Seventeen is a South Korean boy band formed in 2015 by Pledis Entertainment. Earning three rookie awards in its debut year, Seventeen further surprised its fans when its first EP,
17 Carat
, became the longest-charting K-pop album of the year in the US. Besides that, it was the only rookie album to join the
Billboard
's 10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2015. Seventeen released its sixth EP,
You Made My Dawn
, in January 2019, and its song Home is one of its most popular tracks yet, winning trophies on weekly music shows
Music Bank
,
Inkigayo
,
M Countdown
and
Show! Music Core
in one promotion period. A young and dynamic group, Seventeen delivers energetic live performances to masses of fans who fill stadiums around the world.
Before its official debut, Seventeen appeared in its own show called
Seventeen TV
on the online streaming platform UStream. It featured episodes where the members were introduced and shown practicing their choreography. The group consists of 13 members and is divided into separate sub-units: the hip-hop unit, vocal unit and performance unit. In 2016, the group's first full-length studio album,
Love & Letter
, was released and was soon followed by Seventeen's first Asia Tour 2016: Shining Diamonds, which included venues not only in South Korea but also in Japan, China, Singapore and Australia.
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When Seventeen debuted, it was separated into three groups. The hip-hop unit consists of Wonwoo, Mingyu and Vernon with S.Coups as the unit leader. The vocal unit includes the leader Woozi along with Jeonghan, Joshua, DK and Seungkwan. Lastly, the performance unit has Hoshi as the leader with Jun, The8 and Dino as members.
In total, Seventeen has released two studio albums entitled
Love & Letter
and
Teen, Age
, seven extended plays and a compilation album. One of its popular hits is Very Nice, a song from its first album, which ranked No. 2 on
Billboard
charts. Its song Don't Wanna Cry from the EP
Al1
topped the K-Pop Hot 100 list in South Korea and also peaked at No. 3 on
Billboard
. Other songs include Happy Ending, topping Japan's Oricon Singles Chart, Oh My! Clap and Getting Closer.
Catch the group live at
Maishima Sonic Park
for the Summer Sonic 2019 Festival being held in Osaka, Japan, in August. The group will also be flying to Los Angeles, Calif., later that month for the KCON happening at
Staples Center
. Then, it will return to South Korea to perform at the Seoul Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium for its own three-day concert in the group's homeland.
The members of Seventeen have different areas of specialization, so you will definitely enjoy the boys' choreography and vocal prowess. If you're a K-pop fan, don't miss Seventeen's concerts because the group gives one of the best live performances out there. In fact, the group won the Best World Performer at the 2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards and the Performance Award at the Korea Cable TV Awards in 2017. Many K-pop fans also bring light sticks custom-designed for Seventeen, and they wave them in the air throughout the duration of the concert.
If you bought Seventeen tickets and enjoyed its songs, you may also like other Korean boy bands such as
EXO
and
BTS
, or you may wish to check out the girl group
Black Pink
for more K-pop music.