&TEAM held its first solo dome concert in Saitama, celebrating with LUNÉ and announcing a new 18-city tour.

Japan-born global group &TEAM held "2026 &TEAM CONCERT TOUR 'BLAZE THE WAY' ENCORE in BELLUNA DOME" over two days, Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6, at Belluna Dome in Saitama. This performance was an encore show for their largest-ever Asia tour, "2026 &TEAM CONCERT TOUR 'BLAZE THE WAY'," which traveled through 14 cities this year, and it was &TEAM's long-awaited first solo dome performance. In addition, this time it was held as a special edition incorporating the elements of "EN-DAY," an event to celebrate the group's anniversary on September 3 with LUNÉ (the name of the fans), and the venue was filled with excitement from beginning to end. In the Asia tour for this performance, the staging in which one member appeared each day drew major attention, but this time all nine members appeared together from the rising of the dome's huge main stage. With the more powerful, larger-scale production, huge cheers erupted from the audience. The opening block featured the Japanese version of "Back to Life," the title track of their million-selling Korean debut album, as well as "Lunatic" and "Scent of you" one after another. Suited to the vast space of the dome, they raised the venue's energy all at once from the opening with powerful performances accompanied by dancers and live band performance. Next was a cover performance of BTS's "2.0." This song, which they performed at "KCON LA 2026" in August and which drew major attention, was being performed for the first time in Japan at this concert, and huge cheers rose from the venue. With &TEAM's overwhelming synchronized dance, which Billboard in the U.S. praised by saying it "proved why they are 'performance monsters,'" the entire dome was greatly excited. Furthermore, they overwhelmed the audience with weighty staging that traced their path, including the debut EP title track "Under the skin" and "Go in Blind (Moon Wolf)," which achieved a million in Japan last year. In the middle "EN-DAY" corner, they covered a succession of hit songs from the 2000s to the 2010s. In the unit stages, they also entertained the audience with costumes that perfectly recreated the worldviews of each song. YUMA, HARUA, TAKI, and MAKI performed Minimoni's "Minimoni. Jankenpyon!" in cute costumes that seemed to recreate the original members. EJ, FUMA, and NICHOLAS wore refreshing marine-look costumes and showed Girls' Generation's "Gee" with supple and pop dance that made the most of their excellent style. And K and JO covered ZONE's "secret base ~The Things You Gave Me~." Appearing in different costumes each day, on the first day they wore nostalgic school uniforms reminiscent of after school, and on the second day they wore yukata, resonating their beautiful harmony with emotion. In the following cover stage by all members, the nine members in gakuran uniforms passionately performed Kishidan's "One Night Carnival." While they looked cool with long gakuran coats and sunglasses, they went on stage in costumes that clearly expressed their single-minded feelings for the fans, with "Moon Love Brave Hero (LUNÉ I love you)" written on their arms, drawing huge cheers from the dome. Furthermore, in the "EN-DAY EDITION Special Sports Day," the members, divided into three teams, challenged game battles for rewards. They carried out heated time races through mini bicycle races, ring toss, random camera searching, and finally shots at a soccer goal. At the performance on the 6th, as a reward for succeeding in the mission, they celebrated a surprise birthday for leader EJ, who would turn 24 on September 7 the next day, and the entire venue was wrapped in warm congratulations. Toward the end, the panel performance of the fan-favorite "Buzz Koi (BUZZ LOVE)" was revived, and they also sang the seasonal songs "Samidare," "Aoarashi," "Jyuugoya," and "Yukiakari" with rich emotion. Facing the beautiful light of LUNÉ's penlights filling the vast dome seats they had long wished for, there were moments during the performance when the members occasionally seemed deeply moved, with tears faintly welling in their eyes, and the venue was wrapped in warm emotion. During the encore break after the main performance ended, a video reading handwritten letters from the members was shown, and the venue was wrapped in a warm and moving mood. Next, a special announcement video was shown on the monitor, and when the new concert tour "&TEAM CONCERT TOUR 'Mark on You'" was surprise-announced, the audience erupted in screams of joy. This tour will be &TEAM's largest ever in terms of number of cities and performances, traveling to 18 cities and 41 shows from this October through 2027. In addition, performances in Korea are planned for spring 2027. In response to the surprise announcement, YUMA said, "This year, after the Asia tour and our first activities in the United States, we were able to gain a lot of stimulation and learning, so I want to show you an even better stage," and HARUA conveyed his enthusiasm, saying, "In order to fly out into the world from here, I want to visit many places in Japan and overseas that we have not yet been to, and express our