The group GOT7 is making a comeback as a full group.

Kakao Entertainment announced on the 20th that GOT7 (JAY B, Mark, Jackson, Park Jin-young, Youngjae, BamBam, Yugyeom) will release a new mini-album ‘WINTER HEPTAGON’ on January 20, 2025 and will begin full group activities for the first time in about 3 years.

This album was made possible through the unity of all seven members who wanted to repay the love of fans in commemoration of GOT7‘s 11th debut anniversary. Kakao Entertainment will be in charge of the overall planning and production of GOT7’s album and will present systematic and high-quality content. As this is a full group album that has been a long time coming, the plan is to focus Kakao Entertainment‘s music content planning, production, and marketing capabilities on the album to infuse it with GOT7’s unique colors and diverse charms that have deepened even further.

Recently, GOT7 leader JAY B personally announced the news of their comeback next month at his solo concert ‘TAPE: RE LOAD’, which was attended by Mark, Youngjae, and others. Following the news that all members would be releasing a full album together, the official release date of January 20th has further heightened the anticipation of fans around the world.

GOT7 is a team that is evaluated to have expanded the spectrum of K-pop with numerous hit songs including ‘Just Right’, ‘If You Do’, ‘Never Ever’, ‘You Calling My Name’, ‘Lullaby’, ‘Hard Carry’, ‘You Are’ since their debut in 2014.

They have solidified GOT7‘s identity by combining various genres of music from hip-hop to R&B with powerful performances, and have established a unique musical color with all members actively participating in producing. In 2022, they released their 12th mini album ‘GOT7’ and achieved the No. 1 spot on the iTunes Top Albums charts in 95 regions around the world.

GOT7 plans to showcase their capabilities and strengths as well as their unique team colors and chemistry in their new album, which will be released after three years. The members, who have been actively promoting on various stages both domestically and internationally, including releasing individual albums and concerts, as well as acting and appearing in variety shows, plan to show deeper music and performances with even more perfect harmony through this full album. Global fans are paying close attention to GOT7’s powerful steps after returning as a full group.

Ahead of the release of their new album on January 20th, GOT7 will conduct album pre-orders through various music sites and sequentially release various teaser content through their official SNS.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com Reporter jhj@donga.com