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Agency: Pledis Entertainment
Debut: May 26, 2015 ("Adore U")
Fandom Colours: Rose Quartz and Serenity
Fandom Name: Carat
Members: 13
Years Active: 2015 - present
Seventeen began as a five member group called "Tempest" that was supposed to debut in 2012. However they then became a 17 member group of trainees. During their trainee days unfortunately 5 members left and one member (The8) joined. The final members for the group were chosen based off fan responses towards each member. They each received a ring with their name inscribed on it when they were chosen as part of the final line up. The 13 members are also split into three sub unit: Vocal, Performance and Hip-Hop. Seventeen are nicknamed the Self Producing Idols because the members create their own music. Woozi is the producer and composer for all their songs and he also writes the lyrics along with the rappers. Hoshi also creates all their choreography. The name 17 now means 13 members + 3 units + 1 team.
They were the first male K-pop group to debut with a one hour live showcase on a major broadcasting channel. Their debut album 17 Carat was the longest charting K-pop album of the year in the US and was the only rookie album to be listed on Billboard's 10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2015 chart. Their second single album Boys Be was the highest selling rookie album of 2015. Seventeen was also the only K-pop group on Billboard's 21 Under 21 2015: Music's Hottest Young Stars list. Seventeen received their first music show win in 2016 with Pretty U from Love & Letter. Their album Love & Letter also charted on Gaon's 2016 half-yearly physical album chart making them the highest charting rookie group on the list. In 2017, they became the first idol group to have a second season on One Fine Day. They released their album A/1 in early 2017 and it ranked in the top ten list for most sales in a first week ever as of May 2017 with an estimated 190 000 copies sold in the first week.
During their appearance on One Fine Day they played a game to find out their ideal types. Seungkwan, DK, and Vernon prefer girls with short rather than long hair but the other members prefer long hair. DK likes girls with short permed hair and Seungkwan finds short hair very cute. Woozi likes girls with long, black, straight hair. Mingyu and S.Coups like 'bad' girls (girls who are fierce and more cold than friendly) whereas the other members prefer 'good' girls (kind, innocent, and friendly). Joshua and Wonwoo prefer girls who like spaghetti more than soondae but the other members like girls who prefer soondae I've spaghetti.
Performance Unit: Jun, Dino, Hoshi, and The8
Vocal Unit: Seungkwan, Jeonghan, Woozi, DK, Joshua
Hip-Hop Unit: Mingyu, Wonwoo, Vernon, and S.Coups
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Filmography:
DK: King of the Masked Singer (2017 - ep. 69&70)
Jun: The Pye Dog (Chinese), Children's War (Chinese), Intouchable (2015)
Mingyu: Master Key (2017 - ep. 3, 8)
Seungkwan: King of the Masked Singer as 'Woodcutter' (2018)
Vernon: Hello! Stranger (2014), Show Me the Money 4 (2015)
ALL: Seventeen TV, Seventeen Project: Big Debut Plan, Going17, One Fine Day (2017)
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Choi Seung Cheol (S.Coups)
Nicknames: 17's Father, Beagle King
Birthplace: Daegu, South Korea
Birthday: August 8, 1995
Height: 177 cm (5'10")
Weight: 63 kg (143 lbs)
Blood Type: AB
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Nationality: Korean
Language: Korean
Siblings: two older brothers
Education: Seoul School of Performing Arts
Position: Leader, Hip Hop Team Leader, and Main Rapper
Hobby: reading
Favourite Colours: red and white
Favourite Number: 8
Favourite Singers: Big Bang's Taeyang and Seol Kyung Goo
Role Models: Yunho, G Dragon, and Zico
Personality: Known as strict, but deep, sensitive and detailed.
Unit: Hip-Hop Team
Ideal Type: Someone who can cook well and eats a lot or who can play the piano.
