NCT DREAM. TWICE. EXO’ s Chen. EXO’s BaekHyun. ChoCo. BIBI. The list goes on… The man and producer behind some of these artists’ hit tracks, Francis Kim (aka Benjamin 55), is back with a new release. He has officially done it again! Francis Kim has just produced another hit-in-the-making called ‘Siren’ for the new SM Entertainment boy group, RIIZE.
RIIZE is the new boy group set to debut under SM Entertainment on September 4, 2023.
The group released a surprise performance video titled ‘Siren’ on the SMTOWN YouTube channel on Aug. 7th. Despite not having debuted yet, the group’s video immediately hit the YouTube trending charts, trending at number 2 on YouTube Korea (as of 3 PM KST). The video has been getting a hot global response for showcasing the group’s fierce performance power and intense synchronization.
‘Siren’, produced by Francis Kim, will form part of their debut first single album “Get A Guitar“, for which pre-orders have started already both online and offline. The album is themed around the time members spent preparing for their debut, utilizing the group’s very own genre ’emotional pop’. The album will have three tracks: the title track ‘Get A Guitar’, the pre-release single ‘Memories’ (to be released on Aug. 21st), and ultimately ‘Siren’.
As we implied at the beginning of the article, ‘Siren’ forms part of a long list of hits that Francis Kim has produced.
Based in Los Angeles, USA, he is a vital figure in the music industry both in America and in Korea; thanks to his versatile skill set as an artist, producer, and composer. With his fine-tuned ear and knack for appealing to global music listeners’ tastes, he is one of the most in-demand producers in the industry.
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