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Got7
Got7
	From left to right: Jackson, Youngjae, JB, Jr., Yugyeom, Mark, BamBam
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Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	hip-hop, R&B, dance, K-pop
Years active	2014–present
Labels	JYP Entertainment
Members	Mark ; JB ; Jackson ; Jr. ; Youngjae ; BamBam ; Yugyeom
Website	got7.jype.com

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Got7 (Korean: 갓세븐; stylized as GOT7) is a hip-hop boy group based in South Korea. Formed by JYP Entertainment in 2014, Got7 comprises seven members, two of which originally debuted as the pop duo JJ Project in 2012. Their current lineup is JB, Mark, Jr., Jackson, Youngjae, BamBam, and Yugyeom.

Alongside their labelmate 5Live, Got7 made their first pre-debut appearance on an episode of Mnet's reality-survival program Who is Next: WIN, which aired on September 6, 2013. On the episode, four members of Got7 competed against the YG Entertainment trainees: Team A (now Winner) and Team B.^[1] On January 16, 2014, Got7 made their official debut on Mnet's M! Countdown, performing their debut single "Girls Girls Girls."

History

Formation

It was first announced on December 24, 2013 that JYP Entertainment will be launching the debut of a 7-member boy group coined as the next 2PM . It was revealed that both members of JJ Project are also members of the new boy group. Got7 is JYPE's first hip hop group and they'll be a performance team specializing in 'martial arts tricking,' which is a form of martial arts with acrobatics. Although acrobatics and the word 'performance team' may bring 2PM to mind, the agency mentions that Got7 will be showcasing different types of performances with kicks and turns derived from martial arts with a fusion of b-boying style.^[2] On January 1, JYP Entertainment unveiled the group to be named Got7 and that the music video and the boys' showcase 'Garage Showcase' will take place on January 15. Their first stage will be through M! Countdown on January 16 and they'll drop their first mini album on January 20 ^[3] After that, members Mark and JB's first image teasers were released on January 3 (KST).^[4] Teasers for Jackson and Yugyeom were released on January 6 (KST) followed by Jr., BamBam, and Youngjae's teasers on January 8 (KST). JYP selected JB to be Got7's leader.^{[citation needed]}

2014: Debut, Got It? and A Comeback

On January 10, 2014 (KST), JYP released Got7's first debut teaser video on YouTube,^[5] followed by the second debut teaser video on January 13 (KST).^[6] On January 15, 2014, Got7 officially released the music video for their debut song "Girls Girls Girls" from their first mini album Got It? on YouTube.^[7] Their mini album Got It? was officially released on January 20, 2014. They had their first debut stage on January 16, 2014, on Mnet's M! Countdown, followed by Music Bank, Inkigayo and then Music Core respectively. Got7's single, "Girls Girls Girls" reached number 1 on various music sites. They had the second highest debut on Melon for a boy group. Their album shot up to number 1 spot on the Billboard World Album Charts and a respectable number 2 on Gaon Album Charts. Days after their debut, Got7 also arranged their own reality web show, Real GOT7.^[8]

Got7 signed a contract with Sony Music to pursue activities in Japan, and held a showcase titled "GOT7 Showcase 1st Impact in Japan" on April 4 in Ryougoku Sumo Hall in Tokyo ^[9] and 10,000 people were reported to attend the event. ^[10] The group opened the stage with "Hello," and "Girls Girls Girls." They also performed an upgraded version of JJ Project 's "Bounce," as well as "Playground," "I Like You," and "Follow Me."

On April 10, JYP Entertainment released the first teaser for the group's reality show through SBS MTV titled, "I GOT7." ^[11]

On June 5, JYP Entertainment revealed that Got7 will make a comeback on June 23 with a music video. Beforehand, they will hold a showcase on the 18th followed by comeback stage on Mnet's M! Countdown on the 19th.^[12]

On June 20, Got7 had a comeback at Music Bank with title track "A". The music video was later released on June 23rd and was filmed onset.

