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Got7
From left to right: Jackson, Youngjae, JB, Jr., Yugyeom, Mark, Bambam
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-Pop
Years active	2014–present
Labels	JYP Entertainment Epic Records Sony BEC-TERO Music
Members	JB Mark Jackson Jr. Youngjae Bambam Yugyeom
Website	got7.jype.com

Got7 (Korean: 갓세븐; romanized as Gatsebeun; stylized as GOT7) is a groove dance K-pop boy group based in South Korea. Formed by JYP Entertainment in 16 January 2014, Got7 has seven members: leader JB, Mark, Jr., Jackson, Youngjae, Bambam and Yugyeom. The group is multinational with members hailing from Korea, America, Hong Kong, and Thailand. Two of the members, JB and Jr., originally debuted as the pop duo JJ Project in 2012.

The group made their official debut on January 16, 2014 through Mnet's M! Countdown, performing their debut single "Girls Girls Girls." Their debut EP, Got It?, was released four days later. 5 months later, they came back with their second mini album Got Love. On October 22, 2014, they debuted in Japan with the release of their first Japanese single, Around the World. On November 18, 2014, they released their first full album Identify.

History

Alongside their label mate 5Live, Mark, Jackson, Bambam, and Yugyeom made their first appearance on the 4th episode of Mnet's reality-survival program Who is Next: WIN, which aired on September 6, 2013.

The group dropped their first EP Got It? on January 20, 2014. The album shot up to the number 1 spot on Billboard's World Albums chart and was number 2 on Gaon Album Chart.

Got7 signed under the Sony Music sub-label Epic Records to pursue activities in Japan, and performed on April 4 in Tokyo.

The group released their second mini album Got Love on June 23, 2014 and their first full-length album Identify on November 18, 2014.

Members

Mark Tuan

• Real Name: Mark Yi-En Tuan (段宜恩)
• Birthdate: September 4, 1993
• Position: Main Rapper, Main Dancer, Vocalist, Visual
• Height: 175 cm (estimated)
• Weight: 59kg (estimated)
• Education: Arcadia High School (10th Grade Certificate)
• Blood Type: A
• Hobbies: Skateboarding, snow boarding
• Specialty: Martial Arts
• Ideal girl: “She makes me want to stay with her”
• Favorite food: Hamburger, meat
• Favorite musician: Chris Brown, Drake, Tyga, rocky ASAP
• Facts: He likes hip-hop music, He is Chinese, He is fluent in English, He came from Los Angeles, California USA
• Instagram: http://instagram.com/mark_tuan/

JB (Im Jae-bum; 임재범)

• Birthdate: January 6, 1994
• Position: Leader, Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Rapper, Visual
• Height: 179 cm (estimated)
• Weight: 66kg (estimated)
• Education: Geonguk University (Film major)
• Blood Type: A
• Hobbies: Bus travel, watching movies, airing, taking pictures
• Specialty: B-Boying
• Ideal girl: “A girl who gets caught in his eyes and is cute”
• Favorite food: Stew
• Favorite musician: D’Angelo
• Facts: He was in Dream High 2 and When A Man Falls In Love Drama, He was part of JJ Project with Jr
• Twitter: http://twitter.com/jbjyp
• Instagram: http://instagram.com/defjeffb/

Jackson Wang

• Birthdate: March 28, 1994
• Position: Lead Rapper, Main Dancer, Vocalist
• Height: 174 cm (estimated)
• Weight: 63kg (estimated)
• Education: Completed 11th grade at American International School
• Blood Type: O
• Hobbies: Dancing, rapping, beatboxing
• Specialty: Fencing
• Ideal girl: “A healthy and attractive woman”
• Favorite food: Chocolate, hamburgers, DimSum, carbonara, chicken
• Favorite musician: Dr. Dre, G-unit (50cent & Lloyd Banks)
• Facts: He is Chinese, He was a member of Fencing National Team in Hong Kong), He won 1st Place in Asia Junior and Cadet Fencing Championship (2011)
• Instagram: http://instagram.com/jacksonwangjy

Jr. (Park Jin-young; 박진영)

