The band K/DA in League of Legends performed at the World Championship in 2018 with a song. This was originally intended to promote skins, but it turned into a viral hit. Now the band is getting a new song and possibly a new member.
Update 21:20 CET: The new song “The Baddest” is online. Here you can watch it.
Who is K/DA? K/DA is a K-Pop group founded by Riot Games in 2018. Its members consist of 4 playable champions, sung by real singers and rappers:
- Ahri – sung by the South Korean Miyeon, who is a member of the K-Pop group (G)I-dle.
- Akali – sung by Soyeon, also from (G)I-dle.
- Evelynn – sung by Madison Beer, an American singer.
- Kai’Sa – sung by Jaira Burns, also from the USA.
Initially, the entire band was mainly a promotional campaign to advertise a series of special skins in League of Legends. However, it was “big thinking” from the start and involved a lot of effort.
The accompanying video went viral and has now reached over 360 million views. Now, however, the band is returning and apparently even getting another member.
New song “The Baddest” and more surprises
What is currently happening with K/DA? The official Twitter account for the band has already shared a teaser for the upcoming song “The Baddest”. The premiere is set for today, August 27.
Interestingly, the song is supposed to be a “pre-release single”. It is possible that more songs or even a full album will be presented at Worlds 2020.
Another hint shared by Twitter user Daniel Ahmad features an image about the partnership between Universal Music Group and Riot Games (via Twitter).
K/DA returns with a new outfit: The band will also appear in a new outfit for the new song The Baddest.
Some players therefore assume that there will also be new skins for the corresponding champions.
Riot Games has also founded the hip-hop group True Damage. Here too, everything revolved around new skins created in collaboration with Louis Vuitton at the end of 2019.
Will the band get a fifth member?
A picture is currently circulating on Twitter showing the 4 members of K/DA together with the soon-to-be-released champion Seraphine. This image appears to be a leak, but it’s attracting a lot of attention.
Although the picture is a bit blurry and the logo does not match the old one from the band, it could fundamentally be a promo picture from Riot Games.
There is also a Seraphine account on Twitter that claims to be a songwriter and producer. The account was created on June 26, 2020, but was only discovered in August.
Whether it is an official account from Riot Games has not been confirmed, but the account has shared a link to Soundcloud, where the well-known song by K/DA is covered by Seraphine. The version is significantly calmer and less upbeat. Many K/DA fans find that very refreshing.
Whether and when Seraphine will become a member of K/DA will hopefully be revealed today, August 27, when the new song is released. Alongside Seraphine, there is another champion soon to debut. There is already a leak about Samira that reveals details about her appearance and release.
