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2013–2015: Formation, Seventeen TV, and Seventeen ProjectEdit

See also: Seventeen TV

Seventeen performing at the 2015 Summer K-POP Festival at the Seoul Plaza.

Beginning in 2013, Seventeen appeared in regular live broadcasts of a series called Seventeen

TV on the online streaming platform UStream. The show aired for multiple seasons, in which
trainees were introduced and shown practicing for performances, with some seasons culminating
with Like Seventeen concerts.[14][15] Prior to their debut, Seventeen also appeared in the reality
television show Seventeen Project: Big Debut Plan on MBCfrom May 2 to 26, 2015. The show
concluded with the group's debut showcase.[16]

2015: Successful debut, 17 Carat, and Boys BeEdit

Seventeen officially debuted on May 26 with a live showcase televised by MBC, the first male K-
pop group to debut with a one-hour live showcase on a major broadcasting channel, with
labelmates Lizzy and Rainaserving as MCs.[17] Three days later, Seventeen's first extended play
(EP) 17 Carat was released digitally.[18] 17 Carat became the longest-charting K-pop album of the
year in the US[19] and was the only rookie album to appear on Billboard's "10 Best K-Pop Albums
of 2015" list.[20][21]

On September 10, 2015, Seventeen released their second EP Boys Be, which later became the
highest-selling rookie album of the year.[22] The EP's success earned the group awards at
the Golden Disk Awards, Seoul Music Awards, and Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards.[23][24] Seventeen
became the only K-pop group on Billboard's "21 Under 21 2015: Music's Hottest Young Stars"
list.[25][26] Seventeen held a four-show concert series in Seoul titled 2015 Like Seventeen – Boys
Wish from December 24 to 26 as an end-of-year celebration.[27] After the concerts' success,
Seventeen held two more in the following February in 2016, the Like Seventeen – Boys Wish
Encore Concert.[28]
2016: Love & Letter, first win, and Going SeventeenEdit

Seventeen's first studio album Love & Letter was released on April 25, 2016. In addition to
success on domestic charts, the album charted on the Oricon Weekly Pop Album Chart in Japan.
[29][30] Seventeen received their first win on a music show with the album's lead single "Pretty U".

[31] Love & Letter was later re-released as a repackaged version on July 4 along with the lead

single "Very Nice".[32][33] Promotions were immediately followed by Seventeen's 1st Asia Tour
2016 Shining Diamonds, which included venues in South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia,
Australia, and China.[34][35] On December 5, the group released their third EP, Going Seventeen.
[36][37]

2017: Al1, first world tour and Teen, AgeEdit

Seventeen performing "Don't Wanna Cry" at Dream Concert 2017.

Seventeen held six concerts in Japan between February 15 and 24, 2017, called 17 Japan Concert:
Say The Name #Seventeen. They attracted a total of 50,000 spectators despite the group not
having officially debuted in the country.[38] On April 1, Seventeen became the first idol group to
have a second season of the show One Fine Day, filming the series during their stay in Japan. The
second season was titled One Fine Day in Japan and created in collaboration between South
Korean broadcaster MBC and Japanese network Music On! TV.[39][40]

Seventeen's fourth EP Al1 was released on May 22.[41] It peaked at number one in South Korea
and sold over 330,000 copies by the end of the year.[42] The lead single "Don't Wanna Cry"
became one of the group's most popular tracks, with its music video becoming Seventeen's first to
reach 200 million views on YouTube.[43] Later, a series of videos titled 2017 Seventeen
Project and three music videos subtitled Chapter 0.5 Before AL1 were uploaded to the platform.
[44][45][46] The group completed their first world tour, 2017 Seventeen 1st World Tour "Diamond

Edge", on October 6. The tour visited thirteen cities across Asia and North America.[47] On
November 6, the group released their second studio album, Teen, Age.[48]

2018: Japanese debut, You Make My Day, and Ideal Cut tourEdit

Seventeen released a special album on February 5, 2018, titled Director's Cut.[49][50] Although it

contained tracks from the original Teen, Age album, it was promoted as a special album instead of
a repackaged one due to the addition of four new tracks, including lead single "Thanks".[51]
[52] Five days later, Time magazine included Seventeen on their list of the six best K-pop groups to

know.[53]Seventeen officially debuted in Japan on May 30 with their first Japanese EP We Make
You.[54][55] Seventeen released their fifth Korean EP You Make My Day on July 16, their first to be
certified platinum domestically.[56][57]Promotions for the album took place in between the Ideal
Cut tour concerts in Seoul and the tour shows in other Asian countries. [58][59]

2019: You Made My Dawn, second world tour, and An OdeEdit

Seventeen released their sixth EP You Made My Dawn on January 21, 2019.[60][61][62] The lead
single "Home" won ten trophies on weekly music shows: two triple crowns and a grand slam,
having achieved three consecutive wins on any one weekly music show and winning trophies
on Music Bank, Inkigayo, M Countdown, Show! Music Core, and Show Champion in a single
promotion period.[63][64] On May 29, Seventeen released their first Japanese single, "Happy
Ending",[65] which peaked at number one on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart[66] and went on to
receive a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[67] On
June 24, Seventeen announced their world tour Ode To You, with stops in Asia, North America,
and Europe. The last leg of the tour was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[68] in
2020. Seventeen released the digital single "Hit" on August 5 [69]ahead of their upcoming third
studio album, An Ode.[70][71]Following its release on September 16, the album sold 700,000 copies
in its first week[72][73] and won the group their first Daesang (grand prize) for Album of the Year.
[74]It was also named the best K-pop album of the year by Billboard.[75]

