Love & Letter

Love & Letter
Studio album by Seventeen
Released	April 25, 2016 July 4, 2016 (repackage)
Recorded	2015–16
Genre	K-pop R&B dance-pop
Language	Korean
Label	Pledis LOEN
Seventeen chronology
Boys Be (2015) Love & Letter (2016)
Singles from Love & Letter
"Pretty U" Released: April 25, 2016
Repackage cover
Singles from Love & Letter (Repackage)
"Very Nice" Released: July 4, 2016

Love & Letter, also known as First Love & Letter,^[1][2] is the first studio album by South Korean boy group Seventeen released on April 29, 2016.^[3] The album is a follow-up to the group's two EPs, 17 Carat and Boys Be (2015).^[4]

Background and release

The album includes 10 tracks and focuses on themes such as the experience of a first love.^[1][3] "Pretty U" was chosen to be the title track of the album^[2] and was performed on multiple music shows by the group throughout the following two and a half months. During this time period, the group earned their first two consecutive wins on Show Champion. Their first win was on May 4, 2016, followed by a second win on May 11, 2016. Some tracks on the album are special versions of songs previously released by the group, but sung by the three teams that make up the group respectively.

Band members largely created the album, writing or co-writing every track, and composing or co-composing almost every track.^[2] The album charted at number three on Billboard's World Albums chart and at number five on the Heatseekers Albums chart.^[2] The album's promotional single "Pretty U" charted at number three on Billboard's World Digital Songs chart, which marked their highest ranking on the chart to date.^[2]

On June 24, 2016, they performed at KCON, New York and Billboard K-Town's writer Monique Menendez said, "Seventeen bring the sugar with its latest single, "Pretty U," a bright love song with choreography reminiscent of West Side Story."^[5]

Repackage album

On July 4, 2016, a repackaged edition of the album was released with five new tracks, including the title track "Very Nice".^[6][7][8] The accompanying music video for the song was released on Naver V-app on the same day, and received over a million 'hearts'.^[9]

Track listing

※ Bolded tracks identify singles from the album.

Standard edition[1]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Chuck" (엄지척; eomjicheok)	Woozi S.Coups Vernon Wonwoo Mingyu Dino	Woozi Won Youngheon Dong Nehyung	2:58
2.	"Pretty U" (예쁘다; yeppeuda)	Bumzu Woozi S.Coups Vernon Seungkwan	Bumzu Woozi Won Youngheon Dong Nehyung	3:27
3.	"Still Lonely" (이놈의 인기; inomui ingi)	Woozi Vernon Wonwoo Seungkwan Hoshi	Woozi Lee Hyundo Kim Jinhwan	3:26
4.	"Hit Song" (유행가; yuhaengga)	Bumzu S.Coups Vernon Mingyu Dino	Bumzu	3:43
5.	"Say Yes"	Kiggen Woozi Seungkwan Dokyeom	Kiggen	3:50
6.	"Drift Away" (떠내려가; tteonaeryeoga)	Woozi S.Coups Seungkwan Mingyu Hoshi	Woozi	3:09
7.	"Adore U" (Vocal Team Version) (아낀다; akkinda)	Bumzu Woozi S.Coups Vernon Seungkwan Dokyeom	Bumzu Woozi Yeom Donggun	3:44
8.	"Monday To Saturday" (Hip-hop Team Version) (만.세; man.se)	Bumzu Woozi S.Coups Vernon Wonwoo Mingyu	Bumzu Woozi S.Coups Vernon	3:23
9.	"Shining Diamond" (Performance Team Version)	Woozi S.Coups Vernon Kim Minjung	Woozi Master Key Lissie	2:30
10.	"Love Letter" (사랑쪽지; sarangjjokji)	Woozi S.Coups Vernon Wonwoo Mingyu	Woozi Won Youngheon Dong Nehyung	2:58

Repackage edition[8]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"No F.U.N"	Woozi S.Coups Vernon Wonwoo Seungkwan Hoshi Dino	Woozi EarAttack	3:01
2.	"VERY NICE" (아주 NICE; aju nice)	Bumzu Woozi S.Coups Vernon	Bumzu Woozi	3:12
3.	"Healing" (힐링; hilling)	Woozi S.Coups Vernon Mingyu Dino	Woozi Won Youngheon Dong Nehyung	3:23
4.	"Simple" (Woozi Solo)	Woozi	Woozi Won Youngheon Dong Nehyung Min Siki	3:40
5.	"Space" (끝이 안보여; kkeuti anboyeo)	S.Coups Vernon Wonwoo Mingyu	Bumzu	3:09
6.	"Chuck" (엄지척; eomjicheok)	Woozi S.Coups Vernon Wonwoo Mingyu Dino	Woozi Won Youngheon Dong Nehyung	2:58
7.	"Pretty U" (예쁘다; yeppeuda)	Bumzu Woozi S.Coups Vernon Seungkwan	Bumzu Woozi Won Youngheon Dong Nehyung	3:27
8.	"Still Lonely" (이놈의 인기; inomui ingi)	Woozi Vernon Wonwoo Seungkwan Hoshi	Woozi Lee Hyundo Kim Jinhwan	3:26
9.	"Hit Song" (유행가; yuhaengga)	Bumzu S.Coups Vernon Mingyu Dino	Bumzu	3:43
10.	"Say Yes"	Kiggen Woozi Seungkwan Dokyeom	Kiggen	3:50
11.	"Drift Away" (떠내려가; tteonaeryeoga)	Woozi S.Coups Seungkwan Mingyu Hoshi	Woozi	3:09
12.	"Adore U" (Vocal Team Version) (아낀다; akkinda)	Bumzu Woozi S.Coups Vernon Seungkwan Dokyeom	Bumzu Woozi Yeom Donggun	3:44
13.	"Monday To Saturday" (Hip-hop Team Version) (만.세; man.se)	Bumzu Woozi S.Coups Vernon Wonwoo Mingyu	Bumzu Woozi S.Coups Vernon	3:23
14.	"Shining Diamond" (Performance Team Version)	Woozi S.Coups Vernon Kim Minjung	Woozi Master Key Lissie	2:30
15.	"Love Letter" (사랑쪽지; sarangjjokji)	Woozi S.Coups Vernon Wonwoo Mingyu	Woozi Won Youngheon Dong Nehyung	2:58

References

1. "1집 SEVENTEEN 1ST ALBUM [FIRST `LOVE & LETTER`]". Naver. April 25, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
2. Benjamin, Jeff (May 4, 2016). "Seventeen Send Their 'First Love&Letter' to Top 5 of World & Heatseekers Album Charts". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
3. Kang, Seo-jeong (April 11, 2016). 세븐틴, 첫 정규앨범 티저이미지 공개 ‘청량미 폭발’. The Chosun Ilbo/Osen (in Korean). Retrieved July 13, 2016.
4. "세븐틴 (Seventeen)". Naver. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
5. Melendez, Monique (June 26, 2016). "KCON New York 2016: Ailee Comes Home, Seventeen Makes First American Appearance & More". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
6. Kim, Yu-young (July 6, 2016). "Seventeen returns to spotlight with repackaged album". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
7. Son, Ji-hyoung (July 13, 2016). "[V Report Plus] Backstage footage of Seventeen's photoshoot for new album". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
8. "Love&Letter Repackage Album". Naver. July 4, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
9. Lee, Sang-won (July 4, 2016). "[V Report Plus] Seventeen releases 'Very Nice' music video". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 13, 2016.