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GOT7 have released a new single titled ‘Python’, alongside their 17th mini-album ‘Winter Heptagon’.Today (January 20), GOT7 and Kakao Entertainment unveiled the new record alongside an accompanying music video for lead single ‘Python’ at 6pm KST. The septet’s new music comes just a few days shy of their 11th anniversary on January 16.“I know I’m an icon /Watch me with the lights on / But she got a hold on me like a Python / I don’t wanna lose her / ‘Cause she was my future / Shot through the chest / I was fallin’ for the shooter,” they sing on the chorus.

GOT7‘s BamBam recently opened up about a fight he had with bandmate Mark Tuan which resulted in a MacBook being thrown at him.Mark Tuan recently made a guest appearance on his GOT7 bandmate’s online talk show, Bam House. During their time on the programme, the K-pop idols reminisced about the group’s early days and one incident where Tuan ended up throwing a MacBook at BamBam.During the episode, BamBam explained that he and Mark had “fought a lot” during the early days of their career. “Whenever Mark and I fought, there were a lot of things that made me think, ‘Wow, he must be better off than I think’,” he said.“You know the old MacBooks are valuable right? From the 2010s? He got angry and threw his MacBook at me,” BamBam added.

NCT Dream win the ceremony’s Daesang (grand prize) for a second consecutive year, while BTS, SEVENTEEN, NewJeans and more took home various other prizes in numerous categories.SEVENTEEN bagged the trophy for Best Album with ‘FML’, a mini-album released in April 2023, while rookie girl group NewJeans went home with the award for Best Song for ‘OMG’, which released in January 2023.Meanwhile, K-pop titans BLACKPINK and BTS were each awarded the World Best Artist Award and World Trend Artist Award respectively, while Rookie of the Year went to two acts: RIIZE and ZEROBASEONE. Both boybands also took home two of the 18 Bonsangs (main prizes) given out that evening.Daesang (Grand Prize)NCT DreamBonsang (Main Prize) winners aespa (G)I-DLE IVE BTS’ Jimin BTS’ Jungkook Kang Daniel Lim Young-woong NCT Dream NewJeans NMIXX RIIZE SEVENTEEN STAYC Stray Kids Sunmi BTS’ V Young Tak ZEROBASEONEWorld Best Artist AwardBLACKPINKWorld Trend Artist AwardBTSRookie of the YearRIIZE ZEROBASEONEBest Performance of the YearBilllieFan Choice of the Year VOST Award EXO’s Baekhyun – ‘Hello’ from Dr. Romantic season threeBallad AwardDay6’s YoungKBand AwardXdinary HeroesTrot AwardYoung TakR&B/Hip-Hop AwardDynamic DuoDiscovery of the Year FIFTY FIFTYK-pop Special Award Sandara ParkGlobal Producer Award GOT7’s Mark Tuan, Youngjae and BamBamNew Wave Star AwardKISS OF LIFE PLAVE YujuY Global Special Awardn.SsignPopularity Award Kim Ho-joongBest Thai ArtistFourth Gemini NuNew Zee Pruk

GOT7 member and soloist Mark Tuan has released a music video for his new single ‘Your World’.Today (September 29), the Taiwanese-American singer unveiled his digital single ‘Your World’ and its laidback visual. The new clip features Tuan singing along to the upbeat new track while lounging and playing video games in a pastel-themed bedroom.“This is your world, paint me all different colours / Big city girl, I’m a guy from the suburbs / And I can’t help but stare at ya / ‘Cause you look like the main character / Yeah, this is your world / And we’re all just livin’ in it,” he sings in the chorus.‘Your World’ is the latest in a string of singles Mark Tuan has released this year, following ‘Everyone Else Fades’, ‘Right Before Our Eyes’ and ‘Carry Me Out’.Earlier this year, the singer also embarked on his ongoing ‘The Other Side’ tour, in support of his debut studio album of the same name.

JAY B, a member of K-pop boyband GOT7, has left CDNZA Records.Over the weekend, CDNZA Records announced though its official Twitter account that JAY B was no longer being represented by the label.In its statement, CDNZA Records said that it and JAY B had “come to a mutual agreement to terminate the artist contract effective as of 2023 April”. It added that the decision came after “after much thought and discussion with the artist”.[Notice] JAY B 관련 안내 pic.twitter.com/3nxYSIdSh8— cdnzarecords (@cdnzarecords) July 22, 2023The news comes less than a year after JAY B first joined CDNZA Records in July 2022, following his departure from H1GHR Music.

