NIK (band)

NIK
Also known as	Nippon and Korea New Inspire Kindle
Origin	Seoul, South Korea Tokyo, Japan
Genres	K-pop J-pop Dance-pop Hip hop EDM
Years active	2020 (2020)–2023
Labels	ARGS USM Universal Music Japan
Past member(s)	Sihyuk Gunmin Hyeonsu Fumiya Ryuta Yunsol Taehoon Kogun Ryo Parkha Taichi Hinata
Website	nik-official.com

NIK (Hangul: 니크; short for Nippon and Korea, also known as New Inspire Kindle) is a Japanese-South Korean boy band formed through the global idol project G-EGG.^[1] The group consisted of 11^[2] Japanese and Korean members: Gunmin, Hyeonsu, Fumiya, Ryuta, Yunsol, Taehoon, Kogun, Ryo, Parkha, Taichi and Hinata. The members are former Idol boy band members and current boy band members. The final line up was revealed on August 29, 2020.^[3] They officially debuted in Korea on September 27, 2021, with the single “Santa Monica”.^[4]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart position	Album
		JPN Down.
"Santa Monica"	2021	—	NIK - Project 1 : We Are The Future
"Universe"		—
"La Vida Loca"	2022	—

References

1. Gene_e (January 7, 2020). "G-EGG a new show that aims to debut a joint BG between Japan and Korea with PD X 101, PD Japan trainees and kpop group members participating". onehallyu.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
2. Scott, Mhaliya (September 13, 2021). "New Korean-Japanese Boy Group NIK to Make Their Debut - Here are the 11 Members". kpopstarz.com. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
3. SBM (September 1, 2020). "New Japanese-Korean boy group NIK introduces 11-member lineup with former 'Produce X 101' contestants & more". allkpop.com. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
4. Val, M (September 27, 2021). "'Santa Monica/Universe': Korean-Japanese group NIK makes debut with mini-album". meaww.com. Retrieved September 27, 2021.