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A decade strong: GOT7 marks 10th anniversary

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Erik Tenedero, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="GOT7 members Jay B, Mark, Jackson, Jinyoung, Bambam, Youngjae, Yugyeom on a promotional photo for their 2022 comeback which featured their hit song NANANA. GOT7" s="" official="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2024/entertainment/01/16/20240116-got7.jpg"/><figcaption>GOT7 members Jay B, Mark, Jackson, Jinyoung, Bambam, Youngjae, Yugyeom on a promotional photo for their 2022 comeback which featured their hit song NANANA. <em>GOT7&#x27;s official Twitter</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Amid a flurry of new groups on a stage that awards nothing but perfection, the globally renowned K-pop group GOT7 has beaten all the odds and proved their might as accomplished artists.</p><p>Celebrating their 10th anniversary on January 16, each member penned a heartfelt handwritten letter thanking one another and the legion of dedicated fans who continue to follow the group since their debut. </p><p>&quot;These 10 years, many things happened. I will think of the time we cried and laughed together and try my best to be together with you until 10, 20, 30 years later,&quot; Jay B, the septet&#x27;s leader, said in his letter. </p><p>GOT7&#x27;s official <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2IA5b-p_Ln/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, aside from publishing the individual letters, also awarded fans with various photos of the members. </p><p>The group, along with fans, took a trip down memory lane through the sharing of accumulated photos and videos, even viral memes, that captured the playfulness and sometimes sentimental moments in the past decade. </p><p>&quot;Congratulations to us,&quot; Bambam said in his impromptu Instagram live. &quot;I&#x27;m proud that I have a fandom called iGOT7 and I want to thank you guys for letting us be your artist, be your singer, letting us be a part of your life.&quot; </p><p>The hashtags #GOT710thAnniversary and #ADecadeWithGOT7 were trending almost all day, particularly in the Philippines, as various fans and even Hallyu correspondents congratulated the septet. </p><p>For his part, Mark told fans to hold on until they could make a comeback as a group while Jackson called his fellow members &quot;partners in the battle.&quot; </p><p>Meanwhile, Youngjae also asked fans to wait a little longer for the group&#x27;s comeback while Jinyoung told ahgase (the group&#x27;s fandom name) to &quot;let&#x27;s trust each other and be together.&quot; </p><p>Yugyeom, the group&#x27;s maknae (youngest member), promised to be &quot;a person that ahgases can be proud of.&quot; </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">𝐆𝐎𝐓𝟕 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲💚🐥<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GOT7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GOT7</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%EA%B0%93%EC%84%B8%EB%B8%90?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#갓세븐</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IGOT7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IGOT7</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GOT7FOREVER?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GOT7FOREVER</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ADecadeWithGOT7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ADecadeWithGOT7</a><a href="https://twitter.com/marktuan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@marktuan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/jaybnow_hr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jaybnow_hr</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JacksonWang852?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JacksonWang852</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JINYOUNG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JINYOUNG</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GOTYJ_Ars_Vita?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GOTYJ_Ars_Vita</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BamBam1A?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BamBam1A</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/yugyeom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@yugyeom</a> <a href="https://t.co/Pa56gPNJ6O">pic.twitter.com/Pa56gPNJ6O</a></p>— GOT7 (갓세븐) (@GOT7) <a href="https://twitter.com/GOT7/status/1746910107072713116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2024</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The occasion was indeed a celebration after the uneasy period that came with the members&#x27; decision to leave their former agency, JYP Entertainment, which debuted them in 2014. </p><p>But the group managed to endure the uncertainties as they became one of the few K-pop groups who managed to stay together despite leaving their agency. They were also able to hold the rights to their music and group name, a feat which was captured well in their new social media accounts bannered &quot;GOT is our name.&quot;</p><p>Since then, each GOT7 member embarked on honing their solo career, touring countries to promote music albums and endorsements, holding fan events, and collaborating with various artists. </p><p>Despite being signed with different labels, the group managed to stage a successful comeback in 2022 — barely a year after parting ways with their former label. </p><p>Throughout their solo activities, members also have consistently assured fans they intend to remain together — a promise that the group has made through their song &quot;ENCORE,&quot; which was released right after the seven chose not to renew their contract with JYP Entertainment. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/20/21/after-leaving-former-agency-got7-surprises-fans-with-encore-teaser">After leaving former agency, GOT7 surprises fans with ‘ENCORE’ teaser</a></li></ul><p>The group&#x27;s comeback remains unknown since two members — Jay B and Jinyoung — are fulfilling their mandatory military service. Nonetheless, fans soothe themselves by attending individual activities — a trend that Filipino fans called GOT7 &quot;tingi,&quot; meaning per piece. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/16/24/mark-tuans-concert-completes-got7-tingi-in-ph">Mark Tuan&#x27;s concert completes GOT7 &#x27;tingi&#x27; in PH</a></li></ul><p>&quot;I want you guys to know that I&#x27;m gonna be here for you. And also the rest of the six boys are gonna be here for you guys,&quot; Mark said during the Manila leg of his &quot;The Other Side&quot; Asia tour.</p><p>&quot;I know when we left the company there was a lot of unknown, what&#x27;s gonna happen. But as long as you guys know that we&#x27;re still GOT7. We still always talk to each other so hopefully one day.&quot;</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">What about a GOT7 comeback? <a href="https://twitter.com/marktuan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@marktuan</a> tells ahgase to wait a little bit &amp; “hold on to your light stick.”<br/><br/>GOT7 left their agency in 2021 but remains as a group despite being signed to separate agencies for their solo projects. Their last comeback was in 2022 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheOtherSideinMNL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheOtherSideinMNL</a> <a href="https://t.co/BO3bVyDVPj">pic.twitter.com/BO3bVyDVPj</a></p>— Erik Tenedero (@erikreports) <a href="https://twitter.com/erikreports/status/1746546799991775734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2024</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The last time GOT7 members performed together as a group in the Philippines was in 2019 as the final leg of their &quot;Keep Spinning&quot; world tour. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/29/19/concert-recap-got7-ends-2019-world-tour-with-sold-out-manila-show">Concert recap: GOT7 ends 2019 world tour with sold-out Manila show</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/27/19/walang-uuwi-got7-turns-emotional-with-pinoy-fans-surprise-video">’Walang uuwi’: GOT7 turns emotional with Pinoy fans’ surprise video</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CZOiHJ-yRWU?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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A decade strong: GOT7 marks 10th anniversary

Erik Tenedero,

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Published January 17, 2024 01:16 AM PHT

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