SEVENTEEN

Founded in Seoul, South Korea in 2013 and officially debuted on May 26, 2015, Seventeen is a K-pop boy band with a long string of international hits. The group's 13 members are divided into three sub-units: Vocal Unit, Hip-Hop Unit, and Performance Unit. The vocal unit includes members Woozi, Jeonghan, Joshua, DK and Seungkwan, the performance unit includes Hoshi, Jun, The8 and Dino, and the hip-hop unit includes the group's leader S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu and Vernon. Seventeen's 2015 EP 17 Carat went to number 8 on Billboard's World Albums chart, while the follow-up EP, Boys Be, topped the same chart later that year. In 2016, the album Love & Letter and the EP Going Seventeen both reached number 3. The mini album AI1 (2017) peaked at number 2 and the second album, Teen, Age (2017), topped the chart. Seventeen supported those releases by performing across Japan and toured selected cities in Asia and North America. Seventeen Special Album: Director's Cut (2018) went to number 2 on the World Albums chart and the mini album You Make My Day (2018) reached number 3. The group's single “Oh My!” peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Korea K-Pop 100 and “Thanks” reached number 14 in 2018. In 2019, “Getting Closer” went to number 3, “Good to Me” hit number 2, and “Home” topped the chart. You Made My Dawn (2019) hit number 4 on the World Albums chart. In 2020, Seventeen released two mini albums that rose to the top of the charts: Heng:garæ and Semicolon. One year later, Seventeen continued its reign at the top of the charts with the release of the group's eighth and ninth EPs, Your Choice and Attaca. Another full-length album, Face the Sun, arrived in May 2022, debuting at number 1 in South Korea and reached number 7 on the Billboard 200, marking the band's first time cracking the Top 10 on America's all-genre albums chart. The album was repackaged two months later under the title Sector 17 and included four new songs: “Circles,” “World,” “Fallin’ Flower” (Korean version), and “Cheers”. One year later, Seventeen released an EP, FML (2023), which debuted at Number 1 in Japan, South Korea, and on the Billboard World Albums chart. The EP features 2 hit singles, "Super" and "F*ck My Life". Six months later, they issued their 11th EP, Seventeenth Heaven, which hit Number 1 in Korea, Japan, and on the Billboard World Music chart. The EP, which had more than 5 million pre-orders, became the most pre-ordered K-pop album in history. In April 2024, Seventeen released the single “Maestro,” which was a new song featured on their compilation album 17 Is Right Here, which Number 1 in South Korea and Japan and number 7 on Billboard’s World Music chart. One of the biggest selling South Korean groups in history, Seventeen has also been honored with many awards including 19 MAMA Awards, 15 Golden Disc Awards, 14 Asia Artist Awards, 10 Asian Pop Music Awards, seven Japan Gold Disc Awards, six Melon Music Awards, and many others. Seventeen made history as the first K-pop act to perform at the Glastonbury Festival in June and Lollapalooza Berlin in early September. On October 14, 2024, they released their twelfth EP, Spill the Feels, featuring the lead single "Love, Money, Fame" with DJ Khaled. On November 9, 2024, Seventeen made their U.S. stadium debut at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, where they were also honored by the LA City Council for their impact on music and youth empowerment—an award accepted by Los Angeles native Joshua. Shortly after, they released the digital version of "Shohikigen" on November 11, followed by the physical release on November 27. In January 2025, the group collaborated with Pharrell Williams on the track "Bad Influence" for a brand's Fall/Winter 2025 runway show in Paris. As a Valentine’s Day gift to fans, they dropped the song "Encircled" on February 14. On May 26, Seventeen released their fifth studio album Happy Burstday, to coincide with their tenth anniversary.