Seventeen

SEVENTEEN Member Ages

Ranked from oldest to youngest.

SEVENTEEN Member Heights

Ranked from tallest to shortest.

Members

Seventeen is composed of thirteen members born between 1995 and 1999. Their names are: S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon, Woozi, Jeonghan, Joshua, DK, Seungkwan, Hoshi, Jun, The8, Dino.

The oldest member is S.Coups (born Aug 8, 1995). He was 19 years old when he made his debut with Seventeen. The youngest member (maknae) is Dino (born Feb 11, 1999). He was 15 years old at the time of Seventeen’s debut.

Seventeen has 4 foreign members and 9 Korean members. There are 2 American members: Joshua Hong (from Los Angeles) and Hansol Vernon Chwe (from New York). There are 2 Chinese members: Jun (Wen Junhui; 文俊辉; from Guangdong) and The8 (Xu Ming Hao; 徐明浩; from Liaoning).

Positions

S.Coups holds the official position of leader in the group. S.Coups and and Vernon are the main rappers of the group. DK and Seungkwan are the main vocalists. Hoshi and Dino are the main dancers.

These are the positions of each of Seventeen’s members:

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Vocal Ranking

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MBTI Personality Types



The most common MBTI personality type in the group is INFP. Four members have INFP personality type (S.Coups, Jun, Hoshi, and DK). Three members have MBTI of INFJ: Wonwoo, Woozi, and The8. Three members have MBTI of ENFP: Joshua, Mingyu, and Seungkwan. Most members appear to be more introverted with 9 of the members showing this personality trait.

Fun Facts and Trivia

• The oldest member and leader of Seventeen is S.Coups (born Aug 8, 1995).
• The youngest member (maknae) of Seventeen is Dino (born Feb 11, 1999).
• The most popular Seventeen members based on popularity votes are MinGyu, Jeonghan, Joshua, and Wonwoo.
• The tallest member of Seventeen is MinGyu with a height of 187cm (6’2”).
• The shortest member of Seventeen is Woozi, with a height of 164cm (5’5”).

Members’ Profiles

1. S.Coups

S.Coups, born Choi Seung Cheol, is the official leader of SEVENTEEN. He is the oldest member and one of the main rappers. He is part of the HIP HOP sub-team. His name S.Coups comes from the combination of the first initial his real name Seungcheol and also of Seventeen (S), and the word COUPS from the French word coup d’etat.



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Stage Name: S.Coups

Full Name: Choi Seung Cheol

Native Name: 최승철

Birth Place: Korea

Birthday: Aug 8, 1995

Height: 178 cm (5’10”)

Weight: 65 kg (143 lbs)

Blood Type: AB

Zodiac: Leo

2. Jeonghan

Jeonghan is one of the sub-vocalists of SEVENTEEN. He is part of the vocal line. He is very good at sports and is considered one of the best athletes among the other members. He is the only member in Seventeen to have graduated from a science course.



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Stage Name: Jeonghan

Full Name: Yoon Jeong Han

Native Name: 윤정한

Birth Place: Korea

Birthday: Oct 4, 1995

Height: 178 cm (5’10”)

Weight: 62 kg (137 lbs)

Blood Type: B

Zodiac: Libra

3. Joshua

Joshua is Korean-American. He is also part of the vocal line in SEVENTEEN. He was casted by a talent agent in LA, USA while attending an event in Korea-town. He joined Pledis Entertainment in 2013. He didn’t know how to read and write Korean when he first moved to Korea from the United States.



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Stage Name: Joshua

Full Name: Hong Ji Soo

Native Name: 홍지수

Birth Place: United States

Birthday: Dec 30, 1995

Height: 177 cm (5’10”)

Weight: 60 kg (132 lbs)

Blood Type: A

Zodiac: Capricorn

4. Jun

Jun, born Wen Junhui, is from Guandong China. He started as a child actor in China. He learned martial arts when he was a kid. He sometimes can look like a mannequin because of his body proportions (tall, long arms and legs, and wide shoulders).



