SEVENTEEN Donates After First Payout..The Reason Why They Stood At The UNESCO Youth Forum

SEVENTEEN (S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, The8, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, Vernon, Dino) moved the hearts of young people around the world and their fans with their sincere growth story.

Seventeen was exclusively assigned a special session at the 13th ‘UNESCO Youth Forum’ held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France on the 14th (local time) and gave a speech and performance for about an hour. Attending the event were UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, Secretary-General of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO Han Kyung-koo, head-of-state representatives from UNESCO member countries (194 countries), about 170 young people, and 550 ordinary visitors.

As much as they stood up for the youth, they also looked back on the past and conveyed their feelings at the time. In particular, Mingyu recalled her past, saying, “This is the first time I have received payment since my debut as a singer in 2016.” He said, “It wasn’t a large amount, but I was very happy. I wanted to share this happy event with someone. One of the members suggested, ‘How about using even a small amount of money for a good cause?’ We made a small contribution in the name of Seventeen to coincide with our debut anniversary. “I wanted this money to be used where it was supposed to be,” he confessed.

He said, “The names of the 13 Seventeen members are also the names of the 13 goats we gifted to children in Tanzania, Africa. We donated goats named after our members to children in Tanzania,” and added, “Goats provide a livelihood in rural areas of Tanzania. “It is one of the main sources of income that sustains the children. Children supplement their nutrition with fresh goat milk, and also sell baby goats to pay for their education, such as going to school,” he explained. He continued, “One day, when we were concentrating on practicing and forgetting that we had sent a goat to Tanzania, we had a very touching experience. From a faraway place on the African continent, a Tanzanian child whose name and age we did not know sent a letter with a photo of the goat. I sent it to him. The letter said, ‘I will raise goats well for my dream.’” He was moved.

Min-gyu said he held on to the letter for a long time and said, “Our members became infinitely solemn in front of the short phrase ‘For the dream.’ This is because we, too, have always dreamed. We were each other’s teachers at times and warm advisors at other times. “It was to get one step closer to my dream,” he confessed. Also, “I remembered the process of running for my dream. In December 2015, six months after our debut, when we first performed solo in front of our fans, the audience was less than 800 people. Our debut album only sold 1,400 copies at the time of release. However, Just like that Tanzanian child, we have taught, learned, grown, and run together ‘for the dream,’ and Seventeen has grown into a group that has sold more than 15 million albums this year alone, 9 years after its debut,” he said, admiring Seventeen’s successful track record. did.

Seventeen, who continued their sharing activities following the goat sharing in Tanzania, said that they have been consistently donating to children’s organizations and children’s foundations every day of their debut for the past 7 years since 2017. Min-gyu said, “It was because of my earnest hope that no one in the younger generation would lose their dreams or become frustrated, under any circumstances. I believe that ‘sharing dreams’ is ‘sharing positivity’ and ‘sharing hope.’” He sent a meaningful message. reported.

Prior to this speech, Pledis Entertainment signed a tripartite business agreement with UNESCO Headquarters and the Korean National Commission for UNESCO (Secretary-General Kyung-gu Han). This is a concept that expands the effectiveness of the education campaign #Going Together business agreement signed with the Korean National Commission for UNESCO in August last year to a global level.

Joshua pointed this out and said of his future plans, “UNESCO headquarters proposed a tripartite agreement to Seventeen and the Korean National Commission for UNESCO.” ▲Building schools to build educational infrastructure in the third world ▲Supporting the continued operation of a forum for education ▲Actively working as a UNESCO ambassador to publicize the importance of education, saying, “Young people will shape the future of all of us.” “I am honored to take on the role of helping people freely express their voices and making their voices known,” he said, expressing his joy.

Lastly, they adopted their campaign slogan, “GoingTogether by learning together,” saying, “Learning, like Seventeen, can change a person, expand that person’s dreams, and further change the world.” I shouted loudly.

Meanwhile, SEVENTEEN contains the meaning of 13 members and 3 units coming together to form one (1) group. The differentiated three-unit system consists of a hip-hop team, a vocal team, and a performance team. Starting with the 7th mini album ‘Henggarae’ in 2020, a special album ‘; [Semicolon]’ and 3rd full-length album ‘An Ode’, 8th mini-album ‘Your Choice’, 9th mini-album ‘Attacca’, 4th full-length album ‘Face the Sun’, 4th full-length album repackage ‘SECTOR 17’, 10th mini album Eight consecutive albums, including ‘FML’, have been ‘Million Sellers’. ‘FML’, released in April 2023, sold more than 3 million copies on the first day alone, and became the best-selling K-pop single album of all time with cumulative sales of more than 6.2 million copies.