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SEVENTEEN's Vernon (left) and The8 in a promotional photo for their unit extended play 'V8,' released June 29, 2026. Photo courtesy of Pledis Entertainment

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SEVENTEEN's Vernon, The8 blend stories of youth, electronic sounds in 'V8'

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1782741366549RATS NEST_UNIT_2 (MAIN) (1).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">SEVENTEEN&#x27;s Vernon (left) and The8 in a promotional photo for their unit extended play &#x27;V8,&#x27; released June 29, 2026. <em>Photo courtesy of Pledis Entertainment</em></span></span></span></div><p>The8 and Vernon of popular K-pop boy group SEVENTEEN debuted Monday as the unit V8 with an extended play (EP) that blends stories of youthful experiences with electronic sounds.</p><p>The unit&#x27;s name combines the &quot;8&quot; from The8, whose real name is Xu Minghao, and the &quot;V&quot; from Vernon, the Korean-American idol born Hansol Vernon Chwe. Together, V8 also evokes the image of a high-performance V8 engine.</p><p>The self-titled EP features eight tracks exploring the &quot;multifaceted textures of youth—from moments of wandering, chaos to resilience and growth—across a range of electronic soundscapes,&quot; label Pledis Entertainment said in a press release.</p><p>&quot;We really wanted to tell an authentic story. Looking back on the times we’ve spent and how they’ve led us to who we are today, it naturally brought us to this theme—how our experiences of youth drive us forward,&quot; the duo said in a joint statement.</p><p>&quot;We tried many new approaches, often choosing new directions over familiar ones, such as exploring diverse electronic sounds and using different languages in the lyrics,&quot; the pair added, highlighting their hands-on involvement in the album&#x27;s production.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pBpr9TnhhkE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>The EP&#x27;s lead single is &quot;singasong,&quot; an electronic track rooted in hyperpop, co-composed by German DJ and producer Mechatok.</p><p>The single&#x27;s music video captures the duo&#x27;s &quot;free-spirited energy in its rawest form&quot; as they take part in a demolition derby, a motorsport in which drivers intentionally crash worn-out cars into one another.</p><p>The EP also boasts an array of collaborators, including Pharrell Williams on the track &quot;girlsnboys&quot; and SEVENTEEN&#x27;s longtime collaborator BUMZU.</p><p>For his solo track &quot;8DM,&quot; The8 collaborated with Alice Longyu Gao, DPR CREAM and DPR ARTIC, while Vernon&#x27;s solo song &quot;mia&quot; features credits from two-time Korean Music Awards winner KIRARA and indie musician Han Jung-in.</p><p>V8 is the latest two-member unit to emerge from SEVENTEEN, following the previous pairings of Jeonghan and Wonwoo, Hoshi and Woozi, S.Coups and Mingyu, and DK and Seungkwan.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2026/1/12/seventeen-s-dk-seungkwan-launch-new-unit-with-dramatic-blue-mv-1735"><strong>READ: SEVENTEEN&#x27;s DK, Seungkwan launch new unit with dramatic &#x27;Blue&#x27; MV<br/></strong></a></div><p>Launched in 2015, the 13-member SEVENTEEN is <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/2/19/k-pop-group-seventeen-stray-kids-rank-in-ifpi-s-global-recording-artist-chart-0911"><strong>among K-pop&#x27;s most commercially successful boy bands</strong></a>, with their albums selling millions of copies worldwide.</p><p>The group <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/events/2026/3/22/seventeen-delivers-fun-high-energy-ph-show-in-final-new-tour-stop-1535"><strong>visited the country</strong></a> in March for its &quot;New_&quot; world tour, held at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bulacan.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jxqt7oQ5YYc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>The8 and Vernon of popular K-pop boy group SEVENTEEN debuted Monday as the unit V8 with an extended play (EP) that blends stories of youthful experiences with electronic sounds.</p>

The8 and Vernon of popular K-pop boy group SEVENTEEN debuted Monday as the unit V8 with an extended play (EP) that blends stories of youthful experiences with electronic sounds.