Fun Facts:
- appeared in:
+ After School Blue's "Wonder Boy" M/V
+ Happy Pledis' "Love Letter" M/V
+ Nu'est's "Face" M/V
+ Hello Venus' "Venus" M/V
- featured in:
+ Orange Caramel's "Superwoman"
- one of the original Pledis Boys
- likes sports
- loves to eat pickled radish with rice
- competitive when he plays games
- prefers tan skin to white skin
- can't eat spicy food
- formerly a member of 'Tempest'
- the meaning behind his real name is to win fairly
- easily moved to tears
- likes to wear cool accessories
- goes shopping with Mingyu
- Jeonghan and Seungkwan tend to talk to him about their troubles
- mischievous person
- close with his teachers and has stayed in contact with them
- if he was a girl and had to pick someone in Seventeen to date, he would choose himself because he said that he's good looking
- dream is to become an actor
- his nickname comes from a combination of the first letter of his name and 'Coup d'etat'
- wants to meet Taeyang
- became a trainee in 2010
- Hip-Hop Unit leader
- dislikes lemons and roller coasters
- voted the manliest member by the other members
- doesn't exercise much
- doesn't like to show his weaknesses but says that he is very fragile on the inside
- if he could add another member to the Hip Hop unit he would want Hoshi so he could choreograph their performances
- was supposed to debut with NU'EST
- dad of the group
- black belt in Taekwondo (he learned it for 7 years)
- never dated before
- he's the only one that can wake up everyone
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Yoon Jeong Han (Jeonghan)
Nicknames: Eldest Maknae, 1004, Angel, Sebong Mom, Sloth Jeonghan
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Birthday: October 4, 1995
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 62 kg (136 lbs)
Blood Type: B
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Nationality: Korean
Language: Korean
Siblings: younger sister
Education: Hyangnam High School
Nationality: Korean
Position: Lead Vocalist
Hobbies: sleeping, soccer, basketball, badminton
Favourite Food: Korean (especially stews and chicken)
Role Model: SHINee's Taemin
Unit: Vocal Team
Ideal Type: Someone older than him who loves Seventeen and buys their albums.
Fun Facts:
- really good at basketball
- trainee for 2 years and 2 months
- nicknamed angel because his birthday is on October 4 and 1004 in Korean is 'cheonsa' which means angel)
- ranks himself as the third best visual in the group
- can't cook
- doesn't really like candy
- says he's the weakest member in the group
- gets tired easily and so he tries to sleep whenever and wherever
- says that he seems quiet but that's not how he actually is
- Joshua was the first member to approach him when he first became a trainee
- closest to Joshua among all the members
- voted by the members to be the one with the best personality
- the meaning behind his real name is clean country
- he didn't like his long hair at first but the fans loved it and he got used to it and started to like it
- plays pranks on the members
- members confide in him a lot and it makes him really happy
- sleeps during his rest days
- the clothing he wears depends on his mood and he doesn't have a specific style
- most savage member
- smartest member according to DK
- gets motion sick easily
- close to Monsta X's Minhyuk
- high note king as chosen through Rock Paper Scissors on One Fine Day
- if he could take any of the 4 members on a boat with him he would choose Joshua, S.Coups, DK, and Seungkwan
- nicknamed sloth Jeonghan because he loves to sleep and lie down and he can do it anywhere
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Hong Ji Soo (Joshua)
Nicknames: Gentleman Joshua, American Hyung
English Name: Joshua Hong
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Birthday: December 30, 1995
Height: 177 cm (5'10")
Weight: 63 kg (128 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: Korean with American citizenship
Languages: Korean and English
Religion: Christian
Education: Downtown Magnets High School
Position: Lead Vocalist
Hobbies: guitar, sleeping, eating, watching movies and reading
Favourite Animal: rabbit
Favourite Anime: One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach
Favourite Colour: blue, black, brown, and pink
Favourite K-Pop Group: EXO
Favourite Singers: 2BiC, Chris Brown, Usher and Tupac
Favourite Sport: soccer
Role Models: his parents
Personality: Optimistic, he thinks positively and smiles all the time. He says he can't ask someone for favours or comment on people because he feels badly about it.
Unit: Vocal Team
Ideal Type: Someone who is kind.
Fun Facts:
- he likes anime
- his dream to become a singer stemmed from when he saw that people were touched by his singing in church
- only child
- prefers books over movies and loves fairytales
- likes British accents
- thinks of himself as a calm person
- was a member of the praise team in his church
- his name is a name from the Bible and he attended church often when he lived in America
- finds it difficult to ask people for favours
- he talks softly and doesn't get angry easily so he is nicknamed Seventeen's gentleman
- dislikes the colour green
- likes horror movies
- can cook well
- shares the exact same birthday (and year) as BTS' V
- wants to be a dutiful son to his parents, work hard, and make them proud
- used to be shy but after living with the members then his real self came out and he has a much brighter personality
- he has become more of a joker lately
- likes to ride his bike next to Han River when the weather is nice
- casual style is his favourite and he likes to go shopping and buy clothes when he has time
- had Japanese friends when he lived in the US
- loves chicken
- his favourite ice cream flavour is kiwi
- likes the Korean drama Rooftop Prince
- became a trainee in 2013 (trainee for 2 years and 2 months)
- his family lives in Los Angeles but his mom sometimes comes to visit him
- can speak 5 different languages
- fluent in both Korean (would speak at home) and English (would speak and write at school)
- not good at writing in Korean because he would only speak it at home
- morning person
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Wen Joon Hwi (Jun)
English Name: Jerry Wen
Chinese Name: Wen Jun Hui
Nicknames: Mr. Blue Earmuffs, Quiet Handsome Boy
Birthplace: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Birthday: June 10, 1996
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 66 kg (145 lbs)
Blood Type: B
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Nationality: Chinese
Languages: Korean, Mandarin, and Cantonese
Sibling: younger brother
Education: Buji Senior High School, Phuket High School, University's International Language Institute
Position: Sub Vocalist and Lead Dancer
Hobbies: acting, martial arts, reading on his phone, and piano
Role Models: Zhoumi and Henry because they receive a lot of love from China
Personality: Shy because of his Korean skills.
