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Got7 (Korean: 갓세븐; stylized as GOT7) is a hip-hopboy 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. 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. 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 After that, members Mark and JB's first image teaser was released on January 3 (KST), Teasers for Jackson and Yugyeom was released on January 6 (KST) followed by Jr., BamBam and Youngjae on January 8 (KST). JYP selected JB to be Got7's leader.
2014: Debut and Got It?
On January 10, 2014 (KST), JYP released Got7's first debut teaser video on YouTube, followed by the second debut teaser video on January 13 (KST). 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. 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. Days after their debut, Got7 also arranged their own reality web show, Real Got7.
