XG is a 7-member girl group under XGALX (Korea), Avex Trax (Japan), and 88rising (International). The girl group made their debut on March 18, 2022 with the digital single “Tippy Toes”, but members have been trainees since 2017.

Ever since their debut, XG has impressed audiences with their unique beauty, outstanding talent, and extremely unique concepts that break away from the “beauty standards” often enforced on girl groups. In addition, they not only boast powerful music, but also embraces bold image, with a member going as far as to shave their head for a comeback.

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XG’s Biography

  • Group Name: XG (엑스지, short for ‘Xtraordinary Girls’)
  • Fandom Name: ALPHAZ
  • Debut: March 18, 2022
  • Labels: XGALX (Korea), Avex Trax (Japan), and 88rising (International)
  • Number of Members: 7
  • Members: Jurin, Chisa, Cocona, Hinata, Maya, Juria, and Harvey
YG Entertainment is about to debut XG in Japan.

XG’s SNS

XG’s Members

Since the debut announcement, XG members have attracted attention because of their even visuals and gorgeous body proportions. Among them, Hinata stands out the most. Born in 2003, Hinata gains spotlight with her blonde hair, fair skin, big eyes, and pretty lips.

Another attention-grabbing XG member is Chisa. Chisa was born in 2002, has sharp facial features and a perfect body with toned abs. Before joining YG, Chisa used to be an actress. In XG, she will be taking on the lead vocal position.

Chisa’s sharp facial features.  

Jurin is also an outstanding member of XG. The group’s rapper was born in 2002. Jurin exudes a charismatic, girl-crush aura. Before becoming a part of XG, Jurin was a model and professional snowboarder.

Jurin used to be a fashion model before debuting in XG 

Cocona is highly anticipated by fans for both her appearance and talent. She was born in 2005. Despite her young age, she can sing, dance and rap well. Therefore, fans believe that she will be the “ace” of XG.

Cocona has a sweet beauty, but has changed drastically after her debut with XG. 

XG’s Maya, a Japanese member born in 2006, possesses huge potential with a nice body and a sexy aura. She’s fluent in both English and Korean, and thinks she’s responsible for being “powerful” regarding vocals and dance.

Maya’s attractive aura 

Juria is considered to have good singing skills. She was born in 2004, used to be a member of the child group Amorecarina. In 2015, Juria left Amorecarina to find a new opportunity and later joined Avex Group.

Juria has experience in performing.

Harvey is the last member of XG. She was born in 2002 and is of mixed Australian-Japanese blood. Harvey began her career as a model before joining XG. As a result, the female idol always exudes a star-like, gorgeous, and fashionable aura.

XG’s Career

XG’s SNS accounts were launched in January 2022, via a video that feature several girls in training for the “XGALX Project”. In February of the same year, solo dance performance videos of each members were published, garnering attention.

On March 18, 2022, XG made their debut with the release of their all English-language digital single “Tippy Toes”. They have since made multiple comebacks, promoting not only in South Korea and Japan, but also on international grounds. The girl group also went viral with their singles like “Shooting Star”.

In 2024, XG entered the new stage in their career, collaborating with Riot Games to release the single “Undefeated” for the famous online video game “Valorant”. They was even announced to be performing at the 2025 Coachella Music Festival, constantly recording new career milestones.

The girl group’s latest comeback was on November 8 with the release of their 2nd mini album “AWE” and the lead single “Howling”.

The girl group is set to release a single titled “Is This Love” on March 7, 2025, which will serve as the global campaign song for Shiseido’s Anessa brand, with XG being the new brand muse.

XG’s Controversies

Previously, XG was criticized for never singing Korean lyrics despite their promotions in Korea. Regarding this, it was emphasized that all the members are Japanese, and while the group was s fostered and produced in Korea and Japan, their aim is to “show their music and performance to more global audiences without prejudices and rules about regions, languages, and so on”. The CEO of the group agency also stated that XG’s biggest goal is the global market, hence they are delivering the messages of their music through h lyrics written in English, which is the most widely used language around the world.

LISA XG

More recently, BLACKPINK’s Lisa was accused of copying XG in her latest title “Fxck Up The World” (FUTW) due to a somewhat similar rap part and outfit, but the female idol was mostly mostly defended by netizens.

XG’s Discography

  • Mini albums

New DNA (2023)

Awe (2024)

  • Remix albums

XDM Unidentified Waves (2025)

  • Single albums

“Tippy Toes” (2022)

“Mascara” (2022)

“Shooting Star” (2023)

“Woke Up” (2024)

  • Digital singles

“Grl Gvng” (2023)

“TGIF” (2023)

“New Dance” (2023)

“Winter Without You” (2023)

“Something Ain’t Right” (2024)

“Iykyk” (2024)

“Winter Without You -Orchestra Ver.-” (2024)

“Is This Love” (2025)

  • Remix singles

“Shooting Star Remixx (Prod by JAKOPS)” (2023)

“Left Right Remixx (Feat. Ciara & Jackson Wang)” (2023)

“Woke Up Remixx (Prod by JAKOPS)” (2024)

  • Promotional singles

“Undefeated” (2024)

“Is This Love (McDonald’s Remixx)” (2025)

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