Overview

• Young Posse released their fourth EP, ‘‘Growing Pain pt.1: Free,’’ on August 14, marking the start of a new thematic series focused on maturity.
• All five members—Yeonjung, Jiana, Sunhye, Jieun and Doeun—contributed lyrics to every track to underline the album’s emphasis on personal storytelling.
• The lead single ‘‘Freestyle’’ fuses punk, hip-hop, jazz and metal as a declaration against external expectations.
• At a ‘‘media mini festival’’ showcase in Seoul, the group performed ‘‘Freestyle’’ alongside earlier hits ‘‘XXL’’ and ‘‘Ate That’’ to highlight their live-performance strengths.
• Young Posse outlined ambitions to win No. 1 on music shows and to play major overseas festivals such as Coachella or Lollapalooza.