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I've been loving @YOUNITE_offcl debut so far and "1 of 9" as one of my favorite debut tracks of the year. I wanted to know the @YOUNITE_twt members better so we got personalized playlists from all 9!
Scroll down for all the playlists on @TIDAL
EUNSANG: tidal.com/browse/playlis…
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💔 @xtina Aguilera shares she is postponing the release of her new music scheduled for this week (including single "Suéltame" with @TiniStoessel scheduled to drop tonight) "as we mourn with the community of Uvalde"
"I urge our leaders to make immediate changes"
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.@BLACKPINK toast Queen Elizabeth II as part of the monarch's 96th birthday and Platinum Jubilee at the residence of Korea's British ambassador. They formed the relationship with the UK after being appointed ambassadors for The @UN Conference of the Parties on Climate Change
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Coming up: #SEVENTEEN will be holding a global press conference later today at 10PM ET (11AM KST) ahead of the worldwide release of #FaceTheSun at midnight EST
I'll do my best to share as many updates updates as possible! I really can't wait for this album to drop, it's so good
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#Carats, I'm curious: what song are you most excited to hear on #FacetheSun? You can choose two if you want to choose #HOT and another ;)
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Here we go! #SEVENTEEN's global press conference has started and is taking place both online and in-person! The fashion theme for today is mostly dark suits and dark shirts. Though Hoshi + Dino have gray suits. Then Seungkwan, Jun + Joshua have white shirts under their black suit
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"HOT" MV time!! #SVT_HOT
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The MC of the global press conference is hyping up the pre-orders and response to @pledis_17's upcoming #FaceTheSun album, saying there are speculations it could exceed 2 million in sales in its first week! Wow!
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Okay Jun arms
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The budget tho!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🥵🥵🥵🥵👏👏👏👏
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"Vernon wrote a post on WeVerse and said we have our 4th studio album, it's very meaningful, and it's only possible thanks to Carat. They made us who we are: singers, idols. We hope we can share a lot of good things with this album" -S.Coups at the global press conference
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"It's a message of hope and facing your fears...not only our title song 'HOT' but listen to all the songs on the album" -Mingyu on @pledis_17's #FaceTheSun album
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S.Coups joked at the global press conference that the success of "HOT" is dependent on Mingyu because he opens the track 😂
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"We all might have different worries in our hearts, which is represented in the shadow...but that's what our new album is about: facing our fear inside and making courageous choices. That's what we've been doing and that's what this album is about" -Woozi on #FaceTheSun
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#SEVENTEEN wore black diamond rings in their trailers to represent the darkness/fear that's focused on in the album. They say look closer at the trailers for more on this
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"Our common goal to go higher might be the same so we celebrated our 7th anniversary, we thought it was time to share our personal stories and fears to #Carats honestly. The public sees us as cheerful kids but this is our personal story" -Seungkwan at the global press conference
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"We ranked 13th place on the @billboard 200 for #Attaca and ranked two weeks in a row which was a new record for us. But honestly I'd like us to go higher [with #FaceTheSun" -Joshua at @pledis_17's global press conference
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"Ive been saying we want to go to @billboard charts since #YourChioce. But I want to top the Billboard charts this time...we want to top the charts, just once! Please!" -Seungkwan at @pledis_17's global press conference
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Now media Q&A! They're answering my question which I asked about how they knew "HOT" was the right title track even though they shared it was the last song composed for the album. Thanks for taking my question, @pledis_17!
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Woozi: "We felt that 'HOT' really expressed who @pledis_17 is right now. The process of making and completing is the thought that I had. When me and the members make SVT's music, we want to share the message of who we are, that's what we focus on...HOT is a new starting point..."
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Woozi (continued): "we want to convey our passionate identity and goals of becoming like the sun. We want to exude that 'Hot' energy. It describes our real, candid selves."
Then Joshua added (in English) that when the members heard "HOT" they all decided it was the right choice
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Joshua says it's important and will continue to be important for @pledis_17 to make music in English to reach more #Carats worldwide. They just need the right tracks
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And that they will always keep their #Kpop essence in the music and it's not difficult for them to stay true to that. Great question and answer from @timesofindia's Karen Pereira
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Our dear @nbmorin for @RollingStone asked the next media question about the differences between the Seventeen they envisioned upon debut. DK said he never expected this kind of love and the more music they release with Seventeen, he feels it more every time
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Looking to the future after their 7-year anniversary, @pledis_17 says they hope by the 14-year anniversary that they can have a No. 1 on the Billboard charts. Yes 💪💪
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