KNK (band)
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KNK performing "I Remember" at KBS Cool FM's
Jo Yoon-hee's Volume Up Radio on July 14, 2016. |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Keunakeun |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | YNB Entertainment |
| Associated acts | BESTie |
| Website | ynbent |
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KNK (Hangul: 크나큰; RR: Keunakeun, lit. "great" or "to be great") is a five-member South Korean boy band under YNB Entertainment, the company's first male idol group. KNK is an initialism which stands for K-pop kNocK (Hangul: 케이팝 노크). It means "to knock on the door of K-pop with their music." They held their debut showcase on February 29, 2016 and officially released their debut single album entitled Knock on March 3, 2016.
All five members of KNK were trainees of different companies before joining YNB Entertainment. They had a long training period, with an average of 5 years. As trainees, the members appeared in music videos of their label mate, Bestie. They also performed as backup dancers for the girl group.
On December 15, 2015, a teaser video of the boys was uploaded on KNK's official YouTube channel. The following day, it was revealed that the group would perform at 2015 SBS Awards Festival (SAF) alongside Noel, Bestie and Almeng. On December 26, KNK performed for the first time to the public at SAF where they performed the two songs on their debut single album. On December 30, the band's first reality show, My Keunakeun Television, premiered on Naver TV Cast.
YNB Entertainment opened their official Naver V app channel for the company's artists, including KNK, on January 8, 2016. Beginning on the first day of February, KNK had real-time broadcasts for almost every day via Naver V app as a countdown to their upcoming debut. The boys showed their daily rehearsals and preparations, as well as their album jacket photo shoot and the filming for their first music video. On February 22, the company announced via SNS that the group would debut with their first single album on March 3, 2016. On February 23 to 26, the band performed in several universities' freshman orientations.
On February 26, 2016, teaser for the music video of KNK's debut single "Knock" was released. The song was composed by production team ButterFly, led by Hwang Seong-je who composed BoA's "Atlantis Princess", Lee Soo-young's "Whistle to Me" and more, while the rap part was written by member Youjin. Furthermore, their choreography was helmed by Prepix’s Ha Woo-shin and the music video was directed by Lee Ki-baek. Three days later, the band had their debut showcase at Ilchi Art Hall, Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul, where they performed their songs "Knock" and "Angel Heart" as well as TVXQ's "Love in the Ice" and Kim Kwang-seok's "On the Street".
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