In May 2017, Seventeen released the EPAl1 as the first chapter of their "2017 Seventeen Project". Following the release ofAl1, Seventeen started the second chapter of the project by releasing "Change Up", a song by the group's respective hip-hop, performance, and vocal team leaders:S.Coups,Hoshi, andWoozi.[4] Three additional songs, "Trauma", "Lilili Yabbay", and "Pinwheel", were released by each of the respective teams as incremental chapters.Teen, Age was then confirmed to be the third and final chapter of the project, comprising the four pre-released songs among others.[5]
“With our youngest member Dino turning 20 next year, us Seventeen members would like to send a round of applause to our passionate journey through adolescence during the past years."
On October 21, Seventeen released the timeline for the album teasers.[5] The full tracklist was revealed on October 28, with the lead single "Clap", all four previously released songs, and new songs exploring different combinations of the group's members.[7]On October 31, the group revealed they would perform "Clap" for the first time in a TV special withMnet.[8]
On January 25, 2018, Seventeen announced a repackage of the album titledDirector's Cut, which was released on February 5.[9] The track list was revealed on January 29, including five new songs, with the lead single "Thanks".[10]
Teen, Age surpassed Seventeen's previous album sales records, recording a total of 215,669 albums sold in the first week.[11] The album also reached number one on South Korea's weeklyGaon Chart[12] and was the group's second number one on theBillboard World Album Charts.[2]
Director's Cut similarly proved to be a commercial success, ranking first on South Korea's Hanteo Chart[13] and again on the weekly Gaon Chart.[14]
^Kim, Eunji (13 November 2017)."세븐틴, 정규 2집 'TEEN, AGE' 21만 장 돌파..'전작 넘어섰다'" [SEVENTEEN, 2nd regular album 'TEEN, AGE' exceeds 210,000 copies... 'surpassed previous work'].Herald Pop (in Korean).Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved12 November 2017.
^Jeong, Jiwon (25 January 2018)."[공식입장] 세븐틴, 2월 5일 가요계 컴백…'디렉터스컷' 스케줄 공개" [[Official Report] Seventeen, comeback to the music industry on February 5th... ‘Director’s Cut’ schedule revealed].Osen (in Korean).Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved30 June 2024.
^abChoi, Jeong-ah (21 October 2017)."세븐틴, 두 번째 정규 앨범 'TEEN, AGE' 타임 테이블 공개" [SEVENTEEN, timetable for second full-length album 'TEEN, AGE' revealed].Sports World (in Korean).Archived from the original on June 28, 2024. Retrieved28 June 2024.
^Park, Soyeon (31 October 2017)."세븐틴, '엠넷 프레젠트 스페셜'에서 'TEEN, AGE' 첫 무대 전격 공개" [SEVENTEEN, 'TEEN, AGE' first stage revealed at 'Mnet Present Special'].Munhwa News (in Korean).Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved28 June 2024.
^Kim, Young-rok (29 January 2018)."세븐틴, 타이틀곡 '고맙다'…스페셜앨범 트랙리스트 공개" [SEVENTEEN, title track 'Thanks'... Special album tracklist revealed].Sports Chosun (in Korean).Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved28 June 2024.
^Kim, Eunji (13 November 2017)."세븐틴, 정규 2집 'TEEN, AGE' 21만 장 돌파..'전작 넘어섰다'" [SEVENTEEN's 2nd full-length album 'TEEN, AGE' exceeds 210,000 copies...'surpasses previous album'].Herald Pop (in Korean).Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved28 June 2024.
^"週間 CDアルバムランキング 2017年11月20日付" [Weekly CD album ranking as of November 20, 2017].Oricon News (in Japanese). Archived fromthe original on November 16, 2017. RetrievedFebruary 17, 2024.
^"週間 CDアルバムランキング 2018年02月19日付" [Weekly CD album ranking as of February 19, 2018].Oricon News (in Japanese). Archived fromthe original on February 14, 2018. RetrievedFebruary 17, 2024.
^"年間 CDアルバムランキング 2017年度" [Annual CD album ranking 2017].Oricon News (in Japanese). Archived fromthe original on January 2, 2018. RetrievedFebruary 17, 2024.
