KickFlip's 'My First Kick' Drops April 6: Tracklist, Pop-Up, and Everything to Know

KickFlip (킥플립) is dropping their fourth mini album My First Kick on April 6, 2026 at 6 PM KST, marking JYP Entertainment's youngest boy group's first comeback of the year. The seven-track release comes with a global comeback show streaming live on Mnet, M2 YouTube, and Mnet Plus on release day, giving WeFlip fans worldwide real-time access from the start. Leader Kyehoon co-wrote and composed the title track 'I Want to Be Annoying,' a creative investment that signals the group's growing ownership over their own sound. KickFlip enters this comeback with serious momentum: their third mini album My First Flip moved 402,405 copies in its first week according to Hanteo Chart, earning the group a third consecutive Initial Sales Certification. They also released pre-release single 'Twenty' on March 9, 2026, giving the fandom an early taste while stoking anticipation for the full album.

My First Kick: Full Tracklist

My First Kick contains seven tracks, with members contributing to the songwriting credits across the board as confirmed by JYP Entertainment. The lineup: 'I Want to Be Annoying' (title track), 'Twenty' (pre-release single), 'Stup!d,' 'Upside Down,' 'Scroll,' 'Roar,' and 'My Direction.' Leader Kyehoon takes writing and composing credits on the title track, which JYP describes as a playful declaration. The seven-member lineup of Kyehoon, Amaru, Donghwa, Juwang, Minje, Keiju, and Donghyeon have placed their names in the songwriting credits on every album since debut, a streak that speaks to the label's commitment to developing genuine artists rather than strictly idol performers. On March 31, 2026, JYP Entertainment dropped the official music video teaser for 'I Want to Be Annoying' on the group's official social media channels, per JYP's release announcement, giving WeFlip fans their first proper preview of the title track ahead of the April 6 release.

Super Rookie Status: KickFlip's Rise in Year One

In fifteen months since their January 20, 2025 debut, KickFlip has built a sales trajectory that rivals groups with several years of activity behind them. Their debut EP Flip It, Kick It! kicked off the streak, and each subsequent release grew the numbers. That third Hanteo Initial Sales Certification, confirmed by Hanteo Chart's official tracking data, puts KickFlip in company with established JYP acts, a remarkable position for a group still in its first full year. The story gets sharper when you look beyond streaming: youngest member Donghyeon performed at Lollapalooza Chicago in August 2025, making KickFlip one of the fastest-debuting Korean acts to reach that festival stage according to published festival reports. Leader Kyehoon also joined M Countdown's hosting lineup in early 2026, as covered in our report on the new MC trio. Between the MC seat and 400K album sales, KickFlip's K-pop presence is growing well beyond what a group barely a year old typically commands.

Pop-Up Event and Comeback Show

KickFlip's comeback extends beyond streaming. A pop-up experience titled around the album's themes is running from March 30 to April 12 at Daelim Warehouse Gallery in Seongsu, Seoul, as reported by Korea Times' April comeback roundup. The immersive space reflects the group's free-spirited, youthful energy, and features a lucky draw for signed posters. The event gives fans a physical entry point into the album's world two weeks before the release date, a rollout approach that has become standard practice for major JYP acts. On release day, April 6, a global comeback show airs at 7 PM KST on Mnet and streams simultaneously on M2 YouTube and Mnet Plus. If you're outside Korea, the M2 YouTube stream is your easiest access point.

The Concept: First Love, Free Spirit, Awkward Adulthood

The conceptual direction for My First Kick leans into the territory KickFlip knows well: the messy, electric feeling of early adulthood and first love. The album concept, described by JYP as capturing 'the awkward, bright emotions of early adulthood and first love,' is reflected in the visual rollout too. Concept photos released March 18 show the group against a nighttime sea backdrop, holding sparklers and leaning into each other with wide smiles, the kind of effortlessly warm staging that suits the album's emotional palette. A separate round of concept photos played up a part-time job and moving-day theme, complete with game-mission quest screen graphics and eating black bean noodles in boxes, that is, the universal Korean moving-day food. The tonal range, from lyrical seaside to chaotic move-in day, mirrors what the group is going for sonically: the full texture of being young and figuring things out for the first time.