U-KISS

U-KISS, ( 유키스) an acronym for Ubiquitous Korean International Idol Super Star, is a 7-member south korean boy band under NH Media. They debuted in 2008 with their single entitled “어리지 않아” (“Not Young“) The group is composed of 7 boys, two of whom were former members of group, Xing.
U-KISS gained attention due to two former members of Xing (Kevin Woo and Kim Ki Bum) and popular South Korean boy band SS501’s Kim Hyung Joon’s brother being members of the group. Soohyun also drew attention to the group by being a former JYP trainee and Good Entertainment trainee.

U-KISS released its first mini album, New Generation, on September 3, 2008. The group debuted in Japan on the 15th of August at the Power of Atamix alongside SS501 & Paran. Later in the month, the group debuted on South Korean television, with a performance of “Not Young” on M! Countdown.

In January, three English speaking members of the group, Eli, Alexander & Kevin, joined Arirang’s radio show Pops in Seoul hosting the ‘All About You’ segment alongside co-host Isak.The group made their comeback with their second mini album Bring it back 2 Old School on February. In April, Eli became the MC of MBC’s show, Fusion.Afterwards, the group commenced promotional activities in China on June, appearing on Hunan  TV. In addition, they held various fan meetings in Thailan from October to November. After the announcement of seventh member, Lee Ki Seop, U-KISS released their third mini album, “Conti Ukiss” on November 5. On the day of release, They performed their title song, “만만하니” (“Man Man Ha Ni”) on M!Countdown.
The group released their first studio album, Only One, on February 3, 2010. U-KISS started promotions on KBS’s Music Bank with their lead single “Bingeul Bingeul” ( 빙글빙글, lit “Round and Round”) on February 5.
In March 2010, U-KISS went to the Philippines to promote their album, Only One. They had their mall tours to meet their fans and held autograph signing sessions after the performances.
On the 15th of April, 2010, U-Kiss had their comeback stage on Mnet M-Countdown with their new promotional single “Mworago”(뭐라고), “What”. They also performed Lee Hyori’s U Go Girl.
Asian promotions and showcases of their album will jumpstart with a Philippine concert on the 29th of May, 2010 at the Araneta Coliseum. Next stops are Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan.