SEVENTEEN Article Compilation
Album and concert reviews, long-form essays, and more!
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About SEVENTEEN’s Songs
“The Hidden Gem on Each SEVENTEEN Album”: An underrated track from each era! See them here!
“The 17 Most Definitive SEVENTEEN Songs”: Out of ALL of SEVENTEEN’s songs, these are the 17 ones that most deserve a “That’s SO SEVENTEEN!” reaction! See them here!
“A Lyrical Exploration of SEVENTEEN’s Storytelling”: An explanation of some of the metaphors and themes SEVENTEEN routinely use and why. Read it here!
About SEVENTEEN’s Albums
“Every SEVENTEEN Album and EP, Ranked”: Check it out!
“The Artistry of SEVENTEEN”: The meaning of the Your Choice era in the context of SEVENTEEN’s overall musical world up until that point. Read it here!
About SEVENTEEN’s Music Videos
“The Ultimate SEVENTEEN MV Ranking”: See part one here and part two here!
“The Changing Lenses in SEVENTEEN’s Music Videos”: How SEVENTEEN use camera angles, lighting changes, and other filmmaking techniques to tell their stories. Read it here!
“A Guide to SEVENTEEN’s Music Video Settings and Key Props”: The meanings behind music videos’ objects and locations. Read it here!
“A Guide to SEVENTEEN’s Choreography”: The layered messages sent through SEVENTEEN’s dance routines. Read it here!
About SEVENTEEN’s Musical World-Building Overall
“What HAPPY BURSTDAY Represents”: A review of HAPPY BURSTDAY and an analysis of the ways it ties into all previous SEVENTEEN eras! Read it here!
“The Timelessness of SEVENTEEN”: “How the 17 IS RIGHT HERE era summarizes the essence and eternal relevance of the group.” Read it here!
“SEVENTEEN Want You to ‘SPILL THE FEELS’”: “By being brave enough to ‘Speak Up’ and ‘SPILL THE FEELS,’ SEVENTEEN’s new songs and videos convey this bottom line: What matters more than what one says or how one says it is whether or not one says it at all.” Read the rest here!
“What SEVENTEEN’s Music is Saying”: Assessing how SEVENTEEN send messages about the act of messaging itself! Read it here!
“SEVENTEEN and The Truman Show”: “The long-running parallels between SEVENTEEN’s musical storytelling and The Truman Show’s central themes.” Read it here!
“Dissecting SEVENTEEN’s Song and Album Titles”: Analyzing “just some of the many examples of times when the finishing touches on their song and album titles have been anything but random.” Read it here!
About Specific SEVENTEEN Releases
Face the Sun and the SECTOR 17 repackage: “Face the Sun makes for a creative comeback that defies expectations.” Read more here, and read about the repackaged album here!
Attacca: “SEVENTEEN continue to flex their creative muscles in new and exciting ways, while also managing to remain true to their sound on a metaphorical level.” Read more here!
FML: Through this era, “SEVENTEEN embrace adventure, teamwork, and fully coming into their own.” Read it here!
Personal Essays
“SEVENTEEN, Autism, and Me”: “How SEVENTEEN’s new album exemplifies why I connected with their music in the first place.” Read it here!
“My Autism Acceptance Month Speech”: “Every time I have been exposed to a new piece of pop culture, I am reminded of the power it has to make people feel like they are a part of something, or to even embolden them to mimic what inspired them. I certainly did that, escaping into SEVENTEEN’s discography and starting a podcast and Substack where I interpreted their work! Their ability to convey meaning through everything… gave me an ‘A-ha!’ moment: so this is how other people see the world!” Read the rest here!
Concert Reviews
The “RIGHT HERE” Tour: “SEVENTEEN’s concert was filled with nostalgia, excitement, and reminders of why people became fans of them in the first place.” Read more here!
The “Be the Sun” Tour: “SEVENTEEN’s tour stop in Chicago was a beautiful escape in more ways than one.” Read more here!
