Love & Letter

Love & Letter
Love & Letter
Studio album by Seventeen
Released	April 25, 2016
Recorded	2015–16
Genre	K-pop; R&B; dance-pop;
Length	33:08
Language	Korean
Label	Pledis; LOEN;
Producer	Woozi; Bumzu; Won Young-heon; Dongnehyeong; Lee Hyun-do; Kim Jin-hwan; DarooStar; Kiggen; Lee Gi-yong; Park Gi-tae; Minshikie;
Seventeen chronology
Singles from Love & Letter
	"Pretty U"; Released: April 25, 2016;
Alternative cover
	Reissue cover
Singles from Love & Letter Repackage Album
	"Very Nice"; Released: July 4, 2016;

Love & Letter, also known as First 'Love & Letter',^[1]^[2] is the debut studio album by South Korean boy group Seventeen. It was released on April 25, 2016 through Pledis Entertainment.^[3] The album is a follow-up to the group's first two EPs, 17 Carat and Boys Be (2015).^[4]

Background and release

Love & Letter includes 10 tracks and focuses on themes such as the experience of a first love.^[1]^[3] The group's members largely created the album, writing or co-writing every track, and composing or co-composing almost every track.^[2] "Pretty U" was chosen to be the title track of the album^[2] and was performed on multiple music shows by the group throughout the following two and a half months. During this period, the group earned their first two consecutive wins on Show Champion. Their first win was on May 4, 2016, followed by a second win on May 11, 2016.

Commercial performance

The album charted at number three on Billboard's World Albums chart and at number five on the Heatseekers Albums chart.^[2] The album's promotional single "Pretty U" charted at number three on the World Digital Songs chart, which marked their highest ranking on the chart to date.^[2]

Reception

On June 24, 2016, Seventeen performed at KCON in New York. Commenting on the group's first American appearance, Monique Menendez of Billboard K-Town wrote, "Seventeen bring the sugar with its latest single, 'Pretty U', a bright love song with choreography reminiscent of West Side Story."^[5]

Reissue

On July 4, 2016, a repackaged edition of Love & Letter, titled Love & Letter Repackage Album, was released with five new tracks, including the title track "Very Nice".^[6]^[7]^[8] The accompanying music video for the song was released on Naver V App on the same day and received over a million "hearts".^[9]

Track listing

*Love & Letter* track listing^[1]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Chuck" (엄지척)	Woozi S.Coups Wonwoo Mingyu Vernon Dino	Woozi Won Young-heon Dongnehyeong	Won Young-heon Dongnehyeong	2:58
2.	"Pretty U" (예쁘다)	Woozi Bumzu S.Coups Vernon Seungkwan	Woozi Bumzu Won Young-heon Dongnehyeong	Woozi Bumzu Won Young-heon Dongnehyeong	3:27
3.	"Still Lonely" (이놈의 인기; performed by Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Vernon, Dino)	Woozi Vernon Wonwoo Seungkwan Hoshi	Woozi Lee Hyun-do Kim Jin-hwan	Lee Hyun-do Kim Jin-hwan	3:26
4.	"Hit Song" (유행가)	Bumzu S.Coups Mingyu Vernon Dino	Bumzu	Bumzu DarooStar	3:43
5.	"Say Yes" (performed by DK, Seungkwan)	Kiggen Woozi DK Seungkwan	Kiggen	Kiggen	3:50
6.	"Drift Away" (떠내려가; performed by S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan)	Woozi S.Coups Mingyu Seungkwan Hoshi	Woozi	Bumzu	3:09
7.	"Adore U" (아낀다; Vocal Team version)	Woozi Bumzu Seungkwan DK Vernon S.Coups	Woozi Bumzu Yeom Dong-gun	Woozi Bumzu Lee Gi-yong	3:44
8.	"Monday to Saturday" (만.세; Hiphop Team version)	S.Coups Vernon Mingyu Wonwoo Bumzu Woozi	Bumzu Vernon S.Coups Woozi	Bumzu	3:23
9.	"Shining Diamond" (Performance Team version)	Woozi S.Coups Vernon Kim Min-jung	Woozi Master Key Lissie	Park Gi-tae (Prismfilter)	2:30
10.	"Love Letter" (사랑쪽지)	Woozi S.Coups Wonwoo Mingyu Vernon	Woozi Won Young-heon Dongnehyeong	Won Young-heon Dongnehyeong Minshikie	2:58
Total length:					33:08

*Love & Letter Repackage Album* bonus tracks^[8]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"No F.U.N"	Woozi S.Coups Hoshi Wonwoo Seungkwan Vernon Dino	Woozi Earattack	Earattack	3:01
2.	"Very Nice" (아주 Nice)	Woozi S.Coups Vernon Bumzu	Woozi Bumzu	Bumzu	3:12
3.	"Healing" (힐링)	Woozi S.Coups Mingyu Vernon Dino	Woozi Won Young-heon Dongnehyung	Won Young-heon Dongnehyung	3:23
4.	"Simple" (performed by Woozi)	Woozi	Woozi Won Young-heon Dongnehyung Minshikie	Won Young-heon Dongnehyung Minshikie	3:40
5.	"Space" (끝이 안보여; performed by the Hiphop Team and DK)	S.Coups Wonwoo Mingyu Vernon Bumzu	Bumzu	Bumzu	3:09
Total length:					49:33

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly chart performance for *Love & Letter* and *Love & Letter Repackage Album*
Chart (2016)	Peak position
Chart (2016)	L&L	RA
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[10]^[11]	8	6
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[12]^[13]	1	1
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[14]	5	—
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[15]	42	—
US World Albums (Billboard)^[16]	3	—