Dino’s First Solo EP ‘길보드’ Set for August Release as Picheolin

SEVENTEEN member Dino will release his first solo EP, ‘길보드’(吉BOARD), on August 3, 2026, under the alternate persona Picheolin. The project, announced through reports citing Pledis Entertainment, frames Dino Picheolin as a character-led solo campaign built around a fictional producer identity, music previews, video storytelling, and scheduled broadcast and festival appearances.¹

Picheolin is described as the representative of BOMG and an energetic producer. The album title combines ‘吉,’ meaning auspicious or fortunate, with ‘BOARD,’ and Pledis Entertainment said the title reflects the ambition to turn streets into stages, generate public excitement, and wish good fortune for people’s lives.¹

Dino’s First Solo EP as Picheolin

The August 3 release is Dino’s first mini album under the Picheolin character. Asia Economy also reported the same release date and noted that Picheolin first appeared at a SEVENTEEN fan meeting in 2021, giving the character a public origin before the formal solo album rollout.²

The campaign has included early music exposure before the album release. StarNews reported that Dino previewed parts of two unreleased Picheolin songs during a Weverse Live session on May 31, 2026. One excerpt was identified as the background music used in the ‘월요초대석’ trailer, while the other showed Dino moving between vocal and rap parts.³

In a quoted statement carried by StarNews, Dino said, “I thought I could broaden my spectrum further” through a different kind of challenge in this project.³ The remark presents the EP as a distinct solo format while keeping the reported focus on the Picheolin concept.

The rollout also extended into character-based video content. OSEN reported that the mock documentary ‘[고잉 피철인] 피철인의 흥’ was released on SEVENTEEN’s official YouTube channel and social media on June 1, 2026. The video follows Picheolin as he leads ‘Heung Corporation’ and searches for a new artist, with DK and Seungkwan appearing in cameo roles.⁴

Confirmed Facts and Schedule

The broadcast schedule has already included a formal Picheolin stage. Newsen reported that Dino appeared as Picheolin on the closing stage of KBS 1TV’s ‘전국노래자랑’ Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province episode, which aired on July 12, 2026. The performance was introduced as his first formal debut stage as Picheolin, with the song ‘미쳐 미쳐.’⁵

Another announced appearance is set for August. SBS Entertainment News reported that Picheolin, identified as SEVENTEEN’s Dino, was added to the final third lineup for ‘2026 SBS 가요대전 Summer,’ scheduled for August 9, 2026, at Ilsan KINTEX. The same report said eight teams, including Picheolin, BIBI, and Choi Yena, were added, bringing the full lineup to 27 teams.⁶

SBS Entertainment News also carried a production-team statement saying the event plans to present special stages and large-scale summer-night production now that the 27-artist lineup has been completed.⁶ No full tracklist, album packaging information, or detailed performance order is included in the supplied source material.

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