&Team

&Team (andTeam, エンティーム, ; stylized in all caps) is a Japanese boy band based in Japan and South Korea formed by HYBE Labels Japan. The group is composed of nine members: K, Fuma, Nicholas, EJ, Yuma, Jo, Harua, Taki, and Maki. They were formed through the reality-survival program &Audition – The Howling – as their label's first group. &Team released their debut single "Under the Skin" on November 21, 2022, and officially debuted with their first extended play First Howling: Me on December 7, 2022.

Name
The group's name, &Team, refers to "9 diverse members forming a team and connecting diverse worlds". They aim to be a group that grows while running towards tomorrow.

2020–2022: Pre-debut activities and formation
K, Nicholas, EJ and Taki competed on the South Korean survival show I-Land in 2020 which produced boy-group Enhypen. On January 1, 2021, Big Hit Japan announced the launch of the "Big Hit Japan Global Debut Project" to search for artists to debut as a group in Japan and become active worldwide. On March 19, Big Hit Entertainment re-branded and re-structured into Hybe Corporation. On April 26, K and EJ made cameo appearances in the music video for Enhypen's "Drunk-Dazed".

On November 4, it was announced that K, Nicholas, EJ and Taki would participate as confirmed members of the planned group and would be joined by additional trainees to be selected through a new audition program. &Audition – The Howling – began airing on July 9, 2022, and the nine final members were unveiled on September 3 via live broadcast from Tokyo. On September 26, their fandom name was then announced to be LUNÉ.

2022–2023: Debut with First Howling: Me, first fanmeeting, "W.O.L.F. (Win Or Lose Fight)", "Blind Love", First Howling: WE and First Howling: NOW
Hybe Labels Japan announced that &Team would release their debut extended play (EP), First Howling: Me on December 7, 2022. The group's self-variety show, &Team学園 (stylized and pronounced: &TEAM Gakuen), began airing on November 12; various guests were invited while viewers were able to see their debut preparations in South Korea and Japan. On November 21, 2022, &Team released their first music video and digital single, titled "Under the Skin". On December 5, 2022, a webtoon featuring the group's members, Dark Moon: The Grey City, was published. Two days later, they released First Howling: Me alongside the music video for "Scent of You"; in the first week of its release, the EP sold 151,000 copies.

On March 2, 2023, it was announced the group would hold their first Japanese fanmeeting tour 2023 &Team Fantour Luné Mare: Tsuki-Nami, from May 27 to June 16. On March 2, it was announced that members EJ, K, Nicholas, and Taki would release "W.O.L.F. (Win Or Lose Fight)" on March 16 as the soundtrack for their webtoon Dark Moon: The Grey City.

On May 7, &Team released "Blind Love" as the theme song of the NTV drama Dr. Chocolate.

&Team released their second extended play First Howling: We on June 14, 2023. On May 14, the track list for their new mini album was released, revealing their title track "Firework".

On September 3, &TEAM held their first anniversary event &Team 1st Anniversary [縁 Day] in Japan, as well as in Seoul on September 9.

On November 15, the group released their first studio album First Howling: Now. Following the release of the album on November 15, the album placed first on the Billboard Japan Hot albums and second on the Oricon Albums Chart in Japan.

On December 19, &Team announced that they would embark on a concert tour in 2024, titled First Paw Print. The tour will occur from January 21 to March 3 and will take place in seven Japanese cities and one South Korean city.

2024: "Samidare"
On March 12, 2024, &TEAM announced that they will be releasing their first single on May 8. On April 6, the title of their first single album was revealed to be Samidare.

Members

 * K (ケイ)
 * Fuma (フウマ)
 * Nicholas (王奕翔; ニコラス)
 * EJ (변의주; ウィジュ) – Leader
 * Yuma (ユウマ)
 * Jo (ジョウ)
 * Harua (ハルア)
 * Taki (タキ)
 * Maki (マキ)

Special music programs

 * Best Artist (December 12, 2022, Nippon TV)
 * 2022 FNS Kayousai 2nd Night (December 12, 2022, Fuji TV)
 * CDTV Live! Live! Christmas 4 Hours SP (December 12, 2022, TBS TV)
 * CDTV Live! Live! New Year's Eve Special! 2022 → 2023 (December 31, 2022 – January 1, 2023, TBS TV)
 * SBS Gayo Daejeon (December 12, 2023, SBS TV)
 * KBS Song Festival (December 15, 2023, KBS TV)
 * MBC Gayo Daejejeon (December 31, 2023, MBC TV)

Showcase

 * &Team Debut Showcase 'First Howling: Me' (December 8, 2022, Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium) YouTube: HYBE Labels
 * &Team Showcase 'First Howling: 'We' (June 18, 2023, Roppongi Hills Arena in Tokyo) YouTube: HYBE Labels
 * &Team 1st Album Showcase 'First Howling: Now' (November 16, 2023 in Tokyo) YouTube: HYBE Labels
 * &Team 1st Single Showcase '五月雨 (Samidare)' (May 7, 2024 in Tokyo)