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Stage Name: Jun

Full Name: Wen Junhui

Native Name: 文俊辉

Birth Place: China

Birthday: Jun 10, 1996

Height: 182 cm (6’0”)

Weight: 66 kg (146 lbs)

Blood Type: B

Zodiac: Gemini

5. Hoshi

Hoshi, born Kwon Soon Young, is one of the main dancers in the group. He is also the leader of the performance sub-unit. He creates a lot of SEVENTEEN’s choreographies. When he was a student, he joined a dance club after being inspired to become a singer. His inspiration started after listening to SHINee.



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Stage Name: Hoshi

Full Name: Kwon Soon Young

Native Name: 권순영

Birth Place: Korea

Birthday: Jun 15, 1996

Height: 177 cm (5’10”)

Weight: 61 kg (134 lbs)

Blood Type: B

Zodiac: Gemini

6. Wonwoo

Wonwoo is one of the sub-rappers of SEVENTEEN. He is part of the HIP HOP team. When he was in middle, he had an interest to learn to play the guitar so he joined a music academy with his friend as a hobby. Pledis Entertainment was, coincidentally, holding an audition there and Wonwoo passed. His birthday is also on the 17th.



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Stage Name: Wonwoo

Full Name: Jeon Won Woo

Native Name: 전원우

Birth Place: Korea

Birthday: Jul 17, 1996

Height: 182 cm (6’0”)

Weight: 63 kg (139 lbs)

Blood Type: A

Zodiac: Cancer

7. Woozi

Woozi is the leader of the vocal sub-unit. Despite being the shortest member at 164 cm (5’5″), he is also the most gluttonous member of Seventeen and basically eats a lot without gaining much weight.



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Stage Name: Woozi

Full Name: Lee Ji Hoon

Native Name: 이지훈

Birth Place: Korea

Birthday: Nov 22, 1996

Height: 164 cm (5’5″)

Weight: 53 kg (117 lbs)

Blood Type: A

Zodiac: Sagittarius

8. DK

DK, born Lee Seok Min, is one of the main vocalists of SEVENTEEN. He and Vernon share the same birthday (on Feb 18). He joined Pledis Entertainment in 2012. He is allergic to cats.

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Stage Name: DK

Full Name: Lee Seok Min

Native Name: 이석민

Birth Place: Korea

Birthday: Feb 18, 1997

Height: 179 cm (5’10”)

Weight: 66 kg (146 lbs)

Blood Type: O

Zodiac: Aquarius

9. Mingyu

Mingyu is one of the members from the HIP HOP sub-team. He is an ENFJ. He was street casted by a talent agent while he was attending middle school. Mingyu is the tallest member of Seventeen with a height of 187 cm (6’2″).

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Stage Name: Mingyu

Full Name: Kim Min Gyu

Native Name: 김민규

Birth Place: Korea

Birthday: Apr 6, 1997

Height: 187 cm (6’2″)

Weight: 70 kg (154 lbs)

Blood Type: B

Zodiac: Aries

10. The8

The8, born Xu Ming Hao, is one of the Chinese members of the group. He holds the position of sub-vocalist and lead dancer. He is part of the performance sub-unit. His name, The8, is inspired from the number eight, which is a symbol of luck in the Chinese culture.



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Stage Name: The8

Full Name: Xu Ming Hao

Native Name: 徐明浩

Birth Place: China

Birthday: Nov 7, 1997

Height: 178 cm (5’10”)

Weight: 58 kg (128 lbs)

Blood Type: O

Zodiac: Scorpio

11. Seungkwan

Seungkwan is one of the main vocalists in the group. He is also a good rapper. He has a strong attachment to his hometown, Jeju Island. He has, in fact, a Jeju accent. One of his dreams was to become a radio DJ.

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Stage Name: Seungkwan

Full Name: Boo Seung Kwan

Native Name: 부승관

Birth Place: Korea

Birthday: Jan 16, 1998

Height: 174 cm (5’9″)

Weight: 58 kg (128 lbs)

Blood Type: B

Zodiac: Capricorn

12. Vernon

Vernon is Korean-American. He is one of the main rappers of SEVENTEEN and part of the HIP HOP sub-team. His father is Korean and his mother is French-American (ethnicity) but from Miami, Florida. Vernon was born in New York, USA and moved to Korea with his family at the age of five. He was street casted while on the subway when he was in middle school. He joined Pledis in 2012.

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Stage Name: Vernon

Full Name: Hansol Vernon Chwe

Native Name: Choi Han Sol 최한솔

Birth Place: United States

Birthday: Feb 18, 1998

Height: 178 cm (5’10”)

Weight: 62 kg (137 lbs)

Blood Type: A

Zodiac: Aquarius

13. Dino

Dino, born Lee Chan, is the youngest member of SEVENTEEN. He is part of the performance sub-unit. His father was a dance instructor so from a young age Dino was very interested in dancing. He started to go to his father’s dance academy since the age of 3 or 4. He has very good stamina because of his dancing experience.

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Stage Name: Dino

Full Name: Lee Chan

Native Name: 이찬

Birth Place: Korea

Birthday: Feb 11, 1999

Height: 174 cm (5’9″)

Weight: 56 kg (123 lbs)

Blood Type: A

Zodiac: Aquarius

Facts

• Woozi composes most of the songs.
• Hoshi and Dino are in charge of putting together the choreography.
• They currently have a program called “Hoshi and Seungkwan’s Andromeda” in which Hoshi and Seung Kwan are the MC’s and in which they invite different members to talk about different topics.
• Just two weeks after their debut they were nominated and made the top 5 of MTV SBS “The Showcham” although they didn’t win, it’s a big breakthrough for a developing group.
• They are one of the most sought-after rookie groups domestically and internationally and are currently ranked 2nd in China (in most sought-after k-pop rookie category) and their popularity is increasing.
• It is one of the groups that are in charge of the composition and presentation of all their songs.
• All members received a Ring with their name engraved on it, symbolizing the union among the members and the authenticity of each one of them. Since only those who received the rings were named as Official Members of the group.
• The members commented that they feel very grateful to BoA and SHINee as they met at the music programs and both gave him words of encouragement and advice, even commenting that they got to see his rehearsals.
• During the promotion of “Adore U”, in music programs, they changed their choreography every week.
• The hashtag “#MANSAE” took the top trending spots worldwide on Twitter following the release of his comeback MV.
• Within three days of her comeback her Music Video “MANSAE” reached over 1 Million views.
• They are very close to Super Junior. After going as guests to SUKIRA, they struck up a very good relationship with the members so much so that after that day they invited them to their dorm and even Hoshi commented that Donghae made them ramen and Ryeowook went for coffee several times with them.
• Their second Mini-Album “Boys Be” ranked #1 on Billboard’s “World Albums” being a great achievement for the group who had previously been at #8 with their first Mini-Album 17 carat.
• “Mansae” ranked #1 on the charts of “Gaon Social Chart” from September 13 to 19.
• The mini-album “Boys Be” ranked #5 on Billboard’s “World Albums” chart in its second week of release; in its third week it was at #7 this time and had the #9 spot in its fourth week.
• They were the only kpop group on Billboard’s “21 under 21” list.
• Their debut mini album 17 CARAT ranked 9th on the “Top 10 K-Pop Albums of 2015” list issued by Billboard. This is an impressive achievement for SEVENTEEN as they were not only the only rookie group to enter such list, but they were also recognized as the most impressive male rookies of the year.
• They were nominated for first place on The Show in their comeback with Mansae but in the end they ended up taking second place to Red Velvet but only by a difference of 32 points, demonstrating the group’s rapid advancement. During all their weeks of promotion with Mansae, they never dropped out of the top 5 candidates for No. 1 on the show.
• They held their first Fanmeeting on Jeju Island where 2,000 fans attended.
• They held their first Solo concert from December 24 to 26, 2015 at Yongsan Art Hall. The tickets were sold out in a minute.
• Their first appearance on Weekly Idol revealed that they were one of the most requested groups by the public and the episode topped the charts as the most watched program on the day of its broadcast with more than 28% of viewers according to official sources.
• Ten of the members were chosen without auditioning, while the other three had to audition.
• With over 170 thousand units sold between their two mini albums they were the rookie group with the highest physical sales of 2015, amazing figures that have positioned them as one of the top selling male groups of the year sharing space with several big name senior groups such as EXO, BTS, SHINee, Super Junior, among others.
• In a survey, Korean netizens chose them as the 6th male group with the highest level of synchronicity in their choreography.
• The first episode of One Fine Day with SEVENTEEN was trending No. 1 in Korea after its first broadcast.
• The hashtag for the 300 days since its debut #SVT300 was trending worldwide on Twitter and was top trending in Korea for more than 9 hours.
• Due to the success of the reality show One Fine Day, MBC decided to thank the fans with a bonus episode containing unreleased scenes and interviews with the group members.
• On April 16 they did a special performance at the Music Core singing recent hits from Girls Groups and giving it their particular style: Lion Heart from Girls’ Generation, Ice Cream Cake from Red Velvet and Rough from GFRIEND, ending the performance with their song, Mansae.
• Following the release of their first full-length album SEVENTEEN is breaking sales records with over 80 thousand units sold in the first week of its release alone. With this feat, SEVENTEEN managed to place themselves alongside big name groups such as Super Junior, EXO, SHINee, BTS, TVXQ and BIGBANG, proving their worth as the next big thing among male groups in the industry.
• On May 5, Seventeen held a special performance, performing a cover of SUPER JUNIOR’s song “U”, which received great reviews from Super Junior’s fans. Meanwhile, Super Junior members Leeteuk, Heechul and Ryeowook thanked Seventeen for their performance as it made them remember the time of their debut.
• SEVENTEEN climbed to the top spot on Oricon’s weekly pop album chart in Japan!
• On June 15, 2016, PLEDIS announced that Won Woo was going to be absent from Seventeen’s new July performances with his comeback due to his health condition, however he was going to be part of the music video and songs of the album.
• On June 19’s episode of ‘My Little Television’, SEVENTEEN got the highest number of viewers in the first half of its live broadcast. In addition to SEVENTEEN, the episode featured Hyun Joo Yeob, acting teacher Ahn Hyuk Mo, Hello Venus’ Nara, stylist Cha Hong, photographer Goo Young Joon and artist Kim Gura. SEVENTEEN started with a band performing ‘Pretty U’ live with choreography. They also composed a theme song in addition to the lyrics. SEVENTEEN took the first place, followed by Cha Hong and Kim Gura. Lee Kyung Gyu, who often takes first place in the program, was not present in this episode.
• SEVENTEEN’s music video “Very Nice,” surpassed 2 million views (combining the official posts on 1theK and SEVENTEEN YouTube accounts). The 1 million mark was surpassed just 13 hours later and by 30 hours, the counter had doubled.
• A second version of the MV “Very Nice”, which was not released by Seventeen on its official channel, was aired on MBC Music.
• On various web portals netizens refer to SEVENTEEN’s Lighstick ( Boys Wish and Shining Diamond Tour ) as the Cotton Candy Lighstick, because when you shake it, its colors make it look like cotton candy.
• They ranked third on Hanteo’s Top 5 list of top-selling artists between January and August, after EXO and BTS.
• They joined CeCi magazine’s “I Love Pets” campaign along with other artists such as NCT DREAM’s Mark and Jae Min, among others; and confessed that they have been volunteering at a dog shelter since their pre-debut stage.
• On October 5, Pledis announced the official colors of the fandom, being Quartz Pink and Serenity Blue.
• Going Seventeen has sold over 50,000 copies in just three days according to Hanteo’s chart.
• SEVENTEEN’s third mini-album sold over 130,000 copies in its first week on HANTEO.
• GOING SEVENTEEN ranked fourth on ORICON’s weekly charts and first on the foreign albums chart.
• TOWER RECORD has the album in fourth place in sales.
• SEVENTEEN ranked third on the BILLBOARD World Albums Chart.
• Their popularity continues to grow in Japan even though the group did not make its debut in that country.
• They made a collaboration with TWICE, GOT7 AND GFRIEND, for SBS Gayo Daejeon, using JYP’s hit songs. Seventeen danced to “Friday Night” (G.O.D). Together with GOT7, they danced to JYP’s “Leave Me”. Dino, Vernon, Seung Kwan and Woozi ended with JYP’s “Who’s Your Mama”.
• At the KBS Gayo Daejun Festival, Mingyu, DK & The8, Eunha & Yuju, Jungkook and other idols from the ’97 lineup had a Special Stage, accompanied by the band that consisted of Seventeen’s vocal team. They also performed SHINHWA’s “Wild Eyes”.
• SEVENTEEN performed at MBC Gayo with a remix of “Honey” (JYP) – Very nice and with Happiness (H.O.T).
• SEVENTEEN kicked off 2017 by releasing the choreographed video for “HIGHLIGHT” from the performance team, this song is part of the mini-album GOING SEVENTEEN.
• In ISAC they came first in the medal standings with 1 gold medal: Relay Race where Wonwoo, Jeonghan, Mingyu and S.coups participated; and 2 silver medals: In Archery where Vernon, Jun & Woozi participated, and in Aerobics which was represented by Hoshi, Dino, Jun, The8 and DK.
• They are the first group to appear twice in One Fine Day. This time, however, SEVENTEEN filmed “One Fine Day” in Japan, which is an update of 13 Castaway Boys. The program is a collaboration with Japan’s representative music channel “MUSIC ON! TV”.
• SEVENTEEN becomes the first Korean group to be featured on Instagram’s official account. This makes SEVENTEEN the first Korean celebrities to be featured on the official Instagram account as well as having an Instagram Story created about them. This move made the group to be introduced to Instagram’s large follower base of 216 million people.
• Seventeen is considered one of the best groups debuted in 2015 along with iKON and MONSTA X in the male category.
• On May 20, PLEDIS reported that Vernon had suffered a minor injury while practicing for the upcoming comeback and was immediately taken to the hospital, although he will not participate in the JAPAN KCON at the request of the doctors and to be ready for the comeback.
• His latest comeback has broken his own records, the MV had more than one million views in less than 24 hours, in two days it had more than 4 million and in five days 6M.
• On May 26, 2017 they celebrated their second anniversary with a VLive special, where they celebrated by handing out SEVENTEEN AWARDS where they awarded each member for something special about each member.
• Billboard mentioned Seventeen as the most innovative group in Kpop.
• The album, Al1, has sold more than 190,000 copies in its first week.
• They beat their own record of albums sold with AL1 in one week with +193,000 copies surpassing Going SEVENTEEN which had +134,000 copies.
• They have ranked #2 best-selling albums in a week in KPOP for all of 2017 so far and 10th overall, being a relatively new group on the list (2 years since their debut)
• PLEDIS announced that the BEHINDS of “Don’t wanna cry” would be released in an orderly fashion when the MV will reach 3M, 5M and 10M.
• As a thank you for the success of this mini album, through their social networks they uploaded weekly mini episodes of their stay in L.A. while recording “Don’t wanna cry” titled “Going Seventeen”.
• With “Don’t Wanna Cry” Seventeen broke their record for views by getting 10M in less than two weeks of the release.
• SEVENTEEN entered the BILLBOARD TOP SOCIAL 50 CHART, only the second Kpop group to do so, and only two years since their debut.
• In their last performance at MNET in the DWC era Jun and The8 were not able to be at the encore but were able to be at the filming of the performance.
• In an interview leader S.Coups said “I wish that only good things happen to Nu’est now and that one day we can do a ‘Happy Pledis family concert’ together.”
• On the 14th, 15th and 16th they had the first concerts of their world tour in Seoul, the theme was water and fire, and each of the days would be dedicated to a different sub-unit, on the 14th the performance, on the 15th the hip hop and on the 16th the Vocal.
• For the first time, they were nominated for a non-Korean FOX awards in the Best International Group category, even though another group ended up winning.
• They have spent 17 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 50, which tracks the most mentioned groups on social media.
• On November 6, 2017, his second studio album titled “TEEN, AGE” was released which contains 13 songs and its official single called “CLAP” gained many views within hours of its release.
• TEEN, AGE ranked #1 on Billboard.
• They have remained in Billboard’s “Top 50 Social Artists” for 25 weeks.
• Spotify released a video of Seventeen promoting the new album.
• SEVENTEEN is the 4th most listened Kpop group on the Spotify platform with around half a million followers, and already has over a million monthly listeners.
• Their latest mini album is in the top 1 of best Kpop albums in Japan.
• SEVENTEEN fulfilled the dream of meeting a Turkish fan suffering from terminal cancer through the Make-A-Wish foundation. She came to Korea, and shared a day with them, where they even presented a performance of their song “Clap” especially for her.