Andrew Wallenstein President and Chief Media Analyst Soul Machines is a fascinating venture that is marrying state-of-the-art animation with artificial intelligence to create something that just might be the next big thing in entertainment. The company has been around since 2016, having raised over $135 million from some of the leading venture capital funds in the world including Softbank. The vision Soul Machines is selling is the ability to enable consumers to interact one on one with a CGI simulation of their favorite celebrity powered by artificial intelligence. Listen to the podcast here: “Think about this way of, how we can democratize a fan experience where you can go to a website and you could have a face-to-face conversation with what we talk about as a digital twin,” said Greg Cross, CEO of Soul Machines, on the latest episode of the Variety podcast “Strictly Business.”

Mark Tuan, also a member of K-pop boyband GOT7, has launched his new GPT-powered AI “Digital Twin”.The new AI version of the K-pop singer, dubbed “Digital Mark”, is in collaboration with technology company Soul Machines, and uses OpenAI’s GPT integration. Digital Mark will allow fans to have “unique one-on-one conversations” with the singer’s “Digital Twin”.

Jinyoung is set to enlist into the South Korean military next month.Today (April 5), South Korean news outlet JTBC reported that the GOT7 member has received his military enlistment notice and would begin his mandatory service in May, adding that the K-pop idol would serve as an active-duty soldier.The report has since been confirmed by Jinyoung’s agency BH Entertainment. In a statement to South Korean media, BH Entertainment said that the K-pop idol “will receive basic military training at the training center [starting] on Monday, May 8 and fulfill his military duty as an active-duty soldier”, per Osen, as translated by Soompi.Jinyoung will be the second member of GOT7 to enlist in the South Korean military, following leader JAY B in February.

The non-televised award winners for tonight’s American Music Awards were announced this morning via Twitter audio livestream and Discord. Highlights include three AMA wins for Taylor Swift and two each for Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar and Morgan Wallen.

Mark Tuan has dropped the music video for lead single ‘far away’ off his debut solo studio album ‘The Other Side’.The Taiwanese-American singer, who is also a member of K-pop boyband GOT7, unveiled both the music video and the album today (August 26).In the visual, Tuan bitterly reminisces on a relationship that has come to an end as he sits on the floor of his bedroom, surrounded by photos and other trinkets from that romance. The clips of present-day Tuan are interspersed with flashbacks of him and his former beau, until he chooses to move on by burning a treasured polaroid photo of them together.“I gave you one last chance and you fucked it up / Now you’re far away and I hope that you know / That it’s where you’ll stay,” he croons in the chorus.‘The Other Side’ was first announced early last month, and features a total of 20 tracks including standalone singles he’s released in the past year.

Mark Tuan has announced an upcoming North American tour for 2022, with 16 dates currently scheduled.The Taiwanese-American musician took to Twitter earlier today (July 7) to announce that he is set to embark on a tour of 15 North American cities this year. Tuan is set to visit major cities such as San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York City, San Francisco and more, as well as two shows in his home city of Los Angeles.In addition to the US, the K-pop idol will also perform in the Canadian cities of Toronto and Vancouver.

YTN reported that the K-pop idol, who is also the leader of boyband Block B, is set to release a new album in late-July. Zico’s label, KOZ Entertainment, has since confirmed the news and added that additional details are expected to be released in the coming days.Zico’s forthcoming release will be his first in over two years, following his 2020 mini-album Random Box.

Mark Tuan has returned with a new solo single, ‘imysm’, released alongside a touching music video.The Taiwanese-American musician, who is also a part of K-pop boyband GOT7, unveiled the new solo track earlier today (July 1), which premiered alongside its accompanying video treatment.The clip notably includes footage of Tuan performing at GOT7’s sold-out fanmeet event in Bangkok, Thailand earlier in May, where the song was first performed. “I’m so different when you’re gone and I don’t wanna be alone / It’s too much / Wherever you are I miss you / I miss you so much,” he croons on the English track’s chorus.‘imysm’ is the latest in a string of solo releases by the K-pop idol this year, preceded by the songs ‘lonely’, ‘save me’, ‘my life’ and ‘Last Breath’.

