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Face the Sun is the fourth studio album by South Korean boy band Seventeen. It was released on May 27, 2022 by Pledis Entertainment through YG Plus. The album contains nine tracks, with "Hot" serving as lead single. The first track, "Darling", was pre-released on April 15, 2022.[1] The repackaged version of the album, titled Sector 17, released on July 18 alongside its lead single "World". The fourth track, "Cheers", was pre-released on July 7, 2022.[2]

Face the Sun
Digital cover
Studio album by
Seventeen
ReleasedMay 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)
GenreK-pop
Length29:03
LanguageKorean
Label
  • Pledis
  • YG Plus
Seventeen chronology
Attacca
(2021)		 Face the Sun
(2022)		 Dream
(2022)
Singles from Face the Sun
  1. "Darling"
    Released: April 15, 2022
  2. "Hot"
    Released: May 27, 2022
Sector 17 cover
Digital cover
Singles from Sector 17
  1. "Cheers (SVT Leaders)"
    Released: July 7, 2022
  2. "_World"
    Released: July 18, 2022

Background


In March, seven months after the release of the commercially successful EP Attacca, Pledis Entertainment announced that Seventeen would be releasing a studio album, their first since An Ode (2019), in May.[3] Following the release of the group's first-ever English single "Darling" on April 15, the label confirmed that Seventeen would return on May 27 with a fourth studio album titled Face the Sun.[4][5] Starting on April 26, the group released "Inner Shadows", a 13-part trailer on YouTube to tease the new album.[6] Described by band member Hoshi as marking the "shedding [of their] former image and becoming more mature", the album greatly contrasts with their earlier, more cheerful concepts.[6]


Release and promotion



Face the Sun


Pre-orders for the album opened on April 22.[4] On May 23, a highlight medley was released, as a preview of the 9 tracks of the album.[5] The album will be supported by the 'Be the Sun' World Tour, their first tour after the Ode to You Tour, which ended prematurely in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The Be the Sun tour began in Seoul, followed by stops in North America and Asia.[8]



Sector 17


Shortly after their hour-long encore, Seventeen dropped a trailer which showed the members entering an area marked as Sector 17. Through this, the 13-piece act announced the release of their repackaged album, titled Sector 17. The deluxe edition of their fourth album Face the Sun, Sector 17 was released on July 18.

The release made Seventeen only the second artist in K-pop history to cross over 2 million sales in the first week of release. [9]


Commercial performance



Face the Sun


Face the Sun surpassed 1.74 million pre-orders in one week, exceeding Seventeen's previous career high of 1.41 million pre-orders for Attacca. On May 20, it was reported that the album had recorded two million pre-orders.[10] According to the Gaon Music Chart, the album sold 2,239,351 copies in the month of May.[11]

Face the Sun debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200, earning 44,000 album-equivalent units, including 42,000 pure album sales, in its first week. It is Seventeen's highest-charting and first top-ten album on the chart, having previously reached the top 20 twice in 2021 with their EPs Your Choice and Attacca.[12]



Sector 17


According to Hanteo chart on July 21, Seventeen's 4th repackaged album 'Sector 17' has recorded a total of 1,032,238 copies in sales as of July 20 KST. Originally released on July 18 at 6 PM KST, the repackaged album surpassed 1 million copies in sales just 3 days after its release. With 'Sector 17', Seventeen now have a total of seven million-selling albums under their belt [13][14]


Critical reception


In a positive review for Teen Vogue, Sara Delgado praised Face the Sun for its "sonic versatility."[15] For NME, Abby Webster gave Face the Sun four stars, and wrote that the album's singles paled in comparison to the album's "familiar yet sublimely inventive B-sides."[16] Abbie Aitken for Clash wrote that "Face the Sun is a testament of Seventeen's influence as a key group within K-pop."[17]


Accolades


Awards and nominations
Organization Year Category Result Ref.
Genie Music Awards 2022 Album of the Year Nominated [18]

Track listing


Face the Sun track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Darling"
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Hwang Hyun (MonoTree)
  • Bumzu
  • Hwang
2:56
2."Hot"
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Tim Tan
  • Rigo
  • Praison
  • Softserveboy (153/Joombas)
  • Alex Keem (153/Joombas)
 3:17
3."Don Quixote"
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Wonwoo
  • Michel "Lindgren" Schulz
  • Melanie Joy Fontana
 2:52
4."March"
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Park Gi-tae (Prismfilter)
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Park Gi-tae
  • Bumzu
  • Park Gi-tae
3:16
5."Domino"
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Mingyu
  • Sara Davis
  • Cameron Walker
  • Jordan Witzigreuter
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Davis
  • Walker
  • Witzigreuter
 3:34
6."Shadow"
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Dino
  • Arcades
  • Johan Fransson
  • Ryan Lawrie
  • Matt Thomson
  • Max Lynedoch Graham
  • Gabriel Brandes
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Dino
  • Arcades
  • Fransson
  • Lawrie
  • Thomson
  • Graham
  • Brandes
 3:33
7."'Bout You" (노래해)
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Park Gi-tae
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Park Gi-tae
  • Bumzu
  • Park Gi-tae
2:42
8."If You Leave Me"
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • S.Coups
  • Hoshi
  • Nmore (Prismfilter)
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Nmore
  • Bumzu
  • Nmore
3:32
9."Ash"
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Vernon
  • Robb Roy
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Vernon
  • Roy
  • Nick Lee
  • Kyan Palmer
 3:21
Total length:29:03
Apple Music bonus track
No.TitleLength
10."A Message from Seventeen" (spoken by Vernon)1:02
Total length:30:05
Apple Music extended version bonus track
No.TitleLength
10."Dar+ling Music Video Behind the Scenes" (Apple Music Exclusive)10:57
Total length:40:00
Sector 17 track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Circles" (돌고 돌아)
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Nmore
  • Bumzu
  • Nmore
3:59
2."_World"
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Vernon
  • S.Coups
  • Melanie Joy Fontana
  • Michel "Lindgren" Schulz
 2:58
3."Fallin' Flower" (Korean version)
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Dino" Park Gitae
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Park Gitae
  • Bumzu
  • Park Gitae
3:30
4."Cheers" (performed by Seventeen leaders)
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • S.Coups
  • Hoshi
  • Vernon
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Vernon
  • Ohway!
  • Bumzu
  • Ohway!
3:01
5."Darling"   2:56
6."Hot"   3:17
7."Don Quixote"   2:52
8."March"   3:16
9."Domino"   3:34
10."Shadow"   3:33
11."'Bout You"   2:42
12."If You Leave Me"   3:32
13."Ash"   3:21
Total length:42:31

Notes


Charts



References


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