SEVENTEEN: Last News

SEVENTEEN singer Seungkwan has posted a lengthy message on Instagram about the K-pop industry and voicing his support for fellow idols.Last week, K-pop company HYBE disclosed company documents during a National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism committee audit. Several pages of documents that allegedly contained disparaging remarks about K-pop artists have since been leaked, sparking outrage from K-pop fans both domestically and internationally.Amid the ongoing controversy, SEVENTEEN vocalist Seungkwan has shared a message speaking up for his group and fellow K-pop idols.

SEVENTEEN have announced the upcoming release of a new full-length album, which will be in celebration of their 10th anniversary this May.South Korean news outlet Star News reported on March 24 that the K-pop boyband are due to release a new studio album on May 26, the 10th anniversary of their debut. The as-yet-untitled record would be their fourth studio album so far, with the most recent being 2022’s ‘Face the Sun’, featuring title track ‘Hot’.Although details about the new project remain sparse, their label Pledis Entertainment confirmed that all 13 members of the band were involved in the album’s creation and recording.

SEVENTEEN’s Hoshi and Woozi have dropped a special video for ‘Stupid Idiot’, a B-side off their new single album ‘Beam’.The clip was released on March 12, only two days after the song was released earlier this week as part of their new single album ‘Beam’. The song was notably written and produced by both SEVENTEEN members, alongside frequent collaborator Bumzu.‘Stupid Idiot”s accompanying visual takes on a vertical mobile phone format and features Hoshi and Woozi as they each prepare for a night out.

SEVENTEEN member Wonwoo will be enlist for military service next month, his label has confirmed.Today (March 5), SEVENTEEN’s Wonwoo and his label Pledis Entertainment issued a statement on Weverse announcing the K-pop idol’s upcoming military enlistment. “We would like to share the news that Wonwoo of SEVENTEEN will be starting his mandatory military service from April 3 this year,” it read.As a result, the K-pop star will miss out on the boyband’s headlining set at Mexico’s Tecate Pa’l Norte music festival and their fanmeeting in Japan, both of which take place after his enlistment.

SEVENTEEN recently debuted a new song titled ‘Bad Influence’, produced by Pharrell Williams, at the Louis Vuitton FW25 show.‘Bad Influence’ by SEVENTEEN was first played at the Louis Vuitton FW 2025 show in Paris on January 21. ‘Bad Influence’ is performed by nine of the boyband’s members: S.Coups, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, The8, DK, Seungkwan, Vernon and Dino.The song was notably written and produced by Pharrell Williams, who selected the K-pop boyband as its performers, according to a press release by the boyband’s label Pledis Entertainment.

SEVENTEEN singer Jun will be starring in upcoming Chinese film The Shadow’s Edge alongside actors Jackie Chan and Tony Leung.Directed by Ride On helmer Larry Yang, The Shadow’s Edge is described as a crime thriller flick where a genius retired detective, Huang De Zhong, returns to the Macau Judiciary Police in order to bring a notorious organisation of cunning criminals to justice.His label Pledis Entertainment announced via The Korea Herald on January 20 that the SEVENTEEN member is set to star in the highly anticipated film as a gang member named Hu Feng. He will star alongside Chinese film stars Jackie Chan and Tony Leung, who will play Huang De Zhong and the film’s primary antagonist respectively.

aespa, SEVENTEEN and (G)I-DLE emerging as the biggest winners this year – view the full list of winners below.This year, the Golden Disc Awards were held at the Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, Japan over the weekend on January 4 to 5. The live broadcast and red carpet photo event were both cancelled in observation of a mourning period in South Korea, following the fatal Jeju Air crash on December 29.However, the in-person ceremony proceeded as scheduled, while a recorded broadcast will be aired on January 6 and 7.

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SEVENTEEN sub-unit BSS have released a trailer for their upcoming single album, titled ‘Teleparty’.Today (December 27), the K-pop trio BSS – comprising SEVENTEEN’s Seungkwan, DK and Hoshi – unveiled a new trailer announcing their forthcoming return with their second single album ‘Teleparty’.Shot in the style of an election campaign video, the singers rally a crowd as they discuss the significance of youth, promising to help shoulder the responsibilities of their listeners so they will be able to enjoy their youth.According to a press release from Pledis Entertainment, the record will reflect the trio’s hopes for empathetic connection, and to “remind everyone to pause and savour the ordinary yet precious moments of everyday life.” ‘Teleparty’ arrives on January 8 at 6pm KST/4am ET.‘Teleparty’ will mark SEVENTEEN BSS’ first comeback in two years, following their success with their first single album ‘Second Wind’ in January 2023.

GFRIEND, aespa and NewJeans are among the artists set to perform at the 39th Golden Disc Awards in January.South Korea’s Golden Disc Awards has announced the complete line-up for its upcoming 39th ceremony, which will take place over January 4 and 5 at the Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, Japan. The awards ceremony shared its line-up in two waves on December 3 and 9, comprising a total of 21 acts over the two days.Day one of the 39th Golden Disc Awards will include performances by popular K-pop girl groups like aespa, NewJeans and (G)I-DLE, along with singer-songwriters like BIBI and Crush.

aespa emerging as the night’s biggest winners – view the full list of winners below.The 2024 Melon Music Awards (MMA) was held on November 30 at the Inspire Arena in Incheon, South Korea. The winners for most major categories were decided through a mix of digital sales, online voting and panelist evaluations.The MMAs’ four most prestigous awards are considered “Grand Prizes”, and include Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Record of the Year.

aespa, Day6, (G)I-DLE, IU and TWS, who were all nominated for all three grand prize categories: Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year. These are on top of their nominations for other streaming and artist categories.The winners for all awards except for the Millions Top 10 award will be determined by 60 per cent download and streaming counts, 20 per cent judge evaluations and 20 per cent fan votes.Meanwhile, the Millions Top 10 award will be determined by 80 per cent download and streaming numbers and 20 per cent fan votes.Artist of the Year aespa Day6 (G)I-DLE IU Jungkook NewJeans PLAVE RIIZE SEVENTEEN TWSAlbum of the Year aespa – ‘Armageddon’ Day6 – ‘Fourever’ (G)I-DLE – ‘[2]’ ILLIT – ‘Super Real Me’ IU – ‘The Winning’ Jungkook – ‘Golden’ LE SSERAFIM – ‘Easy’ PLAVE – ‘Asterum : 134-1’ Taeyeon – ‘To.

