The group ARK (ARrC) has released a comeback trailer that contains the team‘s identity.

ARK (Andy, Choi Han, Doha, Hyunmin, Jibin, Kien, Rioto) posted the comeback trailer ‘Trailer: Who is the ARrC?’ for their second mini album ‘nu kidz: out the box’ today (6th) at midnight through their official YouTube channel.

In the video, ARK fluently speaks five languages including Korean, English, Japanese, Portuguese, and Vietnamese, as expected from a multinational group, and begins the trailer by explaining the meaning of ‘ARrC (Always Remember the real Connection)’. Ark drew attention with their emphasis on the ‘true connection’ that connects hearts and minds, and their pledge to further expand this connection with global fans.

A relay interview about ‘nu kidz’, the core keyword of their second mini album, followed. The members defined ‘nu kidz’ as “people who break the existing ‘mold’ and create their own independent lives in their own way”, and said that ‘mold’ means other people’s gazes or long-standing habits.


Ark continued his explanation of ‘nu kidz’ by recalling the moment when they all broke the ‘mold’ together. Through the experience of successfully completing a dunk shot that seemed impossible while stuck in a ‘mold’, they once again defined Ark‘s identity through their own method by gathering their strength and succeeding in their own way, and at the same time, they pledged to grow further with this comeback, raising expectations for the new album by becoming ‘nu kidz’ who break the ‘mold’ wherever they go.

Ark also began pre-orders for their 2nd mini album ‘nu kidz: out the box’ through various music sites at 2 PM on that day. The album was produced in two versions, ‘offbeat’ and ‘nu kidz’, each with a different charm. It comes with various components such as a 64-page photo book, a playing book, stickers, fabric tags and paper hangers that can only be found in each version, photo cards, New Kids cards, post cards, folded posters, and stickers, increasing its collection value.

Ark’s second mini album ‘nu kidz: out the box’ will be released on the 18th at 6 PM through various music streaming sites.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com

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