17 Is Right Here is the second Korean-language compilation album by the South Korean group Seventeen, released April 29, 2024. The album features all the band's Korean language singles from debut until 2024 alongside Korean versions of all the band's Japanese language singles, four new unreleased songs including the title track "Maestro", and the previously unreleased instrumental for their debut single "Adore U".[1]
| 17 Is Right Here | ||||
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| Released | April 29, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2015–2024 | |||
| Length | 31:33 (CD1) 64:28 (CD2) 96:01 (Total) | |||
| Label | Pledis | |||
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| Singles from 17 Is Right Here | ||||
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Background edit
The album was initially announced during a performance in Incheon during Seventeen's 'FOLLOW' Again to Incheon concert on March 31, 2024,[2] where the group mentioned they would be releasing two albums in 2024.[3] Directly following the concert, Pledis released a teaser for the album, sharing that the upcoming album would be a compilation.[1] The teaser featured animation work by Max Dalton, best known for his work with Wes Anderson on The French Dispatch and The Grand Budapest Hotel.[3][4]
It is the group's third compilation album, following the 2016 release of 17 Hits and the 2023 release of Always Yours, the latter of which being an equivalent compilation of the band's Japanese language releases to date.[5]
Promotion edit
On April 7, 2024, Seventeen shared the link for 17is-right-here.com, a website with various links to content that would be "unzipped" throughout the leadup to the album's release.[6] Throughout the following weeks in the lead up to the album's release, previously unreleased photos from previous album promotions were released via the website.
On April 17, 2024, Seventeen began sharing concept photos for the compilation album, with visual references to the concept photos for the previous albums. Further photos were released on April 18 and April 20, 2024.[7]
The full track list was released on X (formerly Twitter) on 19 April, revealing the lead single "Maestro" and collaborations with Andreas Öberg, Gabriel Brandes, William Segerdahl, among others, including Yeom Dong-geon, a previous collaborator on Seventeen's debut song Adore U.[8] On April 24, it was revealed that all four new songs would have supporting music videos, to be released weekly, starting with "Maestro" on April 29.[9]
The weekend before the album's Monday release, at an encore concert at Seoul World Cup Stadium, the group performed the songs from the album for the first time.[10]
Commercial performance edit
On the first day of its release, 17 is Right Here sold more than 2.6 million copies, setting the sales record for compilation albums released by a K-pop act.[11]
Critical reception edit
Commenting on the album's encapsulation of Seventeen's career, Cristina Jaleru of the Associated Press identified 17 is Right Here to be "a study of the band's impressive evolution" and noted the new tracks as "a charming offering with less agitative notes and more catchy hooks".[12]
Track listing edit
All lyrics are written by Woozi and Bumzu, with any additional writers listed below; all music is composed by Woozi and Bumzu, unless noted, with any additional composers listed below.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Maestro" |
| 3:18 | ||
| 2. | "LALALI" (Performed by the Hip Hop Team) |
| Bumzu[i] |
| 2:51 |
| 3. | "Spell" (Performed by the Performance Team) |
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| 3:17 | |
| 4. | "Cheers to Youth" (청춘찬가, performed by the Vocal Team) |
| 3:11 | ||
| 5. | "Call Call Call! (Korean Ver.)" (from We Make You, 2018) | Park Ki-tae |
| 3:20 | |
| 6. | "Happy Ending (Korean Ver.)" (2019) |
| 3:29 | ||
| 7. | "Fallin' Flower (Korean Ver.)" (2020) | Dino | Park |
| 3:31 |
| 8. | "24H (Korean Ver.)" (from 24H, 2020) | Park | Park | 3:09 | |
| 9. | "Not Alone (Korean Ver.)" (2021) | Park | Park | 3:19 | |
| 10. | "Power of Love (Korean Ver.)" (2021) | Nmore | Nmore | 3:50 | |
| 11. | "Dream (Korean Ver.)" (from Dream, 2022) | Lee Beom-hoon | Lee | 3:06 | |
