Al1

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Al1
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EP by
ReleasedMay 22, 2017
Recorded2017
Genre
Length26:24
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer Woozi, Bumzu, Simon Petrén, Hoshi, Anchor, Dong Ne-hyeong,Won Yeong-heon
Seventeen chronology
Going Seventeen
(2016)
Al1
(2017)
Teen, Age
(2017)
Singles from Al1
  1. "Don't Wanna Cry"
    Released: May 22, 2017

Al1 (pronounced Alone) is the fourth extended play by South Korean boy group Seventeen. It was released on May 22, 2017, by Pledis Entertainment. The album contains eight tracks, including the lead single "Don't Wanna Cry".

Contents

Background and release

On May 11, 2017, Pledis Entertainment released a video teaser on Seventeen's Instagram page in preparation for Al1. [1] The video features member Vernon wandering around a deserted road with a compass in his hand. Over the next five days, twelve similar trailers, one for each member, were released on Seventeen's social media accounts. On May 16, 2017, they revealed the concept photos and track list of the mini-album on their Twitter and Instagram pages. [2] [3] [4] In addition, they released the highlight medley and details of the album packaging, which consisted of a photobook, 2 posters, a photocard, a postcard and a sticker. [5] [6] On May 20, 2017, Seventeen released the first teaser for the title track, "Don't Wanna Cry", on their YouTube channel. [7]

Promotions

On May 26, 2017, Seventeen made their comeback on MBC's Show! Music Core music program. This followed by promotions on SBS MTV's The Show , MBC Music's Show Champion , Mnet's M Countdown & KBS's Music Bank , with Seventeen collecting six wins in total.

Track listing

choreography= Choi Youngjoon and Hoshi (Hoshi solely did the choreography for Don't Wanna Cry and Swimming Fool)

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Don't Wanna Cry" (울고 싶지 않아)
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
Bumzu3:23
2."입버릇" (Habit) (Vocal Team)WooziSimon Petrén4:13
3."IF I" (Hip-hop Team)
  • S.Coups
  • Vernon
  • Mingyu
BumzuBumzu3:09
4."Swimming Fool" (Performance Team)
  • Woozi
  • Vernon
  • Dino
  • Bumzu
  • Woozi
  • Hoshi
  • Bumzu
Bumzu3:07
5."MY I" (Jun & The8)
  • Jun
  • The8
  • Bumzu
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
Bumzu3:04
6."Crazy in Love"
  • Woozi
  • Vernon
  • S.Coups
  • Mingyu
  • Bumzu
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Anchor
  • Bumzu
  • Anchor
3:35
Total length:20:37
Physical Edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
7."Who" (Performance Team)
  • Hoshi
  • Dino
  • Woozi
  • Dong Ne-hyeong
  • Won Yeong-heon
  • Dong Ne-hyeong
  • Won Yeong-heon
3:20
8."Check-In" (Remastering) (Hip-hop Team)
  • S.Coups
  • Vernon
  • Mingyu
  • Wonwoo
  • Bumzu
BumzuBumzu2:33
Total length:26:30

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
South KoreaMay 22, 2017 [8]
VariousDigital download [9]
TaiwanJuly 5, 2017CD Warner Music Taiwan

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