{
  "id": 14172974,
  "title": "AB6IX's Park Woo-jin turns new page with 2nd solo EP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ab6ixs-park-woo-jin-turns-new-page-with-2nd-solo-ep",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-13T10:17:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20261013/ab6ixs-park-woo-jin-turns-new-page-with-2nd-solo-ep"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a move to venture into solo music, Park Woo-jin, a prominent member of the K-pop group AB6IX, has unveiled his second solo EP titled SOLSTICE. This release comes two years after his debut mini-album oWn in February 2023. Prior to AB6IX, Park gained recognition through Wanna One, a project that originated from Mnet's reality show Produce 101 Season 2, where he finished sixth. After Wanna One disbanded in May 2019, he became the main rapper and dancer of AB6IX in May of the same year.\n\nWith SOLSTICE, Park returns to the K-pop scene approximately a year and five months after his single \"Cool & Hot,\" which was released in April last year. This EP marks his first release since signing with Para Music in June. AB6IX, however, remains on hiatus since its seventh-anniversary concert in May, following the expiration of their contract with Brand New Music. Just before the EP's release, Park held a press conference at a performance hall in Jung District, central Seoul, where he shared insights about the album and his journey.",
  "summary": "Park Woo-jin, a member of boy group AB6IX who first rose to stardom through Wanna One — the project boy band born out of Mnet's \"Produce 101 Season 2\" — returned with his second solo EP, \"SOLSTICE,\" Tuesday. Park first rose to fame after placing sixth on the survival show, which led to his debut with Wanna One in August 2017. Following the group's disbandment, he debuted as the main rapper and…",
  "key_points": [
    "Park Woo-jin releases second solo EP SOLSTICE",
    "Solo debut follows two years after 2023 mini-album",
    "Press conference held in Seoul prior to release"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "AB6IX's Park Woo-jin turns new page with 2nd solo EP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ab6ixs-park-woo-jin-turns-new-page-with-2nd-solo-ep-14176474",
        "published": "2026-10-13T10:37:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}