K-pop Group Seventeen

SEVENTEEN is a South Korean boy group that students in SMIC love. The group consists of 13 members in total. The members are assigned to different units: S.coups, Mingyu, Wonwoo, and Vernon to the hip-hop team; Jeonghan, Joshua, DK, Seungkwan, and Woozi to the vocal team; and The8, Jun, Hoshi, and Dino to performance team. The name SEVENTEEN came from the idea of 13 members + 3 units + 1 team, emphasizing on how members from all over the world came together to form a cohesive group. SEVENTEEN debuted on May 25, 2015, under PLEDIS Entertainment.

Just before SEVENTEEN’s debut, PLEDIS Entertainment was going through a difficult period in which they nearly went broke. The company’s CEO sold his house and helped SEVENTEEN to debut in the hopes that they would become a well-known boy band. As a result of this, there was no money to hire professionals, the group was forced to create their choreography and songs. Therefore, SEVENTEEN became the well-known “self-producing” idol group.

Previously, they also released Japanese albums such as “fallin flowers” and “power of love” both conveying positive messages to encourage students to be positive when facing hardships. SMIC students adore this boy group due to the unique and positive messages that recur throughout their songs, echoing in the minds of the students.

Seventeen's new album cover, "Always Yours".

In their most recent Japanese comeback, SEVENTEEN brought the album “Always Yours”. Their love and appreciation for their fans are the album’s key messages. Out of the 27 songs, there are 2 brand-new Japanese songs. The message of the song’s title, “Ima- Even If the World Ends Tomorrow,” is that everyone should live in the moment and not worry or overthink the future, even if the world ends today. This motivates SMIC students to be a motivated learner, healthy individual, global citizen, and person of character. Through the energy from an energetic boy group, students will feel energetic every day. “Sara Sara” is the name of the second Japanese song. It is a song that discusses romantic love and the fear of separation while still working hard as a cohesive team. This song teaches SMIC students that separation may not be bad. The important thing is that the students enjoy the moment and create happy memories with their best friends.