Motto: A human's life is long. Try out the things you're interested in! If you do that, I think you will be able to grow naturally.
Unit: Performance Team
Ideal Type: A girl who looks pure but he also likes sexy girls.
Fun Facts:
- knows Wushu and is good at martial arts
- according to Seungkwan he is the mother of the group
- known for looking like Super Junior's Heechul
- child actor in China
- trainee for 2 years and 7 months
- he says that many Chinese students love K-pop and that's how he became interested in it and moved to Korea
- known for looking like Super Junior's Heechul
- very positive personality
- struggled to learn Korean pronunciations
- prefers dressing up to dressing down
- likes spicy and sour
- doesn't like plain white rice so he often gives his to Woozi, who loves it
- likes to read books
- hides a lot of Korean and Chinese snacks in his bag and the members sometimes eat them
- loves jelly snacks (especially 2+1)
- admires NU'EST's Ren
- likes to sing Chinese songs but feels shy singing them in front of the members
- ranks himself third best visual in the group
- he wants to be an all-round entertainer and show a nice image of Seventeen to Chinese people
- left his family in China to pursue his dream
- thinks he has a typical Gemini personality (fickle and awkward) and his emotions change frequently
- he is every ones alarm but he always struggles to wake up DK and Seungkwan
- spends his free time reading fantasy novels and playing games
- his usual style is casual but sometimes he tries hip-hop style or tries to copy Joshua's stylish vibe
- saves the members names in his phone as their chinese names except for The8 who is saved as Frog because he likes Kermit the frog
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Kwon Soon Young (Hoshi)
Japanese Name: Quan Shun Rong
Nickname: Mr. Dumbbell, 10:10 O'Clock, Hoshi-tam tam, Kwon Fire
Birthplace: Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Birthday: June 15, 1996
Height: 177 cm (5'10")
Weight: 60 kg (132 lbs)
Blood Type: B
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Nationality: Korean
Languages: Korean, Chinese, and Japanese
Education: Maseok High School, Dong Ah Institute of Media and Arts - KPop Performance major
Position: Lead Vocalist, Performance Team Leader, and Main Dancer
Hobbies: taekwondo
Favourite Artists: Chris Brown, Usher, Beyonce, and SHINee
Favourite Colours: black and white
Favourite Food: Japanese, sushi, okonomiyaki, ramen, sukiyaki, shabu shabu
Role Model: Keone Madrid
Personality: Member that the trainees would like to introduce to their sisters and the one that the trainees rely on most. Happy virus.
Ideal Type: Someone who smells good and likes him.
