Fans Can't Stop Replaying KickFlip's Hilarious MV Teaser for April Comeback

KickFlip, the seven-member boy group under JYP Entertainment, kicked off their 2026 chapter with a midnight teaser that immediately got fans talking. Released on March 31 at midnight KST, the music video preview for their upcoming title track "I Want to Be an Eyesore" is funny, charismatic, and exactly the kind of hook-heavy content you expect from a JYP act that has been quietly building one of the more passionate fan bases in fourth-generation K-pop. Their fourth mini album, My First Kick, arrives on April 6 at 6 p.m. KST.

The teaser wastes no time establishing its tone. It opens with leader Gaehun appearing on a fictional TV program as a "flirting coach," demonstrating the art of getting someone to notice you. The rest of the members watch with expressions ranging from genuine amazement to barely contained laughter. Then the clip cuts to the full group sprinting in matching T-shirts, each shirt bearing a single word from the title phrase. It is silly, polished, and very hard to stop watching — which appears to be entirely the point.

A Seven-Track Album Written by the Members

The most significant headline around My First Kick is not the concept or the title track alone, but the creative credits behind it. Every member of KickFlip contributed to the songwriting across all seven tracks. That kind of full-group involvement is relatively rare at this stage of a group's career, and it gives the album a level of personal authenticity that fans have responded to enthusiastically since the announcement.

Leader Gaehun wrote and composed the title track "I Want to Be an Eyesore," which leans into a bold, attention-grabbing premise: the idea that wanting someone to notice you is itself a form of affection. The song's hook is built around that conceit, and early fan reactions to the teaser suggest the melody is already the kind that plants itself in your head without asking permission.

Pre-release single "Twenty" arrived on March 9, co-written by member Donghyeon. Where the title track is brash and playful, "Twenty" sits on the quieter end of the emotional spectrum, capturing the particular feeling of being at the edge of something new without quite knowing what comes next. It served as an effective scene-setter for the album's broader theme and charted respectably on domestic streaming platforms in the weeks following its release.

The remaining five tracks each carve out their own lane. "Stup!d" is described as high-energy and punchy. "Upside Down" (거꾸로) pulls toward hip-hop territory. "Scroll" has a lighter, more comedic quality that fits naturally with the album's playful persona. "Roar" goes for full-scale power. And closing track "My Direction" brings things to a rhythmic, forward-looking close — the kind of album closer designed to leave the listener ready for whatever the group does next.

The Concept: First Times and the Spring of Being Twenty

JYP positioned the album around the feeling of being twenty — clumsy, earnest, and experiencing everything for what feels like the first time. The phrase "the spring of being twenty" appears in the group's own description of the project, and it filters through both the production choices and the lyrical themes across the tracklist. It is a concept that rewards repeated listening: each track adds a different texture to the same emotional core.

For KickFlip, who debuted just over a year ago, this is not just a concept — it also reflects where they actually are as a group. Several members are in their early twenties, and the kind of confidence required to write your own album while still building an audience takes a particular kind of nerve. That combination of real inexperience and genuine ambition is part of what gives My First Kick its distinctive energy.

The group debuted in January 2025 with Flip It, Kick It! and its title track "Mama Said (What Will You Be?)," announcing themselves as one of the more dynamic rookie acts of that year. Over the following twelve months, they earned placements on domestic music show charts, took home a rookie award at the K-Pop Awards, and performed at the ACON 2025 Global Mega Festival, one of the larger international K-pop showcase events of that cycle.

Comeback Show and What to Expect on April 6

The official comeback is structured across two live events on April 6 itself. A comeback show will air on Mnet M2 starting at 7 p.m. KST — the channel's dedicated platform for artist broadcast events — and will be followed by a full showcase at 8 p.m. KST. For WeFlip, KickFlip's fandom, both events represent the group's most significant live moments since their debut showcase in early 2025.

Fan reaction to the teaser has been strong and immediate. Clips circulated widely on social media within hours of the midnight drop, with the matching T-shirt sequence earning its own dedicated thread on fan forums. The phrase "I Want to Be an Eyesore" translated well as a concept hook — it is self-aware without being ironic, and playful without undercutting the sincerity of the underlying sentiment. Multiple fans noted that the teaser managed to be genuinely funny without sacrificing the group's performance polish, a balance that is harder to achieve than it looks.

Among JYP's current lineup of active acts, KickFlip occupies an interesting position. They are young enough to still be discovering their identity, but far enough into their run to have developed a real voice. My First Kick, with its emphasis on member-written content and a concept that mirrors where the members actually are in their lives, feels like the album that could sharpen that identity considerably. Whether this is the release that breaks them into the broader conversation or a strong building block in an ongoing ascent, the project is worth paying attention to.

April 6 is marked on a lot of WeFlip calendars already. If the full music video delivers on what the teaser sets up, KickFlip's spring 2026 comeback is shaping up to be one of the standout K-pop releases of the season. Pre-save and streaming links for My First Kick are available across all major platforms now.