K-pop Band Also Earns 11th Gold Certification in Japan

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Seventeen marked its ninth anniversary by making a donation to UNESCO, according to the band's agency, Pledis Entertainment, on Tuesday. The donation supports the #GoingTogether campaign, which Seventeen and UNESCO initiated in August 2022 to highlight the importance of education, and the UNESCO International Forum on the Futures of Education.

Seventeen expressed their honor and sense of reward in participating in this meaningful event on their debut anniversary.
 

▲ Boy band Seventeen / Courtesy of PLEDIS ENTERTAINMENTAdditionally, Seventeen's song "Ready to Love," the lead track from their eighth EP "Your Choice," released in June 2021, was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for surpassing 50 million streams as of April. The RIAJ certifies music based on total streams, with silver for 30 million, gold for 50 million, platinum for 100 million, and diamond for 500 million.

As of Tuesday, Seventeen has earned a total of 11 gold streaming certifications from the RIAJ, including previous certifications for "Very Nice" (2016), "Pretty U" (2016), "Clap" (2017), "Don’t Wanna Cry" (2017), "HIT" (2019), "Left & Right" (2020), "Rock with You" (2021), "HOT" (2022), "Darl+ing" (2022), and "Super" (2023).

Seventeen, a 13-member boy band, debuted under Pledis Entertainment in 2015. They recently released a compilation album, "17 is Right Here," featuring the lead track "Maestro" on April 29.

The band concluded the Japanese leg of their encore tour "Follow Again" with four concerts, finishing at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Sunday. These concerts were part of Seventeen’s first stadium tour, attracting over 230,000 fans.

Seventeen is also set to launch a new unit with members Jeonghan and Wonwoo, debuting their first single "This Man" on June 17.

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