Global group &TEAM, which has proven its ‘Hive Success DNA’, has begun full-fledged promotion of its new album.
&TEAM (Uiju, Fuma, Kei, Nicholas, Yuma, Joe, Harua, Taki, Maki) posted the first concept of their new album 'First Howling: WE' on the official SNS of Team and Hive Labels Japan at midnight today (18th). posted three teaser photos of the 'THIRSTY' version.
This concept teaser depicts boys desperately searching for a ‘you’ like me. Emotional photos using props such as telescopes, bicycles, and flashlights feel like still cuts from a road movie.
The first photo shows a boy looking into the distance through a telescope as if he is searching for something. In the next photo, the words 'NOWHERE NOW HERE' are engraved along the path taken by the bicycle wheel, and one can feel the desperate desire to reach 'you' by making one's presence known along the endlessly rolling bicycle wheel. Finally, another boy appeared, stopping in the middle of the vast runway and announcing his location with a light, amplifying curiosity about the entire story.
&TEAM's 2nd mini album 'First Howling: WE' is an album that expresses the longing to meet 'you' who has the same heart as me and the joy and excitement of finally finding 'you'. Following the debut album that sang about the decision to leave in search of 'you', it is expected to show the growth story of nine boys moving forward to 'us'.
The new album's promotional content will deliver the fun of discovering each member's character and the album's message in high-quality visuals. The concept posters, photos, and clips of the 'THIRSTY' version are scheduled to be released one by one at midnight on the 19th, attracting the attention of K-pop fandom around the world.
Meanwhile, &TEAM is the first global group introduced by Hive Labels Japan. They released two Korean tracks, including 'FIREWORK (Korean ver.)' and 'Scent of you (Korean ver.)', in their new album, signaling their full-fledged Korean activities. The nine members appeared at 'KCON JAPAN 2023' on the 14th and received favorable reviews for their overwhelming visuals and performances.
Reporter Junho Yoon, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr