Seventeen debut variety shows series#
The ongoing reality series GOING SEVENTEEN is a mix of games, challenges, behind-the-scenes moments and more edited into weekly episodes released on YouTube and V Live. One Fine Day-13 Castaway Boys and One Fine Day in Japan-which aired in 20, respectively-test the members’ survival skills as they navigate life on an island in the former and complete assigned quests across Japan in the latter. To get started, SEVENTEEN PROJECT: Debut Big Plan is a reality series following the 13 members as they carry out missions in the final days leading up to their debut in May 2015. Variety shows are a key way for members of K-pop groups to show parts of their personalities that are often different from their onstage personas. Which variety shows help introduce the group to newcomers? The choreography video for “Don’t Wanna Cry,” for instance, shows all members dancing with extreme precision and near-perfect timing.
Despite its large size, SEVENTEEN has also earned recognition as one of the most synchronized K-pop acts. These scenes would be much more difficult, or impossible, for smaller groups to execute. In the 2017 hit song “Don’t Wanna Cry,” their positioning creates the image of two members walking under street lamps. In the recent release “My My,” the artists’ moves paint the picture of main vocalist Seungkwan riding on a boat in the splashing sea. The size creates opportunities for visual storytelling through the act’s formation in performances. SEVENTEEN also sets itself apart for being larger than most Korean idol groups. And while Hoshi has co-choreographed most of SEVENTEEN’s title tracks to date, the other three members of the performance team regularly create choreography for their sub-unit’s songs and other projects. By 2017, all members of SEVENTEEN had writing credits. Other members are frequent contributors to the music production, with the four rappers of the hip-hop team writing lyrics for their sub-unit’s tracks. Over the past five years, Woozi has co-composed most of SEVENTEEN’s songs alongside PLEDIS’ in-house producer Bumzu, and takes on a directing role in the recording studio. In the act’s first mini album in 2015, 17 Carat, vocalist Woozi contributed to the writing of all five tracks and Hoshi worked on the choreography for two songs, “Shining Diamond” and “Adore U.” Since then, both members have retained leading roles in their respective areas. Nevertheless, it is rare for K-pop acts to be so heavily involved in the direction of every album and performance, especially from inception. This does not mean that the members create their material entirely on their own, as they have repeatedly recognized the producers and choreographers with whom they work closely. SEVENTEEN has promoted itself as a self-producing group since debut. What makes SEVENTEEN different from other groups? Different combinations of the artists are regularly formed, including a “Leaders” unit-featuring the leaders of the three sub-groups-and the special unit BSS, consisting of comedic trio Seungkwan, DK and Hoshi. On most albums since 2015, the members record songs in these units in addition to recording as a whole group. Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon), vocal unit (Woozi, Jeonghan, Joshua, DK, Seungkwan) and performance unit (Hoshi, Jun, The8, Dino) specialize in rapping, singing and dancing, respectively. SEVENTEEN’s sub-group system helps solve this problem. In a group of this size, showcasing individual skills becomes challenging, as most three-to-four-minute songs are divided among 13 members.
While PLEDIS is expected to retain its independence, the move has prompted SEVENTEEN’s fans to discuss what changes this might bring to the group. In May, Big Hit Entertainment, home to BTS, became the largest shareholder of PLEDIS Entertainment, SEVENTEEN’s label. The 13 members’ skills range from songwriting to choreographing in addition to their expertise in singing, rapping and dancing, hence establishing their strong reputation in the K-pop industry as self-producing idols. SEVENTEEN’s path to this milestone-and, more broadly, to becoming one of the top K-pop groups internationally-has been a slow and steady rise since the act’s debut in 2015. Heng:garae now ranks third in all-time weekly album sales in South Korea, behind BTS’ Map of the Soul: 7 and Map of the Soul: Persona. BTS is the only other Korean act to have surpassed this number with its first-week sales. The album-whose title is the Korean word for throwing someone into the air in celebration-sold more than one million physical copies in its first week, according to the music chart Hanteo.
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