Crashing down at Scotiabank Arena Sept. 3 is not a literal weather phenomenon, of course, but explosive 13-member K-pop act Seventeen.
Attention all citizens: a tidal wave of funky fresh rhythm has been forecast to hit Toronto early next month. Residents can expect a mix of blazing onstage energy combined with razor-sharp synchronization and deadly earworms that will linger for weeks regardless of the listener’s language or background.
Don’t let that short list fool you, though. K-pop has made a splash in other large venues across the city, such as the five-piece Red Velvet’s sugar-sweet performance at the Coca-Cola Coliseum in 2019 and solo powerhouse HyunA rocking it at the Danforth Music Hall in 2017.
The group’s diamond theme, stemming from their early hit “Shining Diamond,” extends to the band’s logo, tour and album names — “Ideal Cut,” “17 Carat” — and even their fan base, named Carats, their number exceeding more than 10 million followers on both Instagram and Twitter. So then, how does 13 equal Seventeen? Start with the three units that co-operate with one another as a finely oiled machine. The hip-hop team is composed of rappers S. Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu and English-speaking Vernon. Woozi, Jeonghan, Joshua , DK and Seungkwan make up the vocal unit. And Hoshi, Jun, The8 and Dino are the dance-focused performance squad. Do the math — 13 members plus three units plus one group — and you get Seventeen.
For newcomers to the K-pop scene, the group will also turn heads with their elaborate interactivity in live settings, known as “fan chants.” Along with having props such as lightsticks, excited attendees of any K-pop concert will prepare for precise moments to shout in unison so as to become part of the show themselves.
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