KARD Gets Icky in Los Angeles 

Have you ever wanted to know what it’s like to get “dumb litty”? Maybe you need a little cake in your life? If you were able to catch Kpop / hip hop group KARD on December 10th you most likely fulfilled both. Opening their DRIFT 2025 US Tour, KARD was back in Los Angeles after two years to show Hidden KARD (fanbase) how to turn up. 

2025 has been a controversial year for KARD, with the group’s previous tour cancelled, many fans still dealing with the refund process months later and BM’s use of a racial slur earlier in the year. This controversy has left fans divided, some remain rightfully critical and have left the fandom due to his actions while others have shown support for the rapper’s remorse. Though not the group’s fault for refunds left unattended, some fans remain frustrated and hesitant to purchase tickets to their current tour as they still wait to get their money back.

KARD has continued on in hopes of regaining the trust of their fandom and delivering performances worthy of the wait. The co-ed group known for their mature lyrics and sultry style led the first stop of their US tour with tracks off their latest mini album DRIFT and some older favorites. The night was filled with highs but not without a few bumps along the way. Starting strong, KARD opened the performance with “Touch” before making everyone’s body temp rise with “Icky.” Taking it back to 2017, the group hit “Oh NaNA” and “Hola Hola,” bringing Hidden KARD back to their debut. Latest tracks “Top Down” and “Before We Go” showed off a softer side to the group.

Sprinkled in the set were a few solo and duet numbers, BM let out his “Freak,” while he and J.Seph showed us they “Been That Boy,” before Somin and Jiwoo took over the stage with “Enemy.” 

Keeping the crowd engaged between performances, a VCR played showing the members answering trivia about one another, Jiwoo won the game, earning her the title of Team Leader, while BM ranked last, making him the intern. Though humorous, the video seemed to go on a bit longer than desired. These longer videos are often used as place fillers for newer groups with minimal releases, though KARD has a discography spanning long enough to reliably complete a well rounded production.

The four also took several moments throughout the show to chat with fans, and even play some games. Deciding between things like singing high notes 100 times or doing the same choreography 100 times, the group was split down the middle during the interactive game “This or That.” My Korean isn’t advanced but even I could tell there were some missteps as the translator struggled to keep up before BM had to take over several times throughout the night to make sure the members’ messages were being conveyed to fans correctly. 

Despite there being a real technical difficulty earlier in the night when Somin’s mic stopped working, the group ran off stage mid show citing more difficulties – however faking it this time, only to arrive in Santa inspired gear to sing “Last Christmas” to the crowd. Literally shifting energy the group transformed into DRIFT dance track “Pivot,” sweeping the floor with their NSFW dance moves.

Making you want to skip dinner and head straight to dessert, steamy track “CAKE” rang through the venue as Hidden KARD screamed at the sound of the very first note. Everybody going stupid, dumb, fans used all their passion to jump and scream to hype track “Dumb Litty” as KARD jumped along across the stage. The two highly anticipated numbers brought their performance to a roaring climax, ending the night on a high. Bringing the show full circle the members came back for an encore, performing earlier tracks “You In Me” and “Don’t Recall” before closing out the night with an encore of “Icky.” 

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All Photo Credit: Rebecca Rowe