SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Boy group Seventeen returned with its fourth full-length album titled “Face the Sun” on Friday, unveiling an ambition to become as “hot” as the sun in the K-pop scene. The album released at 1 p.m. marks the band’s first since its last EP, “Attacca,” in October and first studio [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy group Seventeen will hold its third world tour starting next month, its star agency said Tuesday. The “Be the Sun” tour will begin at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on June 25-26 and continue in 12 North American cities until Sept. 6, Pledis Entertainment said. It [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The upcoming full-length album by K-pop supergroup Seventeen has sold more than 1.74 million copies in preorders, a new record for the group, its management agency said Tuesday. Preorders for the band’s fourth studio album “Face the Sun” began a week ago. It became the most-preordered album from Seventeen, [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Seventeen will release its fourth full-length album titled “Face the Sun” on May 27, the group’s agency, Pledis Entertainment, said Friday. The band unveiled a teaser poster featuring various objects that hint at the concept of the highly anticipated album, such as stairs, ropes, the sun [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup Seventeen rolled out its first English-language song “Darl+ing” on Friday, seeking to expand its presence in the global music market. The digital single hit online music services at home and abroad at 1 p.m. ahead of its appearance on the band’s fourth full-length album that will come [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup Seventeen will release its first English single this month to expand its presence in the global music market, the group’s agency said Friday. The digital single will hit online music services at home and abroad at 1 p.m. on April 15, Pledis Entertainment said, adding it is [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup Seventeen has reached No. 3 on the Global Album Sales Chart of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for 2021, becoming the highest-charted K-pop artist. According to the official homepage of the nonprofit body that represents the recording industry worldwide Wednesday, the 13-member group put [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — After making an impressive debut on Billboard’s main albums chart with its previous album, K-pop boyband Seventeen now has a bigger ambition for its new songs: the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200. The 13-member group on Friday dropped the seven-track album, “Attacca,” fronted by main track “Rock [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — All 13 members of K-pop boy band Seventeen have agreed to renew contracts with their agency before expiry, the group’s agency said Monday. “While the existing contract is yet to expire, all 13 members of Seventeen and the company held in-depth discussions on the group’s future plans and reached [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band Seventeen has landed on Billboard’s main albums chart this week with its new EP, making its first appearance on the prominent U.S. music chart in its seven-year career. “Your Choice” came in at No. 15 on this week’s Billboard 200, the U.S. music publisher said Monday [...]