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OKAY. YOU WIN. GoSe album IS a masterpiece.

Were in doubt cuz of Love & Letter, but...yeh, we concede XD

Beautiful and Boom Boom should've been enough to persuade us, but we were stubborn. So came Highlight, and that's where we admitted defeat and surrendered to this album. In short, this was an amazing track, AGAIN.

And boy was the OT13 version spectacular. We say it in the vid too, but it's really rare to see a subunit track that works JUST as well (or arguably more in this case) as a group track to a point where it feels like it was written as an OT13 track first. So we'd love to talk more about that side of the track with you if you have info! :)

We still want to believe that NOW things will turn more into a b-side mode with Lean On Me, but when we're 3-0, can we even say that?

We're ready to be surprised :) Please give us great links if there are some, and if not, we'll have the lyrics video at least :D

Enjoy <3

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Sarah_SVT

Arghhhh HIGHLIGHT IS SOOO GOODDD they are performing it ot9 on their current tour

maia

IM LIKE A BIRD NOT A TURKEY 😂

CavaeStella

Omg THE famous misheard Seventeen lyrics 😂

konekochan

"13 bodyguards protecting you" 😆 I love that description of highlight. And I completely agree; in the ot13 version especially, each movement is controlled and precise so they're not just dancing, they're actually performing a powerful art piece. Hoshi worked on both the song composing and the choreo so it is originally a performance team song, and that's also why it was difficult to translate into an ot13 choreography. You might notice in the dance practice they had to split off into fewer numbers/four member-parts since its originally for four members only. Ahhh love this album journey <33 from Beautiful to boomboom to Highlight and THEN Lean on me which actually goes into a completely different direction so im excited what you'll think of it! It doesnt have a special video/MV, but here's a performance you can check out after the lyrics video: https://youtu.be/aq9FJm3Hebk if you're already scared of trying to rank the songs 🤭🤭 we havent even gotten to 2 of my favorites in the whole album

Fay

Yes in the original highlight (pfu version) Seungkwan actually does do the “i’m a bird… in the air” part! They usually don’t sing that part when they perform

Erika

Highlight is such an important song for the performance team. It's them taking the first step in finding their musical identity. In an interview a few years ago they said how they worked on it with Carats in mind, and how they focused on the lyrics and the performance. And the CEO liked it so much so they ended up having an MV and an OT13 version. And another bit of lore is that Bumzu and Hoshi composed it together, but because Hoshi doesn't know technical terms or musical terms, he just explained how he wanted it to sound through movements and dance and Bumzu translated it into music.

Jam

“Love the hand gestures” oh you’re gonna love Fallin Flower… 🥹

Jade V

So this song was Hoshi's brainchild. Bumzu said that one day, Hoshi came to him and explained to him an entire song through dance moves and that's how Highlight came to be. Hoshi tends to view and feel music through a dance/performance lens and that's what makes Seventeen's choreos so perfectly aligned with their music. It's not like the dance is just there to look cool, it's both the song and choreo working and conversing together to elevate the performance into a whole experience.

Jade V

And yes, we are going more into b-side territory direction starting from Lean On Me but it's going to be an emotional journey so prepare yourselves 😉. The 2nd half of this album is my favorite and it's also the perfect season for it (fall going into winter). For Lean On Me, the showcase performance is still one of my faves : https://youtu.be/aq9FJm3Hebk?si=3Fneg-8hnDlcHlhl

Quwarichi

HIGHLIGHT is definitely a highlight of the album (a weak pun but it's necessary to say) and in an already packed and powerful album it's hard to stand out yet it's here making itself known with a performance unit version AND ot13 version, that's how you know it's GOOD. To me, fetusteen start truly growing up when you hear Vernon's voice change between the albums. I actually think it's most noticable between 2016-2017, so maybe you'll already hear it on the next album. Lean on Me (기대) is a hip hop unit song! Not much to really say about it without spoilers so I'll just give out some links: Lyrics video link: https://youtu.be/51YBEaHD7Qk?si=WZLZjboL0cZHeJDG SBS Hong Kong performance: https://youtu.be/FJNqjKHP09g?si=SOlx9qUwdQ1iRLgg Another performance, this time with only carats so it's sweeter in my opinion: https://youtu.be/aq9FJm3Hebk?si=q7Ki6Ddv_SLZ8x3w Special video recommendation - during Seventeen's annual fanmeeting (CARATLAND) they have a segment where each unit covers a different units song (like, performance unit does a vocal unit song, vocal unit does a hip hop unit song, and hip hop unit does a performance unit song) and until around 2020 Caratland you can't really find the full videos, but this video is almost two minutes of the performance unit doing the Lean On Me cover, if you want to get a peek into what that's like: https://youtu.be/d10bN7hKZU4?si=Z37qnLy5phJ8cEDI

