{
  "id": 14176474,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-13T10:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "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": "Park Woo-jin, a former member of AB6IX, has released his second solo EP titled SOLSTICE. The EP marks his return to solo work after a hiatus, coming about a year and five months after his last solo single, \"Cool & Hot\" released in April last year.\n\nPark gained fame through Wanna One, a group formed after his sixth-place finish on Produce 101 Season 2 in 2017. However, he left Wanna One in May 2019, when the group disbanded. Since then, Park has continued to make his mark as a solo artist, having released his debut mini-album \"oWn\" in February 2023.\n\nAB6IX, Park's previous group, has been on hiatus since their seventh-anniversary concert in May, following the expiration of their contract with Brand New Music. The new EP is also his first release since joining Para Music in June.\n\nBefore the EP's release, Park met with reporters at a performance hall in Jung District, central Seoul. At the meeting, he shared insights into the inspiration behind the album and his journey as a solo artist.",
  "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…",
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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",
        "published": "2026-10-13T10:17:02.000Z"
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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."
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