SEVENTEEN’s DINO to Debut as Solo Alter Ego Picheolin With Mini Album

SEVENTEEN fans know him already as DINO, but now, he’s reintroducing himself. The K-pop star announced Monday (May 11) that he is making his debut as alter ego Picheolin, with his very first solo mini album set to drop this summer under the new moniker.

Titled 吉BOARD — or “Gilboard” — the set’s name is derived from 1990s Korean street music culture, according to the press release. The term is described as a “witty take” on Billboard‘s charts that “referred to unofficial street music charts and cassette compilations at the time.”

“By combining the homophone ‘吉’ (Gil), meaning…