Biography
KISS OF LIFE (Hangul: 키스 오브 라이프; Katakana: キスオブライフ; also shortened as KIOF), is a four-member girl group under S2 Entertainment. The members are: JULIE (쥴리), NATTY (나띠), BELLE (벨), HANEUL (하늘). They debuted on July 5, 2023 with the mini album "KISS OF LIFE".
Name Meaning: The name signifies their ambition to "breathe a new life into the music industry with their music and charm." Reflecting on their name, the group's concepts revolve around the different stages of life, particularly adolescence and young adulthood.
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History: On May 12, at 00:00 KST, S2 Entertainment opened up SNS accounts and dropped the first teaser for the group. In the teaser, it was revealed that the group would debut in July of the same year. On May 15, NATTY was revealed as their first member, followed by BELLE on May 16, JULIE on May 17, and HANEUL on May 18.
On June 12, a teaser was released, revealing that the group will debut on July 5 with the mini album "KISS OF LIFE".
On September 28, the group announced their plans to make their first-ever comeback with their second mini album "Born to be XX", set to be released on November 8.
On January 3, 2024, it was announced that KISS OF LIFE will hold their first-ever Japanese fanmeeting, titled 'Hello KISSY', on February, 20. On February 2, an additional fanmeeting, titled 'Dear KISSY', was announced. It will be held in Bangkok, Thailand on March 17.
On March 11, a series of logo motions were released, hinting at their upcoming comeback. On March 15, the group released a teaser for their first single album "Midas Touch", set for release on April 3.
On May 16, a media outlet reported that KISS OF LIFE is gearing up to release new music in July. S2 Entertainment confirmed the reports hours later. On June 21, the group announced that they will be releasing the digital single "Sticky" on July 1.
On July 9, KISS OF LIFE won their first music show award The Show with their song "Sticky".
On July 16, VALORANT announced that KISS OF LIFE and Mark would be releasing "SUPERPOWER" on July 24 as the anthem for the 2024 VALORANT Champions.
On September 3, it was reported that KISS OF LIFE would be making a comeback in October. On September 25, it was announced KISS OF LIFE would be releasing the pre-release single "R.E.M" on October 4 before coming back with their third mini album, "Lose Yourself", on October 15.
On May 1, it was announced that KISS OF LIFE will be releasing a special digital single, "KISS ROAD", on May 7 to celebrate the end of their first world tour of the same name.
On May 19, KISS OF LIFE released a teaser for their fourth mini album "224", set for release on June 9.
On August 1, Apple TV+ Press revealed that the group will be participating in their reality show, KPOPPED, which will be aired on August 29.
On September 2, it was announced that KISS OF LIFE would debut in Japan with a mini album on November 5. On September 25, a teaser was released for "TOKYO MISSION START".
On November 13, it was announced that KISS OF LIFE will release "Lucky (Korean Ver.)" on November 18.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.