Members

Stage name		Full name		Date of birth^[13]
Romanized	Hangul	Romanized	Hangul/Hanzi/Thai	Date of birth^[13]
Mark	마크	Tuan Yi-En	段宜恩	(1993-09-04) September 4, 1993 (age 30)
JB	제이비	Im Jae-bum	임재범	(1994-01-06) January 6, 1994 (age 30)
Jackson	잭슨	Wang Kah-Yee	王嘉爾	(1994-03-28) March 28, 1994 (age 30)
Jr.	주니어	Park Jin-young	박진영	(1994-09-22) September 22, 1994 (age 29)
Youngjae	영재	Choi Young-jae	최영재	(1996-09-17) September 17, 1996 (age 27)
BamBam	뱀뱀	Kunpimook Bhuwakul	กันต์พิมุกต์ ภูวกุล	(1997-05-02) May 2, 1997 (age 27)
Yugyeom	유겸	Kim Yu-gyeom	김유겸	(1997-11-17) November 17, 1997 (age 26)

Discography

Extended Plays

2014: Got It?
2014: Got Love

Filmography

Variety shows

Year	Title	TV Network	Member	Note
2014	After School Club	Arirang	All members	Episode 41, Episode 77
	Star King	SBS	JB, Mark, Jackson, Youngjae	Episode 355
	King of Food	KBS	Jr.
	1000 Song Challenge	SBS	JB, Jr., Jackson, Youngjae	Episode 289
	Let's Go Dream Team 2	KBS	Jr., Youngjae	Episode 228
	Immortal Song 2	KBS	All members
	After School Club	Arirang	Mark, Jackson	Special MC Episode 58, Episode 80
	RealGOT7: Season 1	YouTube	All members
	I GOT7	SBS MTV	All members	Additional broadcasting on Youku & Tudou (Chinese)
	Weekly Idol	MBC Every 1	All members	Episode 146
	See You In Japan	YouTube	All members	Japanese webshow
	Idol Futsal World Cup	MBC	All members
	Quiz to Change the World	MBC	Jr., Jackson	Episode 252
	A Song for You	KBS	All members
	4 Things Show	Mnet	JB
	1 vs. 100	KBS2	JB, Jr.
	Star King	SBS	JB, Mark, Jackson, Jr.	Episode 372, Episode 373
	M!Countdown Begins Open Studio	Mnet	All members

Radio

Year	Title	Channel	Member	Note
2014	Shim Shim Tapa	MBC	All members	140125, 140705
	Kim Chang Ryul's Old School	SBS	All members	140127
	2 O'clock with Jo Jungchi, and Jang Dongmin	KBS	Mark, Jackson, Yugyeom, BamBam	140128
	K-Poppin	Arirang	All members	140130
	Shim Shim Tapa	MBC	Jackson, BamBam	140130
	Choi Hwa Jung’s Power Time	SBS	All members	140204
	Younha Starry Night	MBC	All members	140205, 140703
	Cultwo Show	SBS	All members	140213, 140710
	lee Sora’s Music Plaza	KBS	All members	140214, 140703
	Kiss the Radio	KBS	All members	140215, 140709
	C-Radio idol true colours	MBC	All members	140322
	Music Access	Arirang	Mark, Jackson	140702
	K.Will's Youngstreet	SBS	All members	140709

Endorsements

[2014] Black Yak WALK FIT
[2014] Natuur Pop

Concerts

Korea

GOT7 Garage Showcase 2014 (Debut Showcase)
GOT7 2nd Mini Album Release Showcase 2014
20th Dream Concert 2014

Japan

2PM ARENA TOUR 2014 "Genesis of 2PM" in Fukuoka, Osaka and Tokyo (Opening Act)
GOT7 Showcase "1st Impact in Japan" 2014 (Tokyo, Osaka)
GOT7 1st Japan Tour 2014 (Zepp Namba/Osaka, Fukuoka, DriverCity Tokyo and Nagoya, Makuhari Messe in Chiba)

