Published 2026.10.20
By Cely Editor
The virtual girl group K/DA, featuring i-dle's Miyeon and Soyeon, is back after six years. On the 19th, K/DA released the new song 'FIRESTARTER' and its music video — its first new song in about six years since 'MORE' from the 2020 mini album 'ALL OUT'. The music video, uploaded to the official League of Legends YouTube channel, surpassed 6 million views within 14 hours of release and drew more than 19,000 comments. K/DA is a virtual K-pop girl group made up of champions (characters) from Riot Games' 'League of Legends', with real singers voicing the characters. The group debuted with an augmented reality (AR) performance at the opening ceremony of the 2018 League of Legends World Championship in Incheon, and the music video for its debut song 'POP/STARS' has surpassed 668 million YouTube views. As at their debut, Miyeon and Soyeon voice Ahri and Akali respectively on the new song. Sophie Powers newly joins as Evelynn, and British singer Mimi Webb as Kai'Sa. The music video was produced by French animation studio Fortiche, which made 'POP/STARS' and the Netflix animated series 'Arcane', and announces the group's return with an opening in which the members smash out of coffins and come back to life. Overseas fans have responded enthusiastically. A comment saying "K/DA is definitely Riot's favorite child" received 43,000 likes, and Soyeon's rap in particular drew praise such as "No one but Soyeon can be Akali." U.S. gaming outlet Dexerto also reported on fans' praise. Some fans expressed regret over the absence of Madison Beer, the original voice of Evelynn. The comeback is drawing even more attention as it coincides with the 2026 World Championship currently being held in the United States.
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