![]() ![]() They recently became the first foreign artists there to consecutively release two albums, both of which counted over 500,000 in first-week sales. SEVENTEEN is probably the only K-pop band to hold that much influence across Japanese audiences and their record-breaking sales in the country prove so. 『’17 JAPAN CONCERT Say the name #SEVENTEEN』、『2017 SEVENTEEN 1ST WORLD TOUR ‘DIAMOND EDGE’ in JAPAN』、『SEVENTEEN 2018 JAPAN ARENA TOUR ‘SVT’』のDVD/Blu-rayが本日8月12日(水)追加発売! /P1blVP45yU ![]() SEVENTEEN enjoys massive popularity in Japan Selling more than 470,000 copies on the first day of its release, Second Wind broke the first-week sales record for an album by a K-pop group sub-unit. Following its 2018 debut with Just Do It, the BSS went on a long hiatus of five years, releasing their first single album, S econd Wind, in 2023. Comprising Seungkwan, Hoshi and DK, the group BooSeokSoon (BSS) makes and records music separately from the rest of the group. While SEVENTEEN does have three performance units, three of its members actually went on to debut as a sub-unit called BSS. Three of the members have actually debuted under a sub-group BSS To add to the campaign, SEVENTEEN even donated a part of profits from their Be the Sun world tour. Through the campaign, they promoted the importance of education and encouraged young folks to participate in various educational activities. They even launched a global campaign for the UNESCO Korean National Commission in 2022 to support a sustainable ‘future of education’. The band’s all about giving back to society, another reason why we absolutely love them! Since their 2015 debut, the boys have celebrated their anniversaries by donating to charitable causes including housing support for children in need, promoting adoption, assisting children who have been victims of abuse, helping kids and teenagers in Africa and Asia to get education and more. SEVENTEEN celebrates all its anniversaries with philanthropy work You can also change the colours via an app. It features the fandom’s official colours – Rose Quartz and Serenity. Like many other popular bands like BLACKPINK and BTS, SEVENTEEN also has its official lightstick, called the ‘carat bong’. ![]() Discussing how the name came into being, Vernon told Vanity Fair, “Back to 2015, before our debut, we performed this song called ‘Shining Diamonds.’ The fan name ‘carat’ started off from that song… So, our fans are diamonds, carats.” The name was picked via fan votes and announced on Valentine’s Day that year. SEVENTEEN’s fandom ‘Carat’ officially came into existence in 2016. The band’s fandom name ‘Carat’ is inspired by their song ‘Shining Diamond’ “I think that is why Carats like our music,” he said. In a conversation with Refinery29, Woozi mentioned, “At the end of the day, regardless of what is going on, our music is what we sing and what we show our audience.” He added that the music has to be ‘sincere’, revealing the band’s ‘genuine nature’ and every album they curate conveys a story/ message that they want to convey the most. But did you know SEVENTEEN has been creating their material mostly on their own? Of course, not the entire work’s done by the boys as they’ve credited various producers and choreographers who work closely with them.Īn article by MTV stated that Woozi has crafted much of the group’s sound since their debut, with the artist mentioning how making your own music feels “more profound.” It’s very rare for K-pop groups to be heavily involved in producing music from scratch, compiling albums, orchestrating performances and more. ![]() SEVENTEEN has (mostly) been a self-producing group since its debut While Jun and The8 are from Shenzhen and Liaoning respectively, Vernon and Joshua shifted bases from New York and LA. Moreover, out of the 13 members, two are Chinese and two are American. ![]()
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