Seventeen fans were ready to declare March 17 an unofficial holiday after the group's label, Pledis Entertainment, confirmed the band's newest album in a statement shared with South Korean publication Top Star News. "SEVENTEEN are preparing to make a comeback with a full-length studio album in May," the label wrote. "The forthcoming record will notably mark the 13-piece group's first domestic comeback of 2022, and will arrive seven months after their October 2021 mini-album, 'Attacca.'"
On April 14, the band released the music video for "Dar+ling," their first single off the new album, which featured members dancing their way through a surreal daydream. "Face the Sun" finally dropped on May 27, marking the group's first album release since "An Ode" in September 2019.
