SEVENTEEN Shines Bright Despite Absent Members on Night 2 of ‘NEW_ World Tour’ in Austin (Review) | Dino, DK, Hoshi, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, K-Pop, Mingyu, Music, review, S.Coups, Seungkwan, Seventeen,

With members JEONGHAN , WONWOO , HOSHI , and WOOZI away completing their mandatory two years of military service, the remaining nine members of K-pop group SEVENTEEN were given a tall order for the aptly-titled NEW_ World Tour : master new vocal assignments and choreography formations while somehow minimizing the absence of the other four members.

But the challenge proved to be no match for this record-shattering group, which received the title of ‘Top K-Pop Touring Artist’ at the Billboard Music Awards last year.

SEVENTEEN turned the reality of having fewer members on stage into an opportunity to expand their performance repertoire, showcasing unofficial sub-units, solo performances, and even live instrumentation. After over a decade in the biz, not only can