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SEVENTEEN

SEVENTEEN / 세븐틴

SEVENTEEN is a thirteen-member group from PLEDIS Entertainment, known for self-producing units, choreography, and a large performance catalogue.

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  • 2015DebutMay 26, 2015
  • 13Members
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  • CARATFandom
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In 30 seconds: SEVENTEEN

The hip-hop, vocal, and performance units make SEVENTEEN especially useful for understanding how a large K-pop group can stay organised and distinctive.

Choose SEVENTEEN for choreography depth, a clear three-unit structure, and an extensive official performance catalogue.

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Key facts

Group name
SEVENTEEN
Reading / Hangul
SEVENTEEN / 세븐틴
Company
PLEDIS Entertainment
Debut date
May 26, 2015
Days active
4,184 days (11 years, 5 months)
Debut song
Adore U
Generation
3rd generation
Fandom name
CARAT(カラット)
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Member guide

エスクプス에스쿱스 · S.COUPSS.COUPS X MINGYU View in Japaneseジョンハン정한 · JeonghanJEONGHAN X WONWOO View in Japaneseジョシュア조슈아 · Joshua View in Japaneseジュン준 · Jun View in Japaneseホシ호시 · HoshiSoloBSSHxW View in Japaneseウォヌ원우 · WonwooJEONGHAN X WONWOO View in Japaneseウジ우지 · WooziHxW View in Japaneseドギョム도겸 · DKBSSDxS View in Japaneseミンギュ민규 · MingyuS.COUPS X MINGYU View in Japaneseディエイト디에잇 · The8V8 View in Japaneseスングァン승관 · SeungkwanBSSDxS View in Japaneseバーノン버논 · VernonV8 View in Japaneseディノ디노 · DinoSolo View in Japanese

Profile comparison

MembersBirth dateBlood typeMBTINationality
エスクプス1995-08-08ⓘ31178cmABINFPSouth Korea
ジョンハン1995-10-04ⓘ31178cmBISFJSouth Korea
ジョシュア1995-12-30ⓘ30177cmAENFJUnited States
ジュン1996-06-10ⓘ30182cmBESFPChina
ホシ1996-06-15ⓘ30177cmBINFPSouth Korea
ウォヌ1996-07-17ⓘ30182cmAINFJSouth Korea
ウジ1996-11-22ⓘ29166cmAINFJSouth Korea
ドギョム1997-02-18ⓘ29179cmOISFJSouth Korea
ミンギュ1997-04-06ⓘ29187cmBENFJSouth Korea
ディエイト1997-11-07ⓘ29179.8cmOINFJChina
スングァン1998-01-16ⓘ28174cmBENFPSouth Korea
バーノン1998-02-18ⓘ28178cmAISTPSouth Korea · United States
ディノ1999-02-11ⓘ27174cmAINFJSouth Korea

Ages are as of 2026-11-08.

UnitsJEONGHAN X WONWOO(ジョンハン · ウォヌ) ↗ View in JapaneseBSS(スングァン · ドギョム · ホシ) ↗ View in JapaneseDxS(ドギョム · スングァン) ↗ View in JapaneseHxW(ホシ · ウジ) ↗ View in JapaneseS.COUPS X MINGYU(エスクプス · ミンギュ) ↗ View in JapaneseV8(バーノン · ディエイト) ↗ View in Japanese

Selected releases

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Start here

Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.

Tiny Light artwork

February 27, 2026 · Single

Tiny Light

View tracksOfficial MV
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VERY NICE MVVERY NICE MVBegin with an early signature single whose bright hook and synchronised performance make the full group easy to read.Don't Wanna Cry MVDon't Wanna Cry MVChoose Don't Wanna Cry for a vocal-led turning point paired with precise large-group choreography.Super MVSuper MVUse Super for the scale of a thirteen-member performance and the group's later stadium-era intensity.
MV View in JapaneseDance Practice View in JapanesePerformance View in JapaneseLive View in JapaneseStage View in JapaneseAudio View in Japanese
View all official videos →
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From debut to now

  • 2015
    Adore U was the debut, and the three-unit structure of vocal, hip-hop and performance was pushed to the front.
  • 2016
    VERY NICE carried brightness and complex choreography a long way and became one of the group's standard live songs.
  • 2017
    Don't Wanna Cry showed emotional expression and the precision of the group choreography strongly, making an entrance where the performing reads even at first sight.
  • 2022
    HOT led into Face the Sun and after, and the impression of large stages and a harder sound widened further.
  • 2023
    Super and FML drew attention for performance on a big scale and came to be seen as the signature songs of recent years.
  • 2024
    MAESTRO and the greatest-hits period opened a stage where a long history of activity can be taken in all at once.
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Achievements

2Daesang
3Wins
13Music show wins

2 daesang · 3 awards (compiled by KPOP DISCOVER, as of November 8, 2026)

Awards

Major wins

  • 2024

    MAMA Awards MAMA

    • Artist of the YearDaesang
  • 2023

    MAMA Awards MAMA

    • Album of the Year“FML”Daesang
See 1 more award
  • 2024

    Billboard Music Awards BBMAs

    • Top K-Pop Touring Artist
Sourced award records (10)

Daesang (grand prizes)

