FML (EP)
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{{Infobox album
| name = FML
| type = EP
| artist = Seventeen
| cover = Seventeen - FML.png
| caption = Digital cover
| alt =
| released = April 24, 2023
| recorded =
| genre = K-pop
| length = 19:06
| language = Korean
| label = Pledis
| producer =
| prev_title = Dream
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = Always Yours
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{Singles
| name = FML
| type = EP
| single1 = F* ck My Life
| single1date = April 24, 2023
| single2 = Super
| single2date = April 24, 2023
}}
}}
FML is the eleventh Korean extended play (EP) and {{tooltip|fourteenth overall|When combined with Japanese-language EPs}} by South Korean boy band Seventeen. It was released on April 24, 2023, by Pledis Entertainment through YG Plus, with "F*ck My Life" and "Super" serving as the EP's double lead singles.
Prior to release, FML became the second most-preordered album in South Korean history, with 4.64 million preorders.{{Cite web|title="별난 놈" 스트레이 키즈, 'K팝 최고' 선주문 513만 장 증명할 '특' (쥬크박스)[종합]|trans-title="Weird Guy" Stray Kids, 'Special' to prove 5.13 million pre-orders for 'K-Pop Best'|url=https://www.xportsnews.com/article/1730997|website=Xports News|language=ko|last=Lee|first=Seul|date=June 2, 2023|access-date=June 3, 2023|archive-date=June 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602093403/https://www.xportsnews.com/article/1730997|url-status=live}} Per Pledis and album distributor YG Plus, combined sales of all versions of FML surpassed 6.2 million copies in July 2023, marking a first for an album by a K-pop artist.{{Cite web|title=Seventeen's 'FML' sells 6.2 million copies, breaks record for K-pop|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/07/05/entertainment/kpop/Seventeen-Pledis-Entertainment-FML/20230705123659910.html|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|language=en|last=Yoon|first=So-yeon|date=July 5, 2023|access-date=July 6, 2023|archive-date=July 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706030730/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/07/05/entertainment/kpop/Seventeen-Pledis-Entertainment-FML/20230705123659910.html|url-status=live}} It won Album of the Year at the 2023 MAMA Awards.
Background and release
On March 10, 2023, Pledis Entertainment confirmed that Seventeen would be releasing a new album in April, nine months after the release of their reissue Sector 17.{{Cite news|script-title=ko:세븐틴, 4월 컴백 확정..9개월 만에 완전체 새 앨범 [공식]|trans-title=SEVENTEEN confirms comeback in April.. Fully new album after 9 months [Official]|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1112057922|website=Osen|language=ko|last=Ji|first=Min-kyung|date=March 11, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2023|archive-date=March 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312105658/http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1112057922|url-status=live}} On March 31, the label announced the release of the group's EP FML on April 24.{{Cite news|script-title=ko:세븐틴, 4월 24일 컴백 [공식]|trans-title=SEVENTEEN, comeback on April 24th [Official]|url=https://sports.donga.com/article/all/20230331/118611138/1|website=Sports Dong-a|language=ko|last=Jeon|first=Hyo-jin|date=March 31, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2023|archive-date=March 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330234109/https://sports.donga.com/article/all/20230331/118611138/1|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|script-title=ko:세븐틴, 4월 24일 미니 10집 'FML' 컴백 확정 [공식]|trans-title=SEVENTEEN Confirms Comeback with 10th Mini Album 'FML' on April 24 [Official]|url=http://mydaily.co.kr/new_yk/html/read.php?newsid=202303310801896934|website=My Daily|language=ko|last=Kang|first=Da-yoon|date=March 31, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2023|archive-date=April 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414233458/http://mydaily.co.kr/new_yk/html/read.php?newsid=202303310801896934|url-status=live}} On April 3, the track list was revealed, consisting of six songs and two lead singles; FML marked the group's first release to have two lead singles. "F*ck My Life" was the first lead single to be unveiled.{{Cite news|script-title=ko:세븐틴, 데뷔 첫 더블 타이틀 컴백...