• They participated in the “Letters from Angels” campaign to raise awareness of the importance of adoption. It is not yet confirmed whether S.Coups and The8 became permanent representatives.
• SEVENTEEN AND NU’EST W made a collaboration for MAMA Japan 2017 where they performed the song HEAVEN.
• On the social network Twitter, SEVENTEEN ranked 2nd on the “Most Teweeted Artist” ranking during 2017, trailing only their fellow music genre group BTS, and being one of only three groups of this genre to appear on this list, beating renowned artists such as Justin Bieber, Camila Cabello, Niall Horan, Harry Styles among others.
• Due to the sad event of Shinee’s Jonghyun’s death on December 18, Pledis Entertainment officially announced that ‘Going Seventeen’ “”Episode 28′, which was originally scheduled to air that night at 10:10 pm KST, will take a break for a week: “We ask for the understanding of Carats who have been waiting for ‘Going Seventeen’. “
• During the promotions of his second full-length album, The8 took a break due to a back injury he had sustained some time ago.
• On 05-02-17 They uploaded the MV of their special album which is an extension of “TEEN AGE” which is the completion of ‘2017 Seventh Project’.
• Their album “DIRECTORS CUT” has been a great success, it ranked No.1 on the album chart despite being a special album, also the title songs ranked top 5 on Korean charts and the title song “Thanks” ranked N0. 1 on Melon.
• It was mentioned in Time magazine as one of the top 6 K-Pop groups you should know.
• “Call Call Call Call” their Japanese debut song is originally written by Woozi in Korean and later adapted into Japanese.
• On October 23, 2018, the MV “DON’T WANNA CRY” reached 100 million views, becoming the group’s first video to do so.
• His seventh mini album, Heng;garae surpassed 1,060,000 albums sold in the first week of pre-sale, breaking his previous record of 700,000 sales.
• Due to the Covid 19 outbreak, Pledis Entertainment cancelled the remaining dates of SEVENTEEN’s world tour, “Ode to You” (Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Madrid, Paris, London and Berlin).
• The 2020 Caratland, held on August 31, was entirely online and could be viewed from anywhere in the world. Seungkwan, who was inactive due to injury, participated in this concert, although only in the songs without choreography.
• Because this year’s Caratland had only 1 day scheduled, and not 2 as it usually has, this one was longer and lasted more than 4 hours, not only did they sing but they added a special Going Seventeen program titled “Seventeen 50 years later” where they were characterized as seniors between 70 and 75 years old.
• “Director’s cut” has been certified Platinum in Gaon for selling over 250,000 units.
• On July 18, 2021, Pledis Entertainment issued an official statement informing that all SEVENTEEN group members renewed their contracts; SEVENTEEN members shared the meaning behind the contract renewal as well as their determination, saying, “The 13 members agreed to continue together through our faith in each other and the strong teamwork we built over the years, and we will continue to do our best to show good music and great performances to our fans all over the world as ‘one team’ SEVENTEEN.”
• On August 12, 2021, Gaon Chart announced that SEVENTEEN’s mini album “Your Choice” had received official million certification after selling over one million copies.
• On September 1, 2021, Pledis Entertainment issued an official statement explaining that SEVENTEEN, will promote “Attacca” temporarily as 11 members in Korea without Chinese members Jun and The8, who will return to China for activities in their home country in order to resume their work in China that had been postponed by COVID-19 and spend time with their families after being forced to stay away from them for a considerable time due to the pandemic.
• On November 10, 2021, the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) officially certified SEVENTEEN’s ninth mini album “Attacca” platinum for selling over 250,000 copies in Japan. In response to the news, SEVENTEEN shared, “Our hearts are full of gratitude to CARATs (SEVENTEEN’s fans). As the meaning of our ninth mini album ‘Attacca’, which means ‘to play music unceasingly’, we will continue to work hard and move forward with passion.”
• On January 3, 2022, Woozi released his first solo mixtape “Ruby” through various online platforms. Woozi participated in the composition together with BUMZU, Park Ki Tae and Building Owner, and co-wrote the lyrics with BUMZU and Shannon.
