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GOT7
GOT7 at the 2015 Summer K-POP Festival. From left to right: JB, Jackson, Jinyoung, Yugyeom, Mark, Youngjae, BamBam
GOT7 at the 2015 Summer K-POP Festival.
From left to right: JB, Jackson, Jinyoung, Yugyeom, Mark, Youngjae, BamBam
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2014–present
Labels
Members
Websitegot7.jype.com

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Got7 (Korean: 갓세븐; romanized as Gatsebeun; stylized as GOT7) is a South Korean boy group formed by JYP Entertainment in 2014. The group is composed of seven members who hail from South Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong and the United States. JB, Jinyoung, Youngjae and Yugyeom are from South Korea, while Mark is a Chinese-American from Los Angeles, Jackson from Hong Kong and BamBam is from Thailand. Prior to their debut as part of Got7, JB and Jinyoung, debuted in 2012 as part of the duo JJ Project.

Got7 is the first all-male band from JYP Entertainment in six years, after the debut of 2PM in 2008 and similar to their senior group Got7 gained attention for their performance on stage as it includes "martial arts tricking". On January 20, 2014 the group released their first EP, Got It?, which charted at number two on the Gaon Album Chart. They officially debuted on Mnet's music show M Countdown with their title song "Girls Girls Girls". On November 18, 2014 the group released their first studio album, Identify, which was followed by their second studio album Flight Log: Turbulence in 2016. For their work in 2014, Got7 won Best New Artist Group at the Seoul Music Awards and received three nominations at the 29th Golden Disk Awards, winning the New Artist Award. On October 22, 2014, Got7 made their Japanese debut with the release of their first single, "Around the World". In 2016 the group released their first Japanese studio album, Moriagatteyo.

History

Pre-debut

In 2012 two of the members, JB and Jinyoung (formerly known as Junior), originally debuted as actors in the the drama Dream High 2 and shorty after as part of the pop duo JJ Project with the single Bounce,[1][2] while Mark, Jackson, BamBam and Yugyeom made their first appearance on the fourth episode of Mnet's reality-survival program Who is Next: WIN, which aired on September 6, 2013.[3][4] Youngjae was the last member to join the group with the shortest training period, only being a trainee for about 7 months before being able to debut.[5]

2014: Debut with Got It?, Got Love and Identify and Around the World

Got7 perform at M! Countdown

In January 2014, JYP Entertainment officially announced the debut of a new boy band consisting of seven members and a range in nationalities, including three non-Koreans ― with Jackson from Hong Kong, Mark from the U.S. and Bam Bam from Thailand. It is the first boy group of the JYP in six years since the debut of 2PM in 2008.[3][6] Got7 is a hip-hop group,[7][8] that specializes in the genre of "martial arts tricking", which combines kicking and turning movements of martial arts skills along with b-boying,[4][9] which is similar to their senior group 2PM who are known for acrobatic dance styles.[7][10][11] The group dropped their first EP Got It? on January 20, 2014. The album shot up to the number one spot on Billboard's World Albums chart[12] and was number two on Gaon Album Chart.[13] Got7 made their official music program debut on January 16, 2014 through Mnet's M Countdown, performing their debut single "Girls Girls Girls."[14] Shorty after their debut the group signed a contract with Japan’s Sony Music Entertainment and launched a showcase in Japan in front of 9,000 fans.[15][16]

On June 23, Got7 released their second EP, entitled Got Love, with it's title song "A", which was written and produced by J.Y. Park.[17] For their new EP the group stripped away from the high-flying, martial arts and b-boy style choreography that they emphasized in their debut to show a brighter and colorful image.[8] In November 2014, the group released their first full-length album, Identify, as well as the music video for its title song, "Stop Stop It".[18] Identify topped Gaon's Weekly Album Sales Chart in its first week and "Stop Stop It" peaked at number four on Billboard's World Digital Songs chart.[19][20] In October Got7 held their first Japan Tour named “GOT7 1st Japan Tour 2014” without an official debut in Japan.[21] On october 22; however, the group made their Japanese debut with it's single Around the World including the hip-hop track "So Lucky" composed and written by 2PM’s Jun. K.[22]

