KWLKDZ (크키즈)

Debut date: November 15, 2026

On the calm beach, so kewl SONG: calm beach SUNG BY: NOHO & ROBB

Summary

KWLKDZ (KOR: 크키즈, RR: keukijeu), or known as KEWL KIDZ is the 2nd global boy group and 1st group to be formed over online auditions under KKO Labels behind KKUTEO, and was formed by “KKO LABLES GLOBAL ONLINE AUDITIONS WINTER 2026”. With NOHO from Singapore, ROBB from The Philippines, RAFAEL from Florida, and the infamous DAVE from Japan and TARGET KILL. They have a reputation because of being the first group to ever debut via online & announced online, having the only active Singaporean idol in the K-Pop industry, the second group to debut into KKO Labels as an independent label behind KKUTEO, and the first group under KKO Labels to have a movie actor in the group. For this year’s KKO Labels Online Winter Auditions, the label had approximately 46 participants from all over the world, primarily Asia. The auditions started in September, and after a tough competition, these four were chosen. The boys are now scheduled to meet up in Los Angeles, California for an introduction and training.

Story (Lore)

The “KKO LABLES GLOBAL ONLINE AUDITIONS WINTER 2026” opened on October 20, 2026, then later promoted 2 days later across parts of east and southeast Asia, along with the west and east coasts of the United States. Then, closed on November 6, 2026. Over 2 and a half weeks, it attracted 93 participants totally, only 43 got accepted to stage 1 of the auditions, then 24 into stage 2, then 8 to the final stage. All done and chosen online over videos. The online auditions stated that once chosen & confirmed by KKOZERS (Staff of KKO Labels), they would be offered a free flight from and to Los Angeles for a physical audition and the meet-up of the members. When they all got to Los Angeles, it looked like they did not belong together because they were all different. The staff members in LA said, “They wouldn’t look like they would be a group, to be honest.” There were massive differences, like RAFAEL being the only one from The Americas, ROBB being “…too white for his culture”, DAVE being told he was better off an actor, and NOHO being the only one coming from a culture-neutral country. But, despite all of that, they were all supportive of each other and helped each other through out their pre-debut times. Since it was a global group, members like RAFAEL helped to reach them more to Western audiences. “Honestly, I never… really surrounded m’self with da’culture. So, it was lowkey kinda weird and awkward at first.” RAFAEL states. This was also the first group under KKO Labels with no Korean members. The members’ first impressions weren’t the best, but over time it got better. All of them underestimated each other’s skills, and after seeing what each of them could do, they thought maybe them being as a group would work out despite their differences. “NOHO has really strong moves despite his chill attitude and personality.” said one of the KKOZERS. “It was really weird meeting new people, especially people that like… aren’t from where I was.” said ROBB. KKOZERS had some doubt in the group, since it wasn’t up to the KKOZERS who chose the members, it was more of the fanbase choosing the members via polls. “I think that with such like… a big difference, it would attract more fans from many different places and have more of a culture mix in the group and music.” tweeted one of the fans on X.

KWLKDZ “WE’RE KIDS, BUT KEWLER | Intro” Debut Teaser