Recorded 2015–16 Language Korean Love & Letter
(2016) Going Seventeen
(2016) Release date 25 April 2016 | Genre K-pop
R&B
dance-pop Boys Be
(2015) Love & Letter
(2016) Artist Seventeen Label Pledis Entertainment | |
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Released April 25, 2016 (2016-04-25)
July 4, 2016 (2016-07-04) (repackage) Awards Golden Disc Award Album Division Nominations Mnet Asian Music Award for Album of the Year Similar Highlight, 17 HITS, Ex'Act, Wings, LOL | ||
Love & Letter, also known as First Love & Letter, is the first studio album by South Korean boy group Seventeen released on April 29, 2016. The album is a follow-up to the group's two EPs, 17 Carat and Boys Be (2015).
Contents
Background and release
The album includes 10 tracks and focuses on themes such as the experience of a first love. "Pretty U" was chosen to be the title track of the album 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.
Band members largely created the album, writing or co-writing every track, and composing or co-composing almost every track. The album charted at number three on Billboard's World Albums chart and at number five on the Heatseekers Albums chart. 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.
On June 24, 2016, they performed at KCON, New York and 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."
Repackage album
On July 4, 2016, a repackaged edition of the album was released with five new tracks, including the title track "Very Nice". The accompanying music video for the song was released on Naver V-app on the same day, and received over a million 'hearts'.
Track listing
※ Bolded tracks identify singles from the album.
Songs
1Thumbs Up2:58
2You're Pretty3:27
3This Popularity3:26