It’s actually a cliche, however it’s additionally true that there’s nobody else in Ok-pop fairly like SEVENTEEN.
Over the previous decade, Ok-pop has grown to a spot the place followers can sift by teams of various sizes, types, and aesthetics to suit their preferences nearly to a science. With the sub-genre’s still-growing recognition, it’s maybe harder than ever to carve out a loyal fan base – however carve SEVENTEEN did.
Composed of 13 members and initially the product of a smaller label that has since been absorbed into Seoul behemoth HYBE, SEVENTEEN scraped and fought desperately for a spot of their very own in a crowded musical panorama, embracing the built-in theatricality that accompanies the scale of their crew, their shared ardour for spectacle, and a dedication to forging a brotherhood. On Saturday, November ninth at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles — the band’s US stadium debut — a decade of labor was on full show.
SEVENTEEN consists of S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino. However the baker’s dozen crew was minimize right down to 11 for the US leg of their 2024 “RIGHT HERE” tour, as Jeonghan has been referred to as to finish his obligatory time within the South Korean army, whereas Jun accepted an performing alternative in his native China filming by the tip of the yr.
And though it was clear that the members missed their absent bandmates, together with them in video interludes and leaving area for them when taking a bunch picture, the temper on the Los Angeles stadium was undeniably joyful. As soon as the present started, that’s — the beginning time was formally pushed by an hour forward of time to accommodate for a playoff soccer sport earlier within the day, then shifted by nearly one other hour and a half as many followers had issue getting into, partially attributable to an EDM occasion occurring concurrently at subsequent door’s Coliseum. Come midnight, SEVENTEEN had been nonetheless dancing onstage, unwilling to chop down any of the pageantry ready.
A grand, shiny stadium like BMO undeniably fits the members of SEVENTEEN, who kicked off the present in princely outfits, operating by a few of their darker cuts, together with “Worry,” “Fearless,” and the moody “Ash.” The band then break up into items, a software they leverage each of their discography and on stage: there’s the hip-hop unit (S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu, and Vernon), the efficiency crew (Hoshi, The8, and Dino, lacking Jun), and the vocal unit (Woozi, Joshua, DK, and Seungkwan, lacking Jeonghan).
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