2012–2015: Formation, Seventeen TV, and Seventeen Project

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From 2012-2014, Seventeen appeared in regular live broadcasts of a series called Seventeen TV on the online streaming platform UStream. The show aired for multiple seasons, in which trainees were introduced and shown practicing for performances, with some seasons culminating with Like Seventeen concerts. 

Prior to their debut, Seventeen also appeared in the reality television show Seventeen Project: Big Debut Plan on MBC from May 2 to 26, 2015. The show concluded with the group's debut showcase.

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2015–2016: Debut with 17 Carat, first win and first studio album Love and Letter

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Seventeen debuted on May 26 with a live showcase televised by MBC. They were the first male K-pop group to debut with a one-hour live showcase on a major broadcasting channel, with label-mates Lizzy and Raina serving as MCs.Three days later, their first EP 17 Carat was digitally released. 17 Carat became the longest-charting K-pop album of the year in the US and was the only rookie album to appear on Billboard's "10 Best K-pop Albums of 2015" chart.

On September 10 their second EP Boys Be was released, which would later become the highest-selling rookie album of 2015. The album's success earned the group awards at the Golden Disk Awards, Seoul Music Awards and Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards. Seventeen was also the only K-pop group on Billboard's "21 Under 21 2015: Music's Hottest Young Stars" list.

Seventeen held a four-date concert series titled 2015 Like Seventeen–Boys Wish from the 24th to the 26th of December as an end-of-year celebration in Seoul. After the concerts' success, Seventeen held two related concerts the following February in 2016, entitled Like Seventeen–Boys Wish Encore Concert. On February 14, the official fanclub name "CARAT" (캐럿) was announced.

Seventeen's first studio album Love & Letter was released on April 25, 2016. In addition to success on domestic charts, the album charted on the Oricon Weekly Pop Album Chart in Japan. Seventeen received their first win on a domestic music show with the album's lead single "Pretty U". Love & Letter was later re-released on July 4 with the lead single "Very Nice". Promotions were immediately followed by Seventeen's first concert tour titled "Shining Diamonds", which included venues in South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, and China. On December 5, the group released their third EP, Going Seventeen with lead single "Boom Boom" (붐붐). 

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2017–2018: Al1, first world tour and Teen, Age

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Seventeen embarked on a concert tour, 17 Japan Concert: Say The Name #Seventeen, in Japan between February 15 and 24, 2017. The shows attracted 50,000 spectators despite the group not having officially debuted in the country. On April 1, Seventeen became the first idol group to have a second season of the show One Fine Day, filming the series during their stay in Japan. The second season was titled One Fine Day in Japan and created in collaboration between South Korean broadcaster MBC and Japanese network Music On! TV.

Seventeen's fourth EP Al1 was released on May 22. It peaked at number one in South Korea and sold over 330,000 copies by the end of the year. The lead single "Don't Wanna Cry" became one of the group's most popular tracks, with its music video becoming Seventeen's first to reach 200 million views on YouTube. Later, a series of videos titled "2017 Seventeen Project" and three music videos subtitled "Chapter 0.5 Before AL1" were uploaded to the platform. The group completed their first world tour, 

2017 Seventeen 1st World Tour "Diamond Edge", on October 6. The tour visited thirteen cities across Asia and North America. On November 6, the group released their second studio album, Teen, Age. Seventeen released a special album on February 5, 2018, titled Director's Cut. Although it contained tracks from the original Teen, Age album, it was promoted as a special album instead of a repackaged one due to the addition of four new tracks, including lead single "Thanks". 

Five days later, Time magazine included Seventeen on their list of the six best K-pop groups to know. Seventeen officially debuted in Japan on May 30 with their first Japanese EP We Make You.They released their fifth Korean EP You Make My Day on July 16, with the lead single "Oh My!". The EP became the group's first to be certified platinum domestically. Promotions for the album took place in between the Ideal Cut tour concerts in Seoul and the tour shows in other Asian countries.

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2019–2020: Japanese debut, further Korean releases, An Ode, and second world tour

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Seventeen released their sixth EP You Made My Dawn on January 21, 2019.The lead single "Home" won ten trophies on weekly music shows: two triple crowns (achieving three consecutive wins on any one weekly music show) and a grand slam (winning trophies on Music Bank, Inkigayo, M Countdown, Show! Music Core, and Show Champion in a single promotion period). On May 29, Seventeen released their first Japanese single album, "Happy Ending", which peaked at number one on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). 

