All members of Got the Beat are part of SM Entertainment's recording artists lineup. BoA had been an active artist since the age of 13, when she debuted as a soloist in 2000. Taeyeon and Hyoyeon debuted as members of Girls' Generation in 2007, and as members of Girls' Generation's second sub-unit Oh!GG in 2018. Taeyeon is also a member of Girls' Generation's first sub-unit Girls' Generation-TTS since 2012. Taeyeon and Hyoyeon have been soloists since 2015 and 2016, respectively. Seulgi and Wendy debuted as members of Red Velvet in 2014. Seulgi is a member of Red Velvet's sub-unit Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi since 2020, while Wendy and Seulgi both debuted as soloists in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Karina and Winter debuted as members of Aespa in 2020.[1][2]
2021–present: Formation, debut with "Step Back", and Stamp On It[edit]
SM Entertainment announced the launch of the project group Girls On Top and its first sub-unit Got the Beat on December 27, 2021, with Got the Beat focusing on intense dance songs and performances. On December 28, 2021, it was announced that the group's debut single "Step Back" would be released on January 3, 2022.[3][4][5] The song peaked at number 4 on the Gaon Digital Chart and at number 5 on the BillboardWorld Digital Songs Chart.[6][7] The group unveiled their first "Step Back" performance stage at the SM Town Live 2022: SMCU Express at Kwangya on January 1, before making their official broadcast debut on music program M Countdown almost a month later.[8][9] Got the Beat won their first music show award on SBS' Inkigayo on January 30.[10]
On December 29, 2022, it was announced that Got the Beat's first extended play Stamp on It would be released on January 16, 2023.[11]
^Lee, Min-ji (January 3, 2022). "SM 프로젝트 유닛 GOT the beat, 오늘(3일) 'Step Back' 발매" [SM project unit GOT the beat releases 'Step Back' today (3rd)] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Naver.
^Lee, Jae-hoon (December 27, 2021). "보아·태연·효연·슬기·웬디·카리나·윈터...SM '갓 더 비트'" [BoA, Taeyeon, Hyoyeon, Seulgi, Wendy, Karina, Winter...SM 'Got the Beat'] (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Naver.
^"2022년04주차 Digital Chart" [Week 4 of 2022 Digital Chart] (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. January 16–22, 2022. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Gaon Chart.
^Jo, Hye-jin (January 19, 2022). "갓 더 비트, 27일 '엠카' 출격...'Step Back' 무대 선사" [Got the Beat, 'Mcar' scrambled on the 27th...'Step Back' stage presentation] (in Korean). X-port News. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022 – via Naver.
^Park, Eun-hae (January 30, 2022). '인기가요' 갓 더 비트1위, 규현 펜타곤 김용준 화려한 컴백무대 ['Inkigayo' Got the Beat 1st Place, Kyuhyun Pentagon Kim Yong-jun Splendid Comeback Stage]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Naver.
週間CDアルバムランキング 2023年01月30日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking on January 30, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
週間CDアルバムランキング 2023年02月06日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking on February 06, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
"Step Back" (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. January 30 – February 5, 2022. Archived from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Gaon Chart.
"Stamp on It" (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. January 15–21, 2023. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023 – via Circle Chart.
"Step Back". Billboard Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). January 15–20, 2022. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"'17세에 대상' 보아 "무려23년 전"..태연과2관왕→'갓더비트' 본상 [제23회 서가대]" ['Grand Prize at the age of 17' BoA "23 years ago"..Taeyeon and 2 awards → 'God the Beat' Bonsang [The 23rd Seogadae]]. Osen (in Korean). January 19, 2023. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Naver.
^"32nd Seoul Music Awards – 모바일 투표 현황" [31st High1 Seoul Music Awards – Mobile Voting Status]. Seoul Music Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
