XG (group)

XG (Japanese: エックスジー; Korean: 엑스지; currently interpreted as "Xtraordinary Genes") is a Japanese vocal group formed by Xgalx, a subsidiary of Avex, consisting of seven members: Jurin, Chisa, Hinata, Harvey, Juria, Maya, and Cocona. Describing themselves as a global group, XG promotes music under the self-coined concept of "X-Pop", with an official discography performed entirely in English, while supplementary content series including XG Tape and XG Vox feature the group performing across all three languages — English, Japanese, and Korean. After spending approximately five years training between Japan and South Korea, the group debuted on March 18, 2022, with the digital single "Tippy Toes".

Career

2022–2023: Formation, introduction, and debut

XG's members were scouted from thousands across Japan in 2016, with twenty-one trainees ultimately selected for the project. Over the following five years, the group trained between Japan and South Korea, living together in dormitories while undergoing daily lessons in singing, dancing, and multiple languages. Founding executive producer Simon (JAKOPS) oversaw their development, drawing on his own experience debuting and working as a producer within the Korean idol system before becoming an independent producer. The trainees were gradually narrowed down to the final seven members: Jurin, Chisa, Hinata, Harvey, Juria, Maya, and Cocona.

XG's social media accounts were launched on January 25, 2022, with a short video entitled Xgalx – The Beginning. The video showed several girls in training for the Xgalx Project. This was followed by a dance performance video directed by Choi Hyo-jin, of the Korean street dance TV show Street Woman Fighter.