Rosa Gulliver of TINYGMUSIC | January 8, 2025
K-pop trio BSS make their highly-anticipated comeback today with 2nd Single Album TELEPARTY.
Beloved for their animated personalities and exuberant energy, BSS comprising of three SEVENTEEN members, SEUNGKWAN, DK and HOSHI have cemented their status as a powerhouse unit in the music scene, breaking records and making headlines with their signature energetic music, led by their hit track “Fighting (Feat. Lee Young Ji).”
TELEPARTY, a portmanteau of “telepathy” and “party,” is BSS’ invitation for a party connected with everyone through their telepathic empathy. Continuing on their mission of spreading happiness and positive energy, the trio step up as “ambassadors of youth” promising listeners release from daily struggles and encouragement to live in the moment.
In the wake of the album release, BSS also dropped the official music video for the lead single “CBZ (Prime time),” an anthem that blends swing jazz and country music with their distinct style, delivering an infectious vibe that compels everyone to get moving. Featuring star-studded cameos of Korean talents such as Uhm Jung-hwa, Jung Young-joo, Kal Sowon, and Moon Sang-hoon, the video portrays a celebration of youth as individuals from all walks of life—exhausted students and office workers, a distressed mother and a teenage daughter—join the unit in a joyful chant of “CBZ*,” conveying the uplifting message, “’Youth’ is anyone finding joy in the moment.”
Alongside “CBZ (Prime time),” TELEPARTY includes two other tracks—a New Jack Swing track “Happy Alone” that sings of treating oneself to a 'party' after a tiring day, and an R&B love ballad “Love Song” that captures the longing to reconnect with past. As with their previous album, all of the tracks have the three members on the credits for lyrics, along with SEVENTEEN's primary producers WOOZI and BUMZU credited as composers.
Speaking about their new release, each member of BSS said:
SEUNGKWAN: “Thanks to the love from our fans, we were able to make a comeback as BSS. Since it’s already been two years since our last release, we’re bringing in even more energy to cheer everyone on. We hope this album will be your happy start to 2025.”
DK: “We’ve filled the album with great songs including the lead single “CBZ (Prime time),” full of youthful energy. BSS promise to always cheer for the youth of our listeners. We’ll give it our all for this release, so please stay tuned.”
HOSHI: "Being young doesn't guarantee youth, and being old doesn't deprive one of it. Anyone who finds joy in the moment is youthful. BSS will always be supporters of youth for our listeners. We hope this album brings strength and encouragement to many."
While the trio ushers in SEVENTEEN’s promising new year, the group is set to continue their ‘SEVENTEEN [RIGHT HERE] WORLD TOUR’ with massive stadium shows across Asia, making stops in Bulacan, Philippines (January 18-19), Singapore (January 25-26), Jakarta, Indonesia (February 8-9), and Bangkok, Thailand (February 15-16).
*CBZ is an acronym for ‘CheongBaZi (literal translation: Jeans)’, which is an abbreviated expression in Korea meaning “Youth is now”, commonly used in group chants to boost a sense of unity in celebrating youthfulness and cherishing the present.
About BSS
BSS is a special unit, composed of three SEVENTEEN members, SEUNGKWAN, DK, and HOSHI, with each of the three letters taken from the members’ Korean names. Their first digital single “Just do it,” released in March 2018, soon became a fan favourite with high-spirited performances, manifesting the limitless potential that propelled the unit into further musical expansion. In February 2023, BSS released their highly anticipated first single album SECOND WIND, setting a record for the highest first-week album sales of any K-pop unit at the time. Its lead single “Fighting (Feat. Lee Young Ji)” cemented its place in history as one of the top 5 longest-charting songs by a K-pop boy group on Korea’s leading streaming platform, Melon, while garnering over 119 million streams on Spotify to date. Earning unwavering love and recognition as a source of energy, the beloved track was even selected as the official cheer song for Team Korea during the Paris 2024 Olympics Games. Paving their own way with remarkable talent, chemistry and their signature exuberant energy, BSS is solidifying their status in the music scene as the “Ultimate K-pop Unit.”
About SEVENTEEN
SEVENTEEN comprising of S.COUPS, JEONGHAN, JOSHUA, JUN, HOSHI, WONWOO, WOOZI, THE 8, MINGYU, DK, SEUNGKWAN, VERNON and DINO have rocketed to the forefront of the music scene fuelled by a fiercely independent spirit and a nonpareil in-house creative ecosystem. The 13-piece act’s innovative structure hinges on the interplay of three units: hip-hop, vocal, and performance. Since their debut in May 2015, SEVENTEEN’s journey has been a continuous ascent towards solidifying their position as ‘K-pop icon.’ Last year, they placed two albums at No.2 on the Billboard 200, topped the Billboard Artist 100, and earned the title for the best-selling album worldwide (10th Mini Album FML with more than 6.4 million copies sold) by IFPI. 2024 saw the group soar to new heights in global presence, as they made history as the first K-pop act to perform at Glastonbury and headline Lollapalooza Berlin, while also becoming UNESCO's first-ever Goodwill Ambassador for Youth. Further recognised with prestigious accolades such as ‘Best Group’ at the 2024 MTV VMAs and ‘Top K-pop Touring Artist’ at the 2024 BBMAs, SEVENTEEN scored their 10th No.1 album on the Billboard World Albums chart with their recent 12th Mini Album SPILL THE FEELS.
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