“That is one thing that has been inevitable for us”

SEVENTEEN have unveiled their plans for the longer term as majority of the group’s members put together for his or her obligatory South Korean army service.

9 of the group’s 13 members must serve within the army – two of whom (Jeonghan and Wonwoo) have already enlisted. Because the seven remaining eligible members inch nearer to their enlistment, SEVENTEEN have revealed a few of their plans in a brand new profile for The Hollywood Reporter.

Sizzling off the discharge of their newest album ‘Blissful Burstday’, SEVENTEEN’s Hoshi instructed THR:  “That is one thing that has been inevitable for us all alongside. We've been ready. We've a number of tasks that we've got mentioned with [HYBE] very totally up till now.”

“We're able to reinvent ourselves,” stated SEVENTEEN’s “chief” S.Coups. “We're standing at a brand new beginning line, getting ready for a brand new path forward and able to blaze a brand new path.” Hoshi added: “A lot of the members are going to enlist within the army quickly. Up till now, we’ve largely centered on our group promotions.”

The group went on to verify that particular person members will stay lively by solo materials, and that your complete group will reconvene as soon as everybody’s accomplished with their two-year service.

“We want to present extra of our individualities, every of the members’ personalities and capabilities, in order that when the time comes and we get again collectively once more as a gaggle, we‘ll be capable of showcase ourselves as a greater Seventeen,” Hoshi continued.

As for the 4 members who gained’t be serving – S.Coups is exempt as a result of an ACL damage whereas The8 and Jun are Chinese language residents and Joshua’s a US citizen – they plan to “stick collectively and make one thing nice to showcase to the followers.”

“It can be a good time for members who've been mentally or bodily exhausted to recharge themselves,” they added.

In a three-star overview of ‘Blissful Burstday’, Gladys Yeo wrote for NME: “‘Blissful Burstday’ may not be SEVENTEEN’s most cohesive launch, but it surely succeeds at showcasing the group’s transformation during the last 10 years. The document’s deal with solo songs exposes every member’s strengths and weaknesses after they stand alone, however its group tracks are a confident testomony to their chemistry and magnetism as an entire.”