2020: International recognition, Heng:garæ, and SemicolonEdit

On April 1, 2020, Seventeen released their second Japanese single "Fallin' Flower", which debuted
atop on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart[76] and sold more than 400,000 copies in its first week,
securing the first-place position on Billboard's Japan Hot 100 Chart.[77]

On May 13, Seventeen released the first installment of Hit The Road, a documentary series on
their YouTube channel that follows the group behind the scenes during their Ode to You tour. [78]

On June 22, Seventeen released their seventh EP, Heng:garæ.[79] It sold 1,000,000 copies in under
one week, making Seventeen official "million sellers" and earning them certifications from both
the Hanteo and Gaon charts.[80][81][82] The album also charted well globally, reaching number one
on iTunes Top Albums charts in 27 regions around the world. [83] On July 7, Heng:garæ charted at
number one on the Oricon Weekly Album Chart for a second week, making Seventeen the first
international male artist to do so since the Backstreet Boys over 12 years ago.[84]

On September 9, Seventeen released their second Japanese EP, 24H. They were the third group
ever to reach number one on the Oricon Weekly Album Chart with four consecutive albums, a feat
last achieved in 1977 by Scottish pop rock band Bay City Rollers.[85][86] On October 9, 24H was
certified platinum by the RIAJ for selling over 250,000 copies.[87]
On October 19, Seventeen released their second special album Semicolon with lead single
"Home;Run".[88] The album made headlines before its release after it was reported that more than
one million copies had been sold in pre-orders alone, the second of the group's albums to reach the
one-million mark.[89]

2021: US promotions, Not Alone, and "Power of Love" projectEdit

On January 6, 2021, Seventeen made their US television debut on CBS' The Late Late Show with
James Corden, performing their single "Home;Run" from Semicolon.[90]The performance video
was released on the official YouTube channel and surpassed one million views in just one day.
[91] On January 13, Seventeen performed their song "Left & Right" from Heng:garæ on

NBC's The Kelly Clarkson Show.[92]

On April 21, Seventeen released their third Japanese single, "Not Alone".[93] On May 14, the song
was certified double-platinum by the RIAJ for selling over 500,000 copies.[94] With "Not Alone",
Seventeen became the first overseas male artist in history ever to surpass 200,000 first-week sales
with three consecutive Japanese singles, from "Happy Ending" to "Not Alone".[94] The song
performed well on the Billboard Japan charts and placed first on the Oricon Daily and Weekly
Singles Charts.[94] It also charted first on iTunes songs charts in 10 regions around the world. [95]

On May 18, Seventeen announced that they would be partnering with Geffen

Records and Universal Music Groupfor US and international distribution of their music.[96]

Seventeen announced their "Power of Love" project, as well as the release of their eighth EP Your
Choice on May 18 through a concept trailer video.[97] For the first part of the project, Seventeen
released a digital single performed by two members of their hip-hop unit, Wonwoo and Mingyu,
titled "Bittersweet (feat. Lee Hi)", on May 28.[98]The group's EP Your Choice was released on
June 18.[99]

On July 19, all members of Seventeen renewed their contracts with Pledis Entertainment.[100]

On October 22, Seventeen released their ninth EP Attaccawith lead single "Rock with You".
[101] Attacca sold two million copies, making it the group's first double million-selling album. [102]

On December 8, Seventeen marked the end of their "Power of Love" project by releasing a special
Japanese single of the same name, promoting a message of support and healing that the cold and
difficult winter would end and spring would come with power of love.[103]

2022–present: "Team SVT" project, Face the Sun and third world tourEdit

On March 24, 2022, Seventeen announced their "Team SVT" project ahead of their sixth fan
meeting, Seventeen in Caratland.[104] They debuted a new group logo after the three-day event.[105]

On April 15, Seventeen released an English-language digital single titled "Darl+ing" ahead of
their fourth studio album, Face the Sun. The album was released on May 27 with the lead single
"Hot".[106][107] They also released their first film, Seventeen Power of Love: The Movie, in
worldwide theaters on April 20 and 23 (excluding France and Japan, where it was released on
April 21 and 29, respectively).[108]

On May 7 and 8, Seventeen held their Japanese Fanmeeting 'Hanabi' at Saitama Super Arena, their
first offline performance in the country in two and a half years since their Ode to You tour in
2019.[109]

In May 2022, Pledis Entertainment announced that Seventeen would embark on their third world
tour 'Be the Sun', starting with the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul from June 25 to 26, 2022. The
North American leg will consist of 12 shows in arenas across the USA and Canada from August
10 to September 6.[110] The group's label announced the addition of Asian shows in Jakarta,
Bangkok, Manila, and Singapore from September 24 to October 13.[111]

In June 2022, the Japan leg for the third world tour 'Be the Sun' was confirmed. The group will
perform a total of six shows in domes across Japan, including Kyocera Dome Osaka, Tokyo
Dome, and Vantelin Dome Nagoya in Aichi.[112]

On July 18, 2022, Seventeen released the repackage of their fourth studio album, Sector 17, along
with its lead single "_World".[113] The remixed version of the song featuring British singer Anne-
Marie was released on August 26.[114]