5 recordsMost recent ceremony first, then by category

Checked

Some episodes unverified

Period 2023-09-01 – 2026-09-25

Updates paused
39th Golden Disc AwardsSPILL THE FEELSAlbum Daesang (Album of the Year)event-api.hll.kr
2024 MAMA AWARDSVISA ALBUM OF THE YEARwww.cjenm.com
2024 MAMA AWARDSVISA ARTIST OF THE YEARwww.cjenm.com
38th Golden Disc AwardsFMLAlbum Daesang (Album of the Year)event-api.hll.kr
2023 MAMA AWARDSFMLAlbum of the Yearwww.cjenm.com

Album of the Year

4 recordsMost recent ceremony first, then by category

Checked

Coverage 2023-09-01 – 2026-09-25

Updates paused
39th Golden Disc AwardsSPILL THE FEELSAlbum Daesang (Album of the Year)event-api.hll.kr
2024 MAMA AWARDSVISA ALBUM OF THE YEARwww.cjenm.com
38th Golden Disc AwardsFMLAlbum Daesang (Album of the Year)event-api.hll.kr
2023 MAMA AWARDSFMLAlbum of the Yearwww.cjenm.com

Artist of the Year

1 recordMost recent ceremony first, then by category

Checked

Coverage 2023-09-01 – 2026-09-25

Updates paused
2024 MAMA AWARDSVISA ARTIST OF THE YEARwww.cjenm.com

Charts and PAK

Peak chart positions

  • FMLBillboardNo. 2Physical

Music show wins

Records

13 recordsMost recent broadcast first

Checked

Some episodes unverified

Period 2023-09-01 – 2026-10-26
M CountdownTHUNDERCJ ENM / Mnet
Show! Music CoreTHUNDERenews.imbc.com
InkigayoTHUNDERSBS
Show! Music CoreTHUNDERMBC
M CountdownTHUNDERCJ ENM / Mnet
Music BankMAESTROkstar.kbs.co.kr
M CountdownMAESTROCJ ENM / Mnet
Show! Music CoreMAESTROMBC
Music BankMAESTROKBS
M CountdownMAESTROCJ ENM / Mnet
Inkigayo음악의 신SBS
Show! Music Core음악의 신enews.imbc.com
Music Bank음악의 신KBS
Sources and data (3)

Source: announcements by each award ceremony and official chart

MAMA AwardsBillboard Music AwardsBillboard 200

KPOP DISCOVER editorial policy and sources View in Japanese

Each record is checked against its source. These are within the collected period, not lifetime totals.

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Solo and unit activities

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Official links

Official site

Japan Official Siteseventeen-17.jp

Official social accounts and platforms

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Shopping guide

Verified English shopping links are not yet available.

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KPOP DISCOVER's SEVENTEEN note

What anchors SEVENTEEN is self-produced work across three units and group choreography that makes 13 people look like one. PLEDIS Entertainment debuted the thirteen-piece on May 26, 2015 with Adore U, and the group splits into vocal, hip-hop and performance units while moving as a single team: 13 plus three plus one is where the 17 in the name comes from.

The brightness and pull of VERY NICE, the finished vocals and synchronisation of Don't Wanna Cry, the large-scale performing of Super: strongly self-produced songs held up by 13 people. Take the world from the music videos, then watch the dance practices and the performance versions for formation, line distribution and roles, and what makes SEVENTEEN itself comes into focus.

Since FML the scale of the albums and tours has grown further, and the Japanese releases have continued alongside. VERY NICE, then Don't Wanna Cry, then Super runs from the early pull through the finished vocals to the scale of recent years.

Editors' take VERY NICE / Don't Wanna Cry / Super — three songs cover a PLEDIS thirteen-piece built on self-produced work across three units and choreography that makes 13 people move as one.

KPOP DISCOVER editorial team

Trivia worth knowing

Name and worldbuilding

13 members, three units and one team adding up to 17 is the quickest way to hold the structure in mind.

Unit

Vocal, hip-hop and performance units divide the group, so it stays clear who to watch on any given song.

Debut

Adore U arrived on May 26, 2015 and put self-production and a sense of team at the front from the start.

Record

From FML onward the scale of albums and tours grew further, placing the group among the large K-pop acts of recent years.

Japan route

Japanese releases have continued as well, so the flow is easier to read when the Korean and global work is kept apart from the Japanese catalogue.

Video

Beyond the music videos, dance practices and performance footage show the moment when a large membership turns into an advantage.

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Japan activity score

KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 13/ 241 groups

No. 13 of 241 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 5%)

  • 9Japanese releases
  • 58Japan-related tracks
  • 0Members from Japan
  • 1Official Japanese accounts

The denominator is the 241 groups, out of 564 covered by KPOP DISCOVER, whose raw score reaches at least one point. The score adds 10 points per Japanese-market release, 3 per Japan-related track, 12 per member from Japan, and 8 per official Japanese account. Japanese-market releases carry the most weight because they are the most direct evidence of activity; related tracks add track-level detail; members from Japan stand for Japanese-language communication and continuity; official accounts stand for a permanent point of contact. The weights are an editorial judgement, not a statistical optimisation, and the ranking tracks release volume in Japan closely. Source: releases, tracks, members, and official links recorded by KPOP DISCOVER (updated 2026-11-08).

How this score is calculated → View in Japanese

Frequently asked questions

What defines SEVENTEEN?
The hip-hop, vocal, and performance units make SEVENTEEN especially useful for understanding how a large K-pop group can stay organised and distinctive.
Why should a new listener start with SEVENTEEN?
Choose SEVENTEEN for choreography depth, a clear three-unit structure, and an extensive official performance catalogue.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with VERY NICE, Don't Wanna Cry, Super, then continue to the official video index.