#Xikers do or die

[hongssami]

DO or DIE - xikers

do not repost

[married-2-the-music]

Xikers: Stepping Out Of ATEEZ’ Shadow

Xikers are a part of the fifth generation of k-pop, having debuted just over a year ago in March 2023, and are from KQ Entertainment, the same company that ATEEZ debuted under. They have ten members: Yechan, Minjae, Sumin, Hyunwoo, Hunter, Junghoon, Junmin, Yujun, Jinsik, and Seeun, who range from 18 to 21.

Here are my credentials: None, which is in fact why I wanted to do this review. I try to balance super popular and lesser known artists on the blog, so that everyone can find someone they’re interested in. The reason I chose Xikers specifically is because I’m actually seeing ATEEZ in concert this summer, and in doing my pre-concert deep dive of them, I decided that they would be a fun breather before diving headfirst into another three-part deep dive. So let’s do this!

[kpoptimeout]

K-Pop Debuts and Comebacks for the 1st Week of August (Jul 31-Aug 6 2023)

Jul 31

INFINITE - New Emotions

2nd gen icons INFINITE return in a mature and smooth performance.

ITZY - CAKE

The girls of ITZY return with another fun and addictive track!

Aug 1

No release.

Aug 2

KWON EUNBI - The Flash

IZ*ONE's leader Eunbi shows again that she has potential to be a generational soloist in this powerful comeback!

The Wind - WE GO

Rookie boy band The Wind is youthful and energetic in this comeback!

xikers - DO or DIE

Monster rookie group xikers makes a powerful return in their first official comeback!

Aug 3

BBGIRLS - ONE MORE TIME

Rebranded BRAVE GIRLS return stronger than ever in this disco-infused dance anthem!

LIMELIGHT - MADELEINE

Rookie girl group LIMELIGHT is back with a 2nd gen sounding bop!

MAMAMOO+ - dangdang

MoonSun returns with another catchy track!

Aug 4

DPR IAN - Peanut Butter & Tears

Talented artist IAN drops another amazing piece of art in this experimental trip.

XG - TGIF

Korea-based Japanese girl group XG wows again in another playful take!

Aug 5

No releases.

Aug 6

No releases.

What is your favourite release of the week?

[missmaniac25]

Yo Xikers new song is dope

I just keep reading the song title as Door Die 😬

[atiny-for-life]

Xikers Full Storyline Explained - BONUS 4

Masterlist

DO or DIE

While this MV doesn't move the storyline forward (which is likely due to Junghoon's absence at the time), we can still take a little look at its self-contained plot for the fun of it!

We begin with a shot of an old tube TV with an integrated cassette player

Note the 'Xikers' and 'Do or Die' tape, as well as the blue-and-yellow background (the latter will be noteworthy in a second)

We zoom in on the screen as it switches on and displays the main menu of a little game called "The Adventures of Xikers: Zombieland"

A little pixelated red and black van comes flying at us as we select "Play" and cut to the Mission screen which announces: "Mission: Capture zombie's heart"

From there, we cut to the interior of (presumably the before seen) van where we find ourselves in the company of Xikers themselves

However, we're also quit to cut to another version of Xikers who're lounging on a couch and cushions in front of a familiar yellow-and-blue wall

It's now conveniently already been established that we've got both the in-game and real-life versions of them and we'll be cutting back and forth between the two throughout the duration of the MV

Their in-game versions roll up to a zombie-infested street with their weapons already in hand, kicking off their mission

(It's here where I'd like to point out the super extravagant outfits they're wearing which tell us that their real-life counterparts spent a ridiculous amount of time in the character creation section just to put as much random extra items on their avatars as possible)

Now at the starting point of the game, their in-game selves are quick to knock out a couple of zombies in a row, swinging bats and pipes to lay them out flat and stand threateningly over them

And by threateningly, I mean adorably

We've got Yujun hopping onto the roof of a car, while Jinsik, Yechan and Seeun push along a zombie whom they've placed on a hospital gurney

Meanwhile, Sumin has made himself at home in the back of a van stacked full of boxes labeled "xikers" which he then exits to show off its exterior (there, we can then also see the van company's motto: "We blow up everywhere" - a line from the song)

