SEVENTEEN has announced their latest achievement with the release of their most recent album “17 IS RIGHT HERE.”
SEVENTEEN’s ’17 IS RIGHT HERE’ Breaks Personal 1st-Week Sales Record
On April 29, SEVENTEEN released their debut best album “17 IS RIGHT HERE”and lead single “MAESTRO.”
The album “17 IS RIGHT HERE”is widely regarded as a “best-of”compilation as it features the group’s top hits from their career, including “Adore U,””Hot,””Super,””Don’t Wanna Cry,”and others. On its release day, the album sold an impressive 2,260,06 copies, according to Hanteo.
Between April 29 and May 5, Hanteo Chart officially announced that “17 IS RIGHT HERE”sold a total of 2,967,937 album copies in its first week, according to reports. This achievement solidified the group’s position as having the highest first-week sales among all albums released in 2024.
Before this feat, “17 IS RIGHT HERE”had also held the top spot on the Oricon Daily Album chart in Japan for five consecutive days. It also maintained its reign on LINE’s Top 100 Albums Chart.
Moreover, the album quickly rose to No. 2 on the iTunes Worldwide Albums Chart upon its release, and continues to gain momentum.
The song “MAESTRO”, which served as the title track, also achieved success on various music charts in South Korea, including MelOn, Genie, and Bugs.
On April 22, the album “17 IS RIGHT HERE”surpassed 3,087,613 in stock pre-orders, according to reports. This measure reflects the demand for the album as determined by analyzing the number of fans who have pre-ordered it, further demonstrating the immense excitement for SEVENTEEN’s upcoming release.
You can view the complete music video for “MAESTRO”by clicking here.
The music video elicited a reaction from CARATs in the following manner:
- “SEVENTEEN is the most diverse in K-pop They are not afraid to change concepts and every comeback they offer us something new.”
- “Even the song list is completely different from each other Seventeen are the best and most diverse in history.”
- “SEVENTEEN deserves to be in Coachella next year.”
- “I don’t even know where to begin. The concept. The storyline. The juxtaposition of real music against AI. The outfit, visuals, production, acting, expressions, dance, vocals.”
- “The rap was so pleasant. The arrangement. This is so addictive and super interesting. What a lovely storytelling.”
- “The fact SEVENTEEN having debuted for almost 9 years and still improving and showing something new every comeback is just incredible.”
- “I love how they ask, ‘Who is the real maestro?’ in the last scene and then they show SEVENTEEN’s logo at the end of MV telling that SEVENTEEN is the real MAESTRO.”
- “This song is a testament to the group’s unwavering dedication and passion for their craft.”
- “Through their powerful vocals, mesmerizing choreography, and heartfelt lyrics, Seventeen continues to inspire and uplift their fans.”
Great job to SEVENTEEN for their incredible achievements!
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