gratitude to everyone." K touched on the promise he had made with fans at offline events that they would "definitely go to places we have never been to," and firmly declared, "We will come to see you!" In the encore, they performed "FIREWORK" in school uniforms, the costume from the 2023 music video. Furthermore, they rode on a trolley and toured the venue while singing "Koe Gawari" and "Dropkick," and they brought LUNÉ much closer with "The Final Countdown (&TEAM ver.)," the signal song from the audition program that was their origin. In the final MC segment, each member spoke overflowing feelings and messages of gratitude to LUNÉ, who filled the audience seats. TAKI gave a strong greeting, saying, "Our dream of the dome has come true, and from here this is a new start. I will work hard so that I can enjoy singing more and deliver it to you." NICHOLAS, who followed, also showed a full smile and said, "The reason we were able to fulfill our dream of standing on the dome is all thanks to LUNÉ. For the next tour, I want to go to places we have never been to. Please look forward to our future activities!" MAKI passionately appealed, "It is sad that it ended in the blink of an eye, but that is how happy it was. I am happy that I was finally able to announce the promise that this year would become 'the year of concerts,' and please look forward to the album 'Mark on Me' that will be released on the 8th." K, with an expression of being overwhelmed, smiled and said, "I want to keep going without stopping here and see even bigger scenery together. I want more people to know &TEAM's music and for us to become artists who can perform in more and more places. Without breaking our style, we will keep running and make even better music and lots of it, and although we are already the best family now... let's become family!" The venue responded with enthusiastic cheers. Looking back on childhood memories, HARUA said, "Memories of going to the dome with my family when I was little came back to me, and it is deeply moving. I never dreamed I would be standing on the stage myself. After the dome, we will become even more powerful and deliver the best performance at any venue." JO showed reluctance by saying, "I do not want to go home!" but added, "From now on, whenever I am troubled or stuck, I am sure I will remember this scenery and receive courage from it. Seeing this scenery today has created many things I want to challenge again. I think this is where the real battle begins, so I will do my best." YUMA also heightened expectations, saying, "Since after the first day yesterday ended, I was looking forward to wanting to do the live show again today as soon as possible. Even after the dome ends, we are preparing the next tour packed with many new challenges. We will be able to see you again soon, so please wait for us." EJ, the leader who will turn 24 on September 7, said warmly, "I am happy to spend such a special time near the anniversary of our formation and my birthday. I am truly happy to have enjoyed the last of my 23 years with LUNÉ. There were moments when my body felt tired, but through the two days of performances I was greatly healed. I will keep working hard so that I can repay you." FUMA, who closed the show, said, "I was truly happy to stand on the Belluna Dome stage and be able to convey my honest feelings to LUNÉ through song. I sincerely felt that I am glad to be in &TEAM. Wherever we are, we will keep shining brightly so that people can find &TEAM right away." Even after "Chincha Okashii" at the very end ended, &TEAM calls continued to echo without interruption throughout the venue. In response to the fans' passionate encore, the members hurriedly performed three additional songs. Including the double encore, they performed a total of 29 songs and closed the curtain on their first solo dome performance amid overwhelming excitement and unity. The nearly four-hour performance ran through with laughter and emotion in a dense production. This first solo dome stage, filled with such strong feelings that the members themselves said they had "made special preparations for this day," became an unforgettable time for both &TEAM and LUNÉ. &TEAM is scheduled to release its Korean second mini album "Mark on Me," its first comeback in Korea, on Tuesday, September 8, and will bring its largest-ever Asia tour to a close with an encore performance at KSPO Dome in Seoul, Korea, on Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4. Having gained much stimulation and learning through the Asia tour and their first activities in the United States, they are taking a big step toward embodying "Japan to Global" with a new concert tour that will be &TEAM's largest ever in terms of number of cities and performances. It is hoped that &TEAM, while further deepening its bonds with LUNÉ in each region, including places they have not yet visited, will fly out into the world as a "perfect and flawless stage elite group." ・&TEAM has released the highlight medley for its 2nd mini album "Mark on Me"! ・A special interview video between Fumiya Takahashi and &TEAM's K has been released! A must-see, from the first meeting episode to behind-the-scenes stories of the fierce filming of the movie "Blue Lock".