K-pop group CIX are proud ‘reliable’ music makers, and want to show how they’ve grown and how unique they can be
- Formed in 2019 but held back from performing by the pandemic, CIX are ready to travel the world and share their music with their fandom, FIX
- The members talk about trying to be perfect and write unique songs to make them stand out from other K-pop groups
CIX, or “Complete in X”, was formed in 2019, and has five members: leader BX, Seunghun, Younghee, Bae Jinyoung and Hyunsuk.
They may not be the biggest act in K-pop, but are growing a global audience of dedicated fans (known as FIX), with 2021’s single Cinema winning over critics and FIX.
“Reliable” is a word that shows up a lot when fans are talking about CIX on social media. The band has been consistent in its musical development, with a taste for euphoric synth-pop and groovier, trap-fuelled dance tracks, which are featured on their latest album, August’s OK Episode 1: OK Not.
“This is actually our comeback after almost a whole year without new Korean music,” BX says. “So we wanted to really show perfect performances and how much we have grown … we are confident that we can grow more and we can prepare ourselves much better and we are confident that we can improve.”
“We had that break but I think we did a lot, touring internationally and sharing international releases, so I think we really improved and we’re proud to perform and present ourselves in front of FIX again,” says Hyunsuk. “We did so many performances in the past year, I really think we levelled up our showmanship especially.”