• Birthdate: September 22, 1994
• Position: Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Rapper
• Height: 178 cm
• Weight: 63kg
• Education: Graduated high school
• Blood Type: O
• Hobbies: watching movies, theatre, walking, playing piano
• Specialty: dancing
• Ideal girl: someone who believes in him and laughs a lot
• Favorite food: hamburger, pizza, meat
• Favorite musician: Justin Timberlake, Usher, Michael Buble
• Facts: was in Dream High 2 and When A Man Loves dramas, He was part of JJ Project with JB
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrjyp

Choi Youngjae (최영재)

• Birthdate: September 17, 1996
• Position: Main Vocalist
• Height: 175 cm (estimated)
• Weight: 59kg (estimated)
• Education: Enrolled in Seoul Korea Arts High School
• Blood Type: B
• Hobbies: Playing piano
• Specialty: Singing
• Ideal girl: “a woman who I am attracted to”
• Favorite food: Everything.. but cucumber
• Favorite musician: Elliott Yamin, Javier
• Facts: Trained for only 7 months, He is the last member to join the group

Bambam (Kunpimook Bhuwakul; กันต์พิมุกต์ ภูวกุล)

• Birthdate: May 2, 1997
• Position: Lead Dancer, Lead Rapper, Vocalist
• Height: 170 cm (estimated)
• Weight: 52kg (estimated)
• Education: Enrolled in Pramoch Wittaya Ramindara School
• Blood Type: B
• Hobbies: Listening to music
• Specialty: Dancing
• Ideal girl: woman with a pretty smile
• Favorite food: cheeseburgers, tom yum kung
• Favorite musician: GD
• Facts: Wants to be a world star like Rain, He is from Thailand, He has appeared in various CF
• Instagram: http://instagram.com/bambam1a/

Kim Yugyeom (김유겸)

• Birthdate: November 17, 1997
• Position: Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Maknae
• Height: 180 cm (estimated)
• Weight: 64kg (estimated)
• Education: Hanlim Arts High School (Street Dance Major)
• Blood Type: A
• Hobbies: listening to music
• Specialty: dancing
• Ideal girl: woman with a pretty smile
• Favorite food: sam gyup sal (grilled pork belly), bulgogi (grilled marinated beef) in an earthen bowl, chicken, kimbab
• Favorite musician: GD, Chris Brown
• Facts: He is the maknae of the group

Discography

• Identify (2014)

Filmography

Concert

Japan Tours

• Got7 1st Japan Tour 2014 "Around the World"

Awards and nominations

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Seoul Music Awards

Golden Disk Awards

Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards

References

1. JYP on Got7's True Colors. twitter. November 5, 2014 @ 11:39 pm.
2. https://mwave.interest.me/album/album.m?searchAlbumVO.album_id=386197 Identify. mwave. November 18, 2014
3. WIN : WHO IS NEXT episode 4_ YG vs JYP ! 배틀의 결과는?!. youtube. Sep 14, 2013.
4. Benjamin, Jeff (January 31, 2014). "Hyorin Earns Third K-Pop No. 1, GOT7 Tops World Albums". Billboard K-Town. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
5. "2014년 05주차 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
6. Got7 to Kick Off Japanese Activities with Two Showcases. soompi. March 10, 2014 - 7:26 AM.
7. Rookie Group Got7 Entertains 10,000 Fans in First Japanese Showcase in Tokyo. soompi. April 6, 2014 - 7:21 AM.
8. https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/got-love/id892276874 Got Love by GOT7. itunes. June 23, 2014
9. https://mwave.interest.me/album/album.m?searchAlbumVO.album_id=386197 Identify. mwave. November 18, 2014
10. official member profiles
11. "2014 MAMA nominees (singer)". Mwave. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
12. Seoul Music Awards
13. 29th golden disk awards day one
14. Got7 tops Gaon album chart

External links

• Got7 - Korean Official Website

• Got7
• JYP Entertainment artists
• South Korean boy bands
• South Korean dance music groups
• Musical groups established in 2014
• K-pop music groups
• South Korean hip hop groups
• Korean-language singers
• Musical groups from Seoul