SEVENTEEN

SEVENTEEN (세븐틴) is a self-produced boy group that consists of 13 members: S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon (the hip-hop unit); Woozi, Jeonghan, Joshua, DK, Seungkwan (the vocal unit); Hoshi, Jun, The8, Dino (the performance unit). The group debuted on May 26, 2015, with the mini album “17 Carat” under PLEDIS Entertainment. As of May 25, 2020 Big Hit Entertainment (now known as HYBE Labels) became PLEDIS’ major shareholder, but PLEDIS will continue to act as an independent label.

In December 2012, it was announced that a seventeen member boy group will soon debut under the name SEVENTEEN with 17 members and an average age of 17.[2] The TV show, Seventeen TV will show the members of the group going through their training and debut preparations as well as their everyday lives. The show started broadcasting in December 2012[3] with and ended in August 2014 with five seasons. Between 2012-2013, the group lost four of its members: Doyun, Mingming, Dongjin and Samuel. SEVENTEEN also appeared in the reality TV show Seventeen Project: Big Debut Plan, broadcast on MBC between May 2–26, 2015, where the members had completed missions while being split into a hip-hop unit, a vocal unit, and a performance unit.The title song, "Pretty U" is described as a bright, energetic pop tune with the melody having a 1980's throwback feel. Lyrically, it talks about a witty boy's overflowing heart for a girl. It's the final part of the group's trilogy that represents a boy confessing to a girl

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On April 11 at midnight KST, the group uploaded nine images to their official Instagram that when viewed together form a photo of a message in a bottle, floating at sea with the caption announcing that the group will be making a comeback with their first studio album.[10] After multiple teasers, on April 25, the group released the album First 'Love & Letter' with the title song "Pretty U". The album was released in 'Love' and 'Letter' versions, similarly to their second mini album. The album had previously unreleased songs that were heard only in concerts, as well as reworked tracks of "Mansae," "Adore U" and "Shining Diamond," all by different sub units. All the members largely created the album, writing or co-writing every track, and composing or co-composing almost every track. It was announced that around 150,000 copies of their album have been pre-ordered.[11] The album also tops pre-order sales charts in Japan’s Tower Record and HMV with both versions of their album, even though the group has not officially debuted or promoted in Japan.

On May 26, the group made their debut with a live showcase televised by broadcasting network MBC. They had a one-hour live showcase, with their label mates, After School's Raina and Lizzy, as MC, on a major broadcasting network, the first for any K-pop group.[6][7] Three days later, the group released their debut mini album 17 Carat with the title song "Adore U", which was described as a funky pop song about a teenage boy trying to navigate through puppy love. The song marks the beginning of the group's trilogy and represents a boy meeting a girl. Members Woozi helped to write and produce all of the tracks on the mini album, while Hoshi created the choreography for the pre-release “Shining Diamond” and the title track “Adore U". The song was critically acclaimed charting high with various reviews noting as a group to watch in 2015. On August 31, the group revealed a new image through their social media accounts that look like a cellphone display that has SEVENTEEN as its wallpaper with the time and date in the cellphone display at 12:00 on Tuesday, September 10 announcing their comeback