On June 24, Seventeen announced a world tour Ode To You, with stops in Asia, North America, and Europe, although the last leg of the tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Seventeen released the digital single "Hit" on August 5, ahead of their upcoming third studio album An Ode on September 16. The album sold 700,000 copies in its first week and won the group their first Daesang (grand prize) for Album of the Year. It was also named the best K-pop album of the year by Billboard.

On April 1, Seventeen released their second Japanese single "Fallin' Flower", which debuted atop on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart and sold more than 400,000 copies in its first week, securing first place on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 Chart. On May 13, Seventeen released the first installment of Hit The Road, a documentary series on their YouTube channel that follows the group behind the scenes during their Ode to You tour

On June 22, Seventeen released their seventh EP, Heng:garæ. It sold one million copies in under one week, making Seventeen official "million sellers" and earning them certifications from both the Hanteo and Gaon charts. The album charted at number one on the Oricon Weekly Album Chart for a second week, making Seventeen the first international male artist to do so since the Backstreet Boys over 12 years ago. On September 9, Seventeen released their second Japanese EP, 24H. 

They were the third group ever to reach number one on the Oricon Weekly Album Chart with four consecutive albums, a feat last achieved in 1977 by Scottish pop rock band Bay City Rollers. On October 9, 24H was certified platinum by the RIAJ for selling over 250,000 copies. On October 19, Seventeen released their second special album Semicolon with lead single "Home;Run". With the release, they made their US television debut on CBS' The Late Late Show with James Corden, performing "Home;Run". The performance video was released on the official YouTube channel and surpassed one million views in just one day.

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2021: U.S. and Japanese promotions, contract renewal, and "Power of Love" project

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On April 21 2021, Seventeen released their third Japanese single, "Not Alone".On May 14, the song was certified double-platinum by the RIAJ for selling over 500,000 copies.

On May 18, Seventeen announced their "Power of Love" project, as well as the release of their eighth EP Your Choice through a concept trailer video.[92] On the same day, Seventeen announced that they would be signing with Geffen Records and Universal Music Group for US and international distribution of their music. For the first part of the "Power of Love" project, Seventeen released a digital single performed by two members of their hip-hop unit, Wonwoo and Mingyu, titled "Bittersweet (feat. Lee Hi)", on May 28. Your Choice was released on June 18, alongside lead single "Ready to Love".On July 19, it was shared that all members of Seventeen had renewed their contracts with Pledis Entertainment.

On October 22, Seventeen released their ninth EP Attacca with lead single "Rock with You". Attacca sold two million copies, making it the group's first double million-selling album. On December 8, Seventeen marked the end of their "Power of Love" project by releasing a special Japanese single of the same name, promoting a message of support and healing that the cold and difficult winter would end and spring would come with power of love.

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2022: Face the Sun and the Be the Sun world tour

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On April 15, Seventeen released an English-language digital single titled "Darl+ing" ahead of their fourth studio album, Face the Sun. The album was released on May 27 with the lead single "Hot". They also released their first film, Seventeen Power of Love: The Movie, in worldwide theaters on April 20 and 23 (excluding France and Japan, where it was released on April 21 and 29, respectively).

On May 7 and 8, 2022, Seventeen held their Japanese Fanmeeting 'Hanabi' at Saitama Super Arena, their first offline performance in the country in two and a half years since their Ode to You tour in 2019. In the same month, Pledis Entertainment announced the Be The Sun World Tour, Seventeen's third world tour, and their first tour following cancellations in 2020 from Covid-19. The tour started with performances at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul from June 25 to 26, before continuing on to a North American leg consisting of 12 shows in arenas across the US and Canada from August 10 to September 6. The group's label announced the addition of Asian shows in Jakarta, Bangkok, Manila, and Singapore from September 24 to October 13. In June 2022, the Japan leg for the Be the Sun tour was confirmed. The group performed six shows in domes across Japan including Kyocera Dome Osaka, Tokyo Dome, and Vantelin Dome Nagoya in Aichi.

