Also in the same month, the group ventured into acting and starred in their own web drama Dream Knight, co-produced by JYP Pictures and Youku Tudou. In January 2015, GOT7 received the “New Artist Award” at the 29 th Golden Disk Awards and 24 th Seoul Music Awards. The album topped Gaon’s Weekly Album Sales Chart in its first week, while “Stop Stop It” peaked at number 4 on Billboard’s World Digital Songs chart.

They promoted Identify along with the album’s title track “Stop Stop It”. The group returned to South Korea a month later to release their first full-length studio album, Identify, in November which immediately topped local charts once more. During their stay in Japan, GOT7 also held their first Japan tour titled “GOT7 1 st Japan Tour 2014”. In October of the same year, the group signed with Sony Music Entertainment Japan and made their Japanese debut on October 22 with their first Japanese single Around the World, which included the song “So Lucky”, written and composed by labelmate Jun K. This time around, the group showed a brighter and more colorful image compared to previous releases. On June 23, GOT7 released their second EP, Got Love, with the title track “A” written and produced by JYP Entertainment founder J.Y. Four days prior to the release of their EP, GOT7 made their official music program debut on Mnet’s M Countdown with their debut single “Girls Girls Girls”. GOT7 released their first extended play, Got It?, on Januwhich immediately shot to number 1 on Billboard’s World Albums Chart and number 2 on the Gaon Album Chart. They were described as a hip-hop group that incorporates martial arts tricking and b-boying in their routines, drawing comparisons to their predecessors, 2PM, which was known for their acrobatic moves. On January 1, 2014, JYP Entertainment officially announced GOT7’s debut, the agency’s first boy group since 2PM in 2008. 2014: Official Debut in South Korea and Japan Youngjae was the last member to join the group after training for seven months. Mark, Jackson, BamBam, and Yugyeom prepared to debut together as a group and made their first television appearance on the fourth episode of Mnet’s survival reality program WIN: Who Is Next, which aired on September 6, 2013. They also appeared once again as part of the cast of the 2013 drama, When A Man Falls in Love. In May of that year, they also debuted as the pop duo JJ Project with the song “Bounce”. JB and Jinyoung, then known by the stage name Junior, debuted as actors in KBS’ 2012 television drama Dream High 2. Jackson also succeeded in the overseas audition in Hong Kong in December 2010, but didn’t start his training until the summer of 2011. Yugyeom followed suit after he was offered an opportunity at his dance school to become a JYP trainee. The following year, Mark and BamBam were scouted by agency representatives in Los Angeles, USA and Bangkok, Thailand, respectively. 2009 to 2013: FormationĪmong all the GOT7 members, JB and Jinyoung were the first to become trainees in JYP Entertainment after passing the label’s open auditions in 2009. GOT7 gained attention for their stage performances with elements of martial arts tricking. The group officially debuted in January 2014 with the release of their first extended play Got It? The EP peaked at number 2 on Korea’s Gaon Album Chart and number 1 on Billboard’s World Albums Chart.

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