SEVENTEEN found their way back to The Kelly Clarkson Show on Wednesday (June 4) to perform “Thunder,” the lead single from their just-released fifth studio album Happy Burstday.
The off-site performance takes place in an industrial warehouse, and it starts with THE 8 answering a ringing payphone branded with the logo of The Kelly Clarkson Show. He’s then surrounded by his 12 other bandmates — S.COUPS, JEONGHAN, JOSHUA, JUN, HOSHI, WONWOO, WOOZI, MINGYU, DK, SEUNGKWAN, VERNON and DINO — as they quite literally answer the call to give a bombastic performance on Clarkson’s daytime talk show.
Each of the group’s three units — hip-hop, vocal and dance — are spotlighted throughout the performance, as the 13 members switch places throughout to put different artists center stage for the stomping choreography in the wide open space.
For her introduction, Clarkson called SEVENTEEN “a K-pop performance powerhouse” — and she’s had a front-row seat to this powerhouse before. Back in January 2021, the group hit Clarkson’s show for the U.S. debut performance of their 2020 hit single “Left & Right.”
Happy Burstday, which was released last month to celebrate SEVENTEEN’s 10th anniversary, includes solo songs from all 13 members for the first time, as well as three group tracks: “Thunder,” “HBD” and the Pharrell-produced “Bad Influence.” Timbaland also produced on the project. Billboard previously shared exclusive behind-the-scenes photos from the “Thunder” music video set.
Watch SEVENTEEN’s return performance on The Kelly Clarkson Show below.
