Love & Letter

Love & Letter, also known as First Love & Letter,[1][2] is Seventeen's debut full-length studio album by South Korean boy group Seventeen released on April 29, 2016.[3] The album is a follow-up to the group's two EPs/mini albums, 17 Carat and Boys Be (2015).[4]

Love & Letter
Studio album by Seventeen
Released	April 25, 2016 July 4, 2016 (repackage)
Recorded	2015–16
Genre	K-pop R&B dance-pop
Language	Korean
Label	Pledis LOEN
Seventeen chronology
Boys Be (2015) Love & Letter (2016) Going Seventeen (2016)
Singles from Love & Letter
"Pretty U" Released: April 25, 2016
Repackage cover
Singles from Love & Letter (Repackage)
"Very Nice" Released: July 4, 2016

Background and release

The album includes 10 tracks and focuses on themes such as the experience of a first love.[1][3] "Pretty U" was chosen to be the title track of the album[2] and was performed on multiple music shows by the group throughout the following two and a half months. During this time period, the group earned their first two consecutive wins on Show Champion. Their first win was on May 4, 2016, followed by a second win on May 11, 2016. Some tracks on the album are special versions of songs previously released by the group, but sung by the three teams that make up the group respectively.

Band members largely created the album, writing or co-writing every track, and composing or co-composing almost every track.[2] The album charted at number three on Billboard's World Albums chart and at number five on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[2] The album's promotional single "Pretty U" charted at number three on Billboard's World Digital Songs chart, which marked their highest ranking on the chart to date.[2]

On June 24, 2016, they performed at KCON, New York and Billboard K-Town's writer Monique Menendez said, "Seventeen bring the sugar with its latest single, "Pretty U," a bright love song with choreography reminiscent of West Side Story."[5]

Repackage album

On July 4, 2016, a repackaged edition of the album was released with five new tracks, including the title track "Very Nice".[6][7][8] The accompanying music video for the song was released on Naver V-app on the same day, and received over a million 'hearts'.[9]

Track listing

Choreography: Choi Young-joon and Hoshi (Hoshi solely did the choreography for Shining Diamond)

Standard edition[1]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"엄지척" (Chuck)	Woozi Vernon S.Coups Wonwoo Mingyu Dino	Woozi Won Youngheon Dong Nehyung	Won Youngheon, Dong Nehyung	2:58
2.	"예쁘다" (Pretty U)	Woozi Vernon S.Coups Seungkwan Bumzu	Woozi Bumzu Won Youngheon Dong Nehyung	Woozi, Bumzu, Won Youngheon, Dong Nehyung	3:27
3.	"이놈의 인기" (Still Lonely (Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Vernon, Dino)	Woozi Vernon Wonwoo Seungkwan Hoshi	Woozi Lee Hyundo Kim Jinhwan	Lee Hyundo, Kim Jinhwan	3:26
4.	"유행가" (Hit Song)	Vernon S.Coups Mingyu Dino Bumzu	Bumzu	Bumzu, DarooStar	3:43
5.	"Say Yes (DK, Seungkwan)"	Woozi Seungkwan DK Kiggen	Kiggen	Kiggen	3:50
6.	"떠내려가" (Drift Away (S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan))	Woozi S.Coups Seungkwan Mingyu Hoshi	Woozi	Bumzu	3:09
7.	"아낀다" (Vocal unit ver.) (Adore U)	Woozi Vernon S.Coups Seungkwan DK Bumzu	Woozi Bumzu Yeom Donggun	Woozi, Bumzu, Lee Gi Yong	3:44
8.	"만.세" (Hiphop unit ver.) (Monday to Saturday)	Woozi S.Coups Vernon Wonwoo Mingyu Bumzu	Woozi S.Coups Vernon Bumzu	Bumzu	3:23
9.	"Shining Diamond" (Performance unit ver.)	Woozi Vernon S.Coups Kim Minjung	Woozi Master Key Lissie	Park Gi Tae	2:30
10.	"사랑쪽지" (Love Letter)	Woozi Vernon S.Coups Wonwoo Mingyu	Woozi Won Youngheon, Dong Nehyung	Won Youngheon, Dong Nehyung, Min Sik	2:58

