&TEAM's K and Snow Man's Raoul perform special dance at "2023 FNS Music Festival," receiving praise from fans for their powerful performance.
December/7/2023 12:27
&TEAM's K, along with Snow Man's Raoul, performed a special dance performance at the "2023 FNS Music Festival" and became a hot topic. On the first night of the "2023 FNS Music Festival" broadcast on the 6th, with "connection" as the concept, NAOTO from EXILE and 3rd J SOUL BROTHERS from EXILE TRIBE, KENZO from DA PUMP, Yuta Nakatsukasa from GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE, Raoul from Snow Man, Ren Kawashiri from JO1, SOTA from BE:FIRST, and K from &TEAM performed a special dance collaboration. Under the supervision of dancer Rino Nakasone, a one-night-only super luxurious collaboration was realized to the FNS remix version of Tokyo Gegegay's "G120" and "Ugly Cinderella." In particular, K and Raoul also showed a supple yet powerful pair performance, attracting attention. Fans who saw the performance praised it, saying "It was really wonderful," "I was captivated by their dance skills," and "The powerful dance was amazing."
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