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Seventeen's '17 is Right Here' sets record with 2.2 million copies sold on release day

Seventeen’s “17 is Right Here” sold over 2.2 million copies on the first day of its release, making it the best-selling K-pop compilation album on the day of its release.

2024-04-30

Seventeen, New Kids On The Block to drop collaboration

Seventeen and New Kids On The Block will come together for a collaborated music release, set to drop on Friday. New Kids On The Block is an American boy band that debuted back in 1984. The five members reformed the band in 2008.

2023-08-31

Seventeen sells over 3.99 million copies of album 'FML' on first day of release

Seventeen sold over 3.99 million copies of “FML” on the first day of its release, making it the most-sold album on the first day of release, announced the boy band’s agency Pledis Entertainment ...

2023-04-25

8 of 2022's top 10 best-selling albums were from K-pop artists

Eight out of ten best-selling albums around the world in 2022 were K-pop, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) said Tuesday. “Proof” by boy band BTS was the second most-sold album of 2022 according to ...

2023-03-28

Newly-rebranded Circle Chart Music Awards take place Saturday

After music streaming tracker Gaon Chart rebranded itself to Circle Chart in July, the 12th Circle Chart Music Awards took place on Saturday at the KSPO Dome in southern Seoul’s Olympic Park. With Doyoung from boy band NCT and Miyeon from girl ...

2023-02-19

Seventeen subunit BSS sells nearly half million copies of single 'Second Wind'

BSS, boy band Seventeen’s three-member subunit, sold 478,000 copies of its first single “Second Wind” on the first day of its release, the band’s agency Pledis Entertainment announced Tuesday. The single ...

2023-02-07

Seventeen's Jun to release third solo digital single 'Limbo' on Friday

Jun of boy band Seventeen will release his third solo digital single “Limbo” on Friday, according to his agency Pledis Entertainment on Monday. The singer revealed teaser images for his upcoming single on Monday via Seventeen’s official social ...

2022-09-19

Seventeen’s YouTube show faces backlash over product placement of sweet treat

Boy band Seventeen’s YouTube show “Going Seventeen” is under fire for apparently planning to feature a product placement (PPL) advertisement from Baskin-Robbins, which is owned by SPC Group. The company has been facing a boycott due to controversy...

2022-08-22

Seventeen to perform on late-night talk show 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' on Thursday

Boy band Seventeen will perform on the ABC late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Thursday, according to Pledis Entertainment on Saturday. The boy band will perform “Hot” (2022), the lead track of its fourth full-length album “Face the Sun ...

2022-08-15

Seventeen's 'Sector 17' enters Billboard 200 albums chart at No. 4

Boy band Seventeen entered the Billboard 200 albums chart with "Sector 17" (2022), the repackaged version of its fourth full-length album, the chart announced on Sunday. The album landed in fourth spot, marking Seventeen's highest ranking on the ...

2022-08-01