TIOT makes official debut with EP “Kick-START”
On April 22, TIOT (Time Is Our Turn) released their debut mini-album “Kick-START.”
TIOT is a 5-member boy group from Redstart ENM, consisting of Kim Minseoung, Kum Junhyeon, Hong Keonhee, Choi Woojin, and Shin Yechan.
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The EP “Kick-start” symbolizes ‘starting the engine.’ It conveys the different feelings that someone goes through when they take a new step. With all their hard work from trainee days, pre-debut, up to now, TIOT’s members put their sweat and tears into this album.
The title track “ROCK THANG” is a song of the hip-hop genre about letting go of the unfamiliar and complicated feelings of youth through music. It showcases TIOT’s energy, hip-hop swag, and amazing harmony. Members Kim Minseoung and Kum Junhyeon also participated in writing the lyrics.
Last April 4, TIOT unveiled “Moonrise” as a pre-release track which caused excitement to their fans, LOTIs. The song and MV expresses feelings of friendship and youth.
Overall, the mini-album contains 5 tracks including “Goosebumps” which conveys TIOT’s bold aspirations, “Paradise” which has a distinctive melody that feels like an anime OST, and “Baby Shark” (inspired by the children’s song) that expresses a message of encouragement to everyone pursuing their dreams.
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Check out TIOT’s highlight medley for “Kick-START” to catch a glimpse of the songs in the EP:
TIOT’s “Kick-START” album has 3 regular versions “Ready,” “Kick,” and “START.” They also have a PLVE-type album, with 2 versions.
Meanwhile, TIOT started their pre-debut activities in August 2023 with the members who appeared on the survival show “Boys Planet” (Junhyeon, Keonhee, Woojin, and Minseoung) before Yechan joined for this album.
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They released their pre-debut EP “Frame the Blueprint: Prelude to Possibilities,” with the title track “Undefeatable.”
TIOT also held a fan concert called “Find the Way” in Korea last December, and continued this to Japan in January, solidifying the group’s presence ahead of their debut.
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Prior to the fan-con, TIOT released a digital single entitled “Find the Way.”
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