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Present: You (2018)
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Got7's third Korean album carries its lead single "Lullaby" in four languages, and a repackage followed about two and a half months later.
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Overview
- Present: You: third Korean studio album by the boy band Got7
- Seven-member South Korean group; released September 17, 2018 under JYP Entertainment
- Features the single "Lullaby" in four languages: Korean, English, Chinese and Spanish
- Includes solo tracks, each co-produced by its member
- Repackage Present: You & Me Edition released December 3, 2018
Background
- First announced August 24, 2018, at the end of an epilogue film during the Eyes On You World Tour
- JYP said the album carries the meaning that the best present in Got7's life is the fans
- August 29: two group teaser images unveiled; August 30: track list released
- August 31 to September 2: unit teasers released
- November 16: repackage announced, adding new title track "Miracle" and 11 other new tracks
- Solo music videos for Jackson, BamBam, Youngjae, Jinyoung, Yugyeom, JB and Mark released daily at 6PM KST, September 7 to 13
- "Lullaby" teaser released a few hours before Mark's music video
- "Lullaby" music video released September 17; gained 10 million views in 24 hours
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
| 1 | Lullaby | 3:37 |
| 2 | Enough | 3:19 |
| 3 | 지켜줄게 | 3:25 |
| 4 | No One Else | 3:22 |
| 5 | I Am Me | 3:31 |
| 6 | Sunrise | 3:31 |
| 7 | OMW | 3:08 |
| 8 | Made It | 2:36 |
| 9 | My Youth | 3:32 |
| 10 | 혼자 (Nobody Knows) | 3:06 |
| 11 | Party | 3:04 |
| 12 | Fine | 3:03 |
| 13 | Lullaby (English ver.) | 3:37 |
| 14 | Lullaby (Chinese ver.) | 3:37 |
| 15 | Lullaby (Spanish ver.) | 3:37 |
| 16 | Lullaby (inst.) | 3:37 |
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 described "Lullaby" as a funky house and synth-pop hybrid, with a bass-heavy chorus that explodes after groovy verses
- Herman noted that the vocalists let loose with soaring belts on "Lullaby", especially Youngjae, Jinyoung and JB
- Herman described "Miracle" as a gentle, piano-based pop ballad built for the season, with Christmastime bells and sweet strings
- Herman noted that the members sing and rap over "Miracle", showing off their harmonizing
- Billboard's Jeff Benjamin called "Lullaby", "Enough" and "I Am Me" some of the septet's most ambitious and complex tracks to date
Records
- Certified platinum by Gaon Chart on November 8, 2018
- Sales above 250,000 copies at the time of certification
- Repackage: new songs on CD 1; CD 2 is the same as the original Present: You
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- Got7 is the third boy band to have its own show, after BTS and Wanna One
- On September 16, all seven members appeared on SBS's Running Man, their first appearance on the show since September 2016
- On September 19, the group debuted on JTBC's Idol Room to promote the album
- On September 28, they appeared for the first time on KBS2's You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
- The "Lullaby" video gained 10 million views in 24 hours, and new videos were released for every five million views up to the 50 million point
Sources: en.wikipedia.org