SEVENTEEN Reveals Band’s Future Plans As Members Prepare To Enlist In South Korean Military

SEVENTEEN Reveals Band’s Future Plans As Members Prepare To Enlist In South Korean Military

SEVENTEEN faces significant changes over the next few years, as most of its 13 members prepare to enlist in the South Korean military. Despite these new responsibilities, the K-pop group remains focused on their continual musical evolution, releasing a new album, Happy Burstday, on Monday (May 26), which features a solo song performed by each…

SEVENTEEN faces significant changes over the next few years, as most of its 13 members prepare to enlist in the South Korean military. Despite these new responsibilities, the K-pop group remains focused on their continual musical evolution, releasing a new album, Happy Burstday, on Monday (May 26), which features a solo song performed by each member, in addition to three full-group tracks. In a new feature in The Hollywood Reporter, the members of SEVENTEEN also revealed plans for a series of upcoming solo projects, and a big group comeback post-service.

“This is something that has been inevitable for us all along,” Hoshi told the publication about the group’s enlistments. “We have been prepared. We have a lot of projects that we have discussed with [Hybe] very thoroughly up until now.” In additional SEVENTEEN news, the group is the top K-Pop act on Billboard’s midyear Boxscore charts, ranked No. 3 overall with $120.9 million earned and 842,000 tickets sold between Oct. 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025. SEVENTEEN becomes the highest-ranking Korean act ever on the all-genre midyear list, surpassing BTS’ No. 4 rank in 2022. (Billboard)

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