• On February 12, 2022, PLEDIS Entertainment announced that Wonwoo had been diagnosed with COVID-19 after developing a sore throat and mild fever. Because Hoshi had contact with him and although the rapid antigen test was negative, both Wonwoo and Hoshi did not participate in the following SEVENTEEN activities, including the “Attacca” online launch event scheduled that day.
• In November 2019, Pledis Entertainment announced that S.Coups would be taking a temporary hiatus to deal with anxiety symptoms.
• On April 6, 2022, Pledis Entertainment released a statement on the passing of Wonwoo’s mother due to illness.
• On June 17, 2022, PLEDIS Entertainment revealed that Jeonghan had had surgery on his right elbow two days earlier. According to the agency, he had already been “receiving conservative treatment” for lateral epicondylitis and tendon damage, but due to his worsening condition, he finally had to undergo surgery on June 15 and although the operation was successful, Jeonghan had to wear a cast and brace to protect his arm during SEVENTEEN’s subsequent activities, including his “BE THE SUN” world tour.
• On July 7, 2022 , Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) announced that the album “Face the Sun”, obtained official double million certification after selling over 2 million copies since its release in May.
• On July 9, 2022, the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) announced that “Face the Sun,” was officially certified double platinum for more than 500,000 units shipped. Notably, the distinction marks the first time SEVENTEEN has gone double platinum in Japan with an album rather than a single: the group previously earned double platinum certifications for their Japanese single albums (“Fallin’ Flower” and “Not Alone”) but “Face the Sun ” is their first album to be certified double platinum.
• On July 21, 2022, Hanteo Chart reported that “SECTOR 17,” surpassed a total of 1,032,238 million copies sold in the first three days, giving the group the title of “seven times million sellers.”
• On July 29, 2022, also known as International Tiger Day, member Hoshi, shared a new song titled “Tiger”. Woozi participated in the composition and the lyrics were written by Hoshi, Woozi and Tiger JK.
• On August 28, 2022, PLEDIS Entertainment announced that Joshua and Hoshi tested positive for COVID-19 in Washington, D.C, so they did not participate in the group’s Washington, D.C. and Atlanta concerts.
• On September 9, 2022, the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) announced that SEVENTEEN’s “SECTOR 17” obtained official platinum certifications for having over 250,000 units shipped.
• On September 8, 2022 , Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) announced that it had granted “SECTOR 17” official certification for having sold over one million copies.
• On October 6, 2022, PLEDIS Entertainment issued a statement due to a growing number of inappropriate fan behaviors that have compromised the safety of SEVENTEEN, including excessive physical contact, invasion of privacy and harassment. Included in the statement was a strict set of fan etiquette rules along with warnings of civil and criminal penalties against any violators.
  • On December 8, PLEDIS Entertainment issued a new statement due to cases of continued unauthorized entry into artists’ private spaces and serious cases of invasion of privacy during their tour, the new statement included a warning that violators would be permanently barred from participating in all SEVENTEEN-related fan activities without prior warning and taking necessary legal action against them using evidence that has been collected through CCTV footage and monitoring initiatives.
• On December 23, 2022, member Vernon released his first solo mixtape, titled “Black Eye”.
• On January 26, 2023, Pledis Entertainment, shared that the group had launched a new #GoingTogether donation event for underprivileged students. For this, a special type font featuring “Bongbong,” a 6-year-old character based on the group’s light stick, was launched to symbolize “the importance of literacy and the joy of learning,” will be given away to donors who donate more than 1700 won (approximately $1.40) from February 28. All proceeds will be donated to the Global Village Education Exchange Project in support of education for underprivileged children and youth in various regions of Africa and Asia.

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