✦ In The Wild
Press & Mentions
a running, chronological record of where maenix has shown up — press features, competition results, brand partnerships, and event collaborations, newest first.
Tastea
Pilsen K-Pop Day — Brand Collaboration
we teamed up with the bubble tea brand tastea to run their first k-pop day in pilsen, handling the whole thing ourselves — social media promo, day-of crowd flow, themed drink specials, photo card giveaways, and a k-pop trivia quiz that kept the shop packed all afternoon. once the in-store part wrapped up, we moved things outside to námêstí t. g. masaryka for a full open-air show, headlining with our pinky up and gnarly covers before closing the day out with a massive random play dance alongside littleblittle. if your brand wants a k-pop event that actually brings people through the door, this is exactly the kind of thing we love building.
Animefest
K-Pop Dance Off 2026 — 2nd Place
we took 2nd place at animefest's k-pop dance off 2026, one of the biggest k-pop dance cover contests in the czech republic. up to 20 teams competed that day, judged on technique, costumes, performance energy, stage presence, and the intro. 1st place went to dejavu, who earned a spot at narcon's k-pop championship in sweden — landing 2nd put us right behind them as one of the strongest teams in the country this season.
See the official results →iDNES.cz
Animefest 2026 Video Feature
our animefest set got picked up by idnes.cz, one of the bigger czech news outlets, in their video coverage of the day. the hall was packed and the energy was unreal, so it meant a lot to see our work get noticed outside the k-pop bubble.
Pyrkon
K-Pop Dance Cover Festival — Finalist
we're officially headed to the finals of the pyrkon k-pop dance cover festival in poznań, poland — competing live on their main stage in front of one of the biggest crowds we'll perform for this year. the finalists are battling for cash prizes, a professional shoot with tokyo studio, and a photoshoot with piotr kucaba. we can't wait to bring everything we've got to the international stage.
Read the finalist announcement →Korea.net
KNDC 2026 Czech Representatives Feature
korea.net, the official portal of the south korean government, covered our 1st place win in the group category at the k-pop national dance contest. we beat out 72 teams nationwide with our cover of ateez's wonderland, which also made us the official czech representatives heading to the k-pop world festival.
Read the feature on Korea.net →K-Town.cz
KNDC 2026 Finale — “On the Level of MTV or the Super Bowl”
k-town.cz covered our championship run at the k-pop national dance contest finale at mana theatre in prague, including the crowd's reaction to our outfits before we'd even started dancing. the judging panel — dancer davee, ckp founder sandy, and k-pop trainer joon — called our wonderland performance “luxurious” and said it was on the level of mtv or the super bowl, which is still wild to read back. that result also sealed our nomination by south korean ambassador hong young-ki to represent the czech republic at the k-pop world festival.
K-Town Podcast
Episode #31 — KNDC 2026 Finale Recap
the hosts of k-town podcast talked about us on episode 31 while recapping the kndc finals, calling us sympatický (the czech word for charming) and laughing about how we took over the mic during our interview. they also said some really kind things about our wonderland performance — go give the episode a listen.
VOS-Con
K-Pop Cover Dance Winners
velké otaku srazy crowned us the winners of their k-pop cover dance battle and featured us in their official event gallery — we even ended up on the thumbnail for their recap video. you can still watch the full battle on their channel to see the whole lineup.
Jablkobraní
Open-Air Festival Performance
we performed our xoxz choreography at jablkobraní 2025, the autumn equinox open-air festival run by the prague-libuš district. sharing the stage with other local performers and dancing for a crowd that size outdoors was honestly one of our favorite shows that year.
See the festival page →Advík
K-Pop Contest Co-Organizer
we partnered with excelent to co-organize the very first k-pop dance cover contest at advík 2025, handling the lineup and bringing in judges hayleyvu, mi.chelleng, and michaella_g1. building a stage like that for the community from scratch was a huge milestone for us.
Advík
K-Pop Day Co-Organizer
alongside the contest, we also planned and ran a full k-pop day at advík — a trivia quiz, a dance workshop, our own showcase, and a random play dance that filled the floor. seeing that many people show up for something we built from the ground up is not a feeling we'll forget.
SeoulVibes
Club Performance
seoulvibes picked us to headline their k-pop club night, where we performed a fully themed version of katseye's gnarly for the crowd. it's always a good sign when a venue books you specifically because they want that exact energy on their dance floor.
Jayu Entertainment
Seungyeon Prague Workshop Partner
we partnered with jayu entertainment to help promote clc's seungyeon's prague tour stop, using our audience to help fill her workshop at place 4 people. during the class, she actually picked a few of our members to perform the choreography alongside her as soloists — a pretty surreal moment for everyone involved.