Seventeen (South Korean band)
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Seventeen | |
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 Seventeen in June 2022 L-R: Woozi, Seungkwan, Mingyu, Jeonghan, Vernon, Hoshi, The8, Dino, Joshua, DK, Jun, Wonwoo and S.Coups | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Spinoffs | BSS |
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| Website | Official 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
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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 |
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| 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 (also known as the ace of the group) |
| 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, visual |
| 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
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- Love & Letter (2016)
- Teen, Age (2017)
- An Ode (2019)
- Face the Sun (2022)
Compilation albums
- 17 Hits (2016)
- Always Yours (2023)
- 17 Is Right Here (2024)
Reissues
- Love & Letter Repackage Album (2016)
- Special Album 'Director's Cut' (2018)
- Sector 17 (2022)
Extended plays
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Korean EPs
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Japanese EPs
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Other websites
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- Official website (in Korean, English, Japanese, and Chinese)