SEVENTEEN releases best album “17 IS RIGHT HERE” & releases MV for new song “MAESTRO”

■”This is an album that looks back at SEVENTEEN so far and announces a new beginning for SEVENTEEN in the future.” (SEVENTEEN・MINGYU)

SEVENTEEN will release their best album “17 IS RIGHT HERE” on April 29th. On the same day, the music video for the new song “MAESTRO” was also released.

On April 29th, prior to the release of the album, SEVENTEEN held a global press conference in Seoul to commemorate the release of SEVENTEEN’s best album “17 IS RIGHT HERE”, where they reflected on their thoughts on the album and their nine years of activities.

Regarding this album, MINGYU said, “It’s the best album, and it incorporates everything SEVENTEEN has done since their debut.It’s an album that looks back on SEVENTEEN up until now, and announces a new beginning for SEVENTEEN in the future.” (MINGYU) Regarding the upcoming album activities, HOSHI said, “I want to show SEVENTEEN at their ‘best’ as they are promoting their best albums.” (HOSHI)

The album “17 IS RIGHT HERE” is the culmination of SEVENTEEN’s past, present, and future. There are 4 new songs including the title song “MAESTRO”, HIPHOP TEAM’s “LALALI”, PERFORMANCE TEAM’s “Spell”, and VOCAL TEAM’s “Cheers to youth”, as well as 28 past title songs that made SEVENTEEN’s name shine. , “Adore U (Inst.)” (digital distribution only) will be included. Through this, SEVENTEEN commemorates the 9 years they have spent together with CARAT (fandom name) and conveys their promise to be together forever in their own space.

The title song “MAESTRO” is a dance R&B genre with an impressive piano sound intro. The lyrics convey the message, “Let’s come together as diverse people to command our world, and become the best that leads the flow.”

He also talked about the music video for “MAESTRO”, which was released at 6pm on April 29th. “The background is a world where everything is created using AI and new technology.Within this world, we tried to express what true creation is under the direction of SEVENTEEN.The various beings and SEVENTEEN become one, and we all work together as one. It expresses how he guides the world. There are various symbols hidden in the MV, so I hope it can be interpreted in various ways.” (SEUNGKWAN)

On April 27th and 28th, SEVENTEEN surprisingly released the stage of their new song at the “SEVENTEEN TOUR ‘FOLLOW’ AGAIN” held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, which received an explosive response. The production, which utilized the conductor’s baton as a prop, the music that highlighted the individuality of each member, and the performance that raised the heart rate of the audience in time to the rising beat, elicited the admiration of “Seventeen after all.”

The members said, “Immediately after the MAESTRO stage, I changed my mind and said, “Let’s show the amazing SEVENTEEN again,” and “The performance was “one of the best ever.”” DINO expressed his confidence, saying, “Do you think we can’t do anything? We have to do it,” making the fans cheer.

At the live performance, the unit will also perform a new song stage. All of the new songs include “LALALALI,” which stands out with its hip-hop sweg and ease, “Spell,” which heated up the excitement with a soft and dreamy performance, and “Cheers to youth,” a J-rock style song that celebrates youth for the first time. It was enough to raise expectations for the album “17 IS RIGHT HERE.”

And this time, the unit’s music video will also be produced. WONWOO said, “It’s a MV for three songs with different atmospheres.The quality of the music is high, so please look forward to it.”

SEVENTEEN, which has built a reputation as an “independent production group” since its debut, has also rolled up its sleeves to work on new songs. WOOZI, SEVENTEEN’s album producer, participated in writing and composing all four new songs. Members such as S.COUPS, WONWOO, THE 8, MINGYU, VERNON, and DINO also contributed to writing lyrics for the unit song.

Along with the release of their best album, SEVENTEEN held “SEVENTEEN TOUR ‘FOLLOW’ AGAIN” at super large stadiums in Korea and Japan, and are communicating with CARATs from all over the world. The tour began at Incheon Asia Domain Stadium on March 30th and 31st, and will continue to Seoul World Cup Stadium, Osaka Yanmar Stadium Nagai on May 18th and 19th, and Kanagawa Nissan Stadium on May 25th and 26th. In particular, Nissan Stadium in Kanagawa is the largest venue in Japan that can accommodate over 70,000 spectators at a time, so it is called a “dream stage” by many artists. SEVENTEEN, which sold out all 23 concerts including fan meetings and tours in 2023 and reached a cumulative audience of over 10 million people, is expected to emerge as a “super-sized stadium artist” through this tour.

SEVENTEEN will also appear at major music festivals in Europe. In June, they will be the first K-Pop boy group to perform on the main stage at Britain’s biggest music festival, Glastonbury, and in September they will be headlining Germany’s Lollapalooza Berlin.

SEVENTEEN said, “The people who put us on the big stage are truly CARAT” and they are determined to “work in a cool way to live up to their expectations.”

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