3/14/2024 0 Comments Seventeen debuted![]() At the end of one of SEVENTEEN’s concerts, S.COUPS made an unexpected appearance in a wheelchair despite his injury. And though, like the lyrics also say, “sometimes the truth hurts,” when one of them laughs or cries, the rest of the group is always there for them. And when the group needs them, that person helps them right back. And then there’s the line, “I love my team, I love my crew.” They have spent the last eight years working together as a group, repeating this incantation. There’s a line in “Super,” the lead single off their album FML: “We’ll never rest, every day.” It accurately describes the lives of K-pop artists who put out an average of two albums every year, shoot their own videos in between, and keep in touch with their fans all throughout. But whether it was all the other members coming to JUN’s aid in a foreign country or SEUNGKWAN standing before attendees to the UNESCO Youth Forum, SEVENTEEN has consistently taken both their good and bad fortunes and turned them into opportunities. It’s sheer luck that SEUNGKWAN, from Jeju Island, and JUN, who grew up in Shenzhen, China, both ended up in Seoul and as part of the same group. Even though it seemed impossible for anyone to truly comfort him with a loss so great, he was lucky to have the other members there to support him through smiles and tears. ![]() SEUNGKWAN uploaded a photo of all the members of the group to Instagram with the caption, “We’re always good, whether we’re laughing or crying.” A month prior to that, he made a long post about a friend whom he would never be able to see again. Nonetheless, the size of the group has become a plus for SEVENTEEN, as when one member has to be absent for whatever reason, the other 12 are ready to pick up the slack. With 13 people, it’s hard to know what’s going to happen to any one of them or when. ![]() He checked in with fans on Weverse a few days prior to returning to work, which was also right around the time that news of S.COUPS’ injury came out. And SEUNGKWAN had similarly been absent from group promotions prior to the announcement of SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN. The members who didn’t speak at the Forum shared the spotlight, too. His absence was particularly noticeable whenever his name came up. Still, as the other members delivered their speeches, they named every member of the group several times, including S.COUPS. He’s currently doing physiotherapy owing to an injury he suffered while filming a video. SEVENTEEN leader S.COUPS was unable to attend the Youth Forum. That was back when he couldn’t speak Korean and the other members communicated with him using hand gestures and facial expressions, supporting him every step of the way as he adapted to his new, unfamiliar surroundings. Chinese member JUN took his recollections even further back in his speech, expounding on his trainee days. MINGYU added that the group also came to a unanimous agreement to donate goats named after them to Tanzanian children after SEVENTEEN turned its first profit. But, according to WOOZI, whether selling 1,400 or 15 million, the albums’ tracks are all decided during meetings held with all the members of SEVENTEEN present. Back then, he said, he never could have imagined that, eight years later, that very same group of his would go on to sell over 15 million units within the span of a single year. MINGYU spoke after WOOZI and touched on how SEVENTEEN’s debut album only sold 1,400 copies in its first week. It’s no coincidence that the boy who grew up on Jeju Island, dreaming of becoming a singer, was at UNESCO headquarters to sing “God of Music.” During his own speech, SEVENTEEN member and producer WOOZI recalled the pessimistic expectations people had about the group when they first debuted-everything from how there were “too many” members, to predictions that the group was doomed to fail. Not only that, but just one month before the Youth Forum, SEVENTEEN put out the album SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN, which includes the single “God of Music.” Thanks to its message that “we can be best friends from now on” through the “universal language” of music, the song resonated with those who attended and tuned into the Youth Forum, a platform for young people everywhere to raise their voice for a better world. ![]() As told in the speech, SEUNGKWAN happened to be from Jeju Island, which had been designated by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve, a Natural World Heritage site, and a Global Geopark. ![]() On November 14, SEVENTEEN member SEUNGKWAN took to the stage to deliver a speech at the Youth Forum held by UNESCO at its Paris headquarters. ![]()
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