XG (Xtraordinary Girls)'s members are from Japan, they are headquartered in South Korea, and they perform in three languages—Japanese, Korean, and English—they have been dubbed a "global" group.
XG has performed at various events and produced a number of popular tracks in the previous year, demonstrating their great skill and love for music.
XG (Xtraordinary Girls) is a global girl group under XGALX. The X-GALAXY project gave rise to these. Jurin, Chisa, Cocona, Hinata, Maya, Juria, and Harvey make up the group. They debuted with the song "Tippy Toes." on March 18, 2022.
What does XG stand for...
"Xtraordinary Girls" is an abbreviation for the group known as XG. The phrase is used as an aspirational moniker for the group, which uses its innovative music and live performances to empower young people all around the world.
What does the Fandom Name 'Alphaz' Mean?
The name stems from the word “alpha,” which is a term for the leader of a pack of wolves. Jurin explains, “We want to create a movement around the world with you guys, thinking for ourselves and not caring about stereotypes.”
Members
Jurin
Full Name : Asaya Jurin (朝谷樹林/아사야 주린)
Stage Name : Jurin (樹林/주린)
Age : 21
Birthday : June 19, 2002
Height : 158 cm (5’2”)
Blood Type : A
Star Sign : Gemini
Position : Leader, Lead Rapper, Main Dancer, Vocalist
MBTI Type : -
Birthplace : Japan
Jurin was born in Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan who is the first member to be revealed. She was revealed on January 29, 2022. She is the leader in XG.
She was a fashion model when she was 15 years old.
A student at the AVEX Artist Academy was Jurin.
She snowboards professionally. As a result of her surfer parents' influence, she began snowboarding when she was just 3 years old. At age 12, she turned professional and went on to win numerous titles.
Jurin enjoys a lot of Japanese rappers as well as TLC.
She has modeled for brands including Drop Tokyo and Popteen, among others.
Being a model had been her early ambition.
Chisa
Full Name : Kondou Chisa (今度 ちさ / 콘도 치사)
Stage Name : Chisa (ちさ/치사)
Age : 21
Birthday : January 17, 2002
Height : 157 cm (5’1”)
Blood Type : -
Star Sign : Capricorn
Position : Sub-Leader, Main Vocalist
MBTI Type : -
Birthplace : Japan, Osaka
Chisa was born in Osaka, Japan who is the second member to be revealed. She was revealed in January 30, 2022. She has amazing vocal skills.
Namie Amuro serves as Chisa's inspiration.
She previously worked as an actor for Kansai Collection Entertainment.
Like the sun, she sets the tone for the group.
Chisa described her personality as being inquisitive.
Hinata
Full Name : Sohara Hinata (宗原ひなた / 소하라 히나타)
Stage Name : Hinata (ひなた/히나타)
Age : 21
Birthday : June 11, 2002
Height : 157 cm (5’2”)
Blood Type : -
Star Sign : Gemini
Position : Main Dancer, Sub Vocalist
MBTI Type : -
Birthplace : Aichi, Nagoya, Japan
Hinata is the fourth member to be revealed who was revealed on February 1, 2022. She is half Japanese and half Korean.
Haikyu!!, I Want To Eat Your Pancreas, and Your Lie In April are a few of her favorite animes.
She was allegedly a trainee with YG Entertainment.
Madonna and SOLE serve are her role models.
Hinata is an excellent artist.
Kehlani and SZA are a couple of the musicians she like.
Harvey
Full Name : Amy Jannet Harvey (ハーヴィー瑛美 / 에이미 자넷 하비)
Stage Name : Harvey (ハービー/하비)
Age : 20
Birthday : December 18, 2002
Height : 160 cm (5’3”)
Blood Type : -
Star Sign : Sagittarius
Position : Main Rapper, Sub Vocalist
MBTI Type : -
Birthplace : Tokyo, Japan.