Starship's youngest member's power..Kiki selected 英 NME as "2026 Essential Emerging Artist 100."

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Group Kiki (KiiiKiii, Jiyu, Isol, Sui, Haum, Kiya) is showing off their potential by gaining favorable reviews from foreign media.

Kiki was listed on the "The NME 100: Essential Emerging Artists for 2026" released by the British music magazine NME on the 11th. "NME 100" is a list of 100 emerging artists who will stand out in the global music scene every year, with music critics and journalists from around the world participating, and Kiki was on the list, proving their influence and potential as the next global runner.

"Since its debut last year, Kiki has been attempting to inspire nostalgia around the world with music that adds Gen Z sensibility with youthful and unique charm," NME said. "From 'DEBUT SONG' to 'DANCING ALONE' inspired by synth pop in the 1980s, this five-member K-pop group is quickly proving to be a team that provides joy in bustling daily life." This is a part that shows Kiki's unique cheerfulness and positive energy from the beginning of his debut.

Kiki's global influence has continued since last year. At the end of last year, they were recognized for their work by being on the 25 best K-pop songs of 2025 with "Dancing Alone" at the NME, and were selected as "10 Rookie Teams to Watch in 2026" by U.S. magazine Stardust. In addition, Google announced through its year-end data analysis project "Year in Search" that Kiki was listed in the top six teams in the "KPop Debuts" category among global "Breakout" search terms in 2025.

As evidenced by leading global indicators, Kiki is breaking records day after day with the title song "404 (New Era)" of her second mini album "Delulu Pack" released on the 26th of last month. Since it topped the Melon TOP100 chart on the 10th, 16 days after its release, "404 (New Era)" has continued to be popular, ranking No. 1 on the Melon TOP100 chart, No. 1 on the HOT100, and No. 3 on the daily chart (as of February 10).

At the same time, Kiki topped the weekly popularity award for the first week of February on Melon, and the YouTube music daily chart (as of February 9), weekly chart (January 30 to February 5), Apple music popular chart, "Today's TOP 100: Korea," and popular album chart were all ranked first. In addition, it topped the Korean Spotify Daily Chart, the real-time Bucks chart (as of 8 a.m. on the 12th) and the weekly chart (February 2nd to February 8th), and it has maintained its top position on the chart by maintaining its top position in Vibe and Flo.

The performance on stage is also brilliant. Kiki is MBC every1, MBC's "Show!" After winning first place on "Champion," MBC's "Show!" He won his first terrestrial No. 1 trophy since his comeback on "Music Core" and won two music broadcasts.

Amid the continuous record and performance, Kiki stood tall as a "global rookie" with favorable reviews from foreign media. Expectations are high for the actions of those who have clearly imprinted their own colors with a wide musical spectrum and unique "Genjimi."

Meanwhile, Kiki will continue to perform "404 (New Era)" on Mnet's "M Countdown," which will air at 6 p.m. on the 12th.

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