Seventeen (South Korean band)

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Seventeen
Image of the members in a wild west themed set
Seventeen in June 2022
L-R: Woozi, Seungkwan, Mingyu, Jeonghan, Vernon, Hoshi, The8, Dino, Joshua, DK, Jun, Wonwoo and S.Coups
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2015 (2015)–present
Labels
SpinoffsBSS
Members
  • S.Coups
  • Jeonghan
  • Joshua
  • Jun
  • Hoshi
  • Wonwoo
  • Woozi
  • DK
  • Mingyu
  • The8
  • Seungkwan
  • Vernon
  • Dino
WebsiteOfficial website

Seventeen (Korean: 세븐틴; stylized in all caps or as SVT) is a South Korean boy band made up of thirteen members. They were created by Pledis Entertainment in 2015. The members include S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, The8, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, Vernon and Dino. The group debuted on May 26, 2015, and three days later, on May 29, they released their debut mini album 17 Carat and held their debut showcase.

Members[change | change source]

Seventeen performing "Oh My!" in July 2018
Top rank: Woozi, Wonwoo, Vernon, Mingyu, Jun, Hoshi, The8, and DK
Bottom rank: Joshua, Jeonghan, Dino, S.Coups, and Seungkwan

Seventeen has thirteen members, which is furthermore divided into 3 teams (not to be confused with the BSS subunit): Vocal unit (Woozi, Jeonghan, Joshua, DK and Seungkwan), Hip-hop unit (S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu and Vernon) and lastly, Performance unit (Hoshi, Jun, The8 and Dino), hence the name 'Seventeen', which means 13 members and 3 sub-units in 1 group.

Stage Name Birthname (Korean) Birthday Postion
S.coups Choi Seung Cheol (최승철) 8th August, 1995 Leader, hip hop team leader, rapper, vocalist
Jeonghan Yoon Jeong Han (윤정한) 4th October, 1995 Vocalist, visual
Joshua Hong Jisoo (홍지수) 30th December, 1995 Vocalist, visual
Jun Wen Junhui (문준휘) 10th June, 1996 Dancer, vocalist
Hoshi Kwon Soon Young (권순영) 15th June, 1996 Performance team leader, dancer, vocalist, rapper
Wonwoo Jeon Won Woo (전원우) 17th July, 1996 Rapper, vocalist
Woozi Lee Ji Hoon (이지훈) 22nd November, 1996 Vocal team leader, vocalist, Producer
DK Lee Seok Min (이석민) 18th February, 1997 Vocalist (also known as the ace of the group)
Mingyu Kim Min Gyu (김민규) 6th April, 1997 Rapper, Vocalist, visual
The8 Xu Ming Hao (서명호) 7th November, 1997 Dancer, vocalist, rapper
Seungkwan Boo Seung Kwan (부승관) 16th January, 1998 Vocalist
Vernon Hansol Vernon Chwe (최한솔) 18th February, 1998 Rapper, vocalist, visual
Dino Lee Chan (이찬) 11th February, 1999 Dancer, vocalist, rapper (also known as the future of kpop)

Discography[change | change source]

Albums[change | change source]

Korean albums

  • Love & Letter (2016)
  • Teen, Age (2017)
  • An Ode (2019)
  • Face the Sun (2022)

Compilation albums

  • 17 Hits (2016)
  • Always Yours (2023)

Reissues

  • Love & Letter Repackage Album (2016)
  • Special Album 'Director's Cut' (2018)
  • Sector 17 (2022)

Extended plays[change | change source]

Other websites[change | change source]