ARrC Steps Outside the Box With a New Hip-Hop Sound

ARrC's New Kids: Out the Box places freedom and individuality at the center of a five-track release shaped by an energetic hip-hop sound.

The title track New Kids uses sparse instrumentation and synthesizer textures inspired by early-2000s hip-hop. The group describes the song as an attempt to break inherited boundaries and think in its own way.

Choreography makes use of chairs and tables, while each chorus introduces a different sequence. The changing formations are designed to keep the performance loose and unpredictable.

The release also marks Andy's arrival, expanding ARrC to seven members. The Los Angeles-born performer previously drew attention for communicating in Korean, English and Japanese during Project 7.

The members said their different national backgrounds should become a source of unity rather than distance. New Kids: Out the Box was scheduled for release on major music services at 6 p.m.