Kiss Of Life

Profile photo (Born to be XX) (L-R: Natty, Belle, Julie, Haneul)

**KISS OF LIFE'** (키스 오브 라이프), also shortened as **KIOF**, is a four-member girl group under S2 Entertainment. They debuted on July 5, 2023 with the mini album *KISS OF LIFE*.

## History

### Pre-debut

In December 2022, Natty, who has previously signed with S2 Entertainment, was featured in a BBC documentary about K-pop trainees along with Julie, Belle and two unknown trainees, who were speculated to be the members of the company's upcoming new girl group.

On December 27, 2022, it was announced that S2 Entertainment was preparing to debut a new girl group in 2023.

### 2023: Debut with *KISS OF LIFE*, Fandom name, first comeback

On May 12, 2023, the groups official social media accounts were opened and a teaser video was released. In the teaser, it was revealed that the group would debut in July of the same year.

On June 12, a teaser was released, revealing that the group will debut on July 5 with the mini album *KISS OF LIFE*.

On September 6, the groups official fandom name "KISSY" was revealed.

On September 28, S2 Entertainment released a teaser photo for the groups upcoming first comeback with their second mini album, *Born to be XX*, in November. On October 13, a teaser video was released which revealed that the album will be released on November 8, 2023.

### 2024: First fanmeeting

On January 3, 2024, 22LABEL announced that the group will held their first japanese fanmeeting, titled "Hello Kissy", on February 20.

## Members

 Natty (나띠)
 Belle (벨)
 Haneul (하늘)

## Discography

### Mini albums

* *KISS OF LIFE* (2023)
* *Born to be XX* (2023)

## Filmography

### Variety shows

* *After School Club* (Arirang TV, 2023) - guest (eps. 584, 602)
* *Weekly Idol* (MBC, 2023) - guest (ep. 637)

### Original content

* *KI-OFF* (Youtube, 2023-present)
* *KIOF TIME* (Youtube, 2023)

## Fanmeetings

### Japan

* KISS OF LIFE First Japan Fanmeeting 'Hello Kissy' (2024)

## Trivia

* Natty previously debuted as a soloist.
	+ She is also a former *SIXTEEN* and *Idol School* contestant.
	+ She formerly trained at JYP Entertainment and Swing Entertainment.
* Julie is a former The Black Label and Swing Entertainment trainee.
* There are popular rumors that Belle and Haneul formerly trained at SM Entertainment and HYBE, respectively, but they have both since clarified that this is not true.

## Awards and nominations

Main article: Kiss Of Life/Awards and nominations
## Official links

* Website
* Bilibili
* Daum Cafe
* Douyin
* Facebook
* Instagram
* TikTok
* Twitter
* Weibo
* YouTube

## References

1. ↑ MBN: (KR) S2엔터, 새 걸그룹 론칭...내년 상반기 데뷔 목표 (December 27, 2022)
2. ↑ KISS OF LIFE Twitter (May 12, 2023)
3. ↑ KISS OF LIFE Twitter (June 12, 2023)
4. ↑ KISS OF LIFE Twitter (September 6, 2023)
5. ↑ KISS OF LIFE Twitter (September 28, 2023)
6. ↑ KISS OF LIFE Youtube: "Born to be XX" (October 13, 2023)
7. ↑ @22\_label on X (Twitter) (January 3, 2024)
8. ↑ https://twitter.com/KISSOFLIFE\_S2/status/1663925902504517632?s=20
9. ↑ [1] Julie's MELON Artist Profile
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/079/0003801260
11. ↑ [2] She does not consider herself to be a sub-vocalist as previously assumed and has instead asked to be regarded as the Lead Dancer.
12. ↑ https://twitter.com/KISSOFLIFE\_S2/status/1663201165054717953?s=20
13. ↑ [3] Natty's MELON Artist Profile
14. ↑ https://twitter.com/KISSOFLIFE\_S2/status/1663563565373210625?s=20
15. ↑ [4] Belle's MELON Artist Profile
16. ↑ https://twitter.com/KISSOFLIFE\_S2/status/1664288329930801153?s=20
17. ↑ [5] Haneul's MELON Artist Profile
18. ↑ No Cut News (KOR): 키스오브라이프 "하이브-SM 연습생 출신 아니에요" (August 12, 2023)