Dino debuts as sub-character Picheolin... Mini 1st album '吉BOARD' to be released on August 3

Dino of Seventeen is expanding his activities under the alter ego Picheolin. Dino will release his mini-album ’吉BOARD (Gilboard)’ as the new character Picheolin on August 3. This album is a work that combines Dino’s musical abilities with Picheolin’s unique wit, featuring various genres such as EDM trap, new jack swing, and city pop. It includes a total of seven tracks, including the title track ″Let’s Play (prod. Hitchhiker),″ with contributions from Bumzu, Hitchhiker, and Lee Hyun-do of DEUX. Dino is credited on all tracks, personally shaping the character concept and musical direction. He has already warmed up with the pre-release tracks ″There Is No Goodbye That Doesn’t Hurt (narr. Lee Moon-se)″ and ″Crazy Crazy.″ ″There Is No Goodbye That Doesn’t Hurt″ ranked high on Instagram’s ″Rising Popular Audio,″ and the music video for ″Crazy Crazy″ was in the top 10 of YouTube Korea’s ″Daily Popular Music Videos″ for six consecutive days. After the album release, music show activities are also planned. Dino will perform Picheolin’s new song on Mnet’s ″M Countdown″ on August 6. Additionally, from August 21 to 23, he will hold a solo concert, ″2026 DinoX Picheolin [吉BOARD SHOW],″ at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium in Songpa-gu, Seoul, where all seats prepared for fan club membership pre-sale were sold out on the same day. He will also appear at the music festival ″MADLY MEDLEY 2026″ held at the Culture Depot in Mapo-gu, Seoul, on September 5 and 6. Through this promotion, Dino plans to showcase his diverse talents in vocals, rap, performance, and songwriting.