&Team
&Team (, , ; 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. History 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