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FEMUSINDO.com - Seventeen, written in capital letters SEVENTEEN (seventeen: 17) is a South Korean boy band formed by Pledis Entertainment.
This K-Pop group consists of thirteen members, namely S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan, Vernon and Dino.
The name Seventeen comes from the phrase "13 members + 3 teams + 1 group", which represents how the 13 members were divided into three different teams and came together to form one cohesive group.
The name originally referred to how the 17 members (with 4 other former pre-debut trainees — Jang Do-yoon, Samuel Kim, Shin Dong-jin, and Yao Mingming) — planned to debut.
Internationally Recognized K-Pop Groups
Seventeen have attracted a huge fan base since their debut and have grown into an internationally recognized K-Pop group with their distinctive music and performances.
The group debuted on May 26, 2015, with their extended play (EP) 17 Carat, which became the longest-charting K-pop album of the year in the U.S. and the only rookie album to appear on Billboard's "10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2015" list.
The group's 2023 EPs, FML and Seventeenth Heaven, both set records for the most pre-ordered albums in history.
With FML, the group earned their first MAMA Award for Album of the Year and became the best-selling album of the year according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
Self-Produced Idol Groups From Songs to Performances
Seventeen is considered a self-produced idol group, with its members involved in songwriting, music production, and choreography, among other aspects of their music and performances.
They perform as a group and are divided into three units, hip-hop, vocal and performance, each with different areas of specialization.
They have been labeled "Performance Kings", "K-Pop Theater Kids" and "K-Pop Performance Powerhouse" by various domestic and international media outlets.
Won Many Awards in South Korea and Internationally
Seventeen has won many awards both in South Korea and internationally. The group earned their first win on a weekly music show on May 4, 2016, with their single "Pretty U" on Show Champion.
Seventeen won three rookie awards in their debut year and have since earned six Bonsang (grand prize) awards and six Daesang (grand prize) awards from various year-end award shows.
They also won the Best Dance Performance Award at the MAMA Awards in 2017, 2018, 2022, and 2023.
Not only that, they also received the Prime Minister's Award at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards and the Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Award at the 2021 Newsis K-EXPO Culture Awards.
Then, nominated for Top Social Artist at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, nominated for Best New Artist and Best K-Pop and won Push Performance of the Year at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards and more. (*)
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