&TEAM Ultimate Guide: Meet the Group Behind "Mark on Me"
&TEAM explained — HYBE's first Japan-localized group, the nine members, and the million-selling run that Mark on Me just extended.
&TEAM released Mark on Me, their second Korean mini album, in September 2026 — and it sold 1,224,524 copies on its first day, their best first-day figure yet and a No. 1 on the daily album chart.
That number is the fastest way into what makes this group unusual, so let’s start there and work outward.
Who Are &TEAM?
HYBE’s first Japan-localized group — nine members, formed and launched out of HYBE LABELS JAPAN, debuting in Japan in 2022.
The “localized group” model is worth understanding because it isn’t the same as a Korean group promoting in Japan. &TEAM were built in the Japanese market, for it, under a Korean company’s system. Korean activity came later and deliberately: they began promoting in Korea in 2025 with Back to Life, and Mark on Me is the second Korean mini album, not the first.
That distinction gets misreported often enough to be worth stating plainly.
Members
Nine: Uiju, Huma, Kei, Nicolas, Yuma, Jo, Harua, Taki, and Maki.
The Million-Seller Run
Mark on Me extends the part of their record that is genuinely rare: four consecutive million-selling releases.
Some context, because “million seller” is a phrase that gets thrown around loosely. In K-pop it normally refers to first-week or first-day physical sales tracked by Hanteo or Circle, and it usually belongs to acts with years of accumulated fandom. Four in a row, for a group that debuted in 2022, means a fanbase that mobilises on release day rather than one that builds slowly over a promotion cycle.
It also says something specific about where that fanbase is. A group with a Japanese home market and a Korean second market draws from two pools at once, and physical sales are exactly the metric that structure favours.
| Release | Market | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese debut | Japan | 2022, via HYBE LABELS JAPAN |
| Back to Life | Korea | 2025 — start of Korean activity |
| Mark on Me | Korea | 2026 — 2nd Korean mini, 1,224,524 first-day |
What “Mark on Me” Is Doing
The title track took No. 1 on LINE MUSIC’s daily song chart in Japan, which matters more than a Korean chart placement would for this group specifically — LINE MUSIC is a Japanese streaming platform, and a No. 1 there is a reading of the home market rather than the expansion one.
The group has described this era as showing a more mature side, and the promotional framing leans on that: a second Korean release is where a localized group stops being introduced and starts being judged on the same terms as everyone else.
Why the Localization Model Matters
HYBE has built several groups this way now, and &TEAM was the first. The reasoning is market structure rather than creative preference.
Japan is the second-largest music market in the world and runs on different mechanics from Korea’s — physical sales hold far more weight, fan-club economies are deeper, and domestic acts enjoy advantages an imported group doesn’t get. A Korean group promoting in Japan is a visitor. A group formed in Japan, singing primarily in Japanese, is not.
The trade-off is the one &TEAM are working through now. A localized group starts with a home market but has to earn its second one from scratch, and Korean audiences apply the same standards they apply to domestic rookies. That’s the context for the “more mature side” framing around this release: a second Korean mini is where the introduction period ends.
Where to Start If You’re New
- “Mark on Me” — the current title track, and the clearest picture of where they are
- Back to Life — the Korean debut, for contrast with how much the positioning has shifted in a year
- A Japanese release — the part of the catalogue most international coverage skips, and the market the group was actually built for
- A live stage — the group’s current promotion leans on live vocal, which recordings flatten
How to Follow
- HYBE LABELS JAPAN and the group’s official channels for releases and schedules
- Confirmed dates land on our 2026 comeback tracker
FAQ
How many members does &TEAM have? Nine: Uiju, Huma, Kei, Nicolas, Yuma, Jo, Harua, Taki, and Maki.
Is Mark on Me their first Korean release? No. It’s their second Korean mini album. Korean activity began in 2025 with Back to Life.
When did &TEAM debut? 2022, in Japan, as HYBE’s first Japan-localized group under HYBE LABELS JAPAN.
How well did Mark on Me sell? 1,224,524 copies on the first day — their best first-day figure, and No. 1 on the daily album chart. It’s their fourth consecutive million-selling release.
What does “Japan-localized group” mean? A group formed and launched within the Japanese market by a Korean company, rather than a Korean group exported there. The distinction shapes which market is home and which is expansion.
Did the title track chart in Japan? Yes — No. 1 on LINE MUSIC’s daily song chart.