SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band Seventeen is set to take the stage at the Billboard Music Awards (BBMA) in Los Angeles next week. According to BBMA’s official Instagram page, the group will perform “Love, Money, Fame,” at the ceremony next Thursday. The lead single, which features American music producer DJ Khaled, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Seventeen has once again secured a top-five entry on the Billboard 200 chart with its 12th EP, “Spill the Feels,” marking its sixth consecutive album to reach the top 10. Billboard said Sunday (U.S. time) in a preview of this week’s charts that the 13-member group’s [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Seventeen will put out its 12th EP on Oct. 14, Pledis Entertainment, the group’s agency, said Friday. The 13-piece group also shared its plan to release the new album on Hybe Labels’ YouTube channel and social media platforms, alongside a teaser video. Set on a dark [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop group Seventeen has headlined the Lollapalooza Berlin music festival, performing 19 songs over 90 minutes to an enthusiastic crowd, the group’s agency said Monday. It marks the first time the 13-member group has headlined a major European music festival since its debut, delivering a set that included the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop group Seventeen has launched a global youth support initiative in collaboration with UNESCO, the group’s agency said Tuesday, marking a significant step in its role as the organization’s goodwill ambassador for youth. The 13-member group and UNESCO introduced the “Going Together – For Youth Creativity & Well-Being” program [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Popular K-pop group Seventeen has been appointed as UNESCO’s first-ever Goodwill Ambassador for Youth. The boy group received a letter of appointment from UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay during a nomination ceremony held at its headquarters in Paris on Wednesday (local time). “We are humbled and overwhelmed to stand before [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Boy group Seventeen will be named UNESCO’s Goodwill Ambassador for Youth, its agency said Tuesday. It marks the first time UNESCO will designate a youth goodwill ambassador, and Seventeen will also become the first K-pop act to be appointed as official UNESCO goodwill ambassadors, according to Pledis Entertainment. “Since [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Seventeen’s latest best-of album, “17 Is Right Here,” has earned double platinum certification in Japan, the group’s agency said Monday. The album, released on April 29, has achieved this recognition by exceeding 500,000 units in sales, according to Pledis Entertainment. The Recording Industry Association of Japan [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Seventeen’s latest best-of album, “17 Is Right Here,” has debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart. According to a chart preview released Sunday (U.S. time) by Billboard, the album, which compiles the group’s greatest hits, amassed 53,000 album-equivalent units in the United States during [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Seventeen has racked up over 3 million copies in preorders for its upcoming compilation album, the group’s agency said Monday. “17 is Right Here” tallied preorder sales of 3,087,613 units, Pledis Entertainment said, citing data from the album’s distributor YG Plus. The agency added this preorder [...]