SEVENTEEN -KOREAN BOY BAND

 


Seventeen also stylized as SEVENTEEN or SVT, is a South Korean boy band formed by Pledis Entertainment in 2015. The group consists of 13 members divided into three sub-units, each with a different area of specialization: 'Hip-Hop Unit,’ 'Vocal Unit,’ and 'Performance Unit.’ Seventeen has released three studio albums and ten extended plays.

Seventeen is considered a "self-producing" idol group, with the members being actively involved in the songwriting, choreographing, and other aspects of their performance.

Members

Hip-hop unit

·         S.Coups (Korean: 에스쿱스) — group leader, hip-hop unit leader

·         Wonwoo (원우)

·         Mingyu (민규)

·         Vernon (버논)

 



Vocal unit

·         Jeonghan (정한)

·         Joshua (조슈아)

·         Woozi (우지) — vocal unit leader

·         DK (also known as Dokyeom) (도겸)

·         Seungkwan (승관)

 

Performance unit

·         Jun (준)

·         Hoshi (호시) — performance unit leader

·         The8 (디에잇)

·         Dino (디노)

 


Sub Groups

Seventeen BSS

On March 21, 2018, members Seungkwan, DK, and Hoshi debuted as a subgroup called BSS or BooSeokSoon, a common nickname for the three members together. The group released their debut single "Just Do It" and enjoyed a short promotion period

 

Starting in 2013, Seventeen appeared in regular live broadcasts of a show called Seventeen TV on the online streaming platform UStream. The show had multiple seasons in which the trainees were introduced and shown practicing performances, with some seasons ending in Like Seventeen concerts. Prior to debut, Seventeen also appeared in the reality TV show Seventeen Project: Big Debut Plan, broadcast on MBC between May 2–26, 2015. The show concluded with the group's debut showcase.

 

Seventeen's first full-length studio album Love & Letter was released on April 25, 2016. Besides success on domestic charts, the album charted on the Oricon Weekly Pop Album Chart in Japan. Seventeen received their first win on a music show with the album's lead single "Pretty U". Love & Letter was later re-released as a repackaged version on July 4 along with the lead single "Very Nice Promotions were immediately followed by Seventeen's 1st Asia Tour 2016 Shining Diamonds, which included venues in South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, and China. On December 5, the group released their third EP Going Seventeen.

Seventeen earned three rookie awards in their debut year, and have since earned six 'bonsangs,' which are main prizes, and one 'daesang' or grand prize. They have also gained several awards for choreography and dance performance.

On October 28, 2020, Seventeen was awarded the 'Prime Minister's Commendation' from the Prime Minister of South Korea for their contribution to the development of Korea's contemporary pop culture and the arts

 













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