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K-Pop stars Seventeen to become Unesco ambassadors

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PARIS, France — K-pop megastars Seventeen will become Unesco 'goodwill ambassadors' from June 26, the United Nations body announced on Tuesday.

PARIS, France — K-pop megastars Seventeen will become Unesco 'goodwill ambassadors' from June 26, the United Nations body announced on Tuesday.'Seventeen and Unesco share the same commitment to empowering young people to drive change and address the challenges of our century,' said Audrey Azoulay, director-general of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in a statement.

Seventeen, the 13-strong South Korean band founded in 2015, were second only to Taylor Swift for global revenue last year, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry .They also topped the IFPI album charts in 2023 with 'FML' and have racked up billions of streams online.They will officially take on their Unesco functions —which involve promoting youth-focused projects around the world — in a ceremony at its Paris headquarters on June 26.

 

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