All 13 members of South Korean boyband SEVENTEEN have renewed their contracts with their agency Pledis Entertainment.
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On July 19, the company announced that the boyband had resigned with the agency in a statement that was released through the fan community platform Weverse. According to Pledis, the group have decided to re-sign with them ahead of the expiration of their seven-year contracts in 2022.
“Although their previous contracts had not yet expired, all thirteen members of SEVENTEEN and our company engaged in deep discussions on the future vision of the group that led to a clear consensus, enabling both parties to re-sign their contracts ahead of schedule,” Pledis said.
In the same statement, SEVENTEEN also spoke about their decision to resign with the company, citing the group’s “trust” and “strong teamwork”, among other reasons. āAs āOne Team’ SEVENTEEN will continue to strive to bring great music and fantastic performances to fans around the world,ā the boyband added.
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The boyband first debuted in May 2015 with the mini-album ā17 Caratā and its lead single āAdore Uā. Over the years career, the group have released several hit songs, including āVery Niceā, āDonāt Wanna Cryā and āHomeā.
SEVENTEEN recently returned withĀ their eighth mini-album, āYour Choiceā, featuring the title track āReady To Loveā. In aĀ glowing four-star review,Ā NMEāsĀ Puah Ziwei said that āthe [boybandās] experimentation with their musicality [on the record]ā¦ prove that the group have not lost their touch or creative streakā.
During a recent interview withĀ The Zach Sang Show, member Seungkwan admitted that there is āpressureā to reach new heights and challenge themselves creatively and musically with each release. The group then elaborated on this comment, revealing that they āthink deeplyā about the creative processes behind each release āa lotā.
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