미니 10집 'FML' 트랙리스트|trans-title=SEVENTEEN, first double title comeback since debut...Tracklist for the 10th mini album 'FML'|url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/5002186|website=News1|language=ko|last=Ko|first=Seung-ah|date=April 3, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2023|archive-date=April 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414233458/https://www.news1.kr/articles/5002186|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|script-title=ko:세븐틴, 데뷔 첫 더블 타이틀곡 컴백|trans-title=SEVENTEEN, first double title song comeback since debut|url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2023040307091146859|newspaper=스타뉴스|language=ko|last=Moon|first=Wan-sik|date=April 3, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2023|archive-date=April 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414233458/https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2023040307091146859|url-status=live}} On April 4, the EP's promotional schedule was posted.{{Cite news|title=세븐틴, 새 앨범 'FML' 프로모션 스케줄러 공개..컴백 카운트다운|trans-title=SEVENTEEN unveils promotion scheduler for new album 'FML'...comeback countdown|url=http://mosen.mt.co.kr/article/G1112074834|website=Osen|language=ko|last=Ji|first=Min-kyung|date=April 4, 2023|access-date=April 16, 2023|archive-date=April 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416213108/http://mosen.mt.co.kr/article/G1112074834|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|title=세븐틴, 'FML' 스케줄러 공개|trans-title=SEVENTEEN unveils 'FML' scheduler|url=https://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?art_id=202304040901013&sec_id=540301|website=Kyunghyang Shinmun|language=ko|last=Lee|first=Ye-joon|date=April 4, 2023|access-date=April 16, 2023|archive-date=April 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416213107/https://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?art_id=202304040901013&sec_id=540301|url-status=live}} Three sets of concept photos were released the following week, with the official group photo for FML and last set of concept photos released on April 15.{{Cite news|title=세븐틴 'FML', 몽환 담았다|trans-title=Seventeen's 'FML' contains dreams|url=https://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?art_id=202304120851023&sec_id=540101|website=Kyunghyang Shinmun|language=ko|last=Lee|first=Ye-joon|date=April 12, 2023|access-date=April 18, 2023|archive-date=April 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417234846/https://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?art_id=202304120851023&sec_id=540101|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|title='24일 컴백' 세븐틴, '13인 13색 비주얼' 오피셜 포토 공개|trans-title='Comeback on the 24th' Seventeen, '13 members, 13 colors visual' official photo released|url=https://sports.donga.com/article/all/20230413/118813564/1|website=Sports Donga|language=ko|last=Cho|first=Sung-woon|date=April 13, 2023|access-date=April 18, 2023|archive-date=April 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417234846/https://sports.donga.com/article/all/20230413/118813564/1|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|title=세븐틴, 'FML' 포토 공개 完..링 위에서 건강한 에너지|trans-title=SEVENTEEN, 'FML' photo release complete... healthy energy on the ring|url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2023041508064315283|website=Star News|language=ko|last=Han|first=Hae-sun|date=April 15, 2023|access-date=April 18, 2023|archive-date=April 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422085020/https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2023041508064315283|url-status=live}} The name of the second lead single, "Super", was announced on April 18.{{Cite news|title=세븐틴 미니 10집 'FML' 더블 타이틀 '손오공' 커리어하이 예고|trans-title=Seventeen's 10th Mini Album 'FML' Double Title 'Super', Career High Notice|url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2023041807053885507|website=Star News|language=ko|last=Yoon|first=Sang-geun|date=April 18, 2023|access-date=April 18, 2023|archive-date=April 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417233849/https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2023041807053885507|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|title=세븐틴, 미니 10집 'FML' 더블 타이틀곡 '손오공' 공개|trans-title=SEVENTEEN unveils the double title song 'Son Wukong' for their 10th mini album 'FML'|url=http://mydaily.co.kr/new_yk/html/read.php?newsid=202304180716626765|website=My Daily|language=ko|last=Kang|first=Da-yoon|date=April 18, 2023|access-date=April 18, 2023|archive-date=April 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417233849/http://mydaily.co.kr/new_yk/html/read.php?newsid=202304180716626765|url-status=live}} The highlight medley was released on April 20.{{Cite web|title=세븐틴, 'FML' 하이라이트 메들리 공개..커리어 하이 예고|trans-title=Seventeen unveils highlight medley of 'FML'...career high notice|url=http://www.heraldpop.com/view.php?ud=202304200919205111852_1|website=Herald Pop|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Na-yul|date=April 20, 2023|access-date=April 20, 2023|archive-date=April 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420011430/http://www.heraldpop.com/view.php?ud=202304200919205111852_1|url-status=live}}
