SEVENTEEN 13-Member Contract Renewal Confirmed by PLEDIS Entertainment

SEVENTEEN’s 13 members have agreed to a second contract renewal with PLEDIS Entertainment, the agency confirmed in an official notice. The SEVENTEEN contract renewal keeps the full lineup aligned with the company, while the signing process will proceed in stages for members currently fulfilling mandatory military service.¹

PLEDIS Entertainment said members who are not serving in the military have completed their contract signing, while members carrying out military obligations will sign sequentially in line with their service conditions. The agency did not disclose contract lengths, financial terms, or a member-by-member signing schedule.¹

SEVENTEEN 13-Member Renewal Keeps the Group Together

The official notice states that the 13 members “agreed to sign a second contract renewal,” and that PLEDIS Entertainment would continue working with all 13 members.¹ The announcement presents the decision as a full-group agreement, not a partial renewal or a lineup change.

The Korea Times, carrying a Yonhap report published on July 13, 2026, also reported that all 13 members of SEVENTEEN agreed to renew their contracts with PLEDIS Entertainment for a second time. The report said members not serving in the military had completed signing, while enlisted members would finalize contracts according to their service schedules.²

CBS No Cut News reported that PLEDIS announced the agreement on July 13, 2026, and placed it in the group’s longer timeline: SEVENTEEN debuted in 2015, completed its first contract renewal in 2021, and has now reached a second full-member renewal five years later.³ That timeline is central to the current announcement because the new agreement follows an earlier renewal rather than the group’s initial contract cycle.

SEVENTEEN also issued a message through the agency release, saying, “We are delighted to share this good news with Carats,” and that “all 13 of us have come to an agreement.”² Korean reports similarly quoted the group as saying the members had decided to remain together as 13, reinforcing the agency’s description of the renewal as a group-wide decision.³

Military Service Affects the Signing Timeline

The contract announcement includes a practical distinction between agreement and completed paperwork. PLEDIS Entertainment said all members had reached the decision to renew, but only members not currently serving in the military had completed signing at the time of the notice. Members fulfilling military service are expected to complete contracts sequentially in accordance with their service conditions.¹

Ilgan Sports reported the same agency position, stating that non-enlisted members had completed contracts and that members in service would sign in stages according to their circumstances. The outlet also cited PLEDIS as saying it would support group, unit, and individual activities and prepare a foundation for the resumption of successful full-group activities.⁴

MK Sports likewise reported that the renewal was being completed without a member departure, while noting the same signing sequence for members currently serving. The report emphasized that the agreement follows SEVENTEEN’s first early renewal in 2021 and marks another full-member renewal for a large-member group.⁵

Dailian reported that PLEDIS announced the second full-group renewal agreement on July 13, 2026. Its report also stated that all members except those currently serving had completed contracts, with members fulfilling military obligations expected to sign according to their schedules.⁶

The military-service caveat does not alter the core status confirmed by the agency: all 13 members have agreed to continue with PLEDIS Entertainment. It does, however, explain why the formal signing process is not described as having been completed by every member on the same date.

Agency Pledges Support for Group, Unit and Solo Work

PLEDIS Entertainment said it would systematically support SEVENTEEN’s group, unit, and individual activities. The agency also said it would do its best to prepare for successful full-group activities, a point repeated in its official notice and in Korean media coverage of the announcement.¹

The wording leaves several business details undisclosed. The source material does not provide the length of the new contracts, renewal conditions, financial terms, or a detailed schedule for future full-group promotions. It also does not state specific dates for when enlisted members will complete their individual signing procedures.

What is confirmed is narrower and clearer: the 13 members have reached a second renewal agreement with PLEDIS Entertainment; members not in military service have completed contract signing; enlisted members will proceed according to service conditions; and the agency plans to continue support across group, unit, and solo activity areas.¹⁴

The announcement gives SEVENTEEN a confirmed basis for continuing as a 13-member act under PLEDIS Entertainment after its previous 2021 renewal. While additional contract terms remain undisclosed, the agency and multiple reports identify the July 13, 2026 announcement as a second full-group renewal agreement covering all 13 members.

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