Normal SJA

Fun fact: 1. Hoshi got this idea of the song and went to Bumzu, since at the time he isnt experienced on music jargon and technical, he just straight up humming, screaming and dancing to his idea and within minutes Bumzu just come up with the whole songs. 2. When writing lyrics, all 4 performance members take part. they want to express the feeling in the concert and stages with the feeling exchanged between carats and seventeen, hence the crowd effects and the lyrics tells story that at least in this stage, this is safe space for all of us. 3. the chinese lyrics is told by THE8 that it means how do we see you from stage and how you see me from the crowd capturing each other in gazes. for OT13 version, the chinese part is translated to korean sang by hip hop members. 4. the reason there is OT13 version is because when hoshi bumzu finished the song, CEO Han Sung Soo like the song so much that he requested the OT13 version, so the record the OT13 ver (unreleased) for music bank stages and after that performed few times as OT13 (not always) 5. and yes, the “I am like a bird” and “in the air” in the original perf unit track is Seungkwan as uncredited back vocals Anyway. Looking forward to the next one! Love, a Carat. 🌕💍

tim

Been thinking about unit switch 🙊

Megan Cheong

The album was S Tier for me and re-experiencing listening to it for the first through you guys is just such a great experience! I feel like I’m falling in love with them all over again

chkanpi

I saw ot9 dance Highlight in concert with my bare eyes😆

ema - simplywoozis

oh yes, finally our queen HIGHLIGHT! I'm sure you both now know why this album is one of their best. I see it as, not only their transitioning era, but also where they get to experiment with their sound so much more; it opened the door for their future releases (such as their next album Al1 and onwards) and how they pour their essence as they grow as artists and individuals. You can also notice that this is the time where Perf Unit also experiment with their sound (I'm already excited for those) and take part in the lyrics and composing side. An amazing track, of course. Next is HipHop Team's Lean On Me. Unfortunately, we don't have that many performances but it surely is a surprise you're going to get. Underrated track by HHU but still such a good song. 1. Lyrics: https://youtu.be/51YBEaHD7Qk?si=GhhsVG7Dg7NjtD3q 2. Going Seventeen Album Showcase (rip Vlive): https://youtu.be/aq9FJm3Hebk?si=98nQGo6Ew6HTtBab 3. SBS Concert in HongKong, a shorter version but still good: https://youtu.be/FJNqjKHP09g?si=GH3zoW4oWFzWm8cP A little note, you might see we share a lot of random festivals and ceremonies, but these people love to bring their older songs while also performing their latest release. We appreciate this so much because it really takes us back to those time; just like what happened during 2024 Caratland, it had been a while since they performed SHINING DIAMOND so the surprise we got when they did it (also, it was kinda like a confirmation that it would the last ot13 fanmeet before Jeonghan's enlistment). Anyways, I can't wait for the next track!!

ponchi

I love that you love this album 😝 Lean on me is another underrated queen. Easily one of my most replayed svt tracks…

Jocelyn A

lean on me is my favorite hhu song🙏

Marnz

I sooo enjoy and always love hearing Highlight song and watching the 4 or 13 or 9 version choreo. I am mesmerized with their dance practice and performances at the concerts. The part that I truly like is JUN’s and his choreo. The Follow Concert and encore Follow had 4 members perform Highlight, this a must to see, they look like mafias in their outfit, the encore the outfits changes. I just watched the NEW concert for USA tour, the 9 members only…Highlight is one of my favorite song and choreo… an again a must see… Seungkwan asked to do this song for this tour because he really loves the song… so they did it for him. Live is soo good to me. If you have a chance… check it out, sorry I don’t have links.

Hiba

Not releasing the « for you » by cxm reaction??

Hiba

Oh thank you for replying 😭😭 always appreciate your pov of their music keep going 🤍

Cielo Eunice

fccccck!!! I did not know an OT 13 version existed! This is everything!!! Thanks so much!!!

dav

In fact Highlight was my second most listened song of the last year on spoty. It is THAT GOOD!! btw my top-1 was gam3 bo1(your choice album \\ 2021) by hip-hop unit even tho I am a vocal unit girl myself

lemonggrass

PFU made this song when they were on a tour thats why it feels like a fan's song because in a way it is 🥹 thank you for reacting to svt's songs 😍😍😍

Ana Maria

They are performing Highlight in the NEW Tour, OT9 version

Priyanka Banerjee

I'm a vocal unit girlie too, but GAM3 BO1 is my fave HHU song! Really love highlight too hehe! I feel our tastes match <3

Priyanka Banerjee

Highlight is really good, another of my top PU songs. I saw the PU version live during follow and wow, it's so good! Currently they doing ot9 ver!

dav

Omg girl that's so sweet 🥹🥹💕 what are your favorite songs?? Group and units