SEVENTEEN Stays Together: All 13 Members Renew Contracts With Pledis Entertainment for a Second Time
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Carats woke up to the best kind of news this week: SEVENTEEN is staying whole.
On July 13, Pledis Entertainment confirmed that all 13 members of SEVENTEEN — S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, The8, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino — have agreed to renew their contracts with the agency for a second time.
In an industry where full-group renewals are rare and member departures are increasingly common, SEVENTEEN’s decision to re-sign as a complete unit is being called one of the biggest K-pop stories of the year.
The Announcement
Pledis Entertainment shared the news directly on SEVENTEEN’s Weverse page, confirming that the contract renewal process has been completed for every member currently able to sign.
Two members, Hoshi and Woozi, are presently fulfilling their mandatory military service in Korea, so their paperwork will be finalized once their enlistment ends. The agency was clear that this is a formality of timing, not a hint of hesitation — the intention to renew already includes all 13 members.
In its statement, Pledis expressed genuine excitement about continuing the journey with the full lineup, thanking the members for their trust and acknowledging Carats, the group’s devoted fanbase, for their unwavering support over the years.
The agency also emphasized that this renewal builds on an earlier one: SEVENTEEN first extended its contract back in 2021, ahead of the original seven-year term that’s standard under Korea’s Fair Trade Commission guidelines for entertainer contracts.
That makes this month’s announcement the group’s second full renewal — something almost no other group of this size has managed to do even once.
Why This Renewal Is a Big Deal
To understand why fans and industry watchers are reacting so strongly, it helps to know how K-pop contracts typically work. Standard exclusive contracts in South Korea run up to seven years, and that anniversary has historically been a breaking point for many groups.
Member departures, solo ventures away from the group, or full disbandments are common once that initial term winds down, especially for large ensembles where individual members may want to negotiate separately or pursue different paths.
SEVENTEEN, a 13-member act that debuted in 2015, has defied that pattern twice now. Renewing early in 2021 was already notable.
Doing it again — with every original member still on board, a full decade into their career — is being described by entertainment outlets as one of the first times a group this large has renewed together on two separate occasions.
For a lineup that size, keeping everyone aligned on a shared future is no small logistical or emotional feat.
What the Members Said
The group didn’t stay silent on the news either. In a message shared alongside the agency’s statement, SEVENTEEN explained their reasoning in their own words: they believe there’s nothing they can’t accomplish when they work together, and they share a collective desire to keep pushing forward as a team.
That sentiment — unity over individual ambition — has long been part of SEVENTEEN’s identity, built around their reputation as a “self-producing” idol group where members are directly involved in writing, composing, and choreographing much of their own material.
Pledis echoed that spirit in its own statement, noting that SEVENTEEN doesn’t throw around promises of permanence lightly. Instead, the agency framed the group’s commitment as something proven daily through the members’ work ethic and passion rather than through words alone. It’s a message that resonated with longtime fans who’ve watched the group’s evolution since their 2015 debut.
Interestingly, this wasn’t the first time fans heard hints of the renewal. Back in April, during the final encore stop of SEVENTEEN’s “New_” world tour at Incheon Asiad Main Stadium, leader S.Coups personally addressed the crowd and revealed that all members had already completed their renewal discussions.
Reflecting on the milestone, he told fans he’d been looking back on the group’s 11 years together, and he wanted them to hear the news directly from the members before it became official.
He even acknowledged the members currently serving in the military, expressing that he wished they could all be present together for the moment. That April moment gave Carats an emotional preview of what became the formal announcement.
Business as Usual, Only Bigger
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Despite the renewal news, SEVENTEEN’s individual and unit activities haven’t slowed down. The8 and Vernon recently debuted as the duo V8, kicking off their own tour, while Dino is preparing to release a solo album.
Pledis Entertainment has stated it plans to continue backing the group’s full-team promotions alongside these subunit and solo projects, and has signaled ambitions to expand SEVENTEEN’s reach internationally even further.
That combination — a group-wide commitment paired with room for individual growth — has become something of a signature for how SEVENTEEN and Pledis operate.
Rather than treating solo or unit work as a threat to group unity, the label appears to be leaning into it as a complement, giving members creative freedom without pulling away from the larger SEVENTEEN identity.
What This Means for Carats
For fans, the renewal news isn’t just a business update — it’s reassurance. SEVENTEEN has built one of the most passionate global fanbases in K-pop, and questions about a group’s future always loom larger as members approach military enlistment age and initial contracts near expiration.
With this second renewal now confirmed, Carats can look ahead to future comebacks, world tours, and collaborations with real confidence that the full 13-member lineup isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
Social media reaction since the announcement has leaned heavily celebratory, with fans expressing relief and excitement in equal measure.
For a group whose entire brand has been built on the idea of “going together,” keeping all 13 members under one roof for a second contract cycle isn’t just good news — it’s proof that the group’s philosophy still holds.
In Conclusion :
As Hoshi and Woozi complete their military service and eventually finalize their own paperwork, SEVENTEEN’s full-team status will be locked in from every angle.
Until then, the message from both the agency and the members is the same: this is far from the end of the story. If anything, it’s the start of another chapter for a group that’s spent over a decade proving that staying together is possible — even when the industry says otherwise.