What is NIK (band)?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = NIK | image = | landscape = Yes | caption = | alias = Nippon and Korea<br>New Inspire Kindle | origin = [[Seoul]], South Korea<br>[[Tokyo]], Japan | genre = {{hlist|[[K-pop]]|[[J-pop]]|[[Dance-pop]]|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[Electronic dance music|EDM]]}} | years_active = {{start date|2020}}–2023 | label = {{hlist|ARGS|USM|[[UMG|Universal Music Japan]]}} | associated_acts = | website = {{url|https://nik-official.com/}} | current_members = | past_members = *Sihyuk *Gunmin *Hyeonsu *Fumiya *Ryuta *Yunsol *Taehoon *Kogun *Ryo *Parkha *Taichi *Hinata }} '''NIK''' ({{Korean|니크}}; short for '''Nippon and Korea''', also known as '''New Inspire Kindle''') is a Japanese-South Korean boy band formed through the global idol project G-EGG.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gene_e|date=January 7, 2020|title=G-EGG a new show that aims to debut a joint BG between Japan and Korea with PD X 101, PD Japan trainees and kpop group members participating|url=https://onehallyu.com/topic/804677-g-egg-a-new-show-that-aims-to-debut-a-joint-bg-between-japan-and-korea-with-pd-x-101-pd-japan-trainees-and-kpop-group-members-participating/|access-date=January 17, 2021|website=onehallyu.com|language=en-US|archive-date=October 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005212901/https://onehallyu.com/topic/804677-g-egg-a-new-show-that-aims-to-debut-a-joint-bg-between-japan-and-korea-with-pd-x-101-pd-japan-trainees-and-kpop-group-members-participating/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The group consisted of 11<ref>{{Cite web|last=Scott|first=Mhaliya|date=September 13, 2021|title=New Korean-Japanese Boy Group NIK to Make Their Debut - Here are the 11 Members|url=https://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/301403/20210913/new-korean-japanese-boy-group-nik-make-debut-here-11.html|access-date=September 13, 2021|website=kpopstarz.com|language=en-US}}</ref> Japanese and Korean members: Gunmin, Hyeonsu, Fumiya, Ryuta, Yunsol, Taehoon, Kogun