{
  "id": 17696224,
  "title": "TWS turns members' fears into fan anthem on 'TO US'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/tws-turns-members-fears-into-fan-anthem-on-to-us",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T23:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20261102/tws-turns-members-fears-into-fan-anthem-on-to-us"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "K-pop sensation TWS has transformed the fears of its six members into a powerful anthem for their new single album. Ahead of the album's release on Monday, each member sat down for individual interviews with their agency to discuss their greatest fears and the people who helped them overcome them. The resulting material forms the core of the upcoming record, TO US, which follows the group's Asia tour.\n\nReleased just over a week after their successful tour, TO US reflects on the group's early years, both the successes and the challenges they faced. The album pays tribute to the 42, the official fandom that has rallied around TWS since their debut. TWS, consisting of Shinyu, Dohoon, Youngjae, Hanjin, Jihoon, and Kyungmin, entered the music scene in January 2024 as Pledis Entertainment's first boy group since Seventeen.\n\nThe band's sound, described as \"boyhood pop,\" centers around the journey of growing up. In an interview with The Korea Times, Jihoon expressed his appreciation for the album's significance, stating, \"This album is precious to us. It started with interviews with each of us about our fears and the people who helped us.\"",
  "summary": "Before K-pop boy band TWS began work on its new single album, each of the six members sat down for a one-on-one interview with their agency about what frightened them most and who helped them back on their feet. Those answers, the members say, became the backbone of the upcoming record. \"TO US,\" which drops Monday at 6 p.m. with the lead track \"Call My Name,\" arrives just over a week after the…",
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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."
}