K (Hangul: 케이, Japanese: ケイ), born as Koga Yudai (Japanese: 古賀祐大), is a Japanese artist under HYBE Labels Japan and a member of the Japanese boy group, &TEAM. He is former contestant on I-Land where he finished in 8th place, falling short of the debut lineup.
On January 1, 2021, K was revealed as a member of the then HYBE Labels Japan's global debut project boy group. He finally made his debut in &TEAM on December 7, 2022.
Missions and Contests
Entry Test
During the Entry Test, K received a score of 16/22 (72.7%); therefore being in the I-LAND. He sang Danger originally by Taemin, and was the 5th to compete.
The Theme Song
During this test, K was not moved out of I-LAND. The team had received an average of 59, so 6 contestants had to be moved out to Ground. Instead, Ni-ki, Daniel, Jay, Nicholas, Jake, and Lee Young-bin were moved out, leaving Lee Geon-woo, Yang Jung-won, K, Choi Se-on, Park Sung-hoon, and Lee Hee-sung in the I-LAND.
Teamwork
This third contest focused on teamwork. K received the highest score out of the contestants; therefore, he received a Dropout Exemption Card. He used the card on Yang Jungwon, to save him from being dropped out of I-LAND. Yang Jungwon being saved made the next contestant Ta-ki to be dropped out of the I-LAND.
Representatives
This mission was about picking representatives for the vocal battle and dance battle between the I-LAND and Ground. I-LAND won, so no contestants from I-LAND were dropped out. K did three songs: Rainism by Rain, 3 Dope Boyz by Dynamic Duo, as well as One of a Kind by G-Dragon, and he did all three of these along with Park Sung-hoon and Yang Jung-won. He was on the dancing team.
Final Members
In this contest, K was the center; therefore being part 1.
Trivia
- K said that if he could eat only one food for the rest of his life, it would be tteokbbokki.
- K is the oldest out of all 23 contestants.