First Howling: Now

First Howling: Now is the first studio album by the Japanese band &TEAM. It was released on 15 November 2023 by Hybe Labels Japan, five months after the release of their second mini-album First Howling: We (2023).[2]

First Howling: NOW
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 15, 2023 (2023-11-15)
Recorded2023
Genre
Length53:36
Label
  • Hybe Labels Japan
  • Universal
Producer
  • "hitman" bang
  • Soma Genda
  • Slow Rabbit
  • Grant Boutin
  • Ryan Tedder
  • David Stewart
  • knoak
  • FRANTS
  • Pete Nappi
  • ALYSA
  • UTA[1]
&TEAM chronology
First Howling: We
(2023)
First Howling: NOW
(2023)
Singles from First Howling: NOW
  1. "Under the skin"
    Released: 22 November 2022 (2022-11-22)
  2. "Blind Love"
    Released: 7 May 2023 (2023-05-07)
  3. "FIREWORK"
    Released: 14 June 2023 (2023-06-14)
  4. "War Cry"
    Released: 15 November 2023 (2023-11-15)

First Howling: Now contains 18 tracks,[3] whereby this album contains six new songs, ten songs that have been released through previous mini-albums and two songs from the reality television show, &Audition – The Howling –. Recorded in Japanese and Korean languages, the track "War Cry" served as the album's title track.[4][5]

Track listing

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Track listing for First Howling: NOW[a]
No. TitleProducer Length
1. "War Cry"  Slow Rabbit 2:19
2. "Dropkick"  
  • Grant Boutin
  • Ryan Tedder
  • David Stewart
2:58
3. "チンチャおかしい" (Really Crazy)
  • Soma Genda
  • knoak
2:40
4. "規格外" (ALIEN)Soma Genda 2:52
5. "FIREWORK"  
  • FRANTS
  • "hitman" bang
3:08
6. "Road Not Taken"  
  • Pete Nappi
  • Soma Genda
3:11
7. "月が綺麗ですね" (The moon is beautiful)Soma Genda 3:00
8. "Blind Love"  Soma Genda 3:07
9. "Under the skin"  Slow Rabbit 3:11
10. "Scent of you"  
  • Slow Rabbit
  • Supreme Boi
2:59
11. "バズ恋" (BUZZ LOVE)Soma Genda 3:11
12. "War Cry" (Korean ver.)Slow Rabbit 2:19
13. "Road Not Taken" (Korean ver.)
  • Pete Nappi
  • Soma Genda
3:11
14. "FIREWORK" (Korean ver.)
  • FRANTS
  • "hitman" bang
3:08
15. "Scent of you" (Korean ver.)
  • Slow Rabbit
  • Supreme Boi
2:59
16. "The Final Countdown" (&TEAM ver.)ALYSA 3:21
17. "Melody" (&TEAM ver.)
  • UTA
  • Soma Genda
2:57
18. "Running with the pack" (&TEAM ver.)Soma Genda 3:05
Total length:
53:36

Release history

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Release date and format for First Howling: NOW
Region Date Format Label Ref.
  Japan 15 November 2023
  • Hybe Labels Japan
  • Universal Music Japan
[8][9]
  Various
  United States 5 January 2024 CD Universal Music [10][11]
  1. Song titles retrived from the Line Music webpage,[6] whereas the song production credits were taken from Melon music page.[7] and Real Sound webpage.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "&TEAM、1stアルバム『First Howling : NOW』トラックリスト公開 グラミー賞のRyan Tedderら参加" (in Japanese). Real Sound. 26 October 2023. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. Lee, Seol (10 November 2023). "&TEAM, '11月 컴백 대전' 합류…'글로벌 활약' 예고" (in Korean). FN Star. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  3. "&TEAM、1stアルバム『First Howling : NOW』のトラックリスト公開" (in Japanese). CDJournal. 26 October 2023. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023 – via Yahoo! Japan.
  4. "&TEAM初のフルアルバム『First Howling : NOW』リリース決定". THE F1RST TIMES (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  5. Yoo, Byung-chul (26 October 2023). "&TEAM, 첫 정규 앨범 트랙리스트 공개…타이틀곡은 'War Cry'" (in Korean). Global Epic. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  6. "First Howling : NOW". Line Music (in Japanese). 15 November 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. Song credits for First Howling: NOW:
  8. "【通常商品】First Howling : NOW<通常盤・初回プレス>". Weverse Shop (in Japanese). Hybe Labels Japan. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  9. "First Howling : NOW". Apple Music. Hybe Labels Japan. 15 November 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  10. Zwick, Hannah (12 October 2023). "&TEAM's 'First Howling: NOW' Set For U.S. Physical Release". uDiscoverMusic. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  11. "&Team; - First Howling Now(Standard Edition Cd) (CD)". Target. Hybe Labels Japan. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

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