Seventeen make history as first K-pop act to appear

GLASTONBURY, England - South Korean boy band Seventeen skipped, twisted and gyrated in a high-energy performance Glastonbury's main Pyramid Stage on June 28, making history as the first K-pop group to appear at the iconic music festival in southern England.

The 13-member group, dressed in shades of black, performed highly synchronised dance sequences alongside peppy hits such as Hot (2022), Rock With You (2021) and Very Nice (2016), thrilling thousands of music fans in one of Glastonbury's most atypical sets.

In Britain and at Glastonbury which sells out before its line-up is announced Seventeen may be relatively unknown, but the group had the biggest-selling album globally in 2023.

"Even though the language, country and culture are all different, we can still connect as one through music," singer Joshua Hong told the crowd after performing SOS (2023).

Seventeen drew a smaller crowd than proceeding acts on the stage, but many of those who came to check them out sang, waved and danced along even without knowing any of the songs.