The members then gather around the gurney and begin to fasten electrodes to the zombie's chest, place headphones over his ears and inject him with an unknown substance (something tells me these kids don't have a medical license)

They then proceed to dump him in a wheelchair and push him along the street until they've reached the stage built at its end

Xikers take the stage and begin to perform as the zombies flock around the parked cars they'll sometimes be jumping onto

Some of the already treated zombies then also join in on the jamming as a drummer and guitarists respectively

As we move into vers two, we return to the real-life versions of xikers who, for now, stop playing and roam around the store they've been chilling in

The little "Tricky" video rental place is very much reminiscent of the Blockbuster stores found around the US from the mid-80s up until a decade or ago

This then raises the question what the fuck these kids are doing in there and why they're not being supervised by an older adult

Do Yechan's parents own the place? Did they start a business themselves at such a young age? Does one of them live in a house that has a fake video rental store in its basement for some reason? Guess we'll never know.

Either way, they return to the game after a bit and have Junmin absolutely obliterate half the earth for the sake of going full Happy Gilmore on an innocent golf ball

They then jam out with the zombies some more until they've fully converted them with the power of music and performance, at which point they join in on the dancing and fireworks explode in the sky, declaring the mission was successfully cleared which marks the closely followed end of the MV

[kpop-bbg]

[cheap-pack-of-cigarettes]

my favorite releases of August🪼

1. TGIF - XG

2. Baggy Jeans - Nct U

3. Do or Die - xikers

4. Lip Gloss - The Boyz

5. Even if the world ends tomorrow - Seventeen

6. Peanut Butter & Tears - Dpr Ian

7. The Flash - Kwon Eunbi

8. Slay - Everglow

9. You’re Beautiful - The Rose

10. Wormhole - n.Ssign

[kpopmultifan]

Rookie boy group xikers has released the MV teaser for "DO or DIE," 1 of 2 title tracks of their upcoming 2nd mini-album "House of Tricky: How to Play" which is scheduled to be released on August 2nd.

[opening5equence]

never gonna stop

[sebfreak]

[최초공개] xikers(싸이커스) - DO or DIE (4K) | xikers COMEBACKSHOW | Mnet 230802 방송

[married-2-the-music]

Xikers Deep Dive: Stepping Out From ATEEZ's Shadow

Xikers are a part of the fifth generation of k-pop, having debuted just over a year ago in March 2023, and are from KQ Entertainment, the same company that ATEEZ debuted under. They have ten members: Yechan, Minjae, Sumin, Hyunwoo, Hunter, Junghoon, Junmin, Yujun, Jinsik, and Seeun, who range from 18 to 21.

Here are my credentials: None, which is in fact why I wanted to do this review. I try to balance super popular and lesser known artists on the blog, so that everyone can find someone they’re interested in. The reason I chose Xikers specifically is because I’m actually seeing ATEEZ in concert this summer, and in doing my pre-concert deep dive of them, I decided that they would be a fun breather before diving headfirst into another three-part deep dive. So let’s do this!

[fadingoutintothehands]

Caught the Xikers fever. I'm so impressed by them 🥰

[aclowntiny]

It’s official xikers owns my ass

They are so adorable & THE BANGERS?!?!?!?!????????

they have NO BUSINESS

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[Mini Album] xikers (싸이커스) - HOUSE OF TRICKY: HOW TO PLAY

[Mini Album] xikers (싸이커스) - HOUSE OF TRICKY: HOW TO PLAY Just three months after debut, xikers make their first comeback with second mini-album HOUSE OF TRICKY: HOW TO PLAY! Min Jae, Su Min and Ye Chan took part in the lyrics for all six tracks...

xikers (싸이커스) – HOUSE OF TRICKY : HOW TO PLAYRelease Date: 2023.08.02Genre: DanceLanguage: KoreanJust three months after debut, xikers make their first comeback with second mini-album HOUSE OF TRICKY: HOW TO PLAY! Min Jae, Su Min and Ye Chan took part in the lyrics for all six tracks – including lead singles HOME BOY and DO or DIE – co-produced by EDEN, Ollounder, ATEEZ’s Hong Joong and other…