Commercial performance
FML was pre-ordered 4.64 million times, becoming the most pre-ordered album in South Korean history at the time, breaking the record set by BTS' Map of the Soul: 7 in 2020.{{cite news|title=Seventeen's new album FML smashes pre-order records, dethroning BTS' Map of the Soul: 7|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/seventeens-new-album-fml-smashes-pre-order-records-dethroning-bts-map-of-the-soul-7-101682338459373.html|newspaper=Hindustan Times|last=Upadhayay|first=Prapti|date=April 24, 2023|access-date=April 25, 2023|archive-date=April 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425031131/https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/seventeens-new-album-fml-smashes-pre-order-records-dethroning-bts-map-of-the-soul-7-101682338459373.html|url-status=live}} In May 2023, this was surpassed by Stray Kids' 5-Star.{{cite news|title=스트레이 키즈, 정규 3집 '파이브스타' 선주문 513만장 돌파..K팝 새 지평|trans-title=Stray Kids, 3rd Studio Album '5-Star Pre-Orders Exceeded 5.13 Million... K-Pop New Horizon|url=https://www.breaknews.com/968305|work=BreakNews|language=ko|last1=Park|first1=Dong-je|date=June 1, 2023|access-date=June 1, 2023|archive-date=June 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601082609/https://www.breaknews.com/968305|url-status=live}}
On South Korea's Hanteo Chart, FML sold 3.99 million copies in its first day alone, breaking chart records for the most first-day and first-week sales.{{Cite web|title=세븐틴, KPOP 아티스트 최초 초동 판매 첫날 약 400만 장 기록 ... 신기록에 시선 집중 (한터차트 공식)|url=https://www.hanteonews.com/ko|website=한터뉴스|language=en|access-date=April 25, 2023|archive-date=December 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227163605/https://www.hanteonews.com/ko|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Seventeen's New EP FML Sells Nearly Four Million Copies In Just One Day|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/04/24/seventeens-new-ep-fml-sells-nearly-four-million-copies-in-just-one-day/|website=Forbes|language=en|last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|access-date=April 25, 2023|archive-date=April 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425034313/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/04/24/seventeens-new-ep-fml-sells-nearly-four-million-copies-in-just-one-day/|url-status=live}} It sold 4,550,214 physical copies worldwide in its first week{{Cite web|title=SEVENTEEN Sell Over 4.5 Million Copies Of 'FML' Album Worldwide For Record-Breaking Week In Korea|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbenjamin/2023/04/30/seventeen-sell-over-45-million-copies-of-fml-album-worldwide-for-record-breaking-week-in-korea/amp/|website=Forbes|last=Jeff Benjamin|date=April 30, 2023|access-date=April 30, 2023|archive-date=May 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501111006/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbenjamin/2023/04/30/seventeen-sell-over-45-million-copies-of-fml-album-worldwide-for-record-breaking-week-in-korea/amp/|url-status=live}} and became the first K-pop album to surpass 6 million copies sold.
FML debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 135,000 album-equivalent units, with 132,000 of that figure being pure sales.{{cite magazine|title=Morgan Wallen's One Thing at a Time Rules Billboard 200 for Ninth Week|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-one-thing-at-a-time-number-one-billboard-200-ninth-week-1235324386/|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=May 8, 2023|access-date=May 9, 2023|archive-date=May 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508185443/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-one-thing-at-a-time-number-one-billboard-200-ninth-week-1235324386/|url-status=live}} It is Seventeen's third US top-10 release.
