Thunderous run with ‘THUNDER’ … SEVENTEEN, 4 crowns on music shows

MUSIC Jun 08, 2025

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SEVENTEEN has once again proven their global popularity by winning four music show crowns with their new song ‘THUNDER’, sweeping major domestic and international charts.Photo courtesy of Pledis Entertainment
SEVENTEEN has once again proven their global popularity by winning four music show crowns with their new song ‘THUNDER’, sweeping major domestic and international charts.Photo courtesy of Pledis Entertainment

The group SEVENTEEN won four crowns on music shows with their new song ‘THUNDER’.

On the 7th, SEVENTEEN won first place on MBC ‘Show! Music Core’ with their 5th regular album ‘HAPPY BURSTDAY’ title song ‘THUNDER’.In particular, they caught attention by receiving the highest score among the songs that won first place on this program this year based on the even popularity of their albums and digital music.

With this, Seventeen continued their meteoric rise in popularity, lifting their fourth trophy following MBC M’s ‘Show! Champion’, Mnet’s ‘M Countdown ‘, and KBS2’s ‘Music Bank’.

The members expressed their joy by saying, “We worked really hard to prepare for this album, and it feels good that our efforts are being rewarded,” and “We would like to dedicate this award to CARAT(fandom name).Thank you.”

SEVENTEEN, through their performance of “THUNDER, “ showed off their composure and stage presence as artists who have been active for 11 years since their debut.Their experience was evident in the way they freely grooved and enjoyed the stage.The members proved their outstanding live skills once again by performing solid, unwavering vocals and even completing the encore stage.

“THUNDER” is gaining popularity due to its addictive sound and powerful performance.As soon as it was released, the song topped Melon’s “Top 100” and Bugs ‘daily chart, and also topped Circle Chart’s latest weekly digital chart(compiled from May 25 to 31).It also ranked high on major overseas charts such as Billboard’s “Global 200” and “Global(Excluding US)”, the UK Official Chart’s “Single Downloads” and “Single Sales”, and Billboard Japan’s “Hot 100,” proving SEVENTEEN’s high global popularity.

SEVENTEEN will appear on SBS ‘Inkigayo’ today(the 8th)to perform ‘THUNDER’.A variety of content has also been prepared.First, the second episode of ‘Nana Inn with SEVENTEEN’ will be released simultaneously on tvN and Disney+ on the 9th.The full version, which boasts a longer content, will be available on Weverse on the 9th and 13th.Additionally, their own content ‘Going SEVENTEEN’, called the ‘Infinite Challenge of K -pop’, will return with a new season on the 25th.


Reporter Yang Ju- juyeon@donga.com

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