KPOP 2nd generation · Tango Music / NH Media
U-KISS
ユーキス / 유키스
U-KISS drew members from Korea, Japan and the English-speaking world and worked abroad more seriously than most of their contemporaries.
- 2008DebutAug 28, 2008
- 6Members
- 2thGeneration
- KISSmeFandom
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In 30 seconds: U-KISS
The early singles are hard electro pop, 0330 turns emotional, and NEVERLAND runs toward the dance floor; the Japanese releases are substantial.
Come here for a second-generation group whose international work was a strategy rather than an afterthought.
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Key facts
- Group name
- U-KISS
- Reading / Hangul
- ユーキス / 유키스
- Company
- Tango Music / NH Media
- Debut date
- August 28, 2008
- Days active
- 6,638 days (18 years, 2 months)
- Debut song
- Not Young
- Generation
- 2nd generation
- Fandom name
- KISSme(キスミー)
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Member guide
Profile comparison
| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| スヒョン | 1989-03-11 | 37 | 181cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| フン | 1991-08-16 | 35 | 181cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| キソプ | 1991-01-17 | 35 | 181cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| アレクサンダー | 1988-07-29 | 38 | 182cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| イライ | 1991-03-13 | 35 | 180cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea · United States |
| エイジェイ | 1991-06-04 | 35 | 183cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
Ages are as of 2026-10-31.
Selected releases
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Start here
Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.
RE:PRESENT
Man Man Ha Ni MVMan Man Ha Ni is the hard dance single the group is best remembered for.
0330 MVThe ballad is the most emotional thing in the catalogue and the best for the singing.
NEVERLAND MVNEVERLAND has the most momentum and the biggest chorus.MVView in JapaneseDance PracticeView in JapanesePerformanceView in JapaneseLiveView in JapaneseStageView in JapaneseAudioView in Japanese
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From debut to now
- 2008Appeared from NH Media as a boy group that put its many nationalities to the front, and began its early run.
- 2009Through a change in the line-up they left a hard dance song that still works as the way people describe U-KISS.
- 2010Bingeul Bingeul, Shut Up!! and others widened the early image of a dance group.
- 2011An emotional signature song, a fast-moving dance song and the Japanese debut single lined up, and the range of activity widened at once.
- 2012The force of the dance songs stayed while the visuals and the sound moved somewhere more grown-up.
- 2013Japanese releases and a Korean full-length album ran side by side, making it a year that shows the breadth of the work.
- 2014After another change in the line-up, the provocative concepts and the dance songs continued.
- 2015As a way into the later line-up, they left songs that hold up both on stage and in the videos.
- 2016A hard dance song set out where U-KISS stood in the middle of the 2010s.
- 2023A commemorative restart release opened a route back from the old signature songs into the current context.
- 2024New work came again in 2024, updating where a group with a long run stands.
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Achievements
Key milestones
Verified information
Verified English information is not yet available for this section.
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Official links
Official site
Official social accounts and platforms
Shopping guide
Verified English shopping links are not yet available.
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KPOP DISCOVER's U-KISS note
U-KISS debuted from NH Media in August 2008 as a boy group whose line-up across Korea, Japan and the English-speaking world stood out from the start. The name comes from the initials of Ubiquitous Korean International idol Super Star, so the mix of nationalities was declared in the name itself. From the debut New Generation through Bring It Back 2 Old School to Man Man Ha Ni around 2009, the image of a second-generation dance group took shape.
The four songs worth holding on to as an entrance are Man Man Ha Ni, 0330, NEVERLAND and Stop Girl. Man Man Ha Ni cuts the group's presence with sharp dancing, while 0330 turns towards a ballad where the vocals and an emotional melody carry everything. NEVERLAND in 2011 concentrates the momentum of the signature period into club-style speed, and Stop Girl the following year moved both the visuals and the sound one step calmer and more grown-up. Not many groups change texture that much inside the same stretch of years.
The Japanese debut Tick Tack at the end of 2011 was the start of a long run in the Japanese market alongside the Korean catalogue. Putting the Japanese releases through to ALONE in 2013 in between makes the breadth of U-KISS visible in the round. After Stalker in 2016 covers the hard dance songs of the later period, Play List in 2023 and Let's Get Started in 2024 are the way back into the current context. Man Man Ha Ni, then 0330, then NEVERLAND covers the dancing, the emotion and the speed.
Editors' take Man Man Ha Ni / 0330 / NEVERLAND — three songs cover the dancing, the emotion and the speed of a multinational six-piece from NH Media.
Trivia worth knowing
Name
U-KISS is a long acronym, and the word International inside it ties the name to a multinational line-up.
Fandom name
KISSme takes the group name directly, which makes it warm on a logo and in a call to the crowd.
Entry point
Man Man Ha Ni for the dance, 0330 for the melody and NEVERLAND for the momentum cover the range quickly.
Japan
Tick Tack and ALONE are the way into the Japanese work and are easy to miss when only the Korean releases are followed.
Members
Alexander, Eli and AJ gave the line-up an international spread, which made the group easier to find for English-speaking fans.
Now
Relaunch releases from 2023 onward keep the group in the present rather than in nostalgia.
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Japan activity score
KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 66/ 241 groups
No. 66 of 241 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 27%)
- 3Japanese releases
- 17Japan-related tracks
- 0Members from Japan
- 2Official Japanese accounts
The denominator is the 241 groups, out of 564 covered by KPOP DISCOVER, whose raw score reaches at least one point. The score adds 10 points per Japanese-market release, 3 per Japan-related track, 12 per member from Japan, and 8 per official Japanese account. Japanese-market releases carry the most weight because they are the most direct evidence of activity; related tracks add track-level detail; members from Japan stand for Japanese-language communication and continuity; official accounts stand for a permanent point of contact. The weights are an editorial judgement, not a statistical optimisation, and the ranking tracks release volume in Japan closely. Source: releases, tracks, members, and official links recorded by KPOP DISCOVER (updated 2026-10-24).
How this score is calculated →View in JapaneseFrequently asked questions
What defines U-KISS?
The early singles are hard electro pop, 0330 turns emotional, and NEVERLAND runs toward the dance floor; the Japanese releases are substantial.
Why should a new listener start with U-KISS?
Come here for a second-generation group whose international work was a strategy rather than an afterthought.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Man Man Ha Ni, 0330, NEVERLAND, then continue to the official video index.