{"id":935039,"date":"2026-10-20T14:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T14:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/935039\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T14:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T14:44:09","slug":"league-of-legends-k-pop-virtual-group-k-da-returns-without-madison-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/935039\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018League Of Legends\u2019 K-pop virtual group K\/DA returns without Madison Beer"},"content":{"rendered":"

League Of Legends<\/a>\u2019 K-pop<\/a> group K\/DA released their first song in six years but Madison Beer<\/a> is no longer involved in the project.<\/p>\n

Made up of League Of Legends champions, K\/DA released their first single \u2018Pop\/Stars\u2019 in 2018 before the \u2018All Out\u2019 EP followed in 2020. For that run of songs, i-dle<\/a> members Miyeon and Soyeon voiced Ahri and Akali, Madison Beer was behind Evelynn and Kai\u2019Sa\u2019s voice came courtesy of Jaira Burns.<\/p>\n

After six years without releasing music, K\/DA returned yesterday (Monday October 19) with comeback single \u2018Firestarter\u2019 and a new line-up. Miyeon and Soyeon of i-dle have returned as Ahri and Akali while Sophie Powers replaces Beer as Evelynn and Mimi Webb<\/a> takes over from Burns as Kai\u2019Sa.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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K\/DA aren\u2019t the only virtual League Of Legends band that Riot Games have revived this month. True Damage returned two weeks ago with the New York drill-inspired \u2018Know My Name\u2019<\/a>, that\u2019ll also serve as the anthem for the 2026 Worlds competition.<\/p>\n

The goal with these virtual groups, according to Riot Games\u2019 Alex Shahmiri, is to keep pushing the boundaries of how music and video games can crossover. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen and appreciated how players love Riot\u2019s music, to the point that it\u2019s a joke that Riot\u2019s really a music company fronting as a games company. We know that with every music release there are high expectations and while we might not always get it right, it\u2019s something we put a lot of care into,\u201d he told NME.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of excitement around how we can better serve players with music, so I\u2019m excited to see what we can cook up in the next few years. I think the possibilities are endless because we still have barely scratched the surface on what this alternate universe can be.\u201d<\/p>\n