IN PHOTOS: Come and get to know GOT7

GOT7 is a flagship boy group formed by South Korean agency JYP Entertainment (JYPE), which debuted in 2014. Initially, JYPE founder Park Jin-young wanted to name the group “GET7,” but immediately retracted from the idea because it didn't sound right.

The group is comprised of seven members, namely JAY B, Mark, Jackson, Jinyoung, Youngjae, Bambam, and Yugyeom, and was named GOT7, which means “seven lucky people coming together.”

While GOT7 only made its debut in 2014, the group's history goes way back to 2009, when members JAY B and Jinyoung passed the JYPE open auditions. The duo made their debut in 2012 through the television drama 'Dream High 2' with actor Park Seo-joon.

Following their acting gig, JAY B and Jinyoung debuted as the pop duo JJ Project with their single “Bounce.”

Tuan Yi En, otherwise known as Mark Tuan, is GOT7's main rapper, sub-vocalist and visual. Mark was born in Los Angeles, California, and is fluent in English and Korean. Since debuting with the group, Mark began writing rap and lyrics for GOT7's songs beginning in the Just Right era with the track “Back To Me.”

Aside from his booming career in the music industry, Mark showed great interest in fashion as he launched his career as a model across Asia. Thanks to his increasing presence in the Chinese market, he has become one of the most bankable brand ambassadors for several brands including Davines, Mentholatum, and China Unicorn.

But what is most remarkable about Mark is his big heart. He has provided support to those in need by donating either through his clothing line collaborations, music singles, and so much more. Have we mentioned that he even donated $1,500 for the victims of Typhoon Ulysses here in the Philippines?

Hong Kong native Wang Jia Er, popularly known as Jackson Wang, is the main rapper and visual of GOT7. Before becoming an idol, Jackson was a member of the National Fencing Team of Hong Kong thanks to his parents, who are both Olympians and athletes.

Jackson is noted for being the member who has appeared in a number of variety shows thanks to his charisma and extroverted personality. In fact, when he appeared in the SBS reality show 'Roommate,' his popularity skyrocketed, earning him the Best New Male Variety Newcomer Award at the SBS Entertainment Awards in 2014.

Three years later, Jackson pursued other interests outside the K-pop industry by releasing his first solo album in China and building his own company named Team Wang.

Just last year, Jackson was named one of Forbes Asia's 100 Digital Stars of 2020, which highlights singers, bands, and film and TV stars across Asia who have “taken the digital world by storm.”

Kunpimook Bhuwakul, known professionally as Bambam (sometimes Double B), is the Thai rapper of GOT7. Growing up, Bambam loved listening to K-pop and idolized singer Rain (thanks to his mom), which prompted him to win first place in a Rain Cover Dance competition in 2007.

Aside from music, Bambam has shown interest in the arts by producing a few videos for GOT7, including the lyric video “You Are” and the self-edited video “My Year 2018.” He has also launched his own clothing line doubleB in collaboration with Represent, and all the proceeds of the campaign were donated to provide safe drinking water. He is also a spokesperson of UNICEF Thailand against child abuse.

Since his debut with GOT7, Bambam is known for being one of the most popular celebrities in his home country, endorsing brand after brand, from telecommunication companies to clothing and so much more. He loves dabbing, saying the word "skrrt skrrt," and belting out Ronnie Liang's “Ngiti.”

Kim Yug-yeom or Yugyeom is GOT7's main dancer and vocalist. Despite being the maknae of the group, a lot of people confuse Yugyeom to be the oldest, thanks to his height and mature appearance.

Yugyeom is known for his precise dance moves that earned him first place in the dance competition “Hit the Stage” in 2016, besting other idols like NCT's Ten, MONSTA X's Shownu, and BLOCK B's U-Kwon.

Like his members, Yugyeom is credited as a writer and composer to a number of GOT7 songs including “See The Light,” “No Jam,” “Us,” “Crash and Burn,” and “Poison.”

In June, Yugyeom stood in solidarity with the Black Community and made donations to the Black Lives Matter Fund following the footsteps of his hyung, Mark Tuan. While he did not disclose the amount he has provided, the GOT7 maknae shared the screenshot of his donation to the international human rights movement and used his platform to stand up against racial injustice.

