{"id":2295316,"date":"2026-02-23T13:15:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2295316"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:15:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:15:38","slug":"new-boy-band-dailydirection-stresses-teamwork-during-debut-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-boy-band-dailydirection-stresses-teamwork-during-debut-showcase\/","title":{"rendered":"New boy band Daily:Direction stresses teamwork during debut showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A promotional image of boy band Daily:Direction’s debut single, “First: Delivery,” released on Feb. 23. [ODDWAVE]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Every journey begins with a first step. For the latest newcomer entering the increasingly crowded K-pop boy band roster, the focus is on taking that step \u2014 and the next one \u2014 in hopes of ultimately carving out a trajectory distinctly its own.
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\u201cMy wish is for us to be recognized for our strong teamwork,\u201d said leader En Kim of boy band Daily:Direction during its debut showcase at Yes24 Waderlock Hall in western Seoul on Monday.
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\u201cI want to showcase that we are a team that is stronger together, with each of our choices and directions coming together as one,\u201d Kim added.
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Boy band Daily:Direction is the first K-pop act to debut under agency Oddwave, where Park So-hee, who has worked as a creative director on projects for aespa, Le Sserafim, Stray Kids and ZeroBaseOne, serves as chief creative officer.
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The group\u2019s name, Daily:Direction, symbolizes the idea that everyday choices accumulate to shape one\u2019s direction and path forward.
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The six-member group consists of En Kim, E-Van, Lee Won-woo, Kim Joo-hyoung, Lim Ji-hwan and Jang Yoon-seok.
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A promotional image of boy band Daily:Direction’s debut single, “First: Delivery,” released on Feb. 23. [ODDWAVE]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Most of the members may already be familiar faces to many K-pop fans, except for the youngest, Jang, as the rest all have previously debuted in now disbanded groups or appeared on audition programs such as Mnet\u2019s \u201cBoys II Planet\u201d (2025). En Kim, for one, previously participated as a contestant in \u201cNCT Universe: Lastart\u201d (2023), an audition program that formed NCT Wish, and Kim Joo-hyoung had debuted as a member of NINE.i and competed in SBS\u2019s audition program \u201cUniverse League\u201d (2024-2025).
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\u201cCompeting in an audition program was one of my previous choices and directions I took in the past,\u201d said En Kim. \u201cLooking back now, I can see how much I have grown and matured. I believe those experiences gave me a solid foundation to move forward.\u201d
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A promotional image of boy band Daily:Direction’s debut single, “First: Delivery,” released on Feb. 23. [ODDWAVE]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Recalling a promise he made with NCT Wish members to greet each other happily one day, Kim added that he looks forward to the day he can reunite with them.
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Daily:Direction\u2019s debut single, \u201cFirst:Delivery,\u201d features two tracks: the lead single \u201cRoomBaDoomBa,\u201d featuring a dreamy guitar riff and Afrobeat rhythm, and \u201cSelf,\u201d a groovy R&B song.
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Fresh off the starting line, the rookies\u2019 first goal is to stand on major stages, such as year-end award shows.
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\u201cI wish we would be able to reach great highs,\u201d said Kim Joo-hyoung. \u201cWe\u2019ve just debuted, but I really want to perform at year-end award ceremonies.\u201d <\/p>\n

BY SHIN HA-NEE [[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n