Others

2014 K-Culture Festival in Düsseldorf, Germany
JYP Nation Concert 2014 "One Mic" (Seoul, Hong Kong, Tokyo)

Fandom

On May 9, 2014, Got7 uploaded a video which contained their announcement that Got7's official fan club name is I GOT7. According to them, the number seven was considered lucky and the fans now get to say they have all the seven members of the said boy group.^[14]

References

^ YG Entertainment and JYP Entertainment trainees to go head to head on 'WIN'. allkpop. September 6, 2013.
^ "[UPDATED] JYP Entertainment reported to launch the debut of 7-member boy group next month". Allkpop. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
^ "JYP Entertainment's new boy group "Got7" to drop debut music video on Jan 15". Allkpop. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
^ "[Updated] JYP Entertainment reveal teaser images for new group Got7's Mark and JB". Allkpop. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
^ "GOT7 show off their good looks in debut teaser video!". Allkpop. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
^ "GOT7 raises expectations with second teaser video release!". Allkpop. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
^ "GOT7 debut with 'Girls Girls Girls' MV". Allkpop. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
^ "GOT7 celebrate JB's birthday on the 1st episode of their reality web show 'Real GOT7'". Allkpop. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
^ http://www.soompi.com/2014/03/10/got7-to-kick-off-japanese-activities-with-two-showcases
^ http://www.soompi.com/2014/04/06/rookie-group-got7-entertains-10000-fans-in-first-japanese-showcase-in-tokyo
^ http://www.soompi.com/2014/04/10/got7-releases-teaser-for-new-reality-show
^ "JYP 힙합그룹 갓세븐, 23일 컴백…18일 화려한 퍼포먼스+팬토크 쇼케이스 실시". Baekn. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
^ http://music.naver.com/promotion/specialContent.nhn?articleId=4511
^ "GOT7 relay their greetings to their official fan club, I GOT7".

External links

Got7 - Official Website
Got7 - Official Fan Cafe
Got7 on Facebook
Got7 on Twitter

[1] YG Entertainment and JYP Entertainment trainees to go head to head on 'WIN'. allkpop. September 6, 2013.

[2] "[UPDATED] JYP Entertainment reported to launch the debut of 7-member boy group next month". Allkpop. Retrieved December 24, 2013.

[3] "JYP Entertainment's new boy group "Got7" to drop debut music video on Jan 15". Allkpop. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

[4] "[Updated] JYP Entertainment reveal teaser images for new group Got7's Mark and JB". Allkpop. Retrieved January 2, 2014.

[5] "GOT7 show off their good looks in debut teaser video!". Allkpop. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

[6] "GOT7 raises expectations with second teaser video release!". Allkpop. Retrieved January 13, 2014.

[7] "GOT7 debut with 'Girls Girls Girls' MV". Allkpop. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

[8] "GOT7 celebrate JB's birthday on the 1st episode of their reality web show 'Real GOT7'". Allkpop. Retrieved January 22, 2014.

[9] ttp://www.soompi.com/2014/03/10/got7-to-kick-off-japanese-activities-with-two-showcases

[10] ttp://www.soompi.com/2014/04/06/rookie-group-got7-entertains-10000-fans-in-first-japanese-showcase-in-tokyo

[11] ttp://www.soompi.com/2014/04/10/got7-releases-teaser-for-new-reality-show

[12] "JYP 힙합그룹 갓세븐, 23일 컴백…18일 화려한 퍼포먼스+팬토크 쇼케이스 실시". Baekn. Retrieved 2014-06-04.

[13] ttp://music.naver.com/promotion/specialContent.nhn?articleId=4511

[14] "GOT7 relay their greetings to their official fan club, I GOT7".

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