The first and best record written by SEVENTEEN.
Source: Pledis
[The Fact| [Reporter Jeong Byeong-geun] Seventeen took the year 2023, the 9th year since debut, 'Year Seventeen'.
Seventeen (S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Uzi, The8, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, Vernon Dino) have achieved great achievements in many fields at home and abroad, including not only broke his own record this year but also set his first K-pop record. Cumulative album sales this year amounted to 16 million copies, and the positive influence was also spread through UNESCO's speech.
SEVENTEEN wrote new history with their 10th mini album 'FML' released in April and 11th mini album 'SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN' released in October. 'FML' became the best-selling album of all time with sales Cumulatively 6.28 million copies. 'SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN' recorded initial sales (one week after release) of approximately 5.09 million copies, ranking first among all K-pop artists.
With Kubo's help, Seventeen set a record for cumulative domestic album sales exceeding 16 million copies.
Seventeen has sold out all 23 concerts this year, including domestic fanmeetings, Japanese fanmeetings, and tour concerts. Through that, 800,000 offline audiences and 270,000 online audiences (live streaming, live viewing) were mobilized, recording a total audience of more than 1 million. This is an increase of 200,000 people compared to last year (a total of 34 performances).
Seventeen will continue to hold concerts in Bulacan, Philippines (Philippine Sports Stadium) on January 13-14, 2024 and in Macau (Olympic Sports Center Stadium) on January 20-21.
This is not only a record but also conveys a meaningful message. Seventeen became the first K-pop artist to stand on the podium at UNESCO Headquarters at the 13th UNESCO Youth Forum held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France last November. Those specifically assigned to the special session gave speeches and performed for about an hour, impressing young people and fans around the world.
Seventeen promised to expand the #Going Together education campaign being carried out with the Korean National Committee for UNESCO to the global level and said: “Learning can change a person, expand their dreams that person and change the world, just like Seventeen did." He raised his voice and said, "Because we exist" and "Let's learn together and move forward together."
Seventeen is expected to continue global activities in 2024, marking the 10th anniversary since debut.
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