Play in this article ↓SEVENTEEN FML: Two Title Tracks, Three Units and a K-pop Sales Record
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- Category: Album guide
- Artist: SEVENTEEN
KPOP NO1 Editorial · Sources checked November 7, 2026
The title looks like a complaint, but the album is about not giving up. SEVENTEEN's 10th mini album, FML, came out on April 24, 2023. It was the group's first release led by two title songs, *"Fck My Life" and "Super." It sold 4,550,214 copies in its first week, a K-pop record at the time, and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
Here's the idea behind FML, the two title tracks, the three unit songs and the official videos to open.
The idea: fight for your life
FML carries a positive message about not giving up, even in the hardest times. Yonhap via The Korea Times The album came nine months after SECTOR 17, the repackage of the fourth studio album, and the members put a lot into it. "We've embodied all the music and messages that we had wanted to do and deliver in this album," leader S.COUPS said. The Korea Herald
Two title songs were a first in the group's eight-year career, and they pull in opposite directions. "They're packed with different charms but both perfectly resemble 'Seventeen,'" Mingyu said.
The official track list has six songs. The physical album came in three versions, and their names spell out the initials: Fallen, Misfit, Lost, Faded Mono Life and Fight for My Life. SEVENTEEN Japan official site
Start with Super
Super is the loud one. Its Korean title is 손오공 (Son Goku), after the hero of the manga Dragon Ball. Just as he overcomes failures and hardships and keeps getting stronger, SEVENTEEN sing about their continued effort to grow as musicians. The Korea Herald
The video is the biggest the group had made: it features more than 200 dancers. "We wanted to show a completely new stage to return the love Carats have sent us," Hoshi said. It went up on HYBE LABELS on April 24, 2023, release day.
It passed 100 million views in 78 days, the group's fastest. The Korea Herald An official English lyric video followed on May 1.
Official video · HYBE LABELS / YouTube
Watch the original on YouTube ↗F*ck My Life, the quiet title track
*Fck My Life goes the other way. It's an old-school hip-hop song that lets out the raw feelings of people who keep working hard in discouraging circumstances. The members' point is that saying how you honestly feel can comfort you more than any words from outside. The Korea Herald The Korea Herald's review called the song the opposite of how pessimistic its title sounds. The Korea Herald review
"I felt a corner of my heart become strangely sad yet warm after listening to 'F*ck My Life,'" Dino said. Joshua added that it carries the overall story and flow of the album, along with a positive message for CARAT.
The rollout started with this song. A short film, **Fck My Life : Life in a minute*, went up on April 13, 2023 (Korean time).
Official video · HYBE LABELS / YouTube
Watch the original on YouTube ↗The full music video came on May 7, two weeks after the album.
Official video · HYBE LABELS / YouTube
Watch the original on YouTube ↗
Archival photo: SEVENTEEN performing "Together" on moving carts at the FOLLOW tour in Bulacan, Philippines, January 13, 2024. The tour came after FML. Credit: Patrick Cristiano, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Linked from Wikimedia Commons at a smaller size; no other edits by KPOP NO.1.
The 6 songs: one album, three units
SEVENTEEN are built from three units (hip-hop, performance and vocal), and FML gives each one a song. WOOZI produced the album. S.COUPS, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon and Dino are among the members credited as songwriters and lyricists. The Korea Herald The descriptions below come from the Korea Herald's review. The Korea Herald review
| # | Song | Who | What it's about |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F*ck My Life | All 13 (title) | Old-school hip hop; honest feelings in hard times |
| 2 | Super | All 13 (title) | Growing stronger through failure, like Son Goku |
| 3 | Fire | Hip-hop unit: S.COUPS, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon | Working hard toward a goal, then aiming higher; composed by Wonwoo and Vernon |
| 4 | I Don't Understand But I Luv U | Performance unit: Hoshi, Jun, The8 | R&B song for fans: different languages, but a password only SEVENTEEN and CARAT know |
| 5 | Dust | Vocal unit: WOOZI, Jeonghan, Joshua, DK, Seungkwan | Synth-pop; wanting to forget a past love that has piled up like dust |
| 6 | April shower | All 13 | Before debut, they didn't know their struggles would help them later |
Our take: play the album straight through once. The order matches the idea: the two big statements first, then the units, then all 13 together again.
The records
FML sold 4,550,214 copies in its first seven days, by Hanteo Chart's count, the biggest first week for any K-pop album at the time. The previous record was BTS's MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 (3,378,600 copies, February 2020). Yonhap via The Korea Times It was also the first album in the world to sell more than 3 million copies on its first day. The Korea Herald
On the Billboard 200, FML debuted at No. 2, the group's best at the time. It beat the No. 4 of SECTOR 17 in July 2022, and Face the Sun had reached No. 7 a month before that. By July 2023, the album had sold more than 6.2 million copies and spent nine straight weeks on the Billboard 200. The Korea Herald
Official FML videos
Dates are the YouTube publication dates in Korean time.
| Type | Official video | Channel | Published, KST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short film | F*ck My Life : Life in a minute | HYBE LABELS | April 13, 2023 |
| Music video | '손오공' (Super) Official MV | HYBE LABELS | April 24, 2023 |
| Lyric video | '손오공' (Super) ENG Lyric Video | HYBE LABELS | May 1, 2023 |
| Music video | 'F*ck My Life' Official MV | HYBE LABELS | May 7, 2023 |
Keep exploring
New to SEVENTEEN? The SEVENTEEN starter guide introduces the 13 members and the three units.
The album that set up this one: Face the Sun. The one after it: SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN.
Meet the fans the songs keep talking to in our CARAT fandom guide.
Sources
- SEVENTEEN Japan official site (PLEDIS), FML release page
- The Korea Herald, "Seventeen shouts 'F--- My Life' in new album," April 24, 2023
- The Korea Herald, "[Album Review] Seventeen's 'FML' encourages youth with message of hope," April 25, 2023
- Yonhap via The Korea Times, "Seventeen's 'FML' becomes most-sold K-pop album in its opening week," May 1, 2023
- The Korea Herald, "Seventeen hits No. 2 on Billboard albums chart," May 9, 2023
- The Korea Herald, "[Today's K-pop] Seventeen garners 100m views with 'Super' music video," July 11, 2023
- Official YouTube channel: HYBE LABELS