#this whole interview was adorable i love when hosh is the baby and gets called cute every 2 mins ;-;

[hoshingi]

cute 🥺

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Intro to Seventeen

I’ve realized many don’t get into Seventeen because A. they’ve never heard of them, or B. they are too big. WELL… Allow me a few moments of your time to try to break it down for you… Let me introduce you to Seventeen, the sweetest group you’ll ever meet, a group who is large but not intimidating, and whose music will make you cry rainbows and sunshine.

Yes… they are a large group. DON’T RUN AWAY YET THEY’RE JUST LIKE A FAMILY SIZE BAG OF CHIPS. BIGGER CAN BE BETTER.

They debuted on May 26, 2015

Ent. Company: Pledis Entertainment

Fandom name: Carat (as in the carats in a diamond)

Fan colors: Rose Quarts and Serenity.

Greeting: “Say the name, Seventeen!”

They consist of 13 members, ranging from ‘95 liners to ‘99.

Their name is Seventeen because they have 13 members, 3 units, and 1 team. 13+3+1=17

It may be a little confusing at first, but trust me the concept of the units will help you differentiate them! They refer to the different units on the daily.

Although they are one team, they perform solo unit songs, and can have separate unit interviews and video clips. 

~OKAY UNIT TIME~

First unit: the Vocal Unit. This unit consists of Woozi, Joshua, Jeonghan, DK, and Seungkwan. 

They specialize in the obvious, vocals! They write, arrange and produce their music themselves! *People forget this way too much tbh*

They also all play an instrument, making up what we call the Seventeen band! 

Member Info:

Woozi (Lee Jihoon): ‘96 line, Vocal Team leader, lead song writer and producer extraordinaire, and resident “grumpy” cupcake. He’s the shortest in the group, and he’s just naturally adorable. *go listen to iOi’s “Downpour”…cough cough, he wrote it*

Joshua (Hong Jisoo): '95 line, He’s American and a Christian, with the voice of an angel. He plays guitar, and calls himself the gentleman of the group. He’s besties with Jeonghan, seriously these two are glued to the hip. *literally the sweetest ever*

Jeonghan (Yoon Jeonghan): '95 line, Mom of the group, don’t let that pretty face fool you, HE’S A SWINDLER. He loves to make his members do things for him, likes to lay claims to random members as well.*Dino whose baby are you???* He loves his fans, still has a very sweet yet sarcastic personality.

Dokyeom (Lee Seokmin): '97 line, Also called DK, *his name confused the crap out of me when i first found them* he’s considered the “happy virus” of the group. If you ever watch any videos of them, you’ll typically see him in the front with the biggest beautiful smile you’ve ever seen. HIS VOICE THOUGH… too wonderful. 

Seungkwan (Boo Seungkwan): '98 line, Also called “Boo-yonce”. He’s sassy, fabulous and hilarious, he is not afraid to spill the beans on any member. He has the voice of a performer with 20+ years of experience, he’s the youngest of the vocal unit. 

*VOCAL UNIT GIFSET*

*Vocal unit songs: When I grow Up, Don’t Listen In Secret , 20 , Adore U(Vocal Unit Ver.).

Second unit: the Performance Unit. This unit consists of Hoshi, Jun, The8 and Dino.

They specialize in dancing and performance, and some visuals.

They help choreograph stages, music videos and choreography for their music. They also help write and produce their unit songs.

Member info:

Hoshi (Kwon Soonyoung): ‘96 line, Performance Unit Leader, lead choreographer and organizer of 13 member dances. He’s hilarious yet sweet, and is a bit of a spitfire. I’ve noticed he’s one member who has to be particularly careful about what he lets slip out of his mouth. He’s known for his interesting eye shape, he jokingly describes them as the hands of a clock pointing to 10:10. Hosh what time is it?? 10 hour 10 minute?

