Love & Letter
2016 album by Seventeen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Love & Letter, also known as First 'Love & Letter',[1][2] is the debut studio album by South Korean boy group Seventeen. It was released on April 25, 2016 through Pledis Entertainment.[3] The album is a follow-up to the group's first two EPs, 17 Carat and Boys Be (2015).[4]
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| Released | April 25, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015–16 | |||
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| Length | 33:08 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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Background and release
Love & Letter includes 10 tracks and focuses on themes such as the experience of a first love.[1][3] The group's members largely created the album, writing or co-writing every track, and composing or co-composing almost every track.[2] "Pretty U" was chosen to be the title track of the album[2] and was performed on multiple music shows by the group throughout the following two and a half months. During this 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.
Commercial performance
The album charted at number three on Billboard's World Albums chart and at number five on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[2] The album's promotional single "Pretty U" charted at number three on the World Digital Songs chart, which marked their highest ranking on the chart to date.[2]
Reception
On June 24, 2016, Seventeen performed at KCON in New York. Commenting on the group's first American appearance, Monique Menendez of Billboard K-Town wrote, "Seventeen bring the sugar with its latest single, 'Pretty U', a bright love song with choreography reminiscent of West Side Story."[5]
Reissue
On July 4, 2016, a repackaged edition of Love & Letter, titled Love & Letter Repackage Album, was released with five new tracks, including the title track "Very Nice".[6][7][8] The accompanying music video for the song was released on Naver V App on the same day and received over a million "hearts".[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Chuck" (엄지척) |
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| 2:58 | |
| 2. | "Pretty U" (예쁘다) |
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| 3:27 | |
| 3. | "Still Lonely" (이놈의 인기; performed by Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Vernon, Dino) |
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| 3:26 |
| 4. | "Hit Song" (유행가) |
| Bumzu |
| 3:43 |
| 5. | "Say Yes" (performed by DK, Seungkwan) |
| Kiggen | Kiggen | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Drift Away" (떠내려가; performed by S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan) |
| Woozi | Bumzu | 3:09 |
| 7. | "Adore U" (아낀다; Vocal Team version) |
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| 3:44 |
| 8. | "Monday to Saturday" (만.세; Hiphop Team version) |
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| Bumzu | 3:23 |
| 9. | "Shining Diamond" (Performance Team version) |
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| Park Gi-tae (Prismfilter) | 2:30 |
| 10. | "Love Letter" (사랑쪽지) |
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| 2:58 |
| Total length: | 33:08 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "No F.U.N" |
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| Earattack | 3:01 |
| 2. | "Very Nice" (아주 Nice) |
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| Bumzu | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Healing" (힐링) |
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| 3:23 |
| 4. | "Simple" (performed by Woozi) | Woozi |
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| 3:40 |
| 5. | "Space" (끝이 안보여; performed by the Hiphop Team and DK) |
| Bumzu | Bumzu | 3:09 |
| Total length: | 49:33 | ||||
Charts
Weekly charts
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Monthly charts
Year-end charts
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References
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