Spill the Feels is the thirteenth Koreanextended play (EP) andsixteenth overall by South Korean boy bandSeventeen. It was released on October 14, 2024, byPledis Entertainment throughYG Plus. The EP's lead single, "Love, Money, Fame", was released on the same day and features American music producerDJ Khaled. Both the album and its lead single topped South Korea's respectiveCircle Charts.
In August 2024,Pledis Entertainment announced that Seventeen would be releasing a new Korean language EP in the October of that year, alongside an announcement for theRight Here World Tour.[1] On August 12, the label then announced that membersJeonghan andJun would not be participating in the tour or the EP promotions, due to Jeonghan's military enlistment and Jun's acting career in China, although both members had participated in the production of the EP.[2]
On September 13, the group revealed the first teaser for the EP, featuring a "spooky" clip of a train in a dark subway station.[3] The EP's title was revealed on September 16, an anagram for "I felt helpless", text featured in the initial teaser post.[4][5] The next day, Seventeen revealed a trailer for the record, featuring the group's members in various locations, alongside words and phrases hinting at the content of the EP.[6] On September 19, the group revealed the release schedule for the rollout, which revealed that the record would have two music videos, aGoing Seventeen special episode, and apop-up street event inSeoul.[7]
On September 30, Seventeen released music samples for each of the songs on the album, revealing that the EP would be six songs in length.[8] On October 1, the group began teasing a collaboration with American music producerDJ Khaled on the album.[9] The full track list was revealed on October 3.[10]
In January 2025, Seventeen collaborated withCasetify to create a tech case and accessories collection inspired by their albumSpill the Feels, showcasing original designs that "radiate messages of love, honesty and encouragement".[11]
In a positive review,Clash's Isabella Wandermurem commendedSpill the Feels for its musical maturity, as well as its skillful balance of bold experimentation, traditional K-pop, and heartfelt lyrics.[12] Rhian Daly ofNME scored the album four out of five stars, praising it for presenting a "multidimensional fresh look" on Seventeen's career, with the record also serving as "an unwavering commitment to spreading hope, joy, and love, all via addictive and affecting music".[13]
On September 30, 2024, Pledis Entertainment confirmed that the EP had surpassed 3 million preorders in just two weeks.[14]Spill the Feels debuted at number one on theCircle Album Chart upon its first week of release.[15] In the United States, it debuted at number five on theBillboard 200 with 64,000 units sold.[16]
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