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Flight Log: Turbulence (2016)

Where the lyrics of Flight Log: Turbulence take you, and where it was really made.

The group moved away from its hip hop style here, toward an aggressive electronic sound, and most of the tracks were written by the members themselves.

Key places

Recorded at JYPE Studios (2016)

Recording site Big Hit Studios, Seoul — The album was recorded at JYPE Studios in Seoul. The point sits at the city centre, since only the city is confirmed for this location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Private company studio, not open to visitors.

Mixed at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center (2016)

Recording site Callanwolde Fine Arts Center — The album was mixed at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center in Atlanta. The point marks the building of the arts center. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Album story

Overview

• Flight Log: Turbulence is the second Korean studio album by the South Korean male group Got7
• Released on September 27, 2016 by JYP Entertainment
• Lead track is "Hard Carry"
• Thirteen tracks in total
• Introduces a more aggressive, electronic sound than the group's earlier hip hop style
• Members wrote the lyrics and sometimes composed on eleven of the thirteen tracks
• Mark is credited on five of those tracks

Background

• On September 8, 2016, JYP Entertainment announced that a second Korean album would come out by early October
• The album was ultimately released on September 27, earlier than that window
• "Boom x3" has an old-school hip hop style with 8-bit blips
• "Prove It" is R&B-oriented
• The title "No Jam" is a wordplay between English and Korean, meaning "no fun"
• "Who's That" brings back a more playful, tropical beat
• The album closes with four softer, sweeter tracks
• "If" among the closing tracks deals with the push and pull of courtship

Recording

• Recorded at JYPE Studios in Seoul
• Mixed at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center in Atlanta

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Got7 is a South Korean boy band formed by JYP Entertainment.
• The group was announced on January 1, 2014 as JYP's first boy group since 2PM in 2008.
• The debut lineup was finalized in September 2013 after members were gathered through JJ Project, the open auditions, and Mnet's Who is Next: WIN.
• The name Got7 originated from g.o.d, which J.Y. Park had planned to debut with as the working name "Got6"; the final name includes the lucky number seven.

Members

• Mark, Jay B (leader), Jackson, Jinyoung, Youngjae, BamBam, and Yugyeom.
• Jay B and Jinyoung previously debuted as the duo JJ Project in 2012.
• Jackson halted his Japanese activities with the group in November 2017 due to health concerns and conflicting schedules.

Career

• Debuted January 2014 with EP Got It?, which peaked at No. 2 on the Gaon Album Chart and No. 1 on Billboard's World Albums Chart.
• Debuted in Japan in October 2014 with the single "Around the World" after signing with Sony Music Entertainment Japan.
• Their Flight Log trilogy beginning March 2016 marked their turn to writing and composing their own songs, with R&B/pop and EDM styles.
• Their 2018 album Present: You was certified platinum by Gaon Chart.
• Departed JYP Entertainment in January 2021 at contract expiration.
• Released the EP Winter Heptagon in January 2025, marking their reunion release.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Billboard's Tamar Herman noted that the strength of the album lies in the personalized quality of the songs
• All members took part in creating the album, which Herman tied to their potential as composers
• Billboard called "Hard Carry" a sonic whirlwind, built from whirring synths, finger snaps, layered vocal samples and howls
• Idology felt that "Hard Carry" was so well-crafted that it is hard to find fault with it
• Idology also said the song was disconnected from the group's previous releases
• Idology read the album as the group's attempt to consistently seek new paths

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• "No Jam" is a wordplay between English and Korean, translating to "no fun."
• "If" deals with the push and pull of courtship.
• Billboard called "Hard Carry" a "sonic whirlwind."
• Mark is credited on five of the thirteen tracks.
• The four softer, sweeter tracks that close the album follow the more playful "Who's That."

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org

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