Thunder (Seventeen song)

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"Thunder"
Single by Seventeen
from the album Happy Burstday
LanguageKorean
ReleasedMay 26, 2025
Genre
Length2:44
Label Pledis
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Seventeen singles chronology
"Shohikigen"
(2024)		"Thunder"
(2025)
Music video
"Thunder" on YouTube

"Thunder" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Seventeen. It was released on May 26, 2025, as the lead single for the band's fifth studio album Happy Burstday .

Contents

Background and release

On March 24, 2025, Pledis Entertainment announced that Seventeen would be releasing a studio album in celebration of Seventeen's tenth anniversary in May that year. [1] On April 21, Happy Burstday was announced. [2] The title of the album's lead single, "Thunder", was revealed alongside the album's entire track list on May 13. [3] The first snippet of the song was released on May 16 when Seventeen released a highlight medley for the entire album. [4] The song was released alongside Happy Burstday on May 26. [5]

Composition

The lyrics for "Thunder" were written by Woozi with regular collaborator Bumzu. [3] The pair composed the song with Seventeen's leader, S.Coups. [3] "Thunder" was written in the key of G minor with a tempo of 130 beats per minute. [6] It has been described as a dance-pop song. [7]

Music video

The music video was directed by Samson of HighQualityFish. Two teasers were released, on May 23 and 24, [7] [8] and the video was released on May 26, alongside the song and album. [5] The video features the members of Seventeen dancing at a club, celebrating their "rebirth" on their tenth anniversary. [7]

Live performances

The first performance of "Thunder" was on Jamsu Bridge, a pedestrian bridge underneath the Banpo Bridge. Seventeen Burstday Stage Bridge.jpg
The first performance of "Thunder" was on Jamsu Bridge, a pedestrian bridge underneath the Banpo Bridge.

"Thunder" was first performed live on the Jamsu Bridge in Seoul on May 25, a day before its official release. [9] The performance was the culmination of a three day "B-Day Party" event, drawing a crowd of approximately 60,000 people for the performance, [10] as well as 350,000 overall. [11] Tickets for 6,000 seats on the bridge during the performance were raffled off to fans; other fans who were unsuccessful in obtaining tickets chartered yachts to watch the concert. [12]

Following the song's release, Seventeen went on various South Korean music programs to perform "Thunder". The first performance was at M Countdown on May 29, [13] followed by Music Bank on May 30, [14] Show! Music Core on May 31, [15] and Inkigayo on June 1. [16]

Critical reception

In an album review for Happy Burstday, Gladys Yeo of NME positively described "Thunder" as a "club-ready banger that dives headfirst into the carefree nostalgia of late-noughties EDM and house-led pop music". [17] Clash 's Isadora Wandermurem praised the song for its "flawless production", deeming it "worthy of the biggest summer festivals". [18] Writing for Billboard , Jeff Benjamin ranked "Thunder" as the best track of its album, highlighting the track's production and "undeniable" whistle hook. [19]

Accolades

On South Korean music programs, "Thunder" achieved seven first-place wins.

Music program awards for "Thunder"
ProgramDateRef.
Inkigayo June 8, 2025 [20]
M Countdown June 5, 2025 [21]
Music Bank June 6, 2025 [22]
Show Champion June 4, 2025 [23]
June 11, 2025 [24]
Show! Music Core June 7, 2025 [25]
June 14, 2025 [26]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the Happy Burstday lyric book. [27]

Location

Credits and personnel

Charts

Release history

Release history for "Thunder"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousMay 26, 2025 [3]

References

  1. ↑ Phillips, Lucy (March 25, 2025). "Seventeen announce new album for 10th anniversary in May". Dork . Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  2. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (April 21, 2025). "Seventeen Announce Release Date For Fifth Studio Album, Happy Burstday". Billboard . Archived from the original on April 22, 2025. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Dailey, Hannah (May 13, 2025). "Seventeen Unveils 'Happy Burstday' Tracklist Featuring Solo Songs & a Timbaland Collaboration". Billboard.
  4. ↑ Lee, Myeong-ju (May 17, 2025). "세븐틴, 신보 음원 최초 공개…'썬더', 강력한 중독성 예고". Dispatch Korea.
  5. 1 2 Son, Bong-seok (May 26, 2025). "세븐틴, 눈부시게 번쩍이는 재탄생! 신곡 'Thunder' MV 공개". 스포츠경향 (in Korean).
  6. ↑ "Key, tempo of Thunder By Seventeen Musicstax". Musicstax. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 Seon-myeong, Lee (May 24, 2025). "세븐틴 '데어데블'로 강렬한 변신". 스포츠경향 (in Korean).
  8. ↑ Cheon, Seol-hwa (May 25, 2025). "세븐틴 'Thunder' 퍼포먼스 일부 베일 벗었다…MV 티저 추가 공개". Star News.
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  10. ↑ Shin, Ha-nee (May 26, 2025). "'Happy Burstday': Fireworks light up Han River as Seventeen celebrates 10 years with special concert". Korea JoongAng Daily.
  11. ↑ Jeong, Ha-eun (May 27, 2025). "세븐틴, 10주년 '비-데이 파티' 35만 인파 몰렸다". JTBC.
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