Love & Letter
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| Released | April 25, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015–16 | |||
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| Length | 33:08 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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Love & Letter, also known as First 'Love & Letter',[1][2] is the debut studio album by South Korean boy group Seventeen. It was released on April 25, 2016 through Pledis Entertainment.[3] The album is a follow-up to the group's first two EPs, 17 Carat and Boys Be (2015).[4]
Background and release[edit]
The album includes 10 tracks and focuses on themes such as the experience of a first love.[1][3] "Pretty U" was chosen to be the title track of the album[2] and was performed on multiple music shows by the group throughout the following two and a half months. During this time period, the group earned their first two consecutive wins on Show Champion. Their first win was on May 4, 2016, followed by a second win on May 11, 2016. Some tracks on the album are special versions of songs previously released by the group, but sung by the three teams that make up the group respectively.[citation needed]
Band members largely created the album, writing or co-writing every track, and composing or co-composing almost every track.[2] The album charted at number three on Billboard's World Albums chart and at number five on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[2] The album's promotional single "Pretty U" charted at number three on Billboard's World Digital Songs chart, which marked their highest ranking on the chart to date.[2]
On June 24, 2016, they performed at KCON in New York. Billboard K-Town's writer Monique Menendez said, "Seventeen bring the sugar with its latest single, "Pretty U," a bright love song with choreography reminiscent of West Side Story."[5]
Reissue[edit]
On July 4, 2016, a repackaged edition of Love & Letter, titled Love & Letter Repackage Album, was released with five new tracks, including the title track "Very Nice".[6][7][8] The accompanying music video for the song was released on Naver V App on the same day, and received over a million 'hearts'.[9]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Chuck" (엄지척) |
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| 2:58 |
| 2. | "Pretty U" (예쁘다) |
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| 3:27 | |
| 3. | "Still Lonely" (이놈의 인기; performed by Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Vernon, Dino) |
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| 3:26 |
| 4. | "Hit Song" (유행가) |
| Bumzu |
| 3:43 |
| 5. | "Say Yes" (performed by DK, Seungkwan) |
| Kiggen | Kiggen | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Drift Away" (떠내려가; performed by S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan) |
| Woozi | Bumzu | 3:09 |
| 7. | "Adore U" (아낀다; Vocal Team version) |
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| 3:44 |
| 8. | "Monday to Saturday" (만.세; Hiphop Team version) |
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| Bumzu | 3:23 |
| 9. | "Shining Diamond" (Performance Team version) |
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| Park Gi-tae (Prismfilter) | 2:30 |
| 10. | "Love Letter" (사랑쪽지) |
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| 2:58 |
| Total length: | 33:08 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "No F.U.N" |
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| Earattack | 3:01 |
| 2. | "Very Nice" (아주 NICE) |
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| Bumzu | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Healing" (힐링) |
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| 3:23 |
| 4. | "Simple" (performed by Woozi) | Woozi |
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| 3:40 |
| 5. | "Space" (끝이 안보여; performed by the Hiphop Team and DK) |
| Bumzu | Bumzu | 3:09 |
| Total length: | 49:33 | ||||
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c "1집 SEVENTEEN 1ST ALBUM [FIRST 'LOVE & LETTER']". Naver. April 25, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Benjamin, Jeff (May 4, 2016). "Seventeen Send Their 'First Love&Letter' to Top 5 of World & Heatseekers Album Charts". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ a b Kang, Seo-jeong (April 11, 2016). 세븐틴, 첫 정규앨범 티저이미지 공개 ‘청량미 폭발’. The Chosun Ilbo/Osen (in Korean). Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ "세븐틴 (Seventeen)". Naver. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ Melendez, Monique (June 26, 2016). "KCON New York 2016: Ailee Comes Home, Seventeen Makes First American Appearance & More". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ Kim, Yu-young (July 6, 2016). "Seventeen returns to spotlight with repackaged album". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ Son, Ji-hyoung (July 13, 2016). "[V Report Plus] Backstage footage of Seventeen's photoshoot for new album". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ a b "Love&Letter Repackage Album". Naver. July 4, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ Lee, Sang-won (July 4, 2016). "[V Report Plus] Seventeen releases 'Very Nice' music video". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ "週間 アルバムランキング 2016年06月20日付" [Weekly album ranking as of June 20, 2016]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 27, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "2016년 18주차 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Seventeen Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Seventeen Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Seventeen Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "年間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年度" [Annual CD album ranking 2016]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "2016년 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
