{"id":2459768,"date":"2026-06-15T05:55:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T05:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2459768"},"modified":"2026-06-15T05:55:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T05:55:46","slug":"boy-group-riize-to-drop-2nd-ep-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/boy-group-riize-to-drop-2nd-ep-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy group Riize to drop 2nd EP &#8216;II&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"editor-img-box\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; clear: both; ; margin-bottom: 24px; width: 100%;\"><amp-img style=\"object-fit:contain; background:#f0f0f0;\" alt=\"RIIZE members pose ahead of the release of their second mini album \u201cII,\u201d Sunday. Courtesy of SM Entertainment\" src=\"https:\/\/newsimg.koreatimes.co.kr\/2026\/06\/15\/36e55fff-ffe9-4166-84fe-f936e55bc19f.jpg?w=728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsimg.koreatimes.co.kr\/2026\/06\/15\/36e55fff-ffe9-4166-84fe-f936e55bc19f.jpg?w=360 360w, https:\/\/newsimg.koreatimes.co.kr\/2026\/06\/15\/36e55fff-ffe9-4166-84fe-f936e55bc19f.jpg?w=480 480w, https:\/\/newsimg.koreatimes.co.kr\/2026\/06\/15\/36e55fff-ffe9-4166-84fe-f936e55bc19f.jpg?w=728 728w\" layout=\"responsive\" width=\"1499\" height=\"1000\" fetchpriority=\"high\" i-amphtml-ssr=\"\" data-hero=\"\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\" id=\"i-amp--1\"><i-amphtml-sizer style=\"display:block;padding-top:66.7111%\"\/><\/amp-img><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>RIIZE members pose ahead of the release of their second mini album \u201cII,\u201d Sunday. Courtesy of SM Entertainment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"editor-p\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.475px; background-color: transparent;\">K-pop boy group Riize will return Monday with its second EP, &#8220;II,&#8221; its agency, SM Entertainment, said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The six-track release is led by the lead single &#8220;Do Your Dance,&#8221; alongside &#8220;Soar,&#8221; &#8220;D-d-done,&#8221; &#8220;Overdrive,&#8221; &#8220;Like a Bomb&#8221; and &#8220;In a Loop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">&#8220;As this is our first album to be released in Korea this year, it feels like our activities for the year have just begun in earnest,&#8221; member Anton said in a release from the agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">He added that while the group&#8217;s previous work focused on growth and concerns it experienced during the process of pursuing its dreams, the new album shifts toward action. &#8220;You&#8217;ll be able to see Riize moving forward through action rather than worrying,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Our journey to go higher and farther has begun.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">&#8220;Do Your Dance&#8221; is an uptempo dance track combining hip-hop beats with electronic pop elements, featuring a heavy distorted 808 bass and a contrasting, repetitive chorus. The group said the song highlights their free-spirited energy and confidence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Eunseok described the track as &#8220;perfect for when you want a boost of confidence or to forget your worries and just have fun.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Anton also pointed to the lyric &#8220;Like a pro,&#8221; saying it reflects a mindset of overcoming challenges while enjoying the process. &#8220;I learned new things and gained confidence while preparing for our return, and I hope listeners can feel that as well,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The six-piece group debuted in 2023 with &#8220;Get a Guitar&#8221; and gained popularity with songs that include &#8220;Love 119,&#8221; &#8220;Boom Boom Bass&#8221; and &#8220;Fly Up.&#8221; Last year, the group released &#8220;Odyssey,&#8221; its first full-length album, and held its first concert tour.<\/p>\n<p><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ktViewTypeBody\" value=\"NORMAL\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.koreatimes.co.kr \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RIIZE members pose ahead of the release of their second mini album \u201cII,\u201d Sunday. Courtesy of SM Entertainment K-pop boy group Riize will return Monday with its second EP, &#8220;II,&#8221; its agency, SM Entertainment, said. The six-track release is led by the lead single &#8220;Do Your Dance,&#8221; alongside &#8220;Soar,&#8221; &#8220;D-d-done,&#8221; &#8220;Overdrive,&#8221; &#8220;Like a Bomb&#8221; and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2459769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2459768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Boy-group-Riize-to-drop-2nd-EP-II.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2459768"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2459770,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459768\/revisions\/2459770"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2459769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2459768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2459768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2459768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}