Seventeen (South Korean band)
SEVENTEEN (Hangul: 세븐틴) 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 mini album 17 Carat and held their debut showcase. They have since released 4 Korean studio albums: Love & Letter(2016), Teen, Age(2017) An Ode(2019); 2 special albumsː Love & Letter Repackage Album(2016) and Special Album 'Director's Cut'(2018); 1 compilation album: 17 Hits(2016); 10 extended plays(EPs)ː 17 Carat(2015), Boys Be(2015), Going Seventeen(2016), AL1(2017), You Make My Day(2018), You Made My Dawn(2019), Heng:garæ(2020), Semicolon(2020), We Make You (2018), 24H (2020), ; and nineteen singles.
Members
Seventeen has thirteen members, which is futhermore divided into 3 sub-units: 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, Sub Vocalist |
| Jeonghan | Yoon Jeong Han (윤정한) | 4th October, 1995 | Lead Vocalist, Visual |
| Joshua | Hong Jisoo (홍지수) | 30th December, 1995 | Lead Vocalist, Visual |
| Jun | Wen Junhui (문준휘) | 10th June, 1996 | Lead Dancer, Sub Vocalist |
| Hoshi | Kwon Soon Young (권순영) | 15th June, 1996 | Performance Team Leader, Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Sub Rapper |
| Wonwoo | Jeon Won Woo (전원우) | 17th July, 1996 | Rapper, Sub Vocalist |
| Woozi | Lee Ji Hoon (이지훈) | 22nd November, 1996 | Vocal Team Leader, Lead Vocalist, Producer |
| DK | Lee Seok Min (이석민) | 18th February, 1997 | Main Vocalist |
| Mingyu | Kim Min Gyu (김민규) | 6th April, 1997 | Rapper, Sub Vocalist, Visual |
| The8 | Xu Ming Hao (서명호) | 7th November, 1997 | Lead Dancer, Sub Vocalist, Sub Rapper |
| Seungkwan | Boo Seung Kwan (부승관) | 16th January, 1998 | Main Vocalist |
| Vernon | Hansol Vernon Chwe (최한솔) | 18th February, 1998 | Rapper, Sub Vocalist, Visual |
| Dino | Lee Chan (이찬) | 11th February, 1999 | Main Dancer, Sub Vocalist, Sub Rapper |
Albums
Seventeen has released three Korean studio albums, two special albums, one compilation album and ten extended plays(EPs).
Korean albums
- Love & Letter (2016)
- Teen, Age (2017)
- An Ode (2019)
- Face the Sun (2022)
Special albums
- Special Album 'Director's Cut' (2018)
- Sector 17 (2022)
Extended Plays(EPs)
- 17 Carat (2015)
- Boys Be (2015)
- Going Seventeen (2016)
- AL1 (2017)
- You Make My Day (2018)
- You Made My Dawn (2019)
- Heng:garæ (2020)
- Semicolon (2020)
- Your Choice (2021)
- Attacca (2021)
- FML (2023)
Japanese Extended Plays
- We Make You (2018)
- 24H (2020)
