Question: when did why don't we became a band
Answer: Why Do n't We ( commonly abbreviated as WDW ) is an American pop boy band , that was assembled on September 27 , 2016 , consisting of Jonah Marais Roth Frantzich from Stillwater , Minnesota , Corbyn Matthew Besson from Fairfax , Virginia , Daniel James Seavey from Portland , Oregon , Jack Robert Avery from Susquehanna , Pennsylvania , and Zachary Dean Herron from Dallas , Texas , each of whom had previously recorded as solo artists .