2015: Love Train, Just Right, Laugh Laugh Laugh and Mad

In January, Got7 were awarded the New Artist Award at the 29th Golden Disc Awards[23] and at the 24th Seoul Music Awards.[24] The same month Got7 starred in their own web drama Dream Knight, being co-produced by Youku Tudou and JYP Pictures and featuring actress Song Ha-yoon in the female lead role. The drama tells the story about a girl with pain sharing dream, love and friendship with a group of mysterious boys who appears in front of her one day. It gathered close to 13 million hits total.[25][26] The show received the Best Drama Award, Best Director Award and Rising Star Award last year at the K-Web Fest in July.[27]

On June 10, 2015 the group released their second Japanese single "Love Train", which debuted at number 4 on Oricon Singles Chart. The single contains an eponymous title song and the original Japanese song O.M.G., along with the two songs instrument renditions.[28] The group released their third EP Just Right on July 13, 2015.[29] The title song of the same name, peaked at number three on Billboard's World Digital Songs chart, staying in the top three for two consecutive weeks.[30] Got7 released their third Japanese single "Laugh Laugh Laugh" with its B-side "Be My Girl" on September 23. It sold over 35,000 album copies in the first week of its release and made its debut at first place on the Oricon's singles chart.[31][32] The group released their fourth EP, Mad, on September 29 in South Korea along with the music video for the title song, "If You Do".[33] They followed up this release with their very first repackaged album, Mad: Winter Edition, on November 23 with three additional tracks, "Confession Songs," "Everyday" and "Farewell".[34]

2016: Flight Log: Departure, Fly Tour and Flight Log: Turbulence

On February 15, 2016, Got7 and labelmate Twice were confirmed as new clothing models for NBA Style Korea.[35][36] On March 21, 2016, Got7's fifth EP, Flight Log: Departure, was released.[37][38] On April 9, 2016, Got7 entered the Billboard Artist 100 chart at number forty-five, becoming only the second K-pop act chart on the ranking.[39] Flight Log: Departure debuted at number two on the Billboard Heatseekers album chart and on Billboard World albums chart.[39] On April 12, Got7 digitally released "Home Run", the second title track for their Flight Log: Departure album — member JB participated in writing and composing the song.[40]

Got7 held their first solo concert, the "Fly Tour", on April 29–30 in Seoul, with the tour continuing on to dates in China, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, and the United States throughout the summer.[41][42][43]

In July, the group became a brand model in Thailand for its famous cola brand Est Cola.[44] On September 27, Got7 released its second studio album entitled Flight Log: Turbulence, which consist of thirteen songs including the title song "Hard Carry". The members have contributed to the composition and lyrics of 11 tracks on the album.[45] The album debuted at number one on Billboard's World Albums chart and sold 2,000 copies in the US.[46][47]

