SEVENTEEN PROFILE(FUN FACTS)

Say the name! SEVENTEEN!

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Seventeen (: 세븐틴) is a boy group formed by Pledis Entertainment. The group consists of S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan, Vernon and Dino.

Pre-debut

In 2013, Pledis Entertainment began the regular live broadcasting of a program called 17 TV on the online streaming platform . During the various broadcasts, fans were invited to watch members of Seventeen as they trained in their practice room. The show had different 'seasons' in which they unveiled their trainees to the public, some ending in their own 'Like Seventeen Concerts'. SEVENTEEN is a 17 membered boy group under Pledis Entertainment (home of After School, Park Kahi, Son Dambi, NU'EST, Hello Venus & Han Dong Geun). In July 2012, Pledis Entertainment announced that they would be debuting their 2nd and new boy group "Seventeen" in early 2013. Seventeen would consist of 17 members that would be split into 3 sub-units that would promote in Korea, Japan & China. Seventeen was originally a 5 membered boy group called "Tempest" that was set to debut in 2012 but the members were then moved to Seventeen. On December 2012, Pledis Entertainment announced the release of "SEVENTEEN TV", which is a pre-debut show that would help fans learn the names and faces of the members before their debut. After the airing of the first episode of 'SEVENTEEN TV', in January 2013, Pledis announced that the boys that appeared in the first episode were not the final members of the group but were instead all trainees still. The final members of the group will be selected based off fan responses towards each member. The group is set to debut in June 2013, debuting the korean unit of Seventeen first.

2015: Big Debut Plan and 17 Carat[]

On April 19, 2015, Pledis Entertainment began releasing teasers for Seventeen's first reality show, Seventeen Project: Big Debut Plan on a major broadcasting channel, . The first episode premiered on May 2, 2015 and the show ended on May 26 with a debut showcase with labelmates and from as MCs. Seventeen is the first Korean pop group to debut with a 1-hour live showcase on a major broadcasting channel. Three days after debut, the extended play 17 Carat was digitally released along with the music video for their title track, called "Adore U" (아낀다). It was revealed that the extended play was mostly composed and produced by the members themselves. The physical album was released on June 2. Despite the group coming from a relatively small company, the album managed to rank ninth on the World Albums chart just a week after its release. The album debuted at number 8 on the and has peaked to number 4. The album also peaked at number three for domestic albums.