Unit: Performance Team
Fun Facts:
- appeared in:
+ Nu'est's "Face" M/V
+ Hello Venus' "Venus" M/V
- he choreographed their debut song "Adore U"
- choreographs most of their routines
- he had braces before
- trainee for 4 years
- nicknamed Kwon Fire because he was really good at getting the fire to burn brightly on One Fine Day
- black belt in Taekwondo and was a Taekwondo champion when he was younger
- he can't eat spicy food
- his stage name means star in Japanese
- likes to take and collect funny photos of the members but he deleted most of them in case he loses his phone
- huge SHINee fan
- voted by the other members to be the most hardworking member along with Woozi
- voted as the member with the most aegyo
- moodmaker of the group along with Seungkwan and DK
- says the hardest time in his life was when his friends and family would ask him when he was going to debut but he couldn't answer because he didn't know
- S.Coups chose him as the member who could be the leader because he has a lot of charisma
- stage name means star in Japanese
- his style is big sized knitted clothes, rolled up skinny pants, and black socks that are visible
- likes to be fashionable
- he's never dated before
- can't cook
- he and his family raised chickens before
- holds grudges for the longest according to Dino
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Jeon Won Woo (Wonwoo)
Nickname: Mr. Beanie, 1+1, Sloth, Seventeen since birth, Bag of Luck, Garden Fairy, dancing machine
Birthplace: Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
Birthday: July 17, 1996
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 63 kg (138 lbs)
Blood type: A
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Nationality: Korean
Languages: Korean
Sibling: younger brother (Jeon Bohyuk)
Education: Seoul Academy of Performing Arts
Position: Lead Rapper and Vocalist
Hobbies: reading, playing games, and watching movies
Favourite Colour: blue
Favourite Food: pomegranates, hamburgers
Role Models: His parents, Lupe Fiasco, and Tablo
Ideal Type: someone who suits him well
Unit: Hip-Hop Team
Fun Facts:
- appeared in:
+ Nu'est's "Face" M/V
+ Hello Venus' "Venus" M/V
- his parents are his idols and he appreciates how hard they have worked throughout their lives
- he doesn't like moving much and thinks he is too lazy
- likes to write lyrics and already has 5 books full of lyrics
- can play the guitar
- he participated in Pledis auditions just for experience but ended up passing
- trainee for 4 years
- started off as a singer but people said he had a good voice for rapping
- scared of dogs
- he looks cold because of his sharp eyes but he says he is a warm person
- if he could create a new unit he would want it to be with Seungkwan, Mingyu, Hoshi, DK, and Dino and he would name it Comics
- voted as the cleanest member
- ranks himself as the 3rd or 4th most handsome in the group
- ranks S.Coups as the most handsome member because he is very manly and has good leadership
- when he is tired he just stares blankly and people tell him he looks really handsome
- doesn't like aegyo
- can't eat seafood
- prefers scary movies over comedies
- likes to listen to sad music before he goes to sleep
- cries every time he watches Miracle in Cell No. 7
- can't eat seafood
- nicknamed Garden Fairy on One Fine Day because he really liked taking care of a garden at their house
- can't cook
- during his school days he was a student at Palryoong Middle School and during a talent show he showed a charismatic performance so he got the nickname dancing machine
- introduced himself as the member with the lowest voice in Seventeen when they were on Weekly Idol
- likes writing lyrics
- his stage name means he will live by helping out with a rounded heart
- very shy, when he firsts meets a person it takes him 1 to 2 months to warm up to them
- he's in charge of wisdom and likes reading
- likes to spend his time indoors
- his style is casual: parkas, sweatshirts, and jerseys
- his favourite piece of clothing is a leather jacket he bought
- he's played various sports including billiards, bowling, and basketball
- had good English, Math, and Korean scores in school
- when he was younger he watched TV and then his dream to be a person who sings and dances was born
- has xerophthalmia (dry eye syndrome)
- doesn't believe in love at first sight
- nicknamed Bag of Luck on One Fine Day because he was super lucky
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Lee Ji Hoon (Woozi)
Japanese Name: Li Zhi Xun
Nickname: Mr. Fluorescent Sneakers
Birthplace: Busan, South Korea
Birthday: November 22, 1996
Height: 165 cm (5'5")
Weight: 54 kg (119 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: Korean
Education: Hanlim Multi Arts School
Position: Main Vocalist, Vocal Team Leader, and Main Dancer
Hobbies: Guitar
Favourite Dessert: Black Bean Noodles mixed with Spicy Ramyun Noodles
Favourite Food: jjajangmyun (black bean noodles) mixed with spicy ramen
Favourite Movie: X-Men
Favourite Actor: Hugh Jackman
Role Models: Chris Brown and Park Jin Young
Ideal Type: Someone who is bright and friendly
Unit: Vocal Team
Fun Facts:
- appeared in:
+ Nu'est's "Face" M/V
+ Hello Venus' "Venus" M/V
+ Orange Caramel's "My Copycat" M/V
- former 'Tempest' member
