Birth Name: Miura Fumiya Born on August 21, 1996 Rapper, Lead Dancer Used to be a backup dancer for BTS, SHINee, etc. |
IV. Discography
| Santa Monica / Universe | Digital Single | September 27th, 2021 | |
| Universe / Santa Monica (Japanese ver.) | Single Album | October 6th, 2021 | |
| NIK Project 1: - We Are The Future | Album | December 8th, 2021 | |
| La Vida Loca | Single | August, 10 |
V. Videography
Music Videos
| Santa Monica | September 27th, 2021 |
| Universe | October 5th, 2021 |
| Santa Monica (Japanese Ver.) | October 22nd, 2021 |
| ANOTOKIE | December 7th, 2021 |
| La Vids Lica | August, 10th, 2022 |
Shows
| G-EGG | February 2 - September 29, 2020 | AbemaTV |
VI. Videos
Santa Monica MV
Universe MV
Santa Monica (Japanese ver. MV)
[M COUNTDOWN] Santa Monica debut stage
ANOTOKIE MV
La Vida Loca MV
VII. Trivia
- Gunmin choreographed the dance for B.I.G's Are You Ready? and 1.2.3
- Hyeonsu and Fumiya can also choreograph
- Kogun likes writing music
- Parkha like composing
- Ryo can do Karate
(credit to kprofiles.com)
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As stated on August 22nd Fumiya seems to have left NIK