SEVENTEEN Makes 1st Entry On Billboard 200 With '17 IS RIGHT HERE' — See Details Here

SEVENTEEN released their best-of compilation album "17 IS RIGHT HERE" and title track "MAESTRO" on April 29. The album has gained rave reviews since from CARATs, who were thrilled to receive a new comeback from the group.

On May 12, Billboard officially revealed that SEVENTEEN's album "17 IS RIGHT HERE" made its debut on the Top 200 Album chart at No. 5. The feat is also commendable since the chart records the most popular albums in the United States.

According to the data Luminate has released, "17 IS RIGHT HERE" managed to garner a total of 53,000 in terms of equivalent album units for the week ending on May 9.

This was followed by a breakdown of the album's score, elaborating that "17 IS RIGHT HERE" comprised 49,000 traditional album sales and 4,000 streaming equivalent album units, which also means 5.5 million audio streams over the week.

Before their achievement in Billboard, SEVENTEEN also accomplished a feat in their first week sales. Hanteo Chart has also recorded the album's performance from April 29 to May 5, and according to the chart, the album managed to sell over 2,967,937 during its first week.

The achievement also led SEVENTEEN to have the highest first-week sales of any album this 2024, which highlights their musicality, impact, popularity, and strong core fanbase.

Outside of Hanteo, the album also trended on the Oricon Daily Album Chart and LINE's Top 100 Albums Chart. "17 IS RIGHT HERE" also claimed No. 2 on the iTunes Worldwide Albums Chart. Its title track "MAESTRO" has also reigned charts such as MelOn, Genie, and Bugs.

The album was also highly anticipated, given its success during its pre-orders. On April 22, "17 IS RIGHT HERE" surpassed a total of 3,087,613 stock pre-orders.

Meanwhile, SEVENTEEN has officially released a new music video for "LALALI" on May 9.

Watch the full MV for "LALALI" here:

Here's how fans reacted to the music video:

• "Best unit in the entire industry! More concept and music like this please, I'm begging."
• "OMG they are dropping bangers one by one."
• "This screams budget! the scale, quality, setting, outfits! Everything about 'LALALI' is so expensive!"
• "Wonwoo's hair? S.Coups' wink? Vernon at the beginning? Shirtless Mingyu? Everything about this MV is so perfect."
• The way Wonwoo says "Monster," Vernon's "Hot, drop it like it's hot," S.Coups' facial expression, and Mingyu's visual in this MV literally had me dying! The hip-hop unit never disappoints us."
• "Mingyu topless, Wonwoo's man bun, S.Coups' flirty wink, and Vernon everything! Another masterpiece from them!"
• "Vernon really does shine in purely hip-hop concepts. That man is spitting fire for real."
• "This is one of the best music videos ever I swear."
• "Mingyu has such an interesting rap voice it has this nuance to it, and I love that. You're so cool Mings."

Congratulations to SEVENTEEN for their impressive achievement!

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Written by Israel Monte