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 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Seventeen will officially drop a surprise digital single, “God of Light Music,” on Tuesday, Pledis Entertainment, the group’s agency, said. “God of Light Music” is a song created and sung by the 13-piece group on its own YouTube variety show, “Going Seventeen.” To be unveiled along [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup Seventeen has addressed a UNESCO forum and delivered a message of solidarity and hope to young people around the world. The 13-piece group attended a special session of the 13th UNESCO Youth Forum, a biennial event held in conjunction with the UNESCO General Assembly in Paris on [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band Seventeen’s latest album has debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart, after Taylor Swift’s new album, Billboard said. “Seventeenth Heaven,” the boy band’s 11th EP, earned a total of 100,000 equivalent album units in its first week ending Nov. 2, driven almost entirely [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Boy group Seventeen has set a new record for first-week album sales in K-pop history as its latest album sold over 5 million copies, the band’s agency said Monday. “Seventeenth Heaven,” the group’s 11th EP, sold 5,090,000 units in the first seven days of its release last Monday, Pledis [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Boy group Seventeen has set a new record for first-week album sales in K-pop history with its latest album selling 4.62 million copies, the band’s agency said Friday. Pledis Entertainment said the group’s 11th EP, “Seventeenth Heaven,” had sold 4,629,479 units as of Thursday, citing data from Hanteo Chart, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Seventeen will make a speech at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris and perform songs, becoming the first K-pop act to do so, the group’s agency said Friday. The 13-piece group will “address the 13th UNESCO Youth Forum at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. [...]