Completing the group is the final member Choi Youngjae, professionally known by the mononym Youngjae, who is GOT7's main vocalist. Youngjae had an interest in becoming a singer at a young age to the point that he even enrolled at a practical music academy in his hometown in Mokpo to learn more professionally. In 2011, he won the Vocal Excellence Award at Mokpo Youth Music Festival.

Following his successful audition in 2013, Youngjae was added to the JYPE boy band after only seven months of training. Besides being a singer, Youngjae is also a composer under the name Ars, a radio DJ and now an actor, who will soon make his acting debut in the Netflix sitcom 'I Wish The World Would End Tomorrow.'

Like the other members, Youngjae uses his star personality to give light on certain issues. In 2020, he donated 15 million won to a non-profit care center for abandoned dogs and pledged to become an organ donor.

On January 16, 2014, GOT7 made their official program debut through Mnet's M Countdown by performing their debut single “Girls Girls Girls” from their first EP 'Got It?' Shortly after their debut, GOT7 shot to the #1 spot on Billboard's World Albums Chart. The group also signed a contract with Japan's Sony Music Entertainment where they did a showcase program in front of 9,000 fans.

GOT7's follow-up songs, like 'A' and 'Stop Stop It,' bore a more experimental style as the group flaunted their brighter sides to their audience. This created a more multi-layered experience for listeners proving that there is something more to them than meets the eye.

Following their releases, GOT7 continues to surprise listeners with their tracks that range from colorful to dark like 'Just Right,' 'If You Do,' 'Hard Carry,' 'Look,' and 'Lullaby.' At this point, the members have become more involved than ever when it comes to contributing to the composition and lyrics of their tracks, which carried a brand new sound different from the typical K-pop sound.

In 2017, JJ Project returned to the music scene when they released their EP 'Verse 2' that contained the lead single 'Tomorrow, Today.' The track continues to be a crowd favorite among GOT7 fans.

The following year, the group's second unit called “Jus2” was formed--composed of JAY B and Yugyeom--for their first EP, 'Focus.'

GOT7 also released their back-to-back EPs, 'Spinning Top: Between Security & Insecurity' and 'Call My Name' on the same year. The latter became a titular point for the group as they became the first artist from JYP Entertainment to sell over 100,000 copies on the first day.

The year 2020 did not slow down GOT7 as the group made their comeback, not once but twice. In April, the K-pop boy group released their 11th EP titled 'DYE,' which has sold over 450,000 copies, becoming their best-selling album.

In November, they also released their fourth studio album 'Breath of Love: Last Piece, which contained two title tracks that were written by members JAY B and Youngjae, as well as songs composed by all the members.

Whatever variety show, red carpet, or reality tv show you put GOT7 in, make sure to prepare yourself because if you put these seven together, there will be chaos everywhere.

As we've mentioned earlier, every single member of GOT7 has their solo endeavors aside from performing as a group. We stan multi-talented men.

GOT7's official fandom name is IGOT7, shortened as Ahgase, which means that fans have "gotten" GOT7. This connotes that only fans of GOT7 can receive not only the member's love but also their luck. The group's official color is green.

Since departing from JYP Entertainment, several members of GOT7 have already signed contracts with different agencies. These include Youngjae and Jackson Wang under Sublime Agency, Jinyoung with BH Entertainment, and Yugyeom for AOMG.

Meanwhile, LA boy Mark Tuan returned to his hometown in California where he is planning to make his name. Days after his arrival in Los Angeles, it was announced that Mark had established his own studio and even released a new single titled “One in a Million” with singer Sanjoy.

On January 18, 2022, Bambam released his second mini-album 'B,' along with the music video for the lead single "Slow Mo." The song was co-written by BamBam and American singer Pink Sweat$.

On January 21, 2022, Taiwanese-American rapper Mark Tuan dropped the music video for his latest single "My Life."

Just three weeks after Jackson Wang released his eight-track mixtape 'Lost & Found" on March 7, 2022, the K-pop idol dropped his new English song "Blow." The song was the first taste of his upcoming album 'Magic Man.'

According to a JoyNews24 report, GOT7 confirmed that they will be making a full comeback in May and have started preparing for the final stage of their new music.

On Saturday, December 7, 2024, leader Jay B announced during his solo concert in Seoul that GOT7 would be making their comeback on January 20, 2025. Later on, member BamBam also confirmed on social media with a meme that read, "GOT7 is coming back on January 20, and everyone needs to know, so I bought this billboard."