KEYVITUP Returns With 'NA-GARI,' a Second Mini Album Built on Second Chances

KEYVITUP released its second mini album, NA-GARI, on Nov. 9, seven months after the group's debut album, agency Encode said on Nov. 10, Yonhap reported.

The record is the group's first release since that April debut. Its title borrows a word for the moment a game turns and carefully made plans come apart, the point where the board is already lost.

The title track keeps the word and flips its luck. Yonhap reported that the song carries KEYVITUP's resolve to reset the board and cut a new path forward, with the title built to double as a promise to keep moving.

One member said the title alone sold the song. "When I heard the title 'NA-GARI,' I thought it was unique and intense," the member said, translated from Korean. "It was a song that made me curious from the title alone."

Another member described the weight of a first comeback. "There is the nervous feeling that I have to do well, but at the same time I am so excited and happy," the member said, translated from Korean.

Ahead of the release, @kiaruvp posted on X a clip tagged as a day-before busking spoiler for the album, dated Nov. 8 and tagged with the group and member names. The post had 8,532 views and 177 likes.

Once the album was out, @Jea3456 posted on X that "NAGARI is finally released! The full track is so much better!!", adding that they had filmed a dance video to mark it. The post had 1,934 views and 81 likes.

A third member said the group worked to fill the album with positive messages and hoped that effort would reach listeners.

"No matter what difficulties come, I hope the message of getting up and moving forward again gives strength to many people," the member said, translated from Korean.