On May 11, 2017, Pledis Entertainment released a video teaser on Seventeen's Instagram page in preparation for Al1.[1] The video features member Vernon wandering around a deserted road with a compass in his hand. Over the next five days, twelve similar trailers, one for each member, were released on Seventeen's social media accounts. On May 16, 2017, they revealed the concept photos and track list of the mini-album on their Twitter and Instagram pages.[2][3][4] In addition, they released the highlight medley and details of the album packaging, which consisted of a photobook, 2 posters, a photocard, a postcard and a sticker.[5][6] On May 20, 2017, Seventeen released the first teaser for the title track, "Don't Wanna Cry", on their YouTube channel.[7]