SEVENTEEN members The 8 and VERNON are preparing to release the first EP from their new side project, V8. Scheduled for release on June 29, the EP, titled The 8, will feature collaborations with a number of renowned producers, including former collaborator Pharrell Williams.
According to the press release announcing the project, it's a deep dive into the theme of "lost youth," with songs focusing on "the raw moments of wandering and confusion experienced over time, as well as the resilience and growth that emerges from these challenges. Rather than defining lost youth as simply a lost moment, the album sublimates the unstable and fragile nature of youth into an explosive sense of freedom, channeling that energy into a driving force for continuous forward movement.".
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In addition to Pharrell, who produced the song "Bad Influence" from the band's fifth studio album Happy Burstday Set for release in 2025, the EP will feature longtime collaborator BUMZU, along with a number of other producers, whose names were revealed in a clever video that burns the list in reverse order to reveal the full lineup.
Names mentioned include German electro-house producer/DJ Mechatok, Dylan Brady of 100 Gecs, winner of the Korean music award KIRARA, and a number of other pop, electronic and hip-hop producers including: Alice Longyu Gao, BADTREE, HAKASEEE, Han Jung In, Jake Torrey, kimj, Lodge Boy, Lucian, MILLENNIUM, Numbernine, Ramzoid, Rhode, Robb Roy, Rudolph, Sophie Cates, Stella Smyth, UHD and Will Not Fear.
The duo announced their upcoming debut with a grainy 30-second video of themselves lounging in an apartment, throwing food at each other and dancing to a shower of fireworks in front of a billboard advertising the band's name, with a snippet of their hyper-pop music playing as the soundtrack.
V8 will kick off their VERNON THE 8 [V8] LIVE 2026 tour in Goyang, South Korea on July 11-12, followed by a three-date run in Hong Kong from July 17-19.
Check out the V8 teaser below.
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