Kickflip, 'K-pop Super Rookie' recognized by Apple Music.."You'll be a rising star in the music market"

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Boy group KickFlip has been named the "2026 Artist to Watch" by Shazam.

According to Apple Music's music discovery app Shazam on the 13th, Kick Flip was ranked in the K-pop category of Shazam Fast Forward 2026 with the title track of its third mini album, "My First Flip."

"Shazam Fast Forward 2026" is an annual list that predicts and illuminates promising artists who will lead the music market in the future, including this year, focusing on artists who are in the spotlight at Shazam. It was selected based on Shazam's prediction data and the expertise of Apple Music global editors, and a total of 65 artists covering 20 genres from 22 countries around the world were listed in the "Shazam Fast Forward 2026.

In September last year, Kickflip ranked 48th on Apple Music's popular South Korean charts with its third mini-album "My First Flip" title song, "The First Song I Sing," and was on the list with more than 50 days of chart-in.

Earlier, Kickflip was also on Billboard's "The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2025: Staff Recommendations" as a "first song to sing." Kickflip, which gained the modifier "K-pop Super Rookie" with its solid skills and endless potential in its first year of debut, once again raised attention in the global music market and proved its potential.

With the momentum, Kick Flip will go on a national tour of the first fan concert "2026 KickFlip FAN-CON" (2026 KickFlip FanCon <From KickFlip, To WeFlip>) to commemorate the first anniversary of its debut on January 20. Starting with the concert in Seoul from January 17 to 18, it will hold a total of 12 performances in five cities nationwide, from Busan on January 24, Gwangju on January 31, Cheongju on February 21, and Daegu on February 28, and build unforgettable memories with fans.

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