bleu ☾

she/her 🍒 in her miliary wife era so don’t ask me how i’m doing

[svt contents @updatingsvt]

📰SEVENTEEN: Even more anticipation for their second chapter as 'military-service-completed group'

Although SEVENTEEN is now entering full group hiatus due to military service, fans are already looking forward to what comes next when they return as a 'military-service-completed group' and open their second chapter spectacularly.

For more than 10 years, SEVENTEEN have walked their own path while maintaining a distinct identity as a group. Thanks to this, they have built a strong and dedicated fandom. In order to repay CARATs with deep trust and faith during what will be a long wait for their military hiatus, all 13 members signed contract renewals early on.

During their hiatus, the group has also developed a strategy to ease the longing for full-group activities by pursuing unit activities more actively than any other group. Furthermore, some members moved up their enlistment dates, despite originally having more time before enlistment, in effort to minimize the gap in group activities and bring forward the group's full return even by a little.

An entertainment industry insider said, "Strategically scheduling their military enlistments to minimize the group's hiatus is an example of the members' determination to maintain the group. By announcing their contract renewals before announcing their enlistments, they were able to further solidify the bond with their fandom. In addition, the members who have completed their service are contributing to diversifying the group's musical identity by actively promoting through units. I believe this is an exemplary case of 'separate yet together'"

Anticipation is already building for SEVENTEEN's second chapter, where they are set to unveil an even more powerful musical world as 'military-service-completed group' and showcase stronger team chemistry than ever.

#SEVENTEEN #세븐틴

[bleu ☾ @itsbleuie]

that fucking smirk gets me everytime

[ellie @sound_of_ggyu]

never really moved on from 251211 and 251220 scoups 😮‍💨

[bleu ☾ @itsbleuie]

i know they did this the night before wonu left for his vacation #true i’m the couch

[Lamy @allmilove]

ummm… yesss 🤭

[STAN_A @stan_a_official]

[선공개] 피철인 씨가 캐럿 생일을 왜 챙겨요...?🤔 | #STAN_SEVENTEEN

Episode.PICHEOLINㅣ8월 14일 금요일 오후 7시(KST) 공개

STAN:A 스포티파이, 유튜브채널에서 만나요

🔔YouTube https://t.co/TG4WIq9nvG
🔔Spotify https://t.co/kQYrHYIRea

#DINO #Picheolin #SEVENTEEN #STANA

[KOREAN SALES @koreansales_twt]

🇰🇷 Best-selling Groups Debuted in 2015 (until August 8th, 2026)

1. #SEVENTEEN — 44,482,349 copies
2. #TWICE — 15,136,236 copies
3. #MONSTA_X — 4,512,332 copies
4. #DAY6 — 1,361,495 copies
5. #GFRIEND — 1,018,296 copies
6. #iKON — 868,568 copies
7. #UP10TION — 746,582 copies
8. #OHMYGIRL — 671,677 copies
9. #NFlying — 471,198 copies
10. #VIXX_LR — 112,913 copies

[Moon the 역전재판 @Moonismean]

I was missing Woozi, so I started reading his old interviews again.

I found one sentence about how he writes songs, got curious about what it actually means from a production perspective, and somehow ended up reading about songwriting workflows, vocal production and how Seventeen actually makes music.

So... let's talk about it.

The sentence that started all of this was from Woozi's 2022 Ruby interview.

He said that around 80% of his songwriting days are days when he doesn't want to put the drums down first.

Sometimes he doesn't even want to hear a bass synth.

And I went:

Okay... but WHY? 😭

At first I thought this was just a cute little “Woozi has his own way of making music” fact.

Then I started looking into what actually happens when you choose the beat, melody, guitar, piano etc. as the starting point of a song.

And suddenly I had way too many tabs open.

This is your warning it's gonna be long I'm writing this for 6 hours

There isn't one correct way to write a song.

You can start with lyrics, a melody, chords, an instrument, a vocal idea, or a beat.

One really common modern pop workflow is toplining: a producer builds a track first, then a songwriter creates the melody, lyrics and vocal idea over it.

And honestly, beat-first production makes perfect sense.

If you already have the drums, bass, chords, tempo and groove, you've already created a musical environment.

Now the question becomes:

“What melody belongs in this world?”

But rhythm isn't neutral.

Drums establish pulse, accents, subdivision, syncopation and groove. Bass also connects the rhythmic and harmonic sides of a track.

So when you put them down first, they immediately start influencing how the melody develops.

Again: not bad. Just a choice.

And this is what made Woozi's comment interesting to me.

He's not saying:

“Drums are bad.”

He's saying:

“I don't want them deciding what the song is too early.”

If you delay the rhythm section, you can work on melody, harmony and emotion before locking the song into a particular groove.

And Ruby is a very literal example.

Woozi said he started working on it with Kitae from PRISM FILTER and BUMZU around an acoustic guitar.

He wanted to start from the emotion of the song rather than immediately building a huge production around it.

The Korean interview makes this especially clear.

And I REALLY like that distinction.

He's not saying acoustic instruments are somehow “more authentic” or that computers ruin music.

The point is more like:

protect the emotional idea before the production gets complicated.

Once you understand that, the drum comment makes much more sense.

Because then production becomes:

“I have this musical/emotional idea. What does it need?”

rather than:

“I have this beat. What melody can I fit into it?”

Neither is inherently better.

