xikers Confirm Comeback with 7th Mini Album ROUTE ZERO: The ORA, Teasing the Start of a New Series

The group xikers has confirmed their comeback after seven months. On the 21st at midnight, KQ Entertainment revealed the poster for their seventh mini album ROUTE ZERO: The ORA via its official social media channels and announced that it would be released on May 19 at 6 p.m. through music sites. The poster conveys a dark, eerie mood with bare branches, a mysterious tombstone, and a goblin silhouette, enhanced by a lightning-like effect that draws the eye. This new release marks the end of the 'HOUSE OF TRICKY' series, which had continued for two years and seven months since debut, and serves as the prologue to a new series. Given that the previous mini album 'HOUSE OF TRICKY: WRECKING THE HOUSE' surpassed 320,000 copies in its first week, setting a career high, industry watchers are keeping a close eye on this release's trajectory. Moreover, xikers, who have won multiple awards at various ceremonies this year, are expected to set new records with this album as well. Immediately after the comeback, they will hold their second fan meeting 'Roadmap to University' and will continue performances at Seoul's TicketLink 1975 Theatre on June 27 and at Tokyo's Zepp Haneda on July 31. It was also announced that they will perform at the Asia Star Entertainer Awards in Belluna Dome, Saitama Prefecture, Japan on May 17. All of these schedules are expected to mark the moment fans begin a new narrative with the May 19 release at 6 p.m. ROUTE ZERO: The ORA will unfold what story, and how this new series that starts after the HOUSE OF TRICKY finale will ripple within the fifth generation boy group landscape remains to be seen.