- co-produced their debut album
- won the 2011 Pledis, The First Audition
- wants to meet Justin Bieber
- he's never had a girlfriend or any female friends
- if he had a girlfriend he would sing "Winter Child" to her
- best member at concentrating
- always training
- not very good at eating spicy food
- likes sports and dogs
- S.Coups felt sorry for Woozi because he felt like Woozi was more of a leader than he is
- Seventeen's album producer: he decides their concept, makes the songs, writes the lyrics, and thinks about the order they should go in
- loves anime
- played baseball and was a catcher in elementary school
- said to be Suga's look a like (BTS)
- fan of the X-men series and likes any films with Hugh Jackman
- he scolds anyone that slacks off during training
- he played classical music for a long time when he was younger - he played the clarinet and other band instruments
- became a trainee in 2011 (trainee for 5 years)
- voted to be the most hard working member along with Hoshi
- views himself as a very calm, serious, and careful person
- DK chose him as the member he was most awkward with before and after that Woozi started calling him Dokyeom-shi (polite/formal)
- sometimes he can be too serious so he got the nickname documentary
- plays guitar and piano
- enjoys producing, composing, and writing lyrics
- composes and writes the lyrics for most of Seventeen's songs
- feels burdened being Seventeen's composer because he's afraid if they fail, it will be his fault
- he has worked with Ailee, Kanto and composed for other groups including I.O.I
- he has been called a composing monster
- was originally supposed to be on the performance team but because he's making songs he was put on the vocal team
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Lee Seok Min (DK / Deokyum)
Nickname: Mr. Hat, Soonseok Talk, Rockstar, Docutie, Internal voice
Birthplace: Suji-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Birthday: February 18, 1997
Height: 178 cm (5'10.5")
Weight: 66 kg (145 lbs)
Blood Type: O
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: Korean
Education: Seoul High School of Performing Arts
Position: Main Vocalist
Hobbies: watching movies and singing while wearing earphones while resting
Skill: imitating a pigeon
Favourite Colour: black
Favourite Food: Wenchang Chicken and dwaenjangjjiggae (Korean stew)
Favourite Movies: One Piece and Haikyuu
Favourite Number: 17
Personality: Warm-hearted boy who likes to play and joke around. He always has people around him.
Role Models: Yoon Dohyun and Moon Myungjin
Ideal Type: Someone with long dark hair who has aegyo and long slender legs.
Unit: Vocal Team
Fun Facts:
- OST:
+ "Missed Connections" for Great Temptation OST Part 3
- former student at YP Music Academy
- last member to join Seventeen
- he's the member that got along with everyone the fastest
- Vernon, Seungkwan, and Jun think he is the funniest member
- became a trainee in 2012
- said he felt very scared and lonely when he first joined Pledis
- dreamed of becoming a singer when he saw Yoon Dohyun's performances in middle school
- sang a lot of karaoke in middle school and his friends told him he was good at singing
- loves rock bands and was part of one when he was in middle school
- he and Vernon have the same birthday
- very lively but sensitive person
- wants to be someone who can help others and give them hope
- he likes to spend his time cheerfully and likes to make others feel energetic but he says that sometimes he can get out of control so he needs more self control
- he has a great passion for the things he likes so he said he sometimes can get greedy when he sings
- voted as the member who likes to joke the most
- he and NCT's Jaehyun went to the same school
- friends with BTS's Jungkook, GOT7's BamBam and Yugyeom, and NCT's Jaehyun ('97 line)
- Dk, Mingyu, The8, BTS's Jungkook, GOT7's BamBam and Yugyeom, and NCT's Jaehyun ('97 liners) have a group chat together and both Jungkook and BamBam mentioned the '97 liner squad in their 'thanks to' in their recent albums
- prefers to date someone older because he needs someone to take care of him
- competed on King of the Masked Singer as Baby Goblin/ Demon and made it to the 3rd round
- ranks 1st in Male Idols You'd Like to be Your Sunbae
- thinks his role in the group is to liven up their aura
- likes to make people laugh
- watches a lot of movies
- style: moderately tight clothes in either black, blue, or red
- wasn't good at studying when he was younger
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Kim Min Gyu (Mingyu)
Nickname: Mr. Wrist Band, Technician, Mingyu Shop, Kim-ssi ahjussi, Housewife Ming
Birthplace: Anyang-si, Gyeongii-do, South Korea
Birthday: April 6, 1997
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 65 kg (149 lbs)
Blood Type: B
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Nationality: Korean
Education: Seoul Broadcasting High School
Position: Lead Rapper, Visual, and Face of the Group
Hobbies: soccer, basketball, and making plastic models / action figures
Favourite Animal: dog (he has one)
Favourite Colour: red
Favourite Food: meat
Favourite Number: 17
Role Model: BigBang's TOP
Ideal Type: Someone who is tall, kind-hearted, and easy going.
