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| current_members = * [[S.Coups]]
* [[Jeonghan]]
* [[Joshua Hong(singer)|Joshua]]
* [[WenJun Junhui(entertainer)|Jun]]
* [[Hoshi (South Korean singer)|Hoshi]]
* [[Wonwoo]]
}}
'''Seventeen''' ({{Korean|hangul=세븐틴|rr=Sebeuntin}}; stylized in [[all caps]] or as '''SVT''') is a South Korean [[boy band]] formed by [[Pledis Entertainment]]. The group consists of thirteen members: [[S.Coups]], [[Jeonghan]], [[Joshua Hong(singer)|Joshua]], [[WenJun Junhui(entertainer)|Jun]], [[Hoshi (South Korean singer)|Hoshi]], [[Wonwoo]], [[Woozi]], [[DK (singer)|DK]], [[Mingyu]], [[The8]], [[Seungkwan]], [[Vernon (rapper)|Vernon]], and [[Dino (South Korean singer)|Dino]]. Seventeen has won a large audience since its debut and has grown into an internationally recognized [[K-pop]] group with signature music and performances.
The group debuted on May 26, 2015, with the [[extended play]] (EP) ''[[17 Carat]]'', which became the longest-charting K-pop album of the year in the US and the only rookie album to appear on [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]'s "10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2015" list. Seventeen has released four studio albums, twelve EPs, and three reissues.
On July 24, Seventeen announced the [[Right Here World Tour]], set to begin in October 2024 in Seoul.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Villanueva |first1=Angelica |title=Seventeen announces ‘17 Right Here’ world tour in October |url=https://manilastandard.net/showbitz/music-concerts/314475835/seventeen-announces-17-right-here-world-tour-in-october.html |access-date=25 July 2024 |work=Manila Standard |date=24 July 2024 |archive-date=July 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727072142/https://manilastandard.net/showbitz/music-concerts/314475835/seventeen-announces-17-right-here-world-tour-in-october.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On August 5, Seventeen announced they would be releasing a new Korean EP in October 2024, alongside a new Japanese single album in the second half of the year.<ref>{{cite news |title=세븐틴, 6개월 만 컴백..'유럽 페스티벌→월드 투어' 글로벌 광폭 행보 [공식] |url=https://biz.chosun.com/entertainment/enter_general/2024/08/05/ZWQJIAG2W3ER3RSHNWTJG6NMF4/ |access-date=5 August 2024 |work=[[ChosunBiz]] |date=5 August 2024 |language=ko |archive-date=August 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805051725/https://biz.chosun.com/entertainment/enter_general/2024/08/05/ZWQJIAG2W3ER3RSHNWTJG6NMF4/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
On August 12, Pledis announced that [[Jeonghan]] would be [[Conscription in South Korea|enlisting in the South Korean military]] ahead of the release of the group's forthcoming EP in October, and that [[WenJun Junhui(entertainer)|Jun]] would be taking a break from group activities in South Korea in favour of acting work in China ahead of the group's scheduled performance at [[Lollapalooza|Lollapalooza Berlin]] in early September.<ref>{{cite news |title=세븐틴 정한, 하반기 입대 예고..“10월 컴백·월드투어 불참” (전문)[공식] |url=https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/music/2024/08/12/IFJ5Y4BNAZHQUNWDIK2RKTG2MQ/ |access-date=12 August 2024 |work=조선일보 |date=12 August 2024 |language=ko |archive-date=September 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919011223/https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/music/2024/08/12/IFJ5Y4BNAZHQUNWDIK2RKTG2MQ/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 8, Seventeen performed at the festival's main stage, becoming the first K-pop act to headline the German edition of the festival.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daly |first=Rhian |date=2024-09-09 |title=SEVENTEEN become first K-pop act to headline Lollapalooza Berlin as Jeonghan gives last performance before enlistment |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/seventeen-first-kpop-act-headline-lollapalooza-berlin-jeonghan-last-performance-enlistment-3791742 |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=September 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923001313/https://www.nme.com/news/music/seventeen-first-kpop-act-headline-lollapalooza-berlin-jeonghan-last-performance-enlistment-3791742 |url-status=live }}</ref> Like the group's performance at Glastonbury Festival earlier in the year, theThe set was well received by fans and critics.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yoo |first1=Hong |title=Seventeen breaks through barriers at Lollapalooza Berlin |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240909050657 |access-date=9 September 2024 |work=The Korea Herald |date=9 September 2024 |language=en |archive-date=September 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923001317/https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240909050657 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Daly |first1=Rhian |title=SEVENTEEN become first K-pop act to headline Lollapalooza Berlin as Jeonghan gives last performance before enlistment |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/seventeen-first-kpop-act-headline-lollapalooza-berlin-jeonghan-last-performance-enlistment-3791742 |access-date=9 September 2024 |work=NME |date=9 September 2024 |archive-date=September 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923001313/https://www.nme.com/news/music/seventeen-first-kpop-act-headline-lollapalooza-berlin-jeonghan-last-performance-enlistment-3791742 |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 12, Pledis announced that Jeonghan's enlistment date was set for September 26.<ref>{{cite web |title=[NOTICE] SEVENTEEN JEONGHAN’s Military Service |url=https://weverse.io/seventeen/notice/22334 |website=weverse.io |publisher=Weverse |access-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912053919/https://weverse.io/seventeen/notice/22334 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=세븐틴 정한, 9월 26일 입대 "월드투어 불참, 별도 공식행사 無" (전문)[공식입장] |url=https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/broadcast/2024/09/12/UK5PL6HTUEUKSCBL2BTW2Q3UYQ/ |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=조선일보 |date=12 September 2024 |language=ko |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912053919/https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/broadcast/2024/09/12/UK5PL6HTUEUKSCBL2BTW2Q3UYQ/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Members==