They're just different starting points.

And then I found the part that made this much more interesting for Seventeen specifically.

Woozi isn't producing for one vocalist.

He's producing for thirteen people.

Different timbres, ranges, resonance, diction, phrasing, strengths and weaknesses.

So the person singing the melody actually changes the way the melody works.

Woozi has talked about this directly.

When a member asks how they should sing a part, he first explains how he imagined it.

Then he listens to their takes.

And after hearing them, he can tell what kind of sound suits that member best.

If it's different from his original idea?

He changes his idea.

And honestly... that's a BIG production decision.

Because there is a difference between:

“Make the singer reproduce my demo.”

and:

“Let me hear what this singer does with my composition.”

The second approach allows the performer to give the producer new information.

+

[オリコンニュース @oricon]

SEVENTEEN、2ヶ月連続ミリオンの快挙
“軍白期”でも揺るがない人気
⠀
「13人であり続ける」
2度目の全員再契約が示した未来
https://t.co/iTVIWn5tER
⠀
PR #SEVENTEEN @pledis_17jp

[hannie ☻ @minghaocheoI_]

"SEVENTEEN's Ultimate Maknae DINO's First Solo Overseas Stage🎊🕺🪩"

DINO IS PART OF THE LINEUP FOR WATERBOMB KAOHSIUNG!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD????!!!!!?!?

DINO WILL BE PERFORMING ON SEPTEMBER 9 OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! #디노

[bleu ☾ @itsbleuie]

my pretty gyu<3

[໊ @meishato]

boy fuck you and your genius brain and those big ass biceps and your pretty smile i’m irritated

[Waterbomb_Kaohsiung @Waterbomb_KHH]

🔥WATERBOMB KAOHSIUNG 最終藝人演出卡司公告 🔥

SEVENTEEN 最強忙內 DINO 首次個人海外舞台🎊🕺🪩

東西南北、男女老少，所有 CARAT 通通來高雄集合！💎
跟著 DINO 把興致炒到最高，放下所有煩惱、發射愛的眼神，把現場氣氛推向最高點，享受今夏最棒的音樂派對！🎶🎉

[세븐틴(SEVENTEEN) @pledis_17]

[VIDEO] #말랑콩떡유이진

출근 5분 만에 퇴사 위기(?) 세븐틴 부승관의 우당탕탕 일일 매니저 🍊
▶️ https://t.co/aqqBa0kRDz

#SEUNGKWAN #승관
#SEVENTEEN #세븐틴

[세븐틴(SEVENTEEN) @pledis_17]

[17'S 승관]
260812 #말랑콩떡유이진

#SEUNGKWAN #승관
#SEVENTEEN #세븐틴

[세븐틴(SEVENTEEN) @pledis_17]

[GOING SEVENTEEN] EP.155 Red Ball #2

▶️ https://t.co/SS7GRzExB5

#SEVENTEEN #세븐틴
#GOING_SVT #고잉세븐틴

[세븐틴(SEVENTEEN) @pledis_17]

[GOING SEVENTEEN] EP.155 Red Ball #2

▶️ https://t.co/SS7GRzF5qD

#SEVENTEEN #세븐틴
#GOING_SVT #고잉세븐틴

[세븐틴(SEVENTEEN) @pledis_17]

[17'S] 의리와 배신, 그리고 신파가 있는 <Red Ball>

#SEVENTEEN #세븐틴
#GOING_SVT #고잉세븐틴

[세븐틴(SEVENTEEN) @pledis_17]

RIIZE 쇼타로, 은석 님과 함께 놀아 놀아 #놀아보세 😎

▶ https://t.co/xad3WW8kTG
▶ https://t.co/V5UnVPkWgZ
▶ https://t.co/qDY6a9CAyx

#피철인 #Picheolin
#DINO #디노
#PartyRockRock
#吉BOARD #길보드

[세븐틴(SEVENTEEN) @pledis_17]

#피철인 과 함께 놀아 놀아 #놀아보세 😎

▶ https://t.co/Rx7giQpUnU
▶ https://t.co/jJ2cYHYZ3X
▶ https://t.co/qM0tVPPJfi

#Picheolin
#DINO #디노
#PartyRockRock
#吉BOARD #길보드

[세븐틴(SEVENTEEN) @pledis_17]

선미 님과 함께 놀아 놀아 #놀아보세 😎

▶ https://t.co/JYIdNWHpH5
▶ https://t.co/clHEJ54Q0w
▶ https://t.co/1LS8T7zCpK

#피철인 #Picheolin
#DINO #디노
#PartyRockRock
#吉BOARD #길보드

[UNESCO @UNESCO]

One word can tell a powerful story.

Join JOSHUA as he meets two young changemakers from the UNESCO x SEVENTEEN Global Youth Grant Scheme.

This #YouthDay, we celebrate the creativity, determination and leadership of young people turning ideas into action.

https://t.co/FSiNdBm0fS @pledis_17

[세븐틴(SEVENTEEN) @pledis_17]

ALPHADRIVEONE 안신 님과 함께 놀아 놀아 #놀아보세 😎

▶ https://t.co/mJy98jKyvM
▶ https://t.co/JO9fVrYzkJ
▶ https://t.co/xOhtQxN5Lz

#ALPHADRIVEONE #ANXIN
#피철인 #Picheolin
#DINO #디노
#PartyRockRock
#吉BOARD #길보드