Co-ed K-pop group KARD is finally having a comeback after almost 2 years of hiatus. With a tour on its way, the fans could not be happier.
The long-awaited return of KARD is finally happening! The famous co-ed group KARD is coming back after 2 years. KARD took a hiatus after their member, J.Seph got enlisted in the Korean military. During the hiatus, the other three members, BM, Somin, and Jiwoo focused on their solo stuff.
Their last comeback was on August 26, 2020, with “Gunshot” and then shortly after, J.Seph enlisted in the military on October 5, 2020. Soon after he got discharged, i.e. in April 2022, all the members of the group started working on the new album.
DSP media released an official statement in April stating that KARD is working on an album. And they are preparing to have a comeback before their South American tour in July. Santiago, Chile, Mexico City, Curitiba, and Brazil are some of the places they will be touring. After 2 years, the full group returns.
The album consists of 4 songs and 2 instrumentals. They are, Break Down, Ring the Alarm, Good Love, Whip! And instrumentals of Break Down and Ring the Alarm. Every member has participated in the making of the album.
Break Down, the first track on the album is written by all four members. Ring the Alarm and Whip! is written by BM and J.Seph along with other writers. Further, BM also helped with the lyrics of Good Love. They have been proud to see all of them working on the album, especially the girls.
KARD dropped their comeback on June 3rd titled “We’Re: Back / KARD”. In the video there is a recap of their previous releases, including the pre-debut songs Oh NaNa, Don’t Recall, and Rumour. After this, “Remember 2020. On the screen, you see “10.05”, which changes to “RE: Member 22.06.22”.
Right after the dates are shown there is a voiceover by the members saying, “625 days, 15,000 hours. RE: Turn to the basics, RE: Born, RE: Trigger, RE: Debut. KARD, We’ Re: Back. RE: Member 2022.06.22.”
The group is set to release concept images from 13th to 18th June, a music video teaser on 19th June, a dance spoiler on 20th, a Highlight clip-on 21st, and finally comeback album “Re:”, a music video on 22nd of June.
More about KARD
KARD is a co-ed k-pop group under DSP media. They were brought together in 2016. BM and J.Seph trained together under DSP Media for almost 5 years. The company had planned on debuting them in a hip-hop duo group but later changed it to a co-ed with the other members.
Somin had been an idol a few years before she debuted with KARD. Former member of the Japanese idol group “Pretty,” she joined “April” in 2015 as the leader, and she left the group the same year. Jiwoo was under FNC Entertainment for 2 years and then shifted to DSP, where she trained for 2 months, later signing with KARD.
The members of KARD are each given a card name, or they signify specific cards. J.Seph is the ACE of the group, BM is the King, Somin is the Black Joker and Jiwoo is the Color Joker. They all explained each of their cards during their debut party.
J.Seph (ACE)- “The Ace can either be the lowest card that supports the team, or the highest card that is sharp.”
BM (King)- “The King is the most dependable and strong card, so he is a solid foundation of the team.”
Somin (Black Joker)- “Depending on the situation, the black joker can be the best card, so I will show the various appeals that I have.”
Jiwoo (Colored Joker)- “I’m in charge of making our group’s singing, rapping, dancing, and music colorful.”
KARD officially debuted on July 19, 2017, with “Hola Hola” which was a major hit in South America. Probably the reason why they are prioritizing KARD on that side of the market. Their pre-debut singles, Oh NaNa, Don’t Recall and Rumor were also major hits globally.
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