SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Boy band Seventeen, king of youth consolation and empathy among K-pop acts, on Monday returned with a highly anticipated new “special album” that’s all but guaranteed to become the group’s biggest commercial success. The six-track record, the band’s first new release in just four months since “Heng:garae” is titled [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul metropolitan government said Thursday it will unveil a series of YouTube videos through which global fans of Korean pop culture can experience various aspects of the culture with popular K-pop boy band Seventeen. The series, titled “Seoul Hallyu Staycation with Seventeen,” will be uploaded this Saturday and on [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band Seventeen scored its fourth-straight win on Japan’s Oricon weekly album chart with its latest Japanese record “24H,” the group’s management agency said Tuesday. “24H,” the 13-member boy group’s second Japanese EP record, ranked at No. 1 on Oricon’s weekly album chart for the week of Sept. [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to hamper the global music and entertainment industry-at-large, the K-pop scene has proven time and time again its resilience and nimbleness in audience outreach and commercial viability. BTS is estimated to have earned nearly US$20 million through its one-off virtual concert, “Bang Bang Con: [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — It’s natural for youth to torment themselves at life’s pivotal moments, like potentially life-changing career decisions, all the way to the most mundane choices, such as what to have for dinner. For today’s youth, who face constant uncertainties, K-pop boy band Seventeen on Monday presented a dose of comfort [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band Seventeen on Monday dropped its third full-length album, “An Ode,” a collection of dark, charismatic numbers. The 11-track album marks a sharp turnaround from the characteristic energetic, uplifting music style the band has pursued since its debut in 2015. The record is led by the main [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Acclaimed K-pop boy band Seventeen returned Monday with the new EP “You Made My Dawn,” fronted by “Home,” which brings out the 13 members’ warmer and manly sides. The teenage concept band showed up in uncharacteristic warm pink suits and tailored jackets as the members presented “Home,” the title [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Red Velvet, Seventeen and other musicians will participate in the annual Dream Concert, a K-pop collaboration event, next month, organizers said Friday. The 24th edition will be staged at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul on May 12, the Korea Entertainment Producer’s Association said. The association announced a lineup [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The K-pop boy band Seventeen will make its debut in Japan in May, its agency said Friday. Fledis Entertainment said the 13-member act broke the news while holding a concert titled “SEVENTEEN 2018 JAPAN ARENA TOUR SVT” in front of some 15,000 fans at Yokohama Arena in Japan on [...]