SEVENTEEN has become increasingly popular these past few years. Five years into the K-Pop scene, the "self-produced" thirteen-member group has, indeed, climbed the ladder to success.
This became even more apparent when they placed their upcoming self-produced magazine, GOING, for pre-orders. Koreaboo reported that the group, alongside their label Pledis Entertainment, had to put it up for pre-selling three times in a row now.
The South Korean boy band released the first batch of pre-orders on February 14. Sources said that it sold out quickly after ten minutes.
The following day, the celebrities and their label decided to place another batch of pre-orders to give chance to other fans. But, to everyone's surprise, the magazine sold out much faster than the first batch. Some netizens stated that it only took four minutes before they ran out of stocks.
As a result, SEVENTEEN and Pledis Entertainment opened another round of pre-orders on February 16. Many believed that they increased the number of units during the third time around. The current pre-selling of GOING will end on February 21.
The all-male K-Pop group first announced their self-produced magazine earlier this month. Hello Kpop stated that the material is part of SEVENTEEN's project, along with their reality show GOING SEVENTEEN 2020.
In one of the episodes from the latest season, Mingyu was, reportedly, the one who came up with the idea. The rest of the group liked the concept and each of them participated in the overall creation of the magazine.
The publication continued that Mingyu was in charge of the shoots for the material. As for the other members, they conceptualized the ideas for the styles, designs, and edits.
GOING will be shipped across the globe starting in April. However, reports noted that those who ordered during the third batch of pre-selling will receive the magazine on a much later schedule.
Apart from their self-produced journal, SEVENTEEN, also, surprised their fans for their upcoming single. Bandwagon said that the Japanese track titled, "Not Alone," will drop on April 21.
Sources shared that the brand new song from the K-Pop group aims to tackle the "strength and determination" of every individual following the difficult year due to the pandemic crisis. The thirteen members, reportedly, hope, as well, that the song will give their fans some "inspiration to move forward towards their dreams."
The song's premiere comes as part of their Japanese comeback following their last single, "Fallin' Flower," and mini-album 24H. Alongside this, SEVENTEEN will, also, release the Japanese versions of their previous songs, "Run To You" and "Home Run."
