{"id":573145,"date":"2026-08-03T10:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/573145\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T10:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:34:14","slug":"jo1-releases-new-single-whatcha-doin-from-upcoming-english-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/573145\/","title":{"rendered":"JO1 Releases New Single \u2018WHATCHA DOIN\u2019\u2019 From Upcoming English EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" top-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1785753254_194_0x0.jpg\" alt=\"JO1_WD1\" data-height=\"480\" data-width=\"640\" fetchpriority=\"high\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>JO1&#8217;s &#8220;WHATCHA DOIN'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>LAPONE Entertainment<\/p>\n<p>JO1 released their newest single, \u201cWHATCHA DOIN\u2019,\u201d on Friday, from their upcoming all-English EP, ANIMAL.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWHATCHA DOIN\u2019\u201d is an uptempo dance pop song about hollering at the person you\u2019re interested in. The music video, directed by YUANN of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbcfZ8NHX9i\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbcfZ8NHX9i\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" aria-label=\"kidzfrmnowhere\">kidzfrmnowhere<\/a>, doesn\u2019t forget their Japanese roots, despite the song being entirely in English. There are odes to their Japanese culture with women in Noh masks, dancers dressed in ninja attire, and gold screen room dividers in the back. The animal mural that has the members etched in there represents the name of the EP, as JO1 are among the animals. It probably means something more, as kidzfrmnowhere stated they were able to \u201ccontribute to JO1\u2019s global growth by creating this film using diverse, international expertise combined with raw, explosive creativity \ud83d\udc3a\ud83d\udc0e\ud83d\udc0d\ud83d\udc7d\ud83d\udd25.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The song is the group\u2019s fourth English track, previously releasing \u201cAll Hours\u201d (2022), \u201cBE CLASSIC (English ver.)\u201d (2025), and \u201cHandz In My Pocket (English ver.) (2025). Now, JO1 \u2013 comprised of Sho, Ren, Ruki, Junki, Keigo, Takumi, Syoya, Sky, and M\u00c1ME \u2013 will release their first English mini-album this October. The six-track EP, ANIMAL, is produced by world-renowned Grammy-winning producer, songwriter, and frequent K-pop and J-pop collaborator Dem Jointz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like an 18-minute roller coaster, full of adventure, energy, celebration, growth, and human connection,\u201d Dem Jointz said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The album is set to release on October 2, the same day as the opening night of their 2026 JO1 North American Tour \u2018ANIMAL.\u2019 They will be releasing more tracks, videos, and content as their tour comes closer. The group will be performing at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/laurasirikul\/2026\/06\/24\/kcon-la-2026-to-feature-special-stages-with-surprise-collaborations\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/laurasirikul\/2026\/06\/24\/kcon-la-2026-to-feature-special-stages-with-surprise-collaborations\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"KCON LA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KCON LA<\/a> for M Countdown on Sunday, August 16.<\/p>\n<p>As for their North American tour, the group begins in Toronto on Friday, October 2, then heads to New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and ends in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>JO1 &#8216;WHATCHA DOIN&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>LAPONE Entertainment2026 JO1 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR \u201cANIMAL\u201d<\/p>\n<p>10\/02 (Fri) Toronto: Danforth Music Hall<\/p>\n<p>10\/04 (Sun) New York: Terminal 5<\/p>\n<p>10\/06 (Tue) Chicago: Copernicus Center<\/p>\n<p>10\/08 (Thu) San Francisco: The Warfield<\/p>\n<p>10\/11 (Sun) Los Angeles: The Novo<\/p>\n<p>\u200bJO1\u2019s \u201cWHATCHA DOIN\u2019\u201d is available <a href=\"https:\/\/orcd.co\/whatchadoin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/orcd.co\/whatchadoin\" aria-label=\"now on all streaming platforms.\">now on all streaming platforms. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JO1&#8217;s &#8220;WHATCHA DOIN&#8217;&#8221; LAPONE Entertainment JO1 released their newest single, \u201cWHATCHA DOIN\u2019,\u201d on Friday, from their upcoming all-English&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":573146,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[16633,259197,14772,146,59842,85,46,103586,715,259199,259198,259196],"class_list":["post-573145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-animal","tag-dem-jointz","tag-english","tag-entertainment","tag-ep","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-j-pop","tag-k-pop","tag-kcon-la","tag-kidzfrmnowhere","tag-whatcha-doin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=573145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/573146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=573145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=573145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=573145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}