The group SEVENTEEN (S.COUPS, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, THE 8, Mingyu, Dokyeom, Seungkwan, Vernon, Dino) placed six albums on the annual album chart, setting the most entries for the year.
According to the Circle Chart 2025 annual chart released on the 9th, SEVENTEEN placed in the top 100 of the album institutional sector with their fifth full-length album 'HAPPY BURSTDAY' standard edition (No. 2), kit edition (No. 94), Weverse edition (No. 99), as well as S.COUPS X Mingyu mini 1 'HYPE VIBES' standard edition (No. 24), BSS single 2 'TELEPARTY' standard edition (No. 45), and Hoshi X Woozi single 1 'BEAM' standard edition (No. 61). They charted all the albums they released last year, showcasing the might of
'HAPPY BURSTDAY' surpassed annual cumulative sales of 3 million copies (combined standard edition·kit edition·Weverse edition·LP) to join the triple million seller ranks. It is the team's seventh triple million seller following mini 9 'Attacca', full-length 4 'Face the Sun', mini 10 'FML', mini 11 'SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN', best album '17 IS RIGHT HERE', and mini 12 'SPILL THE FEELS'.
Also, 'HAPPY BURSTDAY' reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200, succeeding in entering the top 10 for seven consecutive releases. Its musical quality was also recognized. Billboard praised it as showing the team's heyday and selected the album as one of "The 25 Best K-pop Albums of 2025: Staff Picks."
The title track 'THUNDER' ranked on the Circle Chart 2025 annual chart in the global K-pop, digital, download and streaming institutional sectors. It was also ranked on 'The 40 Best K-pop Songs of 2025' selected by the Hollywood Reporter.
SEVENTEEN demonstrated boundless extensibility last year by releasing three unit albums. The achievement was built on each member's solid capabilities and individuality and harmonious teamwork that creates fresh synergy in any combination. BSS topped album and one charts upon comeback, Hoshi X Woozi held sold-out fan concerts in five domestic and international cities, drawing about 100,000 attendees, and S.COUPS X Mingyu set a new record for the highest first-week sales for a K-pop unit album and then recorded the highest K-pop unit position on the Billboard 200.
In addition, 'Illegal + SEVENTEEN', a collaboration between THE 8, Mingyu, Vernon and British singer-songwriter PinkPantheress, was nominated for the 'Favorite K-pop Collab' institutional sector award at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards in the United States.
SEVENTEEN will continue an aggressive schedule this year. First, the team's 'Mevoz' Dokyeom X Seungkwan will release mini 1 'Soya-gok' on the 12th and begin activities with the title track 'Blue'. S.COUPS X Mingyu will start with Incheon Inspire Arena from the 23rd to the 25th and hold 'CxM [DOUBLE UP] LIVE PARTY' in Aichi, Chiba, Busan and Kaohsiung. Group performances will also continue. They will hold 'SEVENTEEN WORLD TOUR [NEW_] IN ASIA' at major stadiums in Asian cities in February and March.
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