All 13 Seventeen Members Sign Second Renewal with Pledis
The group Seventeen has signed their second contract renewal with their agency, Pledis Entertainment.
On July 13, Pledis stated, "All members except those currently serving in the military have completed their contract renewals," adding, "The members performing their mandatory military service will renew their contracts sequentially, according to their service conditions."
Since their debut in 2015, Seventeen has continued as a 13-member group for 11 years without a single member leaving. The members said, "In the spirit of wanting to go further together as a team, all 13 of us agreed to continue as one."
Pledis added, "We will fully support group, unit, and individual activities," and "We are preparing so that Seventeen can once again promote as a complete 13-member group."
Seventeen, who debuted in 2015, signed their first contract renewal in 2021. The group holds the record for the highest sales of a single K-pop album. They are also the first group to sell over 5 million copies of an album within the first week of its release.
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