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Jeonghan and Joshua are members of the South Korean boy band Seventeen. Jeonghan previously formed a subunit with Wonwoo, releasing the single 'This Man' in 2024, which achieved record first-week sales for a K-pop subunit at the time. Joshua has pursued solo activities, including bilingual releases.
Jeonghan and Joshua of Seventeen released a batch of teaser photos for their first EP as a subunit, via agency Pledis Entertainment on Monday.
The duo is set to drop the EP, “Dreamscape,” on Oct. 19.
The images showed the two gazing serenely at the camera in a dreamy landscape, blurring the line between reality and fantasy.
This is Joshua's first time in a subunit, while Jeonghan had one with fellow Seventeen bandmate Wonwoo.
Jeonghan and Wonwoo’s first single, “This Man,” set a first-week sales record in 2024 for a K-pop subunit at the time, selling 780,000 copies.
Separately, Joshua dropped the digital single “Baby Come Home” last week. He sang the acoustic tune in English and Chinese, collaborating with Chinese singer and songwriter WeiBird for the latter, and participated in writing the song.
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The 'Dreamscape' EP will achieve strong initial sales upon release on October 19.
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