Unit: Hip-Hop Team
Fun Facts:
- appeared in:
+ Nu'est's "Face" M/V
+ Hello Venus' "Venus" M/V
+ Kye Bum Joo's "28.5" M/V
- enjoys acting
- cast by Pledis in his 2nd year of middle school
- trainee for 4 years
- tallest member
- ranks himself #1 visual in the Hip Hop unit
- in charge of hair styling in the group
- likes to vacuum and clean up trash in the dorm
- hates sour food
- he and The8 do the most cleaning up at the dorm
- has played soccer since primary school and his team placed 2nd in national championships
- likes spicy food
- wants to meet EXO and visit Latin America
- member who eats the most and also the loudest member at their dorm
- closest to Wonwoo
- good at repairing things
- in charge of changing light bulbs in the dorm because he's tall
- voted by the other members to be the most handsome one
- also voted as the member whose looks and personality don't match
- good at cooking
- previously worked as a barista in a coffee shop
- the members thought Mingyu was older than them when they first met him but after getting to know him they feel he's a younger brother now
- if he could be any other member he would want to be Joshua so he could speak English
- very optimistic person
- if he had the opportunity, he wants to date someone older than he is
- left-handed
- friends with BTS's Jungkook, GOT7's BamBam and Yugyeom, and NCT's Jaehyun ('97 line)
- Dk, Mingyu, The8, BTS's Jungkook, GOT7's BamBam and Yugyeom, and NCT's Jaehyun ('97 liners) have a group chat together and both Jungkook and BamBam mentioned the '97 liner squad in their 'thanks to' in their recent albums
- nicknamed Housewife Minggyu on One Fine Day because he was very good at doing all the meal prep and cooking
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Xu Ming Hao (The8)
Nicknames: Little 8, Fairy, Dorm Fairy
Korean Name: Seo Myung Ho
Birthplace: Anshan, Liaoning, China
Birthday: November 7, 1997
Height: 179 cm (5'10.5")
Weight: 53 kg (116 lbs)
Blood Type: O
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Nationality: Chinese
Position: Sub Vocalist and Lead Dancer
Hobbies: break dancing and martial arts
Favourite Number: 7
Favourite Season: Summer
Role Models: his parents and Super Junior M's Henry
Ideal Type: Someone who is cute and kind
Unit: Performance Team
Fun Facts:
- friends with BTS's Jungkook, GOT7's BamBam and Yugyeom, and NCT's Jaehyun ('97 line)
- staff nicknamed him Dorm Fairy on One Fine Day because he was always cleaning the rooms for the members
- Dk, Mingyu, The8, BTS's Jungkook, GOT7's BamBam and Yugyeom, and NCT's Jaehyun ('97 liners) have a group chat together and both Jungkook and BamBam mentioned the '97 liner squad in their 'thanks to' in their recent albums
- can't eat cold noodles
- did b-boying in China for 6 years
- trainee for 1 year and 5 months
- in charge of b-boying in performance team
- he's been practicing Chinese wushu since he was 5
- won first prize at the National Children's martial arts competition
- he's wanted to be a superstar since he was young
- he and Mingyu do a lot of cleaning at the dorm
- he watched a lot of variety shows when he was in China and decided he wanted to be a superstar
- prefers Chinese food over Korean food
- never skips a meal
- plays pranks often on people that he's close with
- likes cleanliness so he always cleans the dorm up when it's messy
- his roommates are Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Vernon, and Dino
- he has a hip-hop like style
- his Korean isn't very good so people call him cute
- he got the top score of his year group in elementary school
- close to NCT's Winwin
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Boo Seung Kwan (Seungkwan)
Japanese Name: Fu Sheng Kuan
Nickname: Mr. Mic, MC Boo, DJ Boo, Diva Boo
Birthplace: Busan, South Korea
Hometown: Jeju-do, South Korea
Birthday: January 16, 1998
Height: 174 cm (5'9")
Weight: 58 kg (127 lbs)
Blood Type: B
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: Korean
Education: Seoul Broadcasting High School
Position: Main Vocalist
Hobbies: calligraphy, basketball, and musical singing
Favourite Food: hamburgers
Favourite Seasons: summer and fall
Favourite Sport: baskeball
Favourite TV Programs: King of the Masked Singer and the volleyball channel
Role Model: Kim Junsu
Ideal Type: An easy going girl with big eyes and who is like a friend to him.
