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 [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – In a heartwarming display of environmental stewardship, the globally renowned K-pop group SEVENTEEN and their dedicated fans have joined forces with the music platform Melon to create a second forest under the platform’s eco-friendly initiative, further amplifying their positive influence. According to an announcement made on April 9 by Kakao [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The country’s second forest named after popular K-pop boy group Seventeen was created at a park in Seoul, Melon, a local music streaming platform, said Tuesday. The forest located in Nanji Han River Park in western Seoul was created with money donated by subscribers as part of its eco-friendly [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Seventeen will release a compilation album, “17 is Right Here,” this month, the group’s agency, Pledis Entertainment said Tuesday. The 13-piece group also unveiled the tracklist of the album due out April 29 on social media. According to the agency and the posting, the two-CD album [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy group Seventeen will headline this year’s edition of the Lollapalooza Berlin music festival in September, the group’s agency said Thursday. The 13-member group was included on the list of headliners for the festival, which is taking place on Sept. 7-8 at Olympiastadion Berlin in the German [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy group Seventeen’s 10th EP “FML” was last year’s most-sold album in the world, according to a London-based global recording industry association. “FML” topped the Global Album Chart 2023 announced by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) on Tuesday (British time). It surpassed other strong [...]