The group SEVENTEEN (S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, THE 8, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, Vernon, Dino) received the honor of the presidential citation.
SEVENTEEN received the presidential citation at the "2025 Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards" held at the National Theater in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Representing the team, which is conducting a world tour in North America, members Jeonghan and Wonwoo went on stage that day and embraced the trophy. The two, who are fulfilling their military service obligations, attended the awards ceremony after consultations with the Military Manpower Administration and other relevant ministries.
Jeonghan and Wonwoo said they were more grateful and honored to receive the presidential citation on their 10th anniversary, and thanked everyone who worked for the K-pop industry and culture. They said they will continue to promote K-pop widely and contribute to the development of popular culture as SEVENTEEN. They also thanked CARAT, the fandom, for always supporting them from the same place.
The Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards is the highest government award given to popular culture artists and groups that have contributed to the global spread of K-content and the development of the industry. SEVENTEEN was recognized for their contribution to strengthening K-pop's standing in the global music market and received the prime minister's citation at this awards ceremony in 2020, and has now been selected as a presidential citation recipient five years later.
Since their debut in 2015, SEVENTEEN has left a significant mark on the history of Korean popular music by breaking various records, including the highest sales for a single K-pop album (mini 10th album "FML") and the highest first-week sales (sales in the week following release/mini 11th album "SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN"). They also raised the prestige of Korean popular music on overseas stages, becoming the first K-pop artist to enter the main stage of the U.K. Glastonbury Festival and headlining Germany's Lollapalooza Berlin and Mexico's Tecate Pa'l Norte.
They have also taken the lead in social contribution activities. SEVENTEEN was appointed UNESCO's first youth goodwill ambassador last year and donated $1,000,000 to establish the Global Youth Grant Scheme. In August they also handed over the proceeds from the charity auction "JOOPITER presents: sacai x SEVENTEEN," held to commemorate International Youth Day, to UNESCO.
In their 10th year, they have strengthened K-pop's influence more than ever with a variety of activities. Members were named to the A100 (most influential Asians 100) list selected by Gold House in the U.S., and produced two voting members for the Recording Academy (Woozi and Vernon). Their fifth full-length album released in May, "HAPPY BURSTDAY," was loved worldwide, entering the Billboard 200 at No. 2.
The SEVENTEEN WORLD TOUR [NEW_] IN U.S. is also enjoying great success. On the 11th (local time) Tacoma, and on the 16th–17th Los Angeles, and 21st–22nd Austin performances were concluded amid explosive responses from local fans. SEVENTEEN will continue the tour by moving to Sunrise on the 26th–27th and Washington D.C. on the 29th–30th.
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