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Got7 at the 2015 Summer K-POP Festival.
From left to right: JB, Jackson, Jinyoung, Yugyeom, Mark, Youngjae, BamBam |
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Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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Years active | 2014–present |
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Website | got7 |
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Got7 (Hangul: 갓세븐; RR: Gatsebeun; stylized as GOT7) is a South Korean boy group formed by JYP Entertainment The group is composed of seven members: JB, Mark, Jackson, Jinyoung, Youngjae, BamBam, and Yugyeom Got7 debuted in January 2014 with the release of their first EP Got It?, which peaked at number two on the Gaon Album Chart and number one on Billboard's World Albums Chart The group gained attention for their stage performances, which includes elements of martial arts tricking, a style that the group became known for.
In late 2014, Got7 signed with Sony Music Entertainment Japan and ventured into the Japanese market to release their debut Japanese-language single "Around the World". They returned to South Korea a month later to release their first full-length studio album Identify, topping the nation's charts. In 2015, Got7 released the EPs Just Right and Mad, the former which failed to top charts but yielded the group's most commercially successful single, "Just Right". In 2016, the group released their first full-length Japanese studio album Moriagatteyo, debuting at number three on the Oricon Albums Chart. They then went on to release their fifth Korean EP Flight Log: Departure and their second full-length studio album Flight Log: Turbulence, both chart-toppers.