KISS OF LIFE: The group makes BABYMONSTER into oblivion, threatening to take the position of BLACKPINK

Đức TríJun 15, 2024 at 14:20

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KISS OF LIFE is a Kpop girl group that is making a big splash in Korea. Even though he just debuted and doesn't belong to any "big" company.

But KISS OF LIFE's superiority is undeniable, even surpassing BABYMONSTER.

This time, Kpop not only impressed with the "landing" of rookies from big companies like ILLIT, BABYMONSTER,... but also witnessed the spectacular breakthrough of KISS OF LIFE. As a new group from a small company, KISS OF LIFE escaped "obscurity" thanks to a quality comeback with Midas Touch.

Luxurious - genuine - smooth image, music with depth, KISS OF LIFE makes Kpop fans excited and "hunt" for the group's background. The more people learn, the more fascinated they become with the lineup of 4 talented, personality-filled girls whose music and image are both extremely attractive.

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KISS OF LIFE includes famous former trainees from the Big 4 (the common name of the four major entertainment companies leading the K-pop industry: SM, JYP, Hype, YG) under the management of S2. Entertainment. The group consists of four members: Two Koreans, one Korean American, and one Thai.

Born in 2004 in Seattle, Belle is of Korean descent, a member with top singing ability and great songwriting skills, and is also the main vocalist of the group. Before debuting, Belle was a trainee at SM Entertainment and proved her musical ability after featuring in NCT Mark's solo song Child. She has also composed songs for many idols such as (G)-IDLE Miyeon, Purple KISS and one of her most famous works is UNFORGIVEN by LE SSERAFIM.

In particular, Belle captured the hearts of domestic and foreign fans with the solo song Countdown on MBC's Show Champion.

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Natty (22-year-old Idol) performed an 'extreme' Hip Hop performance in the 579th broadcast of Simply K-pop. Natty is known in the music industry as a famous JYP trainee, a well-rounded artist with singing skills and stable performance. Natty also attracted attention as the group's main dancer, considered BLACKPINK's "Little Lisa".

Natty is the most familiar member to international fans. Thai female idol born in 2002, widely known through two survival shows SIXTEEN and Idol School. Visual Natty attracted attention when it "resembled" two famous faces, Lisa (BLACKPINK) and Minnie ((G)I-DLE). Natty almost debuted with TWICE and fromis_9 but in the end her path was quite arduous and she chose to debut solo.

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In 2020, Natty released the albums NINETEEN and Teddy Bear, showing the ability of a comprehensive artist with singing and rapping skills and stable performance. After 4 years, Natty attracted attention when returning to the idol world once again, as a member of KISS OF LIFE, taking on the role of main dancer.

Born in 2005, Haneul is the maknae (youngest member) of the group, possessing ravishing beauty. She is expected to be the group's source of energy, conveying various charms, possessing endless musical potential, attractive appearance, and excellent skills. Haneul is also a multilingual Idol, able to speak English, Korean and Japanese.

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Julie Han - the third member of KISS OF LIFE is also a Korean-American. She was a trainee under The Black Label - Teddy's record label. Julie trained here for 5 years from 2017 - 2022. She is known to many music fans as an excellent rapper with skillful bilingual rap ability. Julie is the leader and main rapper of KISS OF LIFE.

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KISS OF LIFE once shared: "We are also fans of BLACKPINK seniors, and we want to develop into 'Little BLACKPINK' in a cool way like our seniors." The group's first mini-album KISS OF LIFE, released on July 5, 2023, has achieved tens of millions of cumulative plays on Spotify.

In particular, all songs, including the title song Shhh, b-side songs of the group Hello, Neverland containing lyrical appeal and solo songs expressing each member's individual personality are receiving recognition. Positive reviews. This is a proud proof that KISS OF LIFE is being followed by music fans around the world on their journey to conquer the title of heir to the world's No. 1 Kpop girl group today: BLACKPINK.

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On promotional stages, KISS OF LIFE demonstrates superior performance ability, with no "gaps" in skills. The clear division of roles from main dancer - main rapper and main vocalist is almost the same as BLACKPINK. On April 3, 2024, KISS OF LIFE officially returned with MV Midas Touch. Even though it comes from a small company, the quality of the MV with its high aesthetics, majestic scene "smelling of money" down to every meticulously completed detail makes people overwhelmed.

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Inspired by the legend of King Midas's golden hand in Greek Mythology, Midas Touch is heavily invested in visuals. The four girls, Julie, Natty, Belle and Haneul, were praised for their confident and strong performance style. KISS OF LIFE received a rain of compliments with Midas Touch.

Besides, Midas Touch's music reminds listeners of the typical colors of Kpop in the 2000s, vibrant and attractive. The song is suitable for "dancing" with strong choreography. The music of KISS OF LIFE also follows the direction that Teddy proposed for BLACKPINK.

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Compared to BABYMONSTER's comeback, KISS OF LIFE received more positive feedback thanks to its quality products from listening to visuals. Many people commented that KISS OF LIFE has many points reminiscent of BLACKPINK, is the most perfect version inheriting the girlcrush concept of their seniors but does not create the feeling of being copied or borrowed. Not a YG rookie, KISS OF LIFE is exactly "BLACKPINK's little sister" in terms of product quality and career orientation.

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