INI appeared for the first time on Dingo Music’s “Killing Voice,” performing a 16-song medley of hits and showing their vocal range.
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Global boy group INI appeared on the content “Killing Voice” of the popular Korean YouTube channel “Dingo Music,” and the video was released on Wednesday, October 21 at 8:00 p.m. “Killing Voice” is a project in which artists sing medleys of their representative songs live by themselves. INI, which is celebrating its 5th anniversary, made its first appearance in this popular project that has featured many K-POP artists. Starting with their debut song “Rocketeer,” they performed many of the representative songs they have released so far. The lineup included the live-hype standard song “FANFARE,” last year’s million-hit song “Present,” the latest song “You Know What To Do,” and the popular fan song “10 THINGS,” making it a lineup that can be enjoyed not only by MINI (the name of the fans) but also as an introduction to INI. In a 16-song medley performed in Japanese, Korean, and English, one can fully enjoy content packed with INI’s musical diversity, live performance, and vocal appeal. INI’s 9th single, “ANTHEM,” released in September, recorded a good result of 823,000 copies in its first week. While they are looking ahead to the Osaka performance of “2026 INI 5TH ANNIVERSARY DOME TOUR [CITY OF LIGHTS]” to be held at Kyocera Dome Osaka in November, they have also appeared in numerous major music events this year. Their performance ability is becoming increasingly refined, and attention on their live performances is growing.
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