Members

  • Mark Tuan (Korean마크; Hanja段宜恩)[48] was born on (1993-09-04) September 4, 1993 (age 30)[49] and is the oldest member of the group. He is a Chinese-American from Los Angeles of Taiwanese descent.[50] In 2010 JYP Entertainment casted Mark in the US and he came to train in Korea the same year.[51][52] Mark's first pre-debut appearance was on an episode of Mnet's reality-survival program WIN: Who Is Next alongside Jackson, BamBam and Yugyeom, which aired on September 6, 2013.[3]
  • Im Jae-bum (Korean임재범; Hanja林在範), commonly known by his stage name JB (Korean제이비)[48][49] was born on (1994-01-06) January 6, 1994 (age 30)[49] and is the leader of the group.[53] JB, along with fellow member Jinyoung, successfully auditioned for JYP Entertainment in 2009[54] and debuted together as the duo JJ Project in 2012[51][52] and made their small-screen debut through the drama series Dream High 2.[55] He also appeared in MBC's drama When a Man Falls in Love.[56]
  • Jackson Wang (Korean왕가이; Hanja王嘉爾), Jackson (Hangul: 잭슨)[48] was born on (1994-03-28) March 28, 1994 (age 30)[49] and a native of Hong Kong[50] and also a former representative of his country's national fencing team. In 2011, he earned two gold medals at the Asian Junior Olympics in Thailand. He claimed that earning a gold medal was one of his parents' requirements for allowing him to train in Korea. His father was a gold medalist for fencing in the Seoul Asian game in 1986, while his mother was a Chinese National Gymnastics member.[51][52] His first pre-debut appearance was on an episode of Mnet's reality-survival program WIN: Who Is Next, which aired on September 6, 2013. Jackson alongside Mark, BamBam and Yugyeom competed against YG Entertainment trainees.[3] Shorty after debut Jackson became a variety star in South Korea due to his appeareance on the SBS reality series Roommate, for which he was awarded the Newcomer Award at the 2014 SBS Entertainment Awards.[57] In December 2015, Jackson also made his Chinese television debut as one of the presenters (alongside He Jiong) on the Chinese version of the show Please Take Care of My Refrigerator,[58] called Go Fridge, which was also well-received.[59] In 2015 Jackson was appointed as a new MC for SBS's music show Inkigayo.[60]
  • Park Jin-young (Korean박진영; Hanja朴珍榮}),[48] was born on (1994-09-22) September 22, 1994 (age 29)[49] and successfully auditioned for JYP Entertainment in 2009[54] alongside group leader JB. He previously debuted together with him as a member of JJ Project in 2012.[51][52] Prior to his debut as singer Jinyoung was cast in the role of Jung Ui-bong in the television drama Dream High 2 in 2011.[55] In 2013, Jinyoung also appeared as Ddol-yi on MBC's new drama When a Man Falls in Love alongside his fellow member JB.[56] Jinyoung is the most prominent actor in the group with roles in Beloved Eun-dong[61] and The Legend of the Blue Sea.[62] In 2016 he made his big screen debut in the movie A Stray Goat.[63][64] Jinyoung and BamBam were also permanent hosts for Mnets M! Countdown alongside Key of Shinee from March 2015 till March 2016.[65][66] Originally he debuted under the stage name Jr. since his real name, Park Jinyoung, is also the name of JYP Entertainments founder and CEO.[49] In May 5, 2015, he changed his stage name to Junior due to the confusion of fans and media about the correct pronunciation[67] and as of August 16, 2016, it was made official that he would simply go by his given name, Park Jinyoung.[68]
  • Choi Young-jae (Korean최영재; Hanja崔榮宰)[69] was born on (1996-09-17) September 17, 1996 (age 27).[49] In 2013, after passing an audition at his music school in Mokpo, he entered the JYP training system.[51] Youngjae was a trainee for just seven months and was the last added member to the group.[5]
  • Kunpimook Bhuwakul (Thai: กันต์พิมุกต์ ภูวกุล), commonly known by his nickname BamBam (Hangul: 뱀뱀, Thai: แบมแบม)[69] was born on (1997-05-02) May 2, 1997 (age 27).[49] BamBam is from Bangkok, Thailand,[52] and was cast at a young age and sent to train in Korea.[51] BamBam made his first TV appearance on an episode of Mnet's reality-survival program WIN: Who Is Next, alongside Jackson, Mark and Yugyeom.[3] In 2016 BamBam joined together with fellow member Jackson the South Korean variety show Real Men for a special season with the theme of "Enlisting Together".[70] BamBam and fellow member Jinyoung were also permanent hosts for Mnets M! Countdown alongside Key of Shinee from March 2015 till March 2016.[65][66]
  • Kim Yu-gyeom (Korean김유겸; Hanja金有兼)[69] was born on (1997-11-17) November 17, 1997 (age 26)[49] and is the youngest member of the group and specialized in street dancing.[71] He enrolled in a dance school in the seventh grade, which led him to the opportunity to audition for JYP.[51] He made his first pre-debut appearance on an episode of Mnet's reality-survival program WIN: Who Is Next alongside Jackson, Mark and BamBam, which aired on September 6, 2013.[3] In 2016 Yugyeom joined Mnets dance survival contest Hit the Stage and placed first in the final episode.[72]

Discography

Filmography

  • Dream Knight (2015)[73]

Tours

See also

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