New P-pop group Finix to release 27 songs in debut year
MANILA, Philippines — After releasing four songs, P-pop girl group Finix announced that it will release 27 songs in the next nine months.
The Filipino girl group recently released its four-track pre-debut EP "Thirsty," which features the songs “Click Click Boom,” “Sumugal sa Akin,” “Thirsty” and “Rise Again.” After this pre-debut drop, the seven-member group is not done yet with 27 more songs waiting to hit the airwaves.
Finix, made up of Aki, Rikka, Zia, R-Lo, Tris, Cole, and Minhea, is the product of a rigorous, values-first process held by the United States-based independent music label GKD Records. The members were discovered through multiple audition processes, including “Finding Finix,” a survival-style audition program.
Over two years, the selected members trained across multiple disciplines: vocal performance, choreography, stage presence, language immersion, and mental conditioning — modeled after K-pop and US systems but grounded in Filipino sensibility.
The United States-based independent music label aid that there is no shortage of talent in the Philippines and what is missing is the infrastructure to match it.
With the introduction of Finix, the independent label is making its most definitive bet yet: that Philippine pop culture belongs on the global map, and it can get there not by chasing formulas, but by building systems rooted in longevity, equity, and cultural pride.
“We didn’t build GKD Records to play the game. We built it to redesign the board,” said Josh Stephany, chief executive officer and founder of GKD Records. “Our job is to make sure artists don’t just survive, they lead. And FINIX is the living testament of that belief in motion.”
“What impressed us wasn’t just their skill. It was their clarity,” said Stephany. “They knew who they were, and why it mattered. We didn’t shape that. We protected it.”
With the launch of its newest group, GKD said that it envisions P-pop groups to be beyond performance and production. In partnership with fan engagement platform Hey Roomie, the label is enabling a digital space where fans become part of the movement — through exclusive interactions, early content drops, polls, and live chats.
“This isn’t a launch. It’s a look at what’s coming,” said Aki, Finix’s leader. “We’re still in training, still growing, still dreaming. But we know what we carry, and we know where we’re going.”
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