Seventeen’s Dino will introduce his alter ego Picheolin with a prerelease single titled “Lovesick”, set to arrive at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Pledis Entertainment announced. The single precedes the character’s first EP and represents Dino’s first release under this new persona. A music video teaser released Monday gives the first look at the project and hints at a city pop–inspired sound.
The short preview features narration by veteran singer Lee Moon-sae, whose vocal framing adds a nostalgic, cinematic touch to the clip and shapes the teaser’s tone. Visually, the teaser casts Dino as Picheolin in striking, solitary vignettes: he appears dancing alone beneath a lone streetlight and running through neon-tinged city streets. Those cinematic scenes, paired with the narration and musical hints, underscore that the release is a concept-driven solo effort separate from his group activities with Seventeen.
By adopting the Picheolin persona, Dino appears to be pursuing a character-driven solo direction that separates the material from his work with Seventeen. The teaser’s combination of spoken narration, nocturnal visuals and retro-leaning musical cues suggests the upcoming releases will emphasize mood and storytelling as much as melody, positioning the EP as a curated audio-visual project rather than a straightforward pop single.
More promotional material is expected before release. According to Pledis Entertainment, the prerelease will be followed by a full EP featuring the new alter ego, though the label has not yet shared a complete tracklist or an EP release date.
Attention is now on Wednesday at 6 p.m., when “Lovesick” is due to drop and give listeners their first full glimpse of Picheolin.
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