Unit: Vocal Team
Fun Facts:
- offered a position as a trainee with JYP but rejected it to join Pledis
- trainee for 3 years and 2 months
- got cast through an internet video that his teacher recorded of him singing at the Children's Song Festival
- he participated in Children's Song Festivals every year they were held when he was in elementary school
- allergic to tomatoes
- prefers salty foods over sweet
- loves rain
- he says that he remembers all the members birthdays
- loves watching volleyball and his favourite team is Insam Gongsa
- Seventeen's moodmaker
- he wants to be good at everything
- his biggest fear is getting no attention at all
- he once handed out tangerines to reporters at 5am
- he lost 7 kg before 'Boom Boom' because he wanted to show his nice look as a singer
- he mimics voices of people, like their CEO, to make the members laugh when they are feeling upset
- shares rooms with Vernon the most
- he wants to be successful as a team and then show his solo activities through musicals and other things
- very sensitive; he gets moved when he sees their fans at concerts and takes the meanings to song lyrics very seriously
- he listens to music that reflects his feeling at that time
- he likes walking by himself and not thinking about anything but just spending time feeling the air outside
- style: clothes with food pictures on them
- he often shops around Garosugil and COEX but he takes a long time because he's indecisive
- his personality is lively, energetic and diligent
- his character/personality haven't changed at all since he was a kid
- he loves to sing and make people laugh
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Choi Han Sol (Vernon)
English Name: Hansol Vernon Choi
Birthplace: New York, USA
Birthday: February 18, 1998
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 62 kg (136 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Sibling: younger sister (Sofia)
Nationality: Half-Korean and Half-American (Korean-American)
Position: Main Rapper
Hobbies: reading webtoons, watching movies, and reading
Favourite Actors: Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Johnny Depp
Favourite Animal: dog
Favourite Foods: chocolate, chocolate cake, cheeseburger, and cheesecake
Favourite Ice Cream: vanilla
Favourite Korean Actor: Lee Byung Han
Favourite Rappers: Drake, T.I, J.Cole and Kendrick Lamar
Favourite Seasons: summer and fall
Role Models: his parents, his teachers, and J.Cole
Ideal Type: Someone who's heart he can connect with and who has nice legs.
Unit: Hip-Hop Team
Fun Facts:
- appeared in:
+ Man of K's "Falling" M/V
+ Hello Venus' "Venus" M/V
+ Orange Caramel's "My Copycat" M/V
- collaborations:
+ "Chillin" with MOLA
- moved to Korea at the age of 5
- got cast at a station in front of his middle school
- can't cook
- likes sweet potatoes
- his family lives in Hongdae but he lives in Gangnam with Seventeen at their dorm
- his mom moved to Korea with him when he was 5 but she couldn't speak Korean so they kept speaking English at home and that's why his English is so good
- he's very ticklish
- one of the members that gets scared the easiest
- likes the month December
- admires David Bowie
- he has an interest in fashion and owns a lot of hats
- Harry Potter fan
- likes cats and has a pet cat named Dodam (his cousin picked the cats name)
- doesn't have a favourite girl group
- prefers to watch movies over reading
- if he could introduce any member to his family he would choose Soonyoung (Hoshi)
- received the nickname Twix because he had a lot of Twix in their practice room
- voted by other members as the shyest one
- voted by the members as the one who acts the most cute around girl groups
- was in a collaboration group called MOLA (Make Our Lives Awesome) that included 15&'s Jimin, UNIQ's Luizy (Seungyoon), and Nathan
- loves English/British and Australian accents
- says that now he's better at Korean than his own language, English
- views himself as a very free person
- close with Pentagon's Kino
- wishes he could have Seungkwan's good speaking skills
- shares a room with Seungkwan the most
- easygoing person and always takes the longest doing whatever everyone else is doing (the hyungs scold him for it)
- he likes a casual style with a little bit of a spicy impact
- he places importance in not discriminating against anything/anyone
- he was scouted in his 2nd year of middle school at an office when he was going home from school on the subway
- doesn't know what he would do or where he would be if he wasn't a singer
- he doesn't care about appearance but cares more about the person's personality and heart
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Lee Chan (Dino)
Nicknames: Mr. Bagpack, Side Dish, Lee Dino, Maknae On Top
Birthplace: Iksan, Jeollabu-do, South Korea
Birthday: February 11, 1999
Height: 174 cm (5'9")
Weight: 56 kg (123 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: Korean
Sibling: younger brother
Education: Sangbong Middle School, Seoul Broadcasting High School
Position: Main Dancer, Lead Rapper, and Maknae
Favourite Artist: Michael Jackson
Favourite Food: fried squid with spicy sauce
Favourite Fruits: apple and grape
