o ▁K icks ▁( pre viously ▁New ▁Boy ▁Band ) ▁were ▁an ▁eight - pie ce ▁boy ▁band ▁consisting ▁of ▁Bar cl ay ▁Be ales ▁( born ▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Dev on ), ▁Chris ▁Leonard ▁( born ▁ 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Me ath , ▁Ireland ), ▁Tom ▁Mann ▁( born ▁ 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁South am pton ), ▁James ▁Graham ▁( born ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Es sex ), ▁Re e ce ▁Bib by ▁( Current ly ▁in ▁New ▁Hope ▁Club ▁( born ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Black pool ▁Lanc ash ire ), ▁J ake ▁Sim s ▁( born ▁ 2 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Br istol ), ▁Case y ▁Johnson ▁( born ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁London ) ▁and ▁Charlie ▁Jones ▁( born ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Kent ). ▁Be ales ▁and ▁Mann ▁were ▁both ▁rejected ▁as ▁solo ists ▁at ▁boot camp ▁in ▁series ▁ 1 0 , ▁and ▁Leonard ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁Blue ▁( former ly ▁ 5 th ▁Base ), ▁because ▁they ▁forgot ▁their ▁lyr ics ; ▁Be ales ▁also ▁previously ▁y od elled . ▁The ▁members ▁were ▁all ▁initially ▁rejected ▁at ▁the ▁boot camp ▁stage ▁but ▁were ▁formed ▁into ▁a ▁group ▁by ▁the ▁jud ges ▁because ▁they ▁felt ▁they ▁were