The support of Filipino fans helped it stay on the Philippines' MYX Music Channel charts for more than a month. The song peaked at #2 on the MYX Music Channel Hit and International Top 20 charts for the period of April 25 - May 1. On February 3, 2010, the group's first full-length album, Only One, was released, generating their highest chart-topping single in the Philippines, "Bingeul Bingeul". The title track, "Man Man Ha Ni", was released following the change in their line-up. On November 6, their third mini-album, ContiUKiss, launched Kiseop as the seventh member of the group.
On February 3, 2009, U-KISS released their second mini-album Bring It Back 2 Old School, with the title song "I Like You", which gained them popularity, especially in Thailand. A Japanese entertainment company, Yashimoto Group, invested 150 billion KRW to groom U-KISS as an internationally known group.Ģ009–2010: Line-up change, Only One, and first tours This was followed by the release of their first mini-album, New Generation (N-Generation), on September 3.Īlthough they were newcomers in the industry, U-KISS was considered for a Japan-Korea collaborative project. The group officially debuted in South Korea on August 28, with a live performance of their debut song, "Not Young", on Mnet. U-KISS first performed on August 15, 2008, at Power of Atamix 08 in Japan. The other four members were all individually selected by NH Media through auditions. Kibum and Kevin were previously members of the boy band XING, but had left that group in early 2007. U-KISS was formed as a six-member boy band in 2008.
The group has recorded and/or performed songs in Korean, Japanese, Chinese, English and Spanish.
The group and individual members have also participated in various musicals, radio programs, web shows, TV series, and films. They have released seven Japanese full-length albums, one Japanese compilation album, and five Japanese mini-albums/EPs. Since their debut, U-KISS has released three full-length albums, twelve mini-albums/EPs, one special mini-album (created for their fans), and various singles. Their second Japanese single was "Forbidden Love", while their first Japanese full-length album was A Shared Dream (2012). They made their formal debut in Japan in 2011 after signing an artist contract with Avex Trax, with the release of the single "Tick Tack". In September 2011, U-KISS released their second full-length album, Neverland. They released their first full-length album, Only One, on February 3, 2010. Their breakthrough hit was "Man Man Ha Ni" (2009) from their EP ContiUKiss. The group's current lineup is composed of Soohyun, Hoon, Kiseop and Jun.
Their name is an acronym, standing for Ubiquitous Korean International Idol Super Star. U-KISS ( Korean: 유키스 Japanese: ユーキス) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2008.