Santos Bravos Reunites With &TEAM for Pre-Release 'ORIGAMI'

Five-member group Santos Bravos is teaming up with &TEAM again. The group shared the first teaser for its new collaboration with &TEAM on the 14th, ahead of the song's release on the 20th.

Santos Bravos posted the clip on its official YouTube channel and other platforms. The teaser runs about 11 seconds. It cuts quickly between scenes, with bright colors and a grainy look that recalls old film.

Several props point to Latin American culture: a cowboy hat, a guitar and a room set with candles. Red, green and blue lights trade off throughout, and an analog film effect adds to the vintage feel.

A photo of traditional Japanese architecture and a small paper crane also flash on screen. By placing Latin American and Japanese cultural touches side by side, the clip turns the partnership between the two groups into something you can see.

The song, titled "ORIGAMI," arrives on the 20th. It is a pre-release track ahead of the group's second EP, which is due out next year.

This marks the second time Santos Bravos has worked with &TEAM, a group under HYBE Japan. In February, the two acts released "KAWASAKI (&TEAM Remix)," a club dance track. This time, they are going for a more emotional sound.

"ORIGAMI" is built on Latin urban pop. It deals with growth, change and gratitude for where you come from. The title comes from the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. Each fold changes the paper's shape, and the song uses that idea to describe how people change and grow through life experiences and relationships.

"The song centers on gratitude for family, friends and community," said the group's agency, HYBE Latin America. "It expresses a will to hold on to one's roots, even in the middle of change."

Santos Bravos was formed through HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk's "multi-home, multi-genre" strategy, which applies what the company calls a "K-pop methodology." The group debuted in October last year. Its members are Drew from the U.S., Kauê from Brazil, Alejandro from Peru, Kenneth from Mexico and Gabi from Puerto Rico.

Next March, the group will play Lollapalooza South America 2027, with shows in Chile, Argentina and Brazil. For a group built across five home countries, the road ahead now runs from a Japanese collaboration to festival stages in three South American nations.