Repackage edition[8]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"No F.U.N"	Woozi Vernon S.Coups Wonwoo Seungkwan Hoshi Dino	Woozi EarAttack	3:01
2.	"아주 NICE" (Very NICE)	Woozi Bumzu Vernon S.Coups	Woozi Bumzu	3:12
3.	"힐링" (Healing)	Woozi Vernon S.Coups Mingyu Dino	Woozi Won Youngheon Dong Nehyung	3:23
4.	"SIMPLE" (Woozi Solo)	Woozi	Woozi Won Youngheon Dong Nehyung Min Siki	3:40
5.	"끝이 안보여" (Space)	Vernon S.Coups Wonwoo Mingyu	Bumzu	3:09
6.	"엄지척" (Chuck)	Woozi Vernon S.Coups Wonwoo Mingyu Dino	Woozi Won Youngheon Dong Nehyung	2:58
7.	"예쁘다" (Pretty U)	Woozi Bumzu Vernon S.Coups Seungkwan	Woozi Bumzu Won Youngheon Dong Nehyung	3:27
8.	"이놈의 인기" (Still Lonely)	Woozi Vernon Wonwoo Seungkwan Hoshi	Woozi Lee Hyundo Kim Jinhwan	3:26
9.	"유행가" (Hit Song)	Vernon Bumzu S.Coups Mingyu Dino	Bumzu	3:43
10.	"Say Yes"	Woozi Kiggen Seungkwan DK	Kiggen	3:50
11.	"떠내려가" (Drift Away)	Woozi S.Coups Seungkwan Mingyu Hoshi	Woozi	3:09
12.	"아낀다 (Vocal Team Ver.)" (Adore U)	Woozi Bumzu Vernon S.Coups Seungkwan Dokyeom	Woozi Bumzu Yeom Donggun	3:44
13.	"만.세 (Hiphop Team Ver.)" (Mansae)	Woozi Bumzu Vernon S.Coups Wonwoo Mingyu	Woozi Bumzu Vernon S.Coups	3:23
14.	"Shining Diamond (Performance Team Ver.)"	Woozi Vernon S.Coups Kim Minjung	Woozi Master Key Lissie	2:30
15.	"사랑쪽지" (Love Letter)	Woozi Vernon S.Coups Wonwoo Mingyu	Woozi Won Youngheon Dong Nehyung	2:58

Sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan	—	72,978^^
South Korea	—	210,598^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "1집 SEVENTEEN 1ST ALBUM [FIRST `LOVE & LETTER`]". Naver. April 25, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
2. Benjamin, Jeff (May 4, 2016). "Seventeen Send Their 'First Love&Letter' to Top 5 of World & Heatseekers Album Charts". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
3. Kang, Seo-jeong (April 11, 2016). 세븐틴, 첫 정규앨범 티저이미지 공개 ‘청량미 폭발’. The Chosun Ilbo/Osen (in Korean). Retrieved July 13, 2016.
4. "세븐틴 (Seventeen)". Naver. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
5. Melendez, Monique (June 26, 2016). "KCON New York 2016: Ailee Comes Home, Seventeen Makes First American Appearance & More". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
6. Kim, Yu-young (July 6, 2016). "Seventeen returns to spotlight with repackaged album". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
7. Son, Ji-hyoung (July 13, 2016). "[V Report Plus] Backstage footage of Seventeen's photoshoot for new album". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
8. "Love&Letter Repackage Album". Naver. July 4, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
9. Lee, Sang-won (July 4, 2016). "[V Report Plus] Seventeen releases 'Very Nice' music video". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 13, 2016.