===Vocal team===
* [[Jeonghan]] ({{Korean|정한|labels=no}}) – vocalist<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
* [[Joshua Hong(singer)|Joshua]] ({{Korean|조슈아|labels=no}}) – vocalist<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
* [[Woozi]] ({{Korean|우지|labels=no}}) – vocal unit leader, vocalist, producer<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
* [[DK (singer)|DK]] / Dokyeom ({{Korean|도겸|labels=no}}) – vocalist<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
===Performance team===
* [[WenJun Junhui(entertainer)|Jun]] ({{Korean|준|labels=no}}) – dancer, vocalist<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
* [[Hoshi (South Korean singer)|Hoshi]] ({{Korean|호시|labels=no}}) – performance unit leader, dancer, vocalist, rapper<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
* [[The8]] ({{Korean|디에잇|labels=no}}) – dancer, vocalist<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
===Other language releases===
Chinese members [[WenJun Junhui(entertainer)|Jun]] and [[The8]] have also released music in Chinese, including Jun's "Limbo," which was released on September 23, 2022,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=SEVENTEEN's Jun Drops His Latest & Sexiest Solo Single 'Limbo': Watch|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/seventeen-jun-solo-single-limbo-video-1235143443/|magazine=Billboard|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last1=Benjamin|first1=Jeff|access-date=April 11, 2024|archive-date=September 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928000102/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/seventeen-jun-solo-single-limbo-video-1235143443/|url-status=live}}</ref> and The8's "Side By Side," which was released on April 13, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=SEVENTEEN's The8 finds love in romantic video for 'Side By Side'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/seventeen-the8-digital-single-side-by-side-2917344|website=NME|publisher=|last1=Yeo|first1=Gladys|date=April 13, 2021|access-date=April 11, 2024|archive-date=May 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501172546/https://www.nme.com/news/music/seventeen-the8-digital-single-side-by-side-2917344|url-status=live}}</ref> Jeonghan has released music in Japanese, with "Dream", an unofficial song, released in both Japanese and Korean.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chin |first1=Carmen |title=SEVENTEEN's Jeonghan surprises fans with new solo song 'Dream' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/seventeen-jeonghan-surprise-fans-release-solo-single-dream-3047323 |access-date=14 July 2024 |work=NME |date=16 September 2021 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714091608/https://www.nme.com/news/music/seventeen-jeonghan-surprise-fans-release-solo-single-dream-3047323 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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===Lyrical themes===
Seventeen's self-producing nature enables them to be authentic in their music and better connect with fans. Their lyrics also range from a variety of topics as self-producing allows themthe group to write and sing their own verses. For example, the group's Hiphip-Hophop unit, composed of S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu, and Vernon, often write and implement their styles into their songs. Wonwoo said inIn an interview with ''Billboard'', thatWonwoo thepositively diversitycommented inon the Hip-Hopprocess: team's"It style "adds a great extent of diversity within the track, and it'sit’s fun because we all sound very different and each have a very different [verse]."<ref name="Billboard"/>
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The group wantsWanting listeners to relate to their music, andthe group has stated their intention to illustrateshow that they face the same issues and problemsexperiences that their fans encounter.<ref name="billboard-2018">{{cite magazine|title=Seventeen Reflect on 2018, New Set 'You Made My Dawn' and Talk Dream Collaborations With Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/seventeen-reflect-2018-ep-you-made-my-dawn-8494275/|magazine=Billboard|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last1=Herman|first1=Tamar|access-date=April 16, 2024|archive-date=March 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312234145/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/seventeen-reflect-2018-ep-you-made-my-dawn-8494275/|url-status=live}}</ref> Their songs cover a variety of themes, including perseverance through life's struggles, finding comfort in others' company,<ref>{{cite web|title=Seventeen Talk New Album, Writing as a Group of 13 and First English Song: 'We're Really Excited'|url=https://people.com/music/seventeen-attacca-interview-joshua-vernon-woozi/|website=People|last1=Schmidt|first1=Mackenzie|access-date=April 16, 2024|archive-date=May 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501172201/https://people.com/music/seventeen-attacca-interview-joshua-vernon-woozi/|url-status=live}}</ref> celebrating one's accomplishments, orand reaching new heights.