{
  "id": 6258820,
  "title": "&TEAM's 2nd Korean EP leaves deep mark",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/teams-2nd-korean-ep-leaves-deep-mark",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-08T09:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260908/scars-leave-marks-on-teams-2nd-korean-ep"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After nearly four years of telling the same story from the same perspective, &TEAM has finally reached a new chapter on its second Korean EP, released on Tuesday evening. The group's sophomore effort, titled \"Mark on Me,\" arrives 10 months after their Japan-based debut mini album, \"Back to Life,\" which marked the official Korean introduction of the nine-member wolf-themed group last October.\n\nWhile their previous album focused on the nine wolves rediscovering their instincts, the new release follows a lone wolf who embarks on a transformative journey after meeting a loved one. According to Harua, who shared this insight during a media showcase at SBS Prism Tower in Seoul's Mapo District, this change was the primary focus of the EP.\n\nIn this new narrative, the story shifts from the wolves finding each other and growing together, to the wolf boys meeting someone who understands their scars, allowing them to open up and grow.",
  "summary": "For nearly four years, &TEAM has told the same story from the same vantage point — nine wolves learning to survive as a pack — and built some of the most physically demanding choreography in HYBE's catalog to sell it. On its second Korean EP, released Tuesday evening, the group reaches the chapter where those wolves meet someone, and the sound softens to match. \"Mark on Me,\" out at 6 p.m. through…",
  "key_points": [
    "&TEAM releases second Korean EP, \"Mark on Me\"",
    "EP follows lone wolf's transformative journey after meeting loved one",
    "Narrative shifts from wolves finding each other to wolf boys opening up"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The shift in &TEAM's narrative from collective growth to individual transformation marks a significant evolution in the group's storytelling and musical direction.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}