Got the Beat

Got the Beat (Korean: 갓더비트; RR: Gatdeobiteu; stylized as GOT the beat) is a South Korean supergroup and first sub-unit of project group Girls On Top. Formed by SM Entertainment in 2022, composed of the seven female artists who already debuted under the agency: soloist BoA, Taeyeon and Hyoyeon from Girls' Generation, Seulgi and Wendy from Red Velvet, and Karina and Winter from Aespa.

Got the Beat
Official logo
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Years active	2022–2023
Labels	SM
Spinoff of	Girls' Generation Red Velvet Aespa
Members	BoA Taeyeon Hyoyeon Seulgi Wendy Karina Winter
Website	Official website

History

Background

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

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 Billboard World 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]

Members

• BoA (보아)
• Taeyeon (태연) (Girls' Generation)
• Hyoyeon (효연) (Girls' Generation)
• Seulgi (슬기) (Red Velvet)
• Wendy (웬디) (Red Velvet)
• Karina (카리나) (Aespa)
• Winter (윈터) (Aespa)

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures

Title	Details	Peak chart positions		Sales
		KOR ^[12]	JPN ^[13]
Stamp on It	Released: January 16, 2023 Label: SM Formats: CD, digital download, streaming, SMC	3	27	KOR: 171,335^[14] JPN: 2,583 (Phy.)^[15]

Singles

List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album

Title	Year	Peak chart positions								Album
		KOR Circle ^[16]	KOR Hot ^[17]	JPN Hot ^[18]	NZ Hot ^[19]	SGP ^[20]	US World ^[21]	VIE Hot ^[22]	WW ^[23]
"Step Back"	2022	4	6	69	19	19	5	19	116	Non-album single
"Stamp on It"	2023	80	—	—^[A]	—	—^[B]	—	—	—	Stamp on It
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

Videography

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)	Ref.
"Stamp on It"	2023	Swisher	^[26]

Other videos

Title	Year	Director(s)	Ref.
"'Step Back' Stage Video"	2022	Lucid color	^[27]
"'Stamp on It' Stage Video"	2023	Unknown	^[28]

Concerts

Concert participation

• SM Town Live 2022: SMCU Express at Kwangya (2022)
• SM Town Live 2022: SMCU Express (2022)
• SM Town Live 2023: SMCU Palace at Kwangya (2023)

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
Circle Chart Music Awards	2023	Artist of the Year – Global Digital Music (January)	"Step Back"	Nominated	^[29]
Golden Disc Awards	2023	Digital Bonsang		Nominated	^[30]
Seoul Music Awards	2023	Bonsang Award	Got the Beat	Won	^[31]
		Daesang Award		Nominated
		K-Wave Popularity Award		Nominated	^[32]
		Popularity Award		Nominated

Notes

1. "Stamp on It" did not enter the Japan Hot 100, but debuted and peaked at number 69 on the Billboard Japan Download Songs chart.^[24]
2. "Stamp on It" did not appear on the RIAS Top International Streaming chart, but it peaked at number 23 on the Top Regional Streaming chart.^[25]

References

1. Tamar, Herman (December 27, 2021). "The 'female SuperM', K-pop group Girls on Top to feature Aespa pair, BoA, Taeyeon of Girls' Generation and other familiar faces". South China Morning Post. from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
2. Chan, Tim (January 3, 2022). "Meet 'Girls on Top:' K-Pop's New Female 'Super Group'". Rolling Stone. from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
3. Park, Se-yeon (December 28, 2021). "갓더비트 보아·태연·슬기·윈터 티저 공개 '강렬'" [Got the Beat BoA, Taeyeon, Seulgi, Winter teaser released 'Strong'] (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Naver.
4. 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. from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Naver.
5. 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. from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Naver.
6. "2022년 04주차 Digital Chart" [Week 4 of 2022 Digital Chart] (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. January 16–22, 2022. from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Gaon Chart.
7. "Billboard World Digital Song Sales – Week of January 15, 2022". Billboard. January 9–15, 2022. from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
8. Lee, Tae-soo (December 27, 2021). "보아·태연·카리나 등 뭉쳤다...SM 여성 유닛 '갓 더 비트' 출범" [BoA, Taeyeon, Karina, etc. have teamed up...SM female unit 'Got the Beat' launched] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Naver.
9. 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.
10. Park, Eun-hae (January 30, 2022). '인기가요' 갓 더 비트 1위, 규현 펜타곤 김용준 화려한 컴백무대 ['Inkigayo' Got the Beat 1st Place, Kyuhyun Pentagon Kim Yong-jun Splendid Comeback Stage]. Newsen (in Korean). from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Naver.
11. 갓 터 비트, 1월 16일 컴백...신곡 무대 'SMTOWN LIVE 2023'서 선공개. Maeil Broadcasting Network (in Korean). December 29, 2022. from the original on December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
12. "Stamp on It". Circle Chart (in Korean). from the original on February 12, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
13. "Stamp on It". January 30, 2023. from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
14. Cumulative sales for Stamp on It:
    • "Circle Album Chart – January 2023". Circle Music Chart (in Korean). from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
    • "Circle Album Chart – First Half 2023". Circle Music Chart (in Korean). from the original on July 7, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
15. • [Weekly CD Album Ranking on January 30, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
    • [Weekly CD Album Ranking on February 06, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
16. Peak chart positions on Gaon Digital Chart:
    • "Step Back" (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. January 30 – February 5, 2022. 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. from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023 – via Circle Chart.
17. Peak chart positions on Billboard's K-pop Hot 100:
    • . Billboard Korea (in Korean). February 20–26, 2022. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
18. Peak chart positions on Billboard Japan Japan Hot 100:
    • "Step Back". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
19. Peak chart positions on Recorded Music NZ's Hot 40 Singles:
    • "Step Back". January 10, 2022. from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
20. Peak chart positions on RIAS's Top Streaming Chart:
    • . January 7–13, 2022. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
21. Peak chart positions on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales:
    • "Step Back". Billboard. January 9–15, 2022. from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
22. Peak chart positions on Billboard Vietnam Hot 100:
    • . 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)
23. Peak chart positions on Billboard Global 200:
    • "Step Back". Billboard. February 13–19, 2022. from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
24. "Billboard Japan Top Download Songs – Week of January 25, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). January 25, 2023. from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
25. . RIAS. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
26. "GOT the beat 갓 더 비트 'Stamp On It' MV". from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
27. 2021년 12월 / GOT the beat 'Step Back' Stage Video [December 2021 / GOT the beat 'Step Back' Stage Video]. Lucid color. January 3, 2022. from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Vimeo.
28. "GOT the beat 'Stamp on It' Stage Video". YouTube. from the original on January 1, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
29. "The Artist of the year - Global Digital Music Nominees". Circle Chart Music Awards. from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
30. "Golden Disc Awards – Nominees". Golden Disc Awards. from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
31. "'17세에 대상' 보아 "무려 23년 전"..태연과 2관왕→'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. from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Naver.
32. [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.