Jun (Wen Junhui): ‘96 line, ½ of the China line, one of the super quiet members, he’s still shy on camera honestly. If you’re watching a SVT video or any VLive, and you see a member walking around aimlessly in the background, there’s a 95% chance its Jun. He also has the smirk of a little devil and the face of an angel, gosh.  *Just love him, one day we’ll learn his ways* 

The8 (Xu Ming Hao): ‘97 line, ½ of China line, he’s quiet at first, then has random outbursts of complete sass. He looks all sweet, until a member double crosses him. He plays the foreigner card often feigning innocence, but he can roast any member in perfect Korean the next second. *Still one of the cutest members ever, loves his Carats*

Dino (Lee Chan): ‘99 line, making him Seventeen’s maknae. He’s such a sweetheart, and a little dance machine. He’s a sub rapper, not to be confused with any rappers in the next unit. He is Jeonghan’s baby until he is 30. *When he turns 30 though… Jeonghan is so getting slapped*

*PERFORMANCE UNIT GIFSET*

*Performance Unit Songs: OMG , Jam Jam (feat. Vernon from HH Unit) , Solo Dances , Highlight , Dino’s Solo: Zero. 

Third unit: the Hip Hop Unit. This unit consists of S. Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu and Vernon.

They specialize in rapping. They write and organize all the rap lyrics.

They write their own individual rap lines, they also help out the other unit as lyricists for verses and choruses.

Member info:

S.Coups (Choi Seungcheol): ‘95 line, Leader of Hip Hop unit and our humble leader of the entire 13 member group. This boy has a heart of gold, he’s the dad of the group. He accepts responsibility for all the shenanigans and believes whole heartedly in each member. He always feels he is lacking, but he invests and takes time for each member. *marriage material truly*

Wonwoo (Jeon Won woo): ‘96 line, listed visuals, truthfully, I HARDLY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BOY. I know he loves Mingyu, and he loves his Carats. He has such a sweet personality from what I’ve seen, he is just so quiet, and he really keeps to himself. When he does smile its genuine, so I at least know he’s happy to be there. *When he raps though oh lord help me…*

Mingyu (Kim Mingyu): ‘97 line, Gentle Giant, he is an absolute cuddle bug. He snuggles up to all the members and is willing to do anything for them. He is always complimenting them and dissing them at the same time. He is always smiling and cries when he is touched. He has a very dark exterior, but he will melt your heart. *Whenever he speaks English… dead* “Whaaat? Get out.”

Vernon (Choi Hansol Vernon): ‘98 line, Korean-American from NYC. He fits right in with sweetness and humor alongside the other members. He is literally a little rap god. He eats, sleeps and breathes hip hop. Even his tone of voice is like he’s rapping. *I smell a future solo career with this one.*

*HIP HOP UNIT GIFSET*

*Hip Hop Unit songs: Ah Yeah , Fronting(Feat. Hoshi and Woozi) , Check In,  Lean On Me , SVT Soundcloud(Hip Hop Unit mixes). 

Phewwww… Now that you have an understanding for all the perfectly individual 13 members, feel free to tackle Seventeen in their entirety! 

*Here’s a list of their most popular music videos:

 아낀다 (Adore U)

만세(MANSAE),

 예쁘다 (Pretty U),

힐링(Healing), 

‘아주 NICE’(VERY NICE), 

 Boom Boom. 

*Dance Practices: Be careful though! If you are using the dance practices to help you learn the members and their faces, THEY HAVE PART SWITCH VERSIONS. Meaning, if you just finished watching the music video for the song, you will get very confused if you happen upon a part switch dance practice, the members shuffle! Here are the real dance practices: 

'아낀다(Adore U) - 'Fixed Cam' Ver.

만세(MANSAE) - HIDE ver.

예쁘다 (Pretty U) Dancecal ‘LOVE ver.’

'아주 NICE' (VERY NICE) DANCE PRACTICE ver

붐붐(BOOMBOOM)' Front Ver.

HIGHLIGHT (13Member ver.) 

Aiiiisssshhhh… If you made it all the way down here God bless you… I’ll make you a requested bias moodboard for your efforts 😂 Seriously though, I hope you feel a little more comfortable with Seventeen, they are such an amazing talented group that do not deserve to be overlooked because they are big!