17 Carat

17 Carat is the debut extended play by South Korean boy group Seventeen. It was released on May 29, 2015 by Pledis Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment. "Adore U" serves as the lead single for the extended play.

17 Carat
EP by Seventeen
Released	May 29, 2015 (2015-05-29)
Genre	K-pop dance-pop hip hop
Length	16:48
Language	Korean
Label	Pledis Entertainment LOEN Entertainment
Seventeen chronology
17 Carat (2015) Boys Be (2015)
Singles from 17 Carat
"Adore U" Released: May 29, 2015

Background and release

The extended play includes 5 tracks written, co-written and co-produced by Seventeen's group members. "Adore U" was chosen as the lead single for the EP and was performed on multiple music shows by the group. "Shining Diamond" was used a pre-single on the group's reality debut show. The group states that the track list was chosen to reflect the group's core concept of "boys passion".[1] The album has two physical versions: one with a "black" themed photo card set and the other with a "white" themed photo card set. All copies include a CD containing the songs and a fold up poster/lyric sheet.

Single

"Adore U" is the lead single of the extended play. It was written by Woozi, S.Coups, and Yeon Dong-geon.[2] The Korea Herald states "“Adore U” is a funky pop song about a teenage boy trying to navigate through puppy love."[3] It marks the beginning of the group's trilogy composed of the singles Adore U, Mansae and Pretty U about a boy meeting, falling in love and asking out a girl. The track was composed and arranged by Woozi, Bumzu, and Yeon Dong-geon. The music video for the single was released on May 29, 2015 and was directed by Dee Shin. The dance choreography accompaniment to the song was choreographed by Hoshi of Seventeen and focuses on "storytelling, and on highlighting each member's strengths onstage".[4] The single has sold more than 38,000 digital copies and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard US World Chart.

Commercial Performance

The EP has sold 82,972+ copies in South Korea.[5] It peaked at number 4 on the Korean Gaon Chart[6] and number 8 on the US World Billboard Chart.[7]

Track listing

choreography= Choi Youngjoon and Hoshi (Hoshi solely did the choreography for Jam Jam)

Official track list[8]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangements	Length
1.	"Shining Diamond"	Woozi Vernon S.Coups Kim Min-jeong	Woozi MasterKey Rishi	MasterKey Rishi	3:24
2.	"아낀다" (Adore U)	Woozi Vernon S.Coups Bumzu	Woozi Bumzu Yeon Dong-geon	Woozi Bumzu Yeon Dong-geon	3:07
3.	"Ah Yeah" (Hip-Hop unit)	S. Coups Vernon Wonwoo Mingyu	Cream Doughnut Rishi		3:29
4.	"Jam Jam" (Performance unit + Vernon)	Woozi Hoshi Dino Vernon	Woozi Cream Doughnut	Cream Doughnut	3:25
5.	"20" (Vocal unit)	Woozi	Woozi Won Yeong-heon	Won Yeong-heon Dong Ne-hyeong	3:23

References

1. "Deposits at cash management accounts rise to record high The Korea Herald > Entertainment > Music Seventeen hopes to shine like diamonds with '17 Carat'". The Korea Herald. The Korea Herald. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
2. "Adore U". Color Coded Lyrics. Color Coded Lyrics. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
3. "Seventeen hopes to shine like diamonds with '17 Carat". The Korea Herald. The Korea Herald. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
4. "Seventeen hopes to shine like diamonds with '17 Carat'". The Korea Herald. The Korea Herald. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
5. Cumulative sales of 17 Carat:
   • "2015년 Album Chart".
   • "2016년 12월 Album Chart".
   • "2017년 11월 Album Chart".
6. "2015 Albums". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
7. "June 27, 2015". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
8. "SEVENTEEN 1st Mini Album '17 CARAT'".