In December 2012, it was announced that a seventeen member boy group will soon debut under the name SEVENTEEN with 17 members and an average age of 17. The TV show, Seventeen TV will show the members of the group going through their training and debut preparations as well as their everyday lives. The show started broadcasting in December 2012 with and ended in August 2014 with five seasons.
Between 2012-2014, the group lost four of its members: Doyun, Mingming, Dongjin and Samuel. SEVENTEEN also appeared in the reality TV show Seventeen Project: Big Debut Plan, broadcast on MBC between May 2–26, 2015, where the members had completed missions while being split into a hip-hop unit, a vocal unit, and a performance unit. Promo for [[17 Carat]] On May 26, the group made their debut with a live showcase televised by broadcasting network MBC.
They had a one-hour live showcase, with their label mates, After School's Raina and Lizzy, as MC, on a major broadcasting network, the first for any K-pop group. Three days later, the group released their debut mini album 17 Carat with the title song "Adore U", which was described as a funky pop song about a teenage boy trying to navigate through puppy love. The song marks the beginning of the group's trilogy and represents a boy meeting a girl.
Members Woozi helped to write and produce all of the tracks on the mini album, while Hoshi created the choreography for the pre-release “Shining Diamond” and the title track “Adore U". The song was critically acclaimed charting high with various reviews noting as a group to watch in 2015. SEVENTEEN_Boys_Be_Promo_Photo.
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) On August 31, the group revealed a new image through their social media accounts that look like a cellphone display that has SEVENTEEN as its wallpaper with the time and date in the cellphone display at 12:00 on Tuesday, September 10 announcing their comeback. After multiple teasers, the group made their comeback with their second mini album Boys Be with the title song "Mansae". The mini album was available in two different versions titled “Hide” and “Seek.
” with the group portraying a day and night hide-and-seek concept. Woozi has been revealed to have produced the whole album and other various members directly participated in the album process. The title song "Mansae" is described as having funky guitars, feel-good harmonies, and entertaining rap lines that lyrically describes the feelings of a boy who has a crush and is trying to get her attention.
The song is composed by group members Woozi, S. Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu, and Vernon with Hoshi choreographing and is part two of the trilogy that represents a boy falling in love with a girl. It was critically acclaimed by critics, noting the group maintaining the self-producing image and hit songs.
Group photo for "[[Q&A (SEVENTEEN & Ailee)|Q&A"]] On November 30, it was announced that members Woozi, Vernon, and S. Coups will be collaborating with singer Ailee for the song "Q&A". On December 4, the digital single was released and was described as having a trendy melody and simple lyrics.
The song is about the common but delicate feelings between a man and a woman under the concept of questions and answers with critics noting the member's rap and singing skills going perfectly with Ailee's strong vocals, making for a cute and unique song. Love & Letter SEVENTEEN Group Photo. png|Promo for First 'Love & Letter (Love Ver.
) Love & Letter SEVENTEEN Group Photo 2. png|Promo for First 'Love & Letter (Letter Ver. ) On April 11 at midnight KST, the group uploaded nine images to their official Instagram that when viewed together form a photo of a message in a bottle, floating at sea with the caption announcing that the group will be making a comeback with their first studio album.
After multiple teasers, on April 25, the group released the album First 'Love & Lett...
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