One of KPOP's biggest boy groups, SEVENTEEN, is gearing up to release their fifth studio album.
During their fan-meeting event called "Carat Land" in Seoul, South Korea, the 13-membered boy group announced that they are in the works of releasing a new album in April.
"Some day in April, we will be back with a great album. We will be back to make your April great," said S. Coups, the group's leader.
This sent their fans, whom they affectionately refer to as Carats, into a frenzy as the last time SEVENTEEN released an album was a year ago with "Face the Sun" and its repackaged version "SECTOR 17."
The news was further confirmed by the group's label, Pledis Entertainment: "We are releasing our next album in April. We're proud of our work, and we promise it will be a month to remember."
SEVENTEEN has been gaining international attention in recent years, and this is seen in their position on the Billboard charts.
According to Billboard, "Face the Sun" initially peaked at No.7 on the Billboard 200 chart, then rose to No. 4.
There isn't much known about SEVENTEEN's upcoming album, except that it will be released next month.
For now, fans would have to wait for further announcements as well as the teaser pictures and videos for the highly-anticipated release.
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Who is SEVENTEEN?
SEVENTEEN, or SVT, is a 13-membered boy group from South Korea; they are handled by Pledis Entertainment and Hybe Entertainment.
The group is led by S. Coups; followed by Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, Minghao, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino.
They are known as a self-producing group, with Woozi at the helm producing most of their songs, and Hoshi with the choreography.
SEVENTEEN debuted in 2015 with the release of their first EP, "17 Carat." this is where their fans got their name, Carats.
They received recognition in their home country, receiving numerous awards from the Golden Disk Awards, Seoul Music Awards, and the Gaon Chart KPOP Awards.
Aside from these achievements, they were also named one of Billboard's "21 Under 21 2015: Music's Hottest Young Stars."
It took a while before SEVENTEEN penetrated into the Western market, but they slowly made their way with their first world tour "Diamond Edge" in 2017.
They have performed their hit song "Hot" in "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" last year, and they just finished their third world tour, "Face the Sun."