On July 18, 2022, Seventeen released the repackaged version of their fourth studio album, Sector 17, along with its lead single "_World". The remixed version of the song featured British singer Anne-Marie and was released on August 26. On November 9, Seventeen released their third Japanese EP Dream. On December 10, Seventeen made their first appearance at an American festival, performing on the LA3C festival's main stage at Los Angeles State Historic Park. Pledis Entertainment announced two additional shows in Asia-December 17 at Philippine Arena and December 28 at Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium-making Seventeen the first K-pop acts to hold their own concerts in the venues.

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2023–present: FML and Seventeenth Heaven, Follow tour, 17 Is Right Here, Spill the Feels and member hiatuses

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On March 31, 2023, Seventeen announced that they would release their tenth extended play FML on April 24. The EP would record 4.6 million pre-orders, becoming the album with the most pre-orders in history at the time. The EP was released on April 24 with two lead singles, "Super" and "F*ck My Life". Upon release, the album became the best-selling album in history, with 3.9 million first-day sales and 4.5 million first-week sales. The group re-released eight of their previous out-of-print albums on June 16.

On July 21 and 22, Seventeen held a two-day concert, named "Follow" to Seoul, at the Gocheok Sky Dome, to begin the Follow Tour. The tour went to five cities across Japan and later three cities in Asia. Alongside the Japanese dome tour, Seventeen released a Japanese-language best of album titled Always Yours on August 23. The group began promotions for their eleventh extended play Seventeenth Heaven, later released on October 23, by announcing their upcoming street pop-up event called Seventeen Street in Seoul. The EP had over 5.2 million pre-orders, making it the most pre-ordered K-pop album in history. Upon its release, the album's lead single "God of Music" debuted at number one on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart for the week of October 22–28, 2023, becoming Seventeen's first song to top the chart. On November 29, the group earned its first MAMA Awards daesang for Album of the Year.

On January 6, 2024, Seventeen won three major awards in the Golden Disc Awards. On January 13 and 14 of the same year, Seventeen was the first K-pop group to perform a concert at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bulacan, Philippines. On January 29, Seventeen announced an encore leg for their Follow tour, with performances at stadia in Incheon, South Korea; Yokohama and Osaka, Japan. They later announced an additional concert in Seoul, at Seoul World Cup Stadium, the second largest venue in South Korea. After the conclusion of the Incheon concerts, Seventeen announced their forthcoming compilation album titled 17 Is Right Here, released April 29, 2024, celebrating the group's Korean-language releases to date.

On June 28, Seventeen performed on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival 2024, becoming the first K-pop act in history to appear at the festival. Their set was well received by attendees and critics such as NME, who rated the performance five stars, commenting that "what start as an introduction to a group largely unfamiliar to the crowd end in giddy jubilation, with the previously uninitiated leaving the field swept up by the boundless energy pouring off the stage."

On July 24, Seventeen announced the Right Here World Tour, set to begin in October 2024 in Seoul. On August 5, Seventeen announced they would be releasing a new Korean EP in October 2024 and a new Japanese single in the second half of the year. On August 12, Pledis announced that Jeonghan would be enlisting in the South Korean military ahead of the release of the group's forthcoming EP in October, and that Jun would be taking a break from group activities in South Korea in favor of acting work in China ahead of the group's scheduled performance at Lollapalooza Berlin in early September. On September 8, Seventeen performed at the festival's main stage, becoming the first K-pop act to headline the German edition of the festival. The set was well received by fans and critics. On September 12, Pledis announced that Jeonghan's enlistment date was set for September 26.

On October 14, Seventeen released their thirteenth EP Spill the Feels alongside the lead single "Love, Money, Fame" featuring DJ Khaled. On November 11, Seventeen digitally released "Shohikigen", with a physical release on November 27. The group made their US stadium debut on November 9 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. While in Los Angeles, the LA City Council honored the group for its contribution to music and youth empowerment, with Los Angeles native Joshua accepting the award on behalf of the group.

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K-Pop SEVENTEEN's fans are called "CARAT"

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The name was announced at a concert on February 14, 2016. Fandom name meaning is the name voted on by fans, and is derived from their debut album name. A carat is the unit of measurement of a gemstone’s mass. It fosters the connection between the group and diamonds, established with the album, because the fans make the group shine bright and K-Pop SEVENTEEN official colors are Rose Quartz and Serenity.

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