According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)'s Global Music Report for 2023, FML was the most-consumed album across all formats, and the best-selling album worldwide, having sold 6.4 million units.{{efn-ua|The IFPI Global Albums chart ranks, in order, the albums that generated the most money globally across streaming, download, and physical record sales (combined) in a calendar year. The Global Album Sales Chart measures global unit sales across all physical formats, as well as full album downloads.}}{{cite press release|url=https://www.ifpi.org/seventeens-fml-announced-by-ifpi-as-biggest-selling-global-album-of-the-year/|title=Seventeen's FML announced by IFPI as biggest-selling Global Album of the Year|author=|date=February 27, 2024|publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227151009/https://www.ifpi.org/seventeens-fml-announced-by-ifpi-as-biggest-selling-global-album-of-the-year/|archive-date=February 27, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=April 3, 2024}}{{cite press release|url=https://www.ifpi.org/taylor-swift-seventeen-and-morgan-wallen-top-ifpi-global-album-charts/|title=Taylor Swift, Seventeen and Morgan Wallen top IFPI Global Album Charts|author=|date=March 28, 2024|publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328105657/https://www.ifpi.org/taylor-swift-seventeen-and-morgan-wallen-top-ifpi-global-album-charts/|archive-date=March 28, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=March 29, 2024}}
Accolades
The album earned the group its first MAMA Awards daesang (Grand Prize) with Album of the Year during the 2023 ceremony.{{Cite magazine|title=SEVENTEEN, NewJeans Are Top Winners at 2023 MAMA Awards|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2023-mama-awards-winners-list-seventeen-newjeans-1235515448/|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=November 29, 2023|access-date=November 30, 2023|archive-date=November 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129173454/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2023-mama-awards-winners-list-seventeen-newjeans-1235515448/|url-status=live}} FML was awarded in the Millions Top 10 category{{Efn-ua|The top ten songs that surpassed one million streams within their first 24 hours of release on Melon are given this award.}} at the Melon Music Awards in December.{{cite news|script-title=ko:BTS 정국, 베스트 솔로→밀리언스 TOP10 4관왕..빛나는 존재감[MMA2023]|trans-title=BTS Jungkook, Best Solo → Millions TOP 10 4 wins...Shining presence [MMA2023]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000799022|via=Naver|work=Newsen|language=ko|last=Lee|first=Ha-na|date=December 2, 2023|access-date=December 2, 2023|archive-date=December 2, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231202122608/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000799022|url-status=live}} Paste ranked it number 2 in their list of The 20 Best K-pop Albums of 2023.{{Cite magazine|title=The 20 Best K-pop Albums of 2023|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums/the-20-best-k-pop-albums-of-2023|magazine=Paste|last=Opie|first=David|date=December 21, 2023|access-date=December 23, 2023}}
Track listing
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| title1 = F*ck My Life
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| title5 = Dust
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| title6 = April Shower
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Charts
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Certifications and sales
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for FML}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=album|artist=Seventeen|title=FML|award=Million|number=1|certmonth=7|salesamount=766,014|salesref={{cite news|title=オリコン年間ランキング2023|trans-title=Oricon Annual Rankings 2023|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/66026/2/|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|date=December 20, 2023|access-date=February 14, 2024|archive-date=December 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219191137/https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/66026/2/}}|certyear=2023|relyear=2023|access-date=August 9, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=South Korea|type=album|artist=Seventeen|title=FML|award=Million|number=5|relyear=2023|certmonth=5|certyear=2023|access-date=July 5, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=South Korea|type=album|artist=Seventeen|title=FML (Weverse)|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2023|certmonth=6|certyear=2023|access-date=June 7, 2023|note=Weverse version}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|nocert=yes|salesamount=288,000|salesref={{cite magazine|title=Morgan Wallen's 'One Thing at a Time' Is Luminate's Top Album of 2023 in U.S.|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/2023-us-year-end-music-report-luminate-top-album-morgan-wallen-taylor-swift-1235579214/|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=January 10, 2024|access-date=January 11, 2024}}}}
{{Certification Table Summary}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Worldwide (IFPI)|nocert=true|salesamount=6,400,000|salesref=}}
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See also
Notes
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Seventeen (band)}}
{{Asia Artist Awards Grand Award Winners}}
{{Golden Disc Award for Album of the Year}}
{{MAMA Award for Album of the Year}}
{{Melon Music Award for Millions Top 10 Albums}}
{{IFPI Global Year-End}}