GOT7 member Jinyoung has opened up about the truth of the group’s relationship with each other in the first seven years they were together.In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, the seven-piece reflected on the progression of their chemistry as a group, both as music group and as friends. During the interview, Jinyoung revealed that the septet did not get along for a long time after their made their debut in 2014.“In the beginning, when we first debuted, we didn’t get along, and the chemistry wasn’t quite there,” the singer-actor told the publication.

GOT7 have opened up about why they chose to part ways with JYP Entertainment, despite getting a fairly good offer from the agency.Yesterday (May 23), the septet reunited and released a new self-titled EP, their first since leaving JYP Entertainment in January 2021. In a new interview with GQ Australia, the members of GOT7, now signed to seven different agencies, spoke about the reasons they left the company.“JYP wasn’t a place that was very confined,” shared leader JAY B of their time under the agency, which recently granted GOT7 the rights to the group’s name, despite having left the company. “We had breaks and when we took a rest, we could rest properly.

GOT7 member Mark Tuan has teased his debut solo album, saying that he’s done working on the upcoming record.In a recent interview with Singles Magazine, the Taiwanese-American K-pop idol revealed that he had recently completed an “album-like project”, just prior to his arrival in South Korea to join GOT7 for the boyband’s comeback.“I’ve worked on a lot more songs than the singles that have been released,” said Tuan, as translated by Soompi. “Before I came to Korea, I hastily finished working on an album-like project then threw a listening party for my friends and staff members and the response was good.”The Taiwanese-American singer added that he had prepared “quite a lot” of songs, and that everybody at his listening party had different favourites.

JAY B has shared how it doesn’t feel real to have finally reunited with boyband GOT7 and released a brand-new project after being apart for so long.Yesterday (May 23), the septet returned with their brand-new self-titled EP, which featured the title track ‘NANANA’. The project marks GOT7’s first official comeback since departing long-time agency JYP Entertainment in January 2021, after which the seven members embarked on solo careers.“We told each other that all seven of us should be part of our new mini-album, but it is still surreal to see that we have actually made this happen,” JAY B said of ‘GOT7’ during a recent press conference for the release, per The Korea Times.

GOT7 have made their long-awaited return with their new self-titled EP, led by the single ‘Nanana’.Today (May 23), GOT7 returned with their 12th Korean-language EP, which is self-titled. The new record is led by the single ‘Nanana’, which will also be accompanied by an upcoming music.

Mark Tuan has hinted at what appears to be plans for him to stay in South Korea for the foreseeable future.The GOT7 rapper wrecently appeared on Harper’s Bazaar Korea’s YouTube series Inside Bag, where he introduced to viewers the essential items found in his carry-on. For Tuan, one such item was his set of clear teeth aligners, which he explained was his second time undergoing an orthodontic process after seeing his dentist back in Los Angeles.He then revealed that he has to change out his aligners on a weekly basis, and that he brought about 20 sets. “I think I may stay in Korea for long, so I brought everything along,” he explained.Despite not elaborating further on his plans while he’s in South Korea, he’s so far been situated in the East Asian country for two months now, following his appearance at this year’s Paris Fashion Week.

GOT7 are set to return as a full group with new music next month, according to new media reports.South Korean media outlet JoyNews24 reported today (April 22) that the K-pop boyband will be making a “full group comeback” this May. The news site also claimed that the group are currently in the “final stages of preparation” for a “new album”, citing unnamed music industry officials.JoyNews24 also reports that, as a result of the group’s impending comeback, solo activities for all members will be “suspended for the time being” in order for them to focus on the group’s upcoming return to music.None of the GOT7 members have officially confirmed comeback plans, as of writing, however, member BamBam did hint at the possibility on Twitter.

Mark Tuan has revealed that he considered stepping away from music following the boyband’s departure from JYP Entertainment.In his recent appearance on Cosmopolitan’s ‘Nobody Asked’ YouTube series, the Taiwanese-American star opened up about rethinking his music career after leaving South Korea. The singer had returned to his hometown of Los Angeles, California in early 2021 following GOT7’s departure from longtime agency JYP Entertainment.“After moving back last year, I really thought about just giving up and not working on music anymore,” Tuan admitted.