<ref>{{cite web|title=SEVENTEEN Light a New Path With 4th Studio Album "Face the Sun" — Review|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/seventeen-light-a-new-path-face-the-sun-review|website=Teen Vogue|last1=Delgado|first1=Sara|date=June 2022|access-date=April 16, 2024|archive-date=June 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622152908/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/seventeen-light-a-new-path-face-the-sun-review|url-status=live}}</ref> The group members have also admitted to pulling inspiration from everyday real-life experiences and musical role models, among others.<ref>{{cite web|title=SEVENTEEN Detail How 'SECTOR 17' Introduces "A New Ideal World," One They Can't Wait To Bring To Life On Tour|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/seventeen-sector-17-new-album-repackage-face-the-sun-interview-us-tour-world|website=Grammys|publisher=Grammy Awards|last1=Mitchell|first1=Ashlee|access-date=April 9, 2024|archive-date=April 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409180123/https://www.grammy.com/news/seventeen-sector-17-new-album-repackage-face-the-sun-interview-us-tour-world|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Seventeen Reflect on 2018, New Set 'You Made My Dawn' and Talk Dream Collaborations With Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/seventeen-reflect-2018-ep-you-made-my-dawn-8494275/|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=January 22, 2019|access-date=April 24, 2024|archive-date=March 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312234145/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/seventeen-reflect-2018-ep-you-made-my-dawn-8494275/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The group members pull inspiration for many aspects of life from real-life experiences, musical role models, or other inspirations.<ref>{{cite web|title=SEVENTEEN Detail How 'SECTOR 17' Introduces "A New Ideal World," One They Can't Wait To Bring To Life On Tour|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/seventeen-sector-17-new-album-repackage-face-the-sun-interview-us-tour-world|website=Grammys|publisher=Grammy Awards|last1=Mitchell|first1=Ashlee|access-date=April 9, 2024|archive-date=April 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409180123/https://www.grammy.com/news/seventeen-sector-17-new-album-repackage-face-the-sun-interview-us-tour-world|url-status=live}}</ref> Woozi, the vocal team leader, is credited for 157 songs from SEVENTEEN's discography and other artists.<ref>{{cite web|title=Six times SEVENTEEN member WOOZI's producing blew us away|url=https://magazine.weverse.io/article/view/969?lang=en&artist=SEVENTEEN|website=Weverse Magazine|last1=Kim|first1=Chaeyoon|access-date=April 11, 2024|archive-date=July 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727072211/https://magazine.weverse.io/article/view/969?lang=en&artist=SEVENTEEN|url-status=live}}</ref> He often works alongside other group members and [[Bumzu]], a longtime producer for Seventeen, to produce the group's music. He states in an interview with Billboard that inspiration behind songs comes from anywhere, and anyone. Since the members have a hand in producing music, they can garner ideas from things in their everyday life.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Seventeen Reflect on 2018, New Set 'You Made My Dawn' and Talk Dream Collaborations With Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/seventeen-reflect-2018-ep-you-made-my-dawn-8494275/|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=January 22, 2019|access-date=April 24, 2024|archive-date=March 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312234145/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/seventeen-reflect-2018-ep-you-made-my-dawn-8494275/|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Japanese, English, and Chinese releases ===
===Choreography===
Seventeen's performances often feature intricate choreography. They oftenfrequently use their bigger group size to their advantage to create formations and tell a story through their dances.<ref>{{cite web|title=Everything to Know About K-Pop Group SEVENTEEN|url=https://time.com/5868040/seventeen-k-pop-everything-to-know/|website=Time News|publisher=Time|last=Moon|first=Kat|date=July 29, 2020|access-date=April 12, 2024|archive-date=July 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730095945/https://time.com/5868040/seventeen-k-pop-everything-to-know/|url-status=live}}</ref> Performance team leader Hoshi often co-choreographs pieces for the team, andwith contributions from the other three performance team members haveof alsothe contributedunit.<ref>{{cite web|title=SEVENTEEN say they "don't think too hard" on their creative process|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/seventeen-kpop-boyband-creative-process-songwriting-choreography-2943043|website=NME|last=Ziwei|first=Puah|date=May 18, 2021|access-date=April 12, 2024|archive-date=May 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501172201/https://www.nme.com/news/music/seventeen-kpop-boyband-creative-process-songwriting-choreography-2943043|url-status=live}}</ref> The group is also well known for their dance synchronization.<ref>{{cite news |last=Savage |first=Mark |title=Seventeen: The K-pop band making Glastonbury history |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn00npn4yl0o |access-date=24 June 2024 |work=www.bbc.com |date=23 June 2024 |archive-date=June 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624065322/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn00npn4yl0o |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Other ventures==
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