Shorter Write-Ups
“17 of K-Pop’s Best Storytellers”: “SEVENTEEN routinely mark the start of a new era by telling the audience what its theme will be without telling them what to think about that theme; they describe the bigger picture the audience ought to keep in mind and let everyone fill in their own blanks.” Read the rest and see where they rank here!
“K-Pop Artists with the Best Japanese Discographies”: “Like all SEVENTEEN releases, their Japanese eras are carefully curated so each component ties into one cohesive theme…” Read the rest and see where they rank here!
On ALWAYS YOURS: “This Japanese compilation album includes songs from throughout SEVENTEEN’s career, a fitting celebration of their prolific discography, and its new songs reiterate the group’s commitment to a story about, in sum, balancing teamwork with individuality to create one’s ideal future.” Read the rest here!
On “Not Alone”: “By keeping tabs on the public mood, SEVENTEEN always releases the right song at the right time, and this release is no exception.” Read the rest here!
On “BETTING” with Shingo Katori: “‘BETTING’ unleashes a torrent of enthusiasm and theatricality that suit both artists and bring to mind SEVENTEEN’s beloved ‘HOME;RUN’ era!” Read the rest here!
“The 150 Best Songs of 2025”: Including “Gemini,” “THUNDER,” BSS’s “CBZ (Prime time),” CxM and Lay Banks’s “5, 4, 3 (Pretty woman),” and JEONGHAN and Omoinotake’s “Better Half”
“The 150 Best Songs of 2024”: Including “Candy” and “MAESTRO”
“The 150 Best Songs of 2023”: Including “Super” and “I Don’t Understand But I Luv U”
“The 150 Best Songs of 2022”: Including “HOT” and “Shadow”
“The 150 Best Songs of 2021”: Including “Ready to love” and “Rock with you”
“Revisiting SEVENTEEN’s Solo and Subunit Releases”: A compilation of subunit and solo project reviews from throughout the past few years!
Paywalled Posts
A SparkNotes-style series of notes breaking down the SEVENTEEN Music Video Universe
Chapter 1: 2015 and 2016 releases
Chapter 2: 2017 releases
Chapter 3: 2018 releases
Chapter 4: 2019 releases
Chapter 5: 2020 releases
Chapter 6: 2021 releases
Chapter 7: About Face the Sun and DREAM
Chapter 8: All about FML
“Cheat sheets” breaking down the meaning behind specific SEVENTEEN eras
“The Ultimate Guide to HAPPY BURSTDAY!”
“Each SEVENTEEN Member’s Role in SPILL THE FEELS”
“17 Key Details About 17 IS RIGHT HERE”
“Key Details Throughout the ‘Ima’ Music Video”
A monthly recap of SEVENTEEN news and updates
January 2025 (This edition is free!): Paris Fashion Week, time in Singapore, BSS’s comeback, and more!
February 2025: A new MINGYU interview, new chart achievements, “CARAT LAND,” and more!
March 2025: Their company’s defamation response, HxW activities, HOSHI’s capsule collection, and more!
April 2025: Live performances, lots of subunit activities, big fashion-related moves, and more!
May 2025: Details on the SEVENTEEN x Airbnb experience, S.COUPS’ Met Gala appearance, all the ten-year anniversary festivities, and more!
June 2025: HOSHI’s and DINO’s new songs, the end of the “Birthday Box” series, and more!
July 2025: DINO’s big live performance, several new solo songs, new merch, a roundup of the latest SEVENTEEN-themed YouTube videos, and more!
August 2025: Personalized luxury jewelry, THE 8’s new song, TONS of YouTube uploads, and more!
September 2025: CxM’s debut, THE 8’s interview about his love of art, VERNON’s surprise interview gig, Fashion Month appearances, YouTube guest-starring, eventful “NEW_” tour moments so far, and more!
October 2025: CxM’s latest chart achievements, a docu-series preview, a Smurfs partnership, a new THE 8 cover story, and more!
November & December 2025: The group’s “Tiny Desk” debut, DxS teasers, Spotify Wrapped reveals, and more!
Misc.
“17 Highlights of SEVENTEEN’s 2024”
Just a guess...but I think you like Seventeen
If I am correct then who is your fav. member?? mine is Woozi, Hoshi and DK