''The New Kids'' is the first compilation album by South Korean boy band
iKON, released through
YG Entertainment on January 7, 2019.
It is a compilation of the 2017 single album ''
New Kids: Begin'', the 2018 album ''
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'', the digital single "Rubber Band", and the EPs ''
New Kids: Continue'' and ''
New Kids: The Final''. It features the lead single and only new track, "I'm OK".
This is the last iKON album to feature the appearance of member B.I before his departure in June 2019.
Background
YG Entertainment announced the album on
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on December 27, 2018, posting that the album would be available online from January 7, 2019, and as a physical version from January 8.
It serves as a repackage and compilation of the other entries in the ''New Kids'' series, from 2017 to 2018.
Promotion
iKON played an encore concert in Seoul, where they debuted the single "I'm OK".
Along with concerts in Japan, Australia, and other Asian countries, they also performed on the 2018 year-end music show ''
MBC Gayo Daejejeon
The ''MBC Gayo Daejejeon'' () is an annual, end-of-the-year South Korean music show broadcast by the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC). The event was first held in 1966 as a singing competition, but MBC stopped giving out awards in 2005.
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Track listing
Charts
References
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2019 compilation albums
Korean-language albums
YG Entertainment albums
IKon albums