Love & Letter
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| Released | April 25, 2016 July 4, 2016 (repackage) | |||
| Recorded | 2015–16 | |||
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| Language | Korean | |||
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Love & Letter, also known as First Love & Letter,[1][2] is the debut studio album by South Korean boy group Seventeen released on April 25, 2016.[3] The album is a follow-up to the group's two EPs/mini albums, 17 Carat and Boys Be (2015).[4]
Background and release[]
The album includes 10 tracks and focuses on themes such as the experience of a first love.[1][3] "Pretty U" was chosen to be the title track of the album[2] and was performed on multiple music shows by the group throughout the following two and a half months. During this time period, the group earned their first two consecutive wins on Show Champion. Their first win was on May 4, 2016, followed by a second win on May 11, 2016. Some tracks on the album are special versions of songs previously released by the group, but sung by the three teams that make up the group respectively.[citation needed]
Band members largely created the album, writing or co-writing every track, and composing or co-composing almost every track.[2] The album charted at number three on Billboard's World Albums chart and at number five on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[2] The album's promotional single "Pretty U" charted at number three on Billboard's World Digital Songs chart, which marked their highest ranking on the chart to date.[2]
On June 24, 2016, they performed at KCON, New York and Billboard K-Town's writer Monique Menendez said, "Seventeen bring the sugar with its latest single, "Pretty U," a bright love song with choreography reminiscent of West Side Story."[5]
Repackage album[]
On July 4, 2016, a repackaged edition of the album was released with five new tracks, including the title track "Very Nice".[6][7][8] The accompanying music video for the song was released on Naver V-app on the same day, and received over a million 'hearts'.[9]
Track listing[]
Choreography: Choi Young-joon and Hoshi (Hoshi solely did the choreography for Shining Diamond)
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "엄지척" (Chuck) |
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| 2:58 |
| 2. | "예쁘다" (Pretty U) |
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| 3:27 |
| 3. | "이놈의 인기" (Still Lonely (Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Vernon, Dino) |
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| 3:26 |
| 4. | "유행가" (Hit Song) |
| Bumzu |
| 3:43 |
| 5. | "Say Yes (DK, Seungkwan)" |
| Kiggen | Kiggen | 3:50 |
| 6. | "떠내려가" (Drift Away (S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan)) |
| Woozi | Bumzu | 3:09 |
| 7. | "아낀다" (Vocal unit ver.) (Adore U) |
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| 3:44 |
| 8. | "만.세" (Hiphop unit ver.) (Monday to Saturday) |
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| Bumzu | 3:23 |
| 9. | "Shining Diamond" (Performance unit ver.) |
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| Park Gi Tae | 2:30 |
| 10. | "사랑쪽지" (Love Letter) |
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| 2:58 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "No F.U.N" |
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| 3:01 |
| 2. | "아주 NICE" (Very NICE) |
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| 3:12 |
| 3. | "힐링" (Healing) |
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| 3:23 |
| 4. | "SIMPLE" (Woozi Solo) | Woozi |
| 3:40 |
| 5. | "끝이 안보여" (Space) |
| Bumzu | 3:09 |
| 6. | "엄지척" (Chuck) |
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| 2:58 |
| 7. | "예쁘다" (Pretty U) |
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| 3:27 |
| 8. | "이놈의 인기" (Still Lonely) |
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| 3:26 |
| 9. | "유행가" (Hit Song) |
| Bumzu | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Say Yes" |
| Kiggen | 3:50 |
| 11. | "떠내려가" (Drift Away) |
| Woozi | 3:09 |
| 12. | "아낀다 (Vocal Team Ver.)" (Adore U) |
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| 3:44 |
| 13. | "만.세 (Hiphop Team Ver.)" (Mansae) |
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| 3:23 |
| 14. | "Shining Diamond (Performance Team Ver.)" |
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| 2:30 |
| 15. | "사랑쪽지" (Love Letter) |
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| 2:58 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "1집 SEVENTEEN 1ST ALBUM [FIRST `LOVE & LETTER`]". Naver. April 25, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Benjamin, Jeff (May 4, 2016). "Seventeen Send Their 'First Love&Letter' to Top 5 of World & Heatseekers Album Charts". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kang, Seo-jeong (April 11, 2016). 세븐틴, 첫 정규앨범 티저이미지 공개 ‘청량미 폭발’. The Chosun Ilbo/Osen (in Korean). Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ "세븐틴 (Seventeen)". Naver. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ Melendez, Monique (June 26, 2016). "KCON New York 2016: Ailee Comes Home, Seventeen Makes First American Appearance & More". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ Kim, Yu-young (July 6, 2016). "Seventeen returns to spotlight with repackaged album". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ Son, Ji-hyoung (July 13, 2016). "[V Report Plus] Backstage footage of Seventeen's photoshoot for new album". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Love&Letter Repackage Album". Naver. July 4, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ Lee, Sang-won (July 4, 2016). "[V Report Plus] Seventeen releases 'Very Nice' music video". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
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- 2016 albums
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- Hybe Corporation albums