K-pop boyband SEVENTEEN have dropped a teaser for their 12th mini-album, ‘Spill The Feels’, which arrives this October.Today (September 17) SEVENTEEN released the trailer for ‘Spill The Feels’. It features each of its members across different locations, alongside words and phrases that seemingly hint at the record’s themes.

SEVENTEEN singer Jeonghan is scheduled to enlist in the military later this month, the boyband’s label has announced.Today (September 12), Pledis Entertainment announced in a statement on fan community app Weverse that SEVENTEEN’s Jeonghan will enlist for mandatory military on September 26. The singer will be the first member of the boyband to do so.The label noted that due to Jeonghan’s enlistment, he will not be able to take part in the promotional activities for SEVENTEEN’s new mini-album and upcoming 2024 ‘Right Here’ world tour.

SEVENTEEN became the first K-pop act to headline Lollapalooza Berlin tonight (September 8), with their history-making performance also serving as singer Jeonghan’s last before his mandatory military service.The 13-member boyband topped the Main Stage South stage today, joining other acts, including Sam Smith, Martin Garrix, Burna Boy, OneRepublic and The Chainsmokers, as the festival’s 2024 headliners.The group performed with 12 members during the set, with singer Jun previously confirmed not to be participating due to scheduling conflicts with an acting project he is working on in China. They were joined by a live backing band for the occasion.“It’s an honour I never expected,” singer Joshua told NME of headlining Lollapalooza Berlin ahead of the performance.

Big Bang members – Taeyang, G-Dragon and Daesung – recently reunited during Taeyang’s solo concerts in Seoul over the weekend.Big Bang’s Taeyang held the kick-off shows of his ‘The Light Year’ tour over the weekend on August 31 and September 1 at the Olympic Hall in Seoul, South Korea. The concerts were the K-pop star’s first solo shows in about seven years, and also marked the first Big Bang reunion since the departure of founding member T.O.P last year.During the September 1 show, Taeyang invited them both G-Dragon and Daesung on stage to perform the 2016 Big Bang song, ‘WE LIKE 2 PARTY’.

SEVENTEEN members Jeonghan and Jun will not be participating in the group’s upcoming 2024 ‘Right Here’ world tour.Yesterday (August 12), Pledis Entertainment announced in a statement on Weverse that SEVENTEEN’s Jeonghan and Jun will be absent during several activities during the second half of 2024, including their ‘Right Here’ world tour’, due to other obligations.Jeonghan is set to “fulfill his military obligation in the second half of 2024”, the agency announced, saying that the singer has “already filmed as much content as he could in advance”. Despite that, the K-pop star will not join the group for their upcoming world tour and promotional activities for their upcoming 12th mini-album.Pledis Entertainment added that the singer will still “be able to meet [with fans] through the previously announced fan signing event and Lollapalooza Berlin”.

Seventeen just announced their ‘Right Here World Tour’ which will take them to venues all over North America this October and November.That includes a pair of gigs at Belmont Park, NY’s UBS Arena on Friday, Oct. 25 and Sunday, Oct.

SEVENTEEN have announced their upcoming 2024 ‘Right Here’ world tour, featuring concerts in the US, Asia, Japan and more.SEVENTEEN announced their upcoming 2024 ‘Right Here’ world tour on July 24, following the end of the second date of their ‘SEVENTEEN in Carat Land’ fanmeeting event in Seoul, South Korea.According to the teaser for the boyband’s upcoming tour, the K-pop act will play shows in the US, South Korea, Japan and Asia later this year. The tour is set to kick off some time in October 2024.The dates, venues and ticketing details for the concerts on SEVENTEEN’s 2024 ‘Right Here’ world tour have yet to be announced.

SEVENTEEN has announced an upcoming concert film based on their 2024 ‘Follow Again’ tour, with screenings beginning next month.SEVENTEEN announced their Follow Again to Cinemas film yesterday (July 16), sharing that limited screenings of the film will begin on August 21 in South Korea at movie theatres across the country. SEVENTEEN have also partnered with local cinema chain CGV for an “exclusive release” of the film on August 14.Tickets for South Korean screenings of SEVENTEEN Tour ‘Follow Again’ To Cinemas will go on sale on July 23 at 8pm local time, while domestic reservations will be open to the public from July 24 onwards.Although international screenings have yet to be announced, SEVENTEEN teased in their announcement video that fans “around the world” may be able to watch the concert film in their cities.

SEVENTEEN vocalist and producer Woozi has directly refuted claims made by BBC that the group made use of artificial intelligence (AI) to write their music.BBC News published an article on July 11 exploring K-pop’s exploration of the use of AI. The article claimed that K-pop acts, including SEVENTEEN, have been using AI technology to produce music videos and write lyrics for songs.The claim was later refuted by both Woozi himself – who writes and produces most if not all of SEVENTEEN’s music – and the band’s label, Pledis Entertainment on July 14.