“Peak Time” (피크타임) was a show that focused on providing opportunities to groups that have been hit hard by the pandemic, have taken long hiatuses, had member lineup changes, disbanded, or recently debuted. The 9 member boy group, DKB (다크비), would appear on the show and were officially revealed on February 9th, 2023. A separate video would be uploaded on February 13th as a “reveal” version of the previous performance.
On April 6th, 2023, a MakeStar Campaign would be announced for a compilation album for the show. Following the launch, previous details of a series of concerts featuring the Top 6 teams were also announced, before being confirmed on April 12th with the release of the 10th episode of “Peak Time”. During their introduction segment while on the show, it was revealed that DKB performed MONSTA X‘s ‘Rush Hour’. You can view their dance practice here.
You might recognize some of the members as Harry June participated on “Be Mbitious” in 2022 before being unfortunately eliminated. D1 was also be included in the Top 6 individual rankings of “Peak Time”, earning a spot next to other participating idols for an interview with “Elle Korea”. The other idols included were: BAE173’s HanGyul (Team 13:00), HyeSung (of VANNER) (Team 11:00), MASC’s HeeJae (Team 7:00), M.O.N.T’s Bitsaeon (Team 20:00) and Moon JongUp (former B.A.P/Soloist) (Team 24:00). You can watch their interview here.
DKB debuted on February 3rd, 2020 with ‘Sorry MAMA’, and made numerous releases since, with their most recent track being ‘I Need Love’. It was announced on August 1st, 2023 that the group would comeback with the 6th Mini-Album Repackage titled “We Love You” on August 14th, 2023.
The group also announced their first fan con titled “THE FIRST LOVE”, which you can learn more about here.
You can view the teaser video below.
Are you excited for what’s to come? Curious about DKB or their latest dance video? Check it out here: Everything to know about DKB from a long term fan and DKB YUKU’s releases a dance video of StrayKids ‘HEYDAY’.
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