17 Carat
EP by
Seventeen
ReleasedMay 29, 2015 (2015-05-29)
Genre
Length16:48
LanguageKorean
Label
Seventeen chronology
17 Carat
(2015)		 Boys Be
(2015)
Singles from 17 Carat
  1. "Adore U"
    Released: May 29, 2015

17 Carat is the debut extended play by South Korean boy group Seventeen. It was released on May 29, 2015, by Pledis Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment. "Adore U" serves as the lead single for the extended play.

Background and release

The extended play includes 5 tracks written, co-written and co-produced by Seventeen's group members. "Adore U" was chosen as the lead single for the EP and was performed on multiple music shows by the group. "Shining Diamond" was used as a pre-single on the group's reality debut show. The group states that the track list was chosen to reflect the group's core concept of "boys' passion".[1] The album has two physical versions: one with a "black" themed photo card set and the other with a "white" themed photo card set. All copies include a CD containing the songs and a fold up poster/lyric sheet.

Single

"Adore U" is the lead single of the extended play. It was written by Woozi, S.Coups, and Yeon Dong-geon.[2] The Korea Herald states "'Adore U' is a funky pop song about a teenage boy trying to navigate through puppy love."[3] It marks the beginning of the group's trilogy composed of the singles Adore U, Mansae and Pretty U about a boy meeting, falling in love and asking out a girl. The track was composed and arranged by Woozi, Bumzu, and Yeon Dong-geon. The music video for the single was released on May 29, 2015 and was directed by Dee Shin. The dance choreography accompaniment to the song was choreographed by Hoshi of Seventeen and focuses on "storytelling, and on highlighting each member's strengths onstage".[4] The single has sold more than 38,000 digital copies and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard US World Chart.

Commercial performance

The EP has sold over 82,972 copies in South Korea.[5] It peaked at number 4 on the Korean Gaon Chart[6] and number 8 on the US World Billboard Chart.[7]

Accolades

Year-end lists
Critic/publication List Rank Ref.
Billboard The 10 Best K-pop Album of 2015 Placed [8]

Track listing

Hoshi participated in the choreography of "Adore U" and "Shining Diamond", Dino choreographed "Jam Jam".[9]

Official track list[10]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementsLength
1."Shining Diamond"
  • Woozi
  • Vernon
  • S.Coups
  • Kim Min-jeong
  • Woozi
  • MasterKey
  • Rishi
  • MasterKey
  • Rishi
3:24
2."Adore U" (아낀다; Akkinda)
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Yeon Dong-geon
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Yeon Dong-geon
3:07
3."Ah Yeah" (Hip-Hop unit)
  • S. Coups
  • Vernon
  • Wonwoo
  • Mingyu
  • Cream Doughnut
  • Rishi
  • Cream Doughnut
  • Rishi
3:29
4."Jam Jam" (Performance unit + Vernon)
  • Woozi
  • Cream Doughnut
Cream Doughnut3:25
5."20" (Vocal unit)Woozi
  • Woozi
  • Won Yeong-heon
  • Won Yeong-heon
  • Dong Ne-hyeong
3:23

References

  1. ↑ "Seventeen hopes to shine like diamonds with '17 Carat'". The Korea Herald. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Adore U". Color Coded Lyrics. Color Coded Lyrics. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Seventeen hopes to shine like diamonds with '17 Carat". The Korea Herald. The Korea Herald. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Seventeen hopes to shine like diamonds with '17 Carat'". The Korea Herald. The Korea Herald. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  5. ↑ Cumulative sales of 17 Carat:
  6. ↑ "2015 Albums". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ "June 27, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  8. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff; Oak, Jessica (December 12, 2015). "The 10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2015". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  9. ↑ 박, 수정 (18 June 2015). "[My Name] 세븐틴 (3) 퍼포먼스팀 - 호시, 준, 디에잇, 디노 | 텐아시아". 텐아시아 연예뉴스 (in Korean). 한국경제. 텐아시아. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "SEVENTEEN 1st Mini Album '17 CARAT'".
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