| 12. | "Ima (Even If the World Ends Tomorrow) (Korean Ver.)" (from Always Yours, 2023) | Hwang Hyeon (MonoTree) |
| 3:12 | |
| Total length: | 31:33 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Adore U" (아낀다, from 17 Carat, 2015) |
| Yeom |
| 3:07 |
| 2. | "Mansae" (만세, from Boys Be, 2015) |
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| 3:07 | |
| 3. | "Pretty U" (예쁘다, from Love & Letter, 2016) |
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| 3:27 |
| 4. | "Very Nice" (아주 NICE, from Love & Letter Repackage Album, 2016) |
| Bumzu | 3:12 | |
| 5. | "Boom Boom" (붐붐, from Going Seventeen, 2016) |
| Bumzu | 3:26 | |
| 6. | "Don't Wanna Cry" (울고 싶지 않아, from Al1, 2017) |
| 3:23 | ||
| 7. | "Clap" (박수, from Teen, Age, 2017) |
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| 2:47 |
| 8. | "Thanks" (고맙다, from Director's Cut, 2018) | Hoshi | 3:33 | ||
| 9. | "Oh My!" (어쩌나, from You Make My Day, 2018) |
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| 3:15 | |
| 10. | "Home" (from You Made My Dawn, 2019) | Seungkwan |
| 3:23 | |
| 11. | "독: Fear" (from An Ode, 2019) |
| Vernon |
| 2:55 |
| 12. | "Left & Right" (from Heng:garæ, 2020) | Vernon | Bumzu | 3:21 | |
| 13. | "Home;Run" (from Semicolon, 2020) |
| Nmore @Prismfilter |
| 3:04 |
| 14. | "Ready to Love" (from Your Choice, 2021) |
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| 3:06 |
| 15. | "Rock with You" (from Attacca, 2021) |
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| 3:00 | |
| 16. | "Hot" (from Face the Sun, 2022) |
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| 3:17 | |
| 17. | "_World" (from Sector 17, 2022) |
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| 2:58 | |
| 18. | "F*ck My Life" (from FML, 2023) |
| 3:22 | ||
| 19. | "Super" (손오공, from FML, 2023) |
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| 3:20 | |
| 20. | "God of Music" (음악의 신, from Seventeenth Heaven, 2023) |
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| 3:25 |
| Total length: | 61:21 | ||||
| No. | Title | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 21. | "Adore U (Instrumental)" (아낀다, from 17 Carat, 2015) | Yeom |
| 3:07 |
| Total length: | 64:28 | |||
Notes edit
- ^ LALALI is the only track to not feature Woozi in composition.
References edit
- ^ a b Benjamin, Jeff (31 Mar 2024). "SEVENTEEN Announce Greatest Hits Album '17 Is Right Here' After Milestone 2023". Forbes. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (2024-04-02). "Seventeen Prepping Greatest Hits Album, '17 Is Right Here'". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ a b Chin, Carmen (3 April 2024). "SEVENTEEN announce compilation album, '17 Is Right Here'". NME. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Wrigley, Tish (6 March 2014). "Wes Anderson's Worlds by Max Dalton". Another Mag. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Cho, Yong-jun (24 August 2024). "Seventeen's Japanese album 'Always Yours' lands atop Oricon daily album chart". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Pledis, SEVENTEEN. "17 IS RIGHT HERE". 17 IS RIGHT Here. Pledis. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ India, Times (20 April 2024). "SEVENTEEN dazzles fans with new concept photos For '17 IS RIGHT HERE', take a look!". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ Chin, Carmen (19 April 2024). "SEVENTEEN reveal tracklist and new songs for '17 Is Right Here'". NME. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ Bernardo, Jaehwa (24 April 2024). "K-pop group SEVENTEEN to drop 4 music videos for greatest hits album". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ Cho, Yong-Jun (28 April 2024). "Seventeen fills Seoul World Cup Stadium for Follow Again in Seoul". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ Hwang, You-mee (February 13, 2023). "[Today's K-pop] Seventeen sets sales record with best-of album". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ Jaleru, Cristina (April 30, 2024). "Music Review: SEVENTEEN's '17 Is Right Here' is a study of their impressive evolution". Associated Press. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "SEVENTEEN BEST ALBUM '17 IS RIGHT HERE' -DEAR Ver.-". Weverse Shop. Retrieved April 30, 2024.