Seventeen Timeline

Release of Serenade, the first joint EP by Seventeen members DK and Seungkwan; the six-track EP features ballads including the lead track "Blue."

SEVENTEEN member Seungkwan is confirmed as the newest cast member for the upcoming season of The Great Escape.

CJ ENM announced that the variety show The Great Escape will return with a new season premiering on TVING in the second half of 2026.

The track surpassed 300 million plays on Spotify "early this year."

Seventeen claimed the No. 7 spot on Billboard's biannual top tours ranking. Their "New_" world tour grossed $88 million from 25 shows (between October and March), drew over 574,000 in attendance (placing them No. 9 on the Top Ticket Sales Chart), and the tour ran from September until April, attracting more than 900,000 fans on- and offline.

SEVENTEEN made a donation to the Korean National Commission for UNESCO's Bridge Programme to help Laotian students attend secondary school. The donation marked the group's 11th debut anniversary; the amount was not disclosed. The contribution is part of the ongoing #GoingTogether initiative launched with Pledis Entertainment.

Seventeen's vocal duo DK x Seungkwan debuted with the mini-album "Serenade" in January 2026.

The duo subunit released its first EP "Serenade," a six-track set fronted by "Blue."

The duo subunit of DK and Seungkwan was formed.

All 13 members agreed to renew their contracts with Pledis Entertainment, announced during the group's encore concert finale; the group said they will continue as 13 members and remain active through unit and solo projects.

SEVENTEEN's song/record "DxS" earned Circle Chart Double Million and/or Platinum certifications as part of Circle Chart's latest batch of official certifications.

SEVENTEEN won at the 40th Japan Gold Disc Awards.

Pledis Entertainment announced Vernon and The 8 are preparing to debut a new Seventeen subunit this summer; both artists are participating in the unit's album production.

Vernon and The8 of Seventeen will launch a new unit in summer 2026.

SEVENTEEN’s DxS was listed among recordings receiving official certifications from the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

As a full group, Seventeen has achieved gold certification in Japan with 18 of its albums.

Seventeen unit's EP Serenade landed atop Oricon’s Daily Album Ranking and remained at No. 1.

DK and Seungkwan (subunit of Seventeen) earned RIAJ gold certification for their first EP Serenade after the mini album logged more than 100,000 shipments, per Pledis Entertainment.

Seventeen for the first time exceeded 300 million views on YouTube for the music video of "Don't Wanna Cry" (focus track from their fourth EP Al1). The single earned six wins on local music shows and entered Billboard's World Digital Song Sales Chart at No. 3.

The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) included SEVENTEEN in its latest batch of streaming certifications, awarding Platinum and/or Gold certifications for streaming in Japan.

HYBE labels shared updates on the progress of legal proceedings against malicious activities violating the rights of SEVENTEEN.

Seventeen are listed among the leading acts in 2025 album sales (data through November).

The Japanese-language single 'Ima -Even if the world ends tomorrow-' from Seventeen's Japan best-of album 'Always Yours' exceeded 50 million streams in Japan and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

Seventeen member Hoshi enlisted as an active-duty soldier.

Seventeen member Woozi enlisted as an active-duty soldier.

Hoshi enlisted in September of last year and is serving as an active-duty soldier in the South Korean Army, putting solo/group activities on hiatus during his service.

First EP by Seventeen subunit S.Coups and Mingyu was released in September 2025.

Jeonghan completed his military service.

Seventeen's album 'Happy Burstday' entered the Billboard 200 chart at No. 2.

The album sold over 2 million copies on the day of its release.

Seventeen's fifth full album 'Happy Burstday' was released in May 2025. The album's lead single is 'Thunder.'

According to the study covering up to the end of 2025, Seventeen is one of eight K-pop acts that have exceeded 10 million in total cumulative album sales.

Bandmates S.Coups and Mingyu broke the K-pop subunit first-week sales record in 2025, surpassing the previous record set by Junghan & Wonwoo.

Vernon joined the Recording Academy (organizer of the Grammy Awards) as a voting member in 2025.

Seventeen's album "Happy Burstday" placed No. 3 on the IFPI Global Album Sales Chart for 2025.

Seventeen's album "Happy Burstday" placed third on the IFPI Global Album Sales Chart 2025 ranking.

Seventeen placed 14th on the IFPI Global Artist Chart 2025, their fifth consecutive year on the list since 2021.

Seventeen took the No. 1 spot on Billboard's 2025 K-pop Artist 100; its 13 members occupied the top 13 positions on the list compiled with Billboard Korea.

Jeonghan began his mandatory service as a social service agent.

Seventeen member Jeonghan began his alternative service.

Junghan teamed up with Wonwoo and released "This Man" in 2024, selling over 780,000 copies in its first week — a record for a K-pop subunit at the time.

Seventeen was appointed UNESCO's first-ever Goodwill Ambassador for Youth.

Seventeen was appointed youth goodwill ambassadors for UNESCO in 2024 and donated $1 million to fund the global youth grant scheme.

Seventeen was appointed a youth goodwill ambassador for UNESCO in 2024 and donated $1 million to establish a global youth fund supporting projects that strengthen youth confidence and resilience through music, arts and sports, and promote mental health.

Seventeen was appointed a youth goodwill ambassador for UNESCO in 2024 and donated US$1 million to establish a global youth fund supporting projects for youth confidence, resilience, creative communities and mental health.

The 8 co-wrote rap parts for the performance unit song "SPELL" along with Dino, expressing a desire to include raps in the unit's song.

Wonwoo participated in writing the lyrics for the hip-hop unit song "LALALI," contributing a free-spirited lyrical voice.

Member Woozi is credited for both composition and lyrics on all 33 tracks of the compilation album 17 Is Right Here.

SEVENTEEN's FOLLOW Tour, including the encore leg called "FOLLOW AGAIN," is close to wrapping up.

Fans witnessed the very first live performance of SEVENTEEN's lead track "Maestro" during the Seoul World Cup Stadium shows.

SEVENTEEN released a compilation album, 17 Is Right Here, featuring all of the group's Korean-language singles, Korean versions of their Japanese singles since debut, and four new songs.

Seventeen first collaborated with UNESCO by holding a special session at the organization's Youth Forum.

Release of SEVENTEEN's music video "Super" on YouTube.

"Super" rolled out as one of the two promoted tracks from Seventeen's tenth EP, FML.

In August 2022, Pledis Entertainment signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korean National Commission for UNESCO to launch the #GoingTogether campaign aimed at closing educational gaps in underserved communities. The campaign later involved SEVENTEEN's donations.

Virtual concert for fans, scheduled to be held online.

Seventeen made their official U.S. debut on James Corden's late-night show as part of their 2021 U.S. activities.

Seventeen released the EP ; [Semicolon].

Seventeen released the EP Heng:garæ.

SEVENTEEN achieved a mainstream breakthrough with the high-energy single "Very Nice."