History

2013-2015: Formation

Beginning in 2013, 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.

Seventeen debuted on May 26 with a live showcase televised by MBC, the first male K-pop group to debut with a one-hour live showcase. Three days later, their first extended play (EP) 17 Carat was released digitally. 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" list.

On September 10, 2015, Seventeen released their second EP Boys Be, which later became the highest-selling rookie album of the year. The EP's success earned the group awards at the Golden Disk Awards, Seoul Music Awards, and Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards. Seventeen became 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 in Seoul titled 2015 Like Seventeen – Boys Wish from December 24 to 26 as an end-of-year celebration. After the concert's success, Seventeen held two more the following February in 2016, the Like Seventeen – Boys Wish Encore Concert.

2016: First Studio Album & Rising Popularity

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 music show with the album's lead single "Pretty U". Love & Letter was later re-released as a repackaged version on July 4 along with the lead single "Very Nice". Promotions were immediately followed by Seventeen's 1st Asia Tour 2016 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.

2017: Domestic breakthrough, first world tour, and Teen, Age

Seventeen held six concerts in Japan between February 15 and 24, 2017, called 17 Japan Concert: Say The Name #Seventeen. They attracted a total of 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. A series of videos titled 2017 Seventeen Project and three music videos subtitled Chapter 0.5 Before AL1 were subsequently 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.

2018: Japanese debut, You Make My Day, and Ideal Cut Tour

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.

Seventeen released their fifth Korean EP You Make My Day on July 16, their 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.

2019: You Made My Dawn, second world tour, and An Ode

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 and a grand slam, having achieved three consecutive wins on any one weekly music show and 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, "Happy Ending", which peaked at number one on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart, and went on to receive a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).

On June 24, Seventeen announced their world tour Ode To You, with stops in Asia, North America, and Europe. The last leg of the tour was later canceled 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. Following its release 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.

2020: International recognition, Heng:garæ, and Semicolon

On April 1, 2020, Seventeen released their second Japanese single "Fallin' Flower", which debuted atop the Oricon Daily Singles Chart and sold more than 400,000 copies in its first week, securing the first-place position on Billboard's 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 with lead single "Left & Right". It sold 1,000,000 copies in under one week, making Seventeen official "million sellers" and earning them certifications from both the Hanteo and Gaon charts. The album also charted well globally, reaching number one on iTunes Top Albums charts in 27 regions around the world. On July 7, Heng:garæ 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". The album made headlines before its release after it was reported that more than one million copies had been sold in pre-orders alone, the second of the group's albums to reach the one-million mark.

2021: US promotions, Not Alone, and "Power of Love" Project

On January 6, 2021, Seventeen made their US television debut on CBS' The Late Late Show with James Corden, performing their single "Home;Run" from Semicolon. The performance video was released on the official YouTube channel and surpassed one million views in just one day. On January 13, Seventeen performed their song "Left & Right" from Heng:garæ on NBC's The Kelly Clarkson Show.

On April 21, 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. With "Not Alone", Seventeen became the first overseas male artist in history ever to surpass 200,000 first-week sales with three consecutive Japanese singles, from "Happy Ending" to "Not Alone". The song performed well on the Billboard Japan charts and placed first on the Oricon Daily and Weekly Singles Charts. It also charted first on iTunes songs charts in 10 regions around the world.

On May 18, Seventeen announced that they would be partnering with Geffen Records and Universal Music Group for the US and international distribution of their music.

Seventeen announced their "Power of Love" project, as well as the release of their eighth EP Your Choice with the lead single "Ready to Love" on May 18 through a concept trailer video. For the first part of the 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. The group's EP Your Choice was released on June 18.

On July 19, all members of Seventeen renewed their contracts with Pledis Entertainment.

On October 22, Seventeen released their ninth EP Attacca with the 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.

2022–present: "Team SVT" project, Face the Sun, third world tour

On March 24, 2022, Seventeen announced their "Team SVT" project ahead of their sixth fan meeting, Seventeen in Caratland. They debuted a new group logo after the three-day event.

On April 15, Seventeen released an English-language digital single titled "Darl+ing" ahead of their fourth studio album, Face the Sun, with the lead single "HOT" which was released on May 27. 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, 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.

On May 2022, Pledis Entertainment announced that Seventeen would embark on their third world tour "Be the Sun", starting with the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul from June 25 to 26, 2022.^[ In June 2022, the group's label announced the addition of more Asian shows in Jakarta (September 24–25), Bangkok (October 1–2), Manila (October 8–9), and Singapore (October 13).

On June 27 2022, Seventeen their comeback on July 18 with the repackaged album "SECTOR 17," adding four new songs to the album "Face the Sun."