[INFO] Tempest to have 17 members?

Yesterday a fan tweeted Pledisboss saying “Really……. have 17 member in their group *0*”. In reply, Pledisboss tweeted, “템페스트(Tempest)=17” 

According to this tweet, it seems as though Tempest might actually be apart of Seventeen. I guess we’ll have to wait for more info on this! 

 

[INFO] SEVENTEEN to debut early next year

Pledis’s CEO, Han Sung Soo, says the new boy group ‘Seventeen’ (tentative name) will be debuting early 2013, not at the end of this year!

Some of the members in this boy group are actors as well.  

[NEWS] Pledis Entertainment to debut a 17 member boy group this year

Pledis Entertainment has announced that they will be debuting a grand 17-member male idol group by the end of the year!

Tentatively named ‘Seventeen‘, the group is made up of 17 year olds that have been trained not only for the domestic market, but specifically for the international market as well. Although they’re being touted as the largest K-Pop group to date, A-Peace holds the title with 21 total members.

Pledis has revealed that they will not be going the standard route of debuting the group in Korea before advancing overseas, but rather debut a group that is ready to promote in Korea, China, and Japan right from the get-go.

After their debut as a group, the boys will be split into units to promote separately in Korea, China, and Japan with promotional tactics tailored to each country.

A representative stated, “We’ve been preparing a team that is able to promote in China and Japan for a very long time. Since they’ll be specially promoting in three countries, you can consider them an official Hallyu group. Their debut is currently set for the end of the year, and we’re planning unique music and stage concepts.”

Through Seventeen, Pledis aims to create a new genre they call ‘Asia Pop’, a genre with K-Pop colors at the forefront but switched up to the tastes of the Chinese and Japan markets.

In related news, Pledis is also gearing up for the debut of After School‘s sister group, Hello Venus, next month.

[CONFIRMED] Pledis to debut a 17-Membered (temporary) Boy Group at the end of 2012

Pledis is planning on splitting the 17-membered boy group into 3 sub-units that will be promoting in China, Japan & Korea.  

(Source: star.mt.co.kr)