K-pop group Seventeen drops first English single ‘Darl+ing’

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Promotional photo for the release of Seventeen’s first English-language single ‘Dar+ling.’ Photo: Twitter/@pledis_17" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/entertainment/04/15/seventeen.jpg"/><figcaption>Promotional photo for the release of Seventeen’s first English-language single ‘Darl+ing.’<em> Photo: Twitter/@pledis_17</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>South Korean boy group Seventeen released Friday its first single sung entirely in English, in a bid to grow its presence in the international music scene.</p><p>The 13-member act under Pledis Entertainment unveiled the music video for “Darl+ing,” which is also one of the tracks on the band’s fourth full-length album scheduled for release in May.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/17/22/k-pop-band-seventeen-sets-may-comeback">K-pop: Seventeen to make May comeback with full album</a></li></ul><p>The band will reportedly premiere a performance of “Darl+ing” on music channel MTV’s “Fresh Out Live.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bTtNV6hgDno?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Ahead of the song’s release, member Jeonghan tested positive for COVID-19, forcing him to halt promotional activities, according to Pledis.</p><p>“We will provide you with updates on his activity resumption,” Pledis said Wednesday in a statement published in full by Korean entertainment news portal Soompi.</p><p>The agency said fellow members Mingyu and Vernon were exposed to Jeonghan but assured that “they all were wearing masks and did not have close contact with one another.”</p><p>“All Seventeen members other than Jeonghan, Mingyu, and Vernon are not exhibiting any symptoms.,” it added.</p><p>Since its debut in May 2015, Seventeen has become a commercially successful K-pop group, with its more recent albums selling millions of copies.</p><p>In 2021, the group was nominated in the top social artist category at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards alongside fellow K-pop bands BTS and Blackpink, and P-pop group SB19.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/10/20/recap-seventeen-powers-through-manila-show-despite-rains-virus-scare">RECAP: Seventeen powers through Manila show despite rains, virus scare</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/04/20/k-pop-the-musical-evolution-of-seventeen">K-pop: The musical evolution of Seventeen</a></li></ul>

South Korean boy group Seventeen released its first single sung entirely in English, in a bid to grow its presence in the international music scene.

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K-pop group Seventeen drops first English single ‘Darl+ing’

K-pop group Seventeen drops first English single ‘Darl+ing’

Jaehwa Bernardo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Apr 15, 2022 01:30 PM PHT

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Updated Apr 15, 2022 03:12 PM PHT

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