Favourite Holiday: Sunday
Role Model: Michael Jackson and Dynamic Duo's Gaeko
Ideal Type: Someone who is pretty and does aegyo
Unit: Performance Team
Fun Facts:
- appeared in:
+ Orange Caramel's "My Copycat" M/V
- obsessed with Michael Jackson
- trainee for 3 years
- both his parents are dancers and his father opened up a dance class and taught him how to dance
- in a family tree his name is written Lee Joong Chan but his real name is Lee Chan
- got a daesang at Jeonju's Youths' dance tournament which is when he got cast
- created the choreography for their song Jam Jam
- prefers making someone laugh rather than laughing himself
- fan of EXO
- one of the members with the worst sleeping habits
- heavy sleeper and likes to hug things when he sleeps
- wishes he was taller
- views himself as a little giant
- can't handle not being able to say what he wants to say
- his weakness is when people tell him he's not good
- he tries to show his own colour and have more originality within himself
- his nickname is an abbreviation of the word Dinosaur
- ranked himself first best in visuals, S.Coups as second, and Wonwoo as third
- he always looks towards the future and tries to challenge himself
- since he's the youngest, the members always worry about him so he feels like he has a lot of older brothers
- he tries to do absolutely nothing on his days off and he watches a lot of TV
- his favourite TV show is called Gag Concert
- style: street, lots of flashy clothes but he wears casual and loose clothes in private
- he looks very young when he isn't wearing makeup
- mixtape 'The Real Thing'
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FORMER MEMBERS
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Yo Myeong Myeong
Chinese Name: Yao Mingming
Nickname: Mr. White Earmuffs
Birthplace: Yangquan, Shanxi China
Birthday: January 5, 1997
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 65 kg
Blood Type: B
Zodiac Sign" Capricorn
Nationality: Chinese
Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Chocolate
Instagram: 97double_m
Fun Facts:
- began training in 2012
- he says the hardest part of coming to Korea was learning and understanding the language
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Yo Myeong Myeong
Chinese Name: Yao Mingming
Nickname: Mr. White Earmuffs
Birthplace: Yangquan, Shanxi China
Birthday: January 5, 1997
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 60 kg
Blood Type: B
Zodiac Sign" Capricorn
Nationality: Chinese
Favourite Ice Cream Flavour: Chocolate
Fun Facts:
- began training in 2012
- he says the hardest part of coming to Korea was learning and understanding the language
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Jang Do Yoon (Doyoon)
Birthplace: Busan, South Korea
Birthday: August 31, 1995
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 63 kg
Blood Type: O
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Sibling: older sister
Education: Seoul Academy of Performing Arts
Hobby: Tennis
Role Model: Hwang Jungmin
Fun Facts:
- appeared in:
+ After School's "Wonder Boy" M/V
+ Happy Pledis' "Love Letter" M/V
+ Nu'est's "Face" M/V
+ Hello Venus' "Venus" M/V
- one of the original Pledis boys
- former member of 'Tempest'
- he was originally supposed to debut with NU'EST
- called the male Lizzy
- said to be the next Jung Yonghwa
- his dream is to become an actor
- he is a picky eater (doesn't like vegetables)
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Shim Yoo Sang (Yoosang)
Birthplace: Gwangju, South Korea
Birthday: 1994
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Samuel
Birthday: January 17, 2002
Height: 160 cm
Weight: 42 kg
Nationality: Half-Hispanic and Half-Korean
Fun Facts:
- left and became a member of 1PUNCH
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Shin Dong Jin (Dongjin)
Birthplace: Incheon, South Korea
Birthday: August 19, 2000
Blood Type: A
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Official Web Links
Daum Cafe: pledis-17
Facebook: seventeennews
Twitter: pledis_17
Instagram: saythename_17
Joshua: joshuahong951230
Mingyu: min9yu_k
Seungkwan: pledis_boo
The8: xuminghao_o
YouTube: saythename_17
vLive: Seventeen channel (http://channels.vlive.tv/F99B3/video)
Official Website: http://www.seventeen-17.com/
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AWARDS
Awards Won: 13
Nominations: 28
Music Program Awards Won: 11
Asia Artist Awards
- 2016: Best Star Award - Singer
- 2016: 7th out of the Top 50 Most Popular Artists (Singer)
Asia Model Festival Awards
- 2016: Popular Singer Award
Gaon Chart Music Awards
- 2016: World Rookie Award
- 2017: Hot Performance Artist
Golden Disc Awards
- 2016: Rookie of the Year
- 2017: Disk Bonsang for "Love & Letter"
3 Nominations
Mnet Asian Music Awards
- 2016: Best World Performer
6 Nominations
Melon Music Awards
- 2016: MBC Music Star Award for "Pretty
2 Nominations
Seoul Music Awards
- 2016: Best New Male Artist
- 2017: Bonsang Award for "Love & Letter"
Korea Cable TV Awards
- 2017: Performance Award
OTHER
2015:
- won Most Appearances at the MBC Show Champion Awards
2 Nominations
2017:
- won Global Artist Top 10 at the V Live Top 10 Awards
1 Nomination