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Concept photo for First Howling : NOW

**Koga Yūdai** (古賀(こが) 祐大(ゆうだい)), better known by his stage name **K** (Japanese: ケイ; Korean: 케이), is a Japanese singer and choreographer under HYBE Labels Japan. He is a member of the boy group &TEAM, and has the position of singer.

## Career

### 2020–2021: *I-LAND* and HYBE Labels Japan Global Debut Project

On June 1, 2020, K was introduced as a participant in the CJ ENM and Big Hit Entertainment's upcoming survival show *I-LAND*. On the first episode, he performed "Danger" by Taemin and was able to enter "I-LAND". On the seventh episode, he ranked fifth based on the global votes and was able to move onto Part 2 and become one of the final 12. He survived until the final episode-, where he fell one place out of the debut ranking and was unable to debut with ENHYPEN.

On January 1, 2021, he was revealed as a member of the HYBE Labels Japan's Global Debut Project boy group. &TEAM made their debut on December 7, 2022.

### 2022: *&AUDITION - The Howling -*, &TEAM

On June 4, 2022, K was introduced as a participant in the HYBE Labels Japan's upcoming survival show *&AUDITION - The Howling -*. In the final episode, which was aired on September 3, he was announced as one of the contestants who will be debuting in the winning group &TEAM. They debuted on December 7, 2022 with the mini album *First Howling : ME*.

## Discography

### Cover songs

* "Danger" (2020)
* "불타오르네 (FIRE)" (with HEESEUNG, JUNGWON, GEONU, JAEBEOM, SUNOO, SEON, TAEYONG, SUNGHOON, YOONWON, EJ and TA-KI) (credited as I-LANDER) (2020)
* "Rainism, 쌔끈해 (3 Dope Boyz), One of a Kind" (with SUNGHOON and JUNGWON) (credited as I-LANDER) (2020)
* "DNA" (with NI-KI, JAY and HANBIN) (credited as I-LANDER) (2020)
* "Flicker" (with SUNGHOON, JUNGWON, HEESEUNG and JAKE) (credited as I-LANDER) (2020)
* "Flame On" (with NI-KI, DANIEL, JAY and HANBIN) (credited as I-LANDER) (2020)
* "Something (Japanese ver.)" (with JO and MINHYUNG) (also credited as K Team) (2022)
* "Oh My! (Japanese ver.)" (with HAYATE, HIKARU, TAKI and YUMA) (also credited as Wang Wang Team (2022)
* "Lights" (with TAKI, FUMA, GAKU, HIKARU, MAKI, MINHYUNG and YEJUN) (2022)
* "Black Swan" (with TAKI, FUMA, GAKU, HIKARU, MAKI, MINHYUNG and YEJUN) (2022)

## Choreography credits

* &TEAM - "FIREWORK" (2023)
* &TEAM - "FIREWORK (Korean ver.)" (2023)
* &TEAM - "Really Crazy" (2023)

## Notes

1. ↑ ENFP (June 2020) ➜ ENFP-A (April 2022) ➜ ESFP (October 2023)

## References

1. ↑ (KR) HYBE Business report - II.6.주요계약 및 연구개발활동
2. ↑ YouTube: TMI TALK with &PROFILE #1 - &TEAM
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 @KxEJx97 on Twitter
5. ↑ YouTube: &PROFILE - &TEAM
6. ↑ X (Twitter) Post (June 23, 2020)
7. ↑ YouTube: [&AUDITION boys] MBTI TEST PART1
8. ↑ YouTube: 친구가 열심히 만들어 준 음식이 맛 없을 때 반응 T vs F | MBTI 유형 | &BTI - &TEAM
9. ↑ @mnetiland on Twitter (June 1, 2020)
10. ↑ Soompi: Watch: “I-LAND” Premieres With Trainees Covering EXO, NCT, And More For Test As They Aim For Spots In New Group
11. ↑ Soompi: “I-LAND” Reveals The 12 Contestants Moving On To Part 2
12. ↑ @BigHitEnt\_JP on Twitter (January 1, 2021)
13. ↑ HYBE LABELS JAPAN: HYBE LABELS JAPAN Global Debut Project
14. ↑ @and\_audition on Twitter (June 4, 2022)
15. ↑ *&AUDITION - The Howling*: Ep.8
16. ↑ YouTube: &TEAM 'FIREWORK' Official MV
17. ↑ YouTube: &TEAM 'FIREWORK (Korean ver.)' Official Performance MV
18. ↑ @morexko on Twitter (November 18, 2023)