KINO established his music label NAKED and started his new venture as a solo artist after 7 years with K-pop boyband, Pentagon.
On Dec 15th, NAKED opened its official social media accounts revealing the label’s logo. The meaning behind the name, NAKED, is the artist’s aspiration to get close to music audiences by being truthful and being himself.
“I am very excited to start my journey with NAKED. I cannot wait to share never-before-seen side of KINO to you all, so stay tuned”
– KINO
Alongside with the launch, the label released photos themed around the brand’s future direction. On the first batch, the imagery of youth and freedom was the themed, portraying twentysomething’s regular off day at the beach with friends.
KINO has been active on music producing side lately, working with the various artists. The latest release was “How it was” with Italian artist, Fudasca, where he wrote lyrics and featured his vocal. Moreover, KINO impressed audiences with his fine art and dancing skills by performing on an art-performance TV show “Art Road” alongside with AIKI and Henry.
Moreover, KINO is scheduled to have multiple solo live shows. “KINO’s housewarming party” will be held on Dec 22nd in Tokyo, Japan and On Jan 27th, “BORN NAKED” will be held in Seoul, Korea.