Formed through the survival variety programme Debut's Plan, the seven-member K-pop group IDID have been turning heads since they made their debut in September 2025 with the EP I did it.

As Starship Entertainment's first new boy group in five years, IDID follow in the footsteps of labelmates MONSTA X and IVE – The seven members – JANG YONGHOON, KIM MINJAE, PARK WONBIN, CHU YOOCHAN, PARK SEONGHYEON, BAEK JUNHYUK, and JEONG SEMIN – take their name from the phrase "I did it": a statement of achievement, perseverance and having come through something. A year into their career, their latest release, “FLY!”, is where that meaning starts to feel earned.

The two-track release – its title track “FLY!” and B-side “Attent!on” – lands on boom bap foundations, cowbell accents, and a chant-driven chorus that moves through its message of surpassing limits with ease. It's defined by after-school energy: unfiltered, spontaneous, and rooted in togetherness. More than anything, this release, as CHU YOOCHAN tells us, shows how IDID have grown into a group that can convince people through performance alone.

But that confidence hasn't appeared overnight. It's been built through the demands of preparing a new release: from mastering choreography that initially left the members struggling to catch their breath, to finding the freedom to express themselves more openly in front of the camera. For PARK WONBIN, the process of learning “FLY!” became a particularly fitting reflection of the group's name. "During our first practices, we would get out of breath so easily, and I kept wondering whether I could truly pull it off," he recalls. "But as we continued studying the song and practicing together as a team, we gradually became more comfortable with our parts and were finally able to fully enjoy performing 'FLY!'"

There's also a growing willingness to let audiences see the people behind the performances. JANG YONGHOON described this comeback as an opportunity to show a more unfiltered version of IDID, from the members' natural laughter to the anxieties they had carried individually. It's a different kind of confidence: not simply proving what they can do, but becoming comfortable with who they are while doing it.

Their first fan-concert, WITHID it., marked another milestone earlier this year, giving the group an opportunity to connect with their fans in person and see first-hand what their hard work has meant to them. For YONGHOON, the experience of a first fan-concert reaffirmed why he wanted to become an idol in the first place.