CEO of “all Japanese” girl group XG explains controversies, “The reason we don’t write Korean lyrics for our songs…”
CEO of XG’s agency made an explanation after the remarks of XG’s parent company’s Chairman sparked controversies.
Simon, CEO of XG’s agency, released a long article, saying “Due to the variety of information sources, there have been contents that are different from the facts. In order to help correct them even a little bit, I’m writing this to tell you a few things”.
Regarding the question asking whether XG is a K-pop group or a J-pop group, the CEO said, “XG was fostered and produced in Korea and Japan in a new way as it was created in the U.S, growing up as a mixed Korea-Japan group with activities and experiences as both an artist and a producer in the K-pop scene. Multinational staff from Korea, Japan, the U.S., and China are participating in our project in various ways”.
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He continued, “All XG members are Japanese, but we want to show XG’s music and performance to more global audiences without prejudices and rules about regions, languages, etc.”, adding “Since there was no team like this before, I think the public are somewhat unfamiliar with them. In the future, we will make more efforts to convey the true values of XG by showing you their unique color and diversity step by step.”
Regarding the reason XG doesn’t sing Korean lyrics while working in Korea, CEO Simon explained, “Our biggest goal is to introduce XG music to the global market. That’s why we are delivering the messages of our music through lyrics written in English, which is the most widely used language around the world”, adding “However, the members are using Korean songs and Korean in various contents to communicate with fans”.
He added, “We don’t have a specific target as a role model or a competitor. However, as rumors have recently circulated, I want to correct the comments that mention a specific third-party brand and false information.”
Meanwhile, Matsuura Masato, Chairman of the large Japanese entertainment company AVEX, which is the parent company of XG’s agency XGALX, was controversial due to his anti-Korea attitude when talking about XG before. At that time, he said, “XG doesn’t look like a K-pop group. They are more like an American group”, “Didn’t Korean singer BoA acted like a Japanese in Japan first?”, etc.
Source: Daum
