Once more, SEVENTEEN have gifted their beloved CARATs with a new song to cherish: ‘相遇的意义’.

‘相遇的意义’, titled ‘만남의 의미’ in Korean, roughly translates to “the meaning of meeting; our encounter,” or in its lyrical context: “the meaning of us.” The Chinese-language song premiered at their FOLLOW to Macao concerts (20 to 21/1) and was released as a digital single on 23 January.

“We may all walk different, diverging tracks, but we get occasionally lucky when our paths meet,” explained The8 in Chinese, while introducing the new song to the Macao crowd.

“I am thankful that you've come this far with me (感谢你愿意 陪我到这里),” the tender ballad goes. “You were with me through thick and thin / I've gotten more courage than I could ever need.” (因为你 陪我一起翻山越岭 / 所以我 才有用不完的勇气)

“I've always thought that '相遇的意义' is precious and important,” said Woozi, the group’s very own composer, as quoted by OSEN. “It's music that I've wanted to make for some time now, so the opportunity to make and sing something like this is really nice and dear to me.” (‘만남의 의미’가 소중하고 중요하다는 생각을 늘 하고 있었고, 전부터 정말 만들고 싶었던 음악인데 이렇게 기회가 돼 만들고 부를 수 있게 돼 정 좋고 소중하다)

As of press time, the track is available for streaming only on major Chinese music platforms such as KuGou, Kuwo, BODIAN, and QQ. However, SEVENTEEN's agency, PLEDIS Entertainment, has released a video recording of the live performance from FOLLOW to Macao:

[NEWS] SEVENTEEN (세븐틴) '만남의 의미(相遇的意义, 샹위 더 이이)'가 중국 음원 사이트에 발매되었습니다. 캐럿 여러분의 많은 사랑 부탁드립니다.

KUGOU Music ▶️ https://t.co/3iZ2SBqfaO
KUWO Music ▶️ https://t.co/dgKI9gOaAd
BODIAN Music ▶️ https://t.co/3wgGgPySps
QQ Music ▶️…

— 세븐틴(SEVENTEEN) (@pledis_17) January 23, 2024

SEVENTEEN’s extensive catalogue includes Chinese-language tracks, such as versions of the lead singles from You Make My Day (2018) and You Made My Dawn (2019), respectively: ‘Oh My!’ (어쩌나) and ‘Home’. On top of these, their Chinese members have also released music projects in their native language, such as Jun’s ‘LIMBO’ and ‘PSYCHO’ and The8’s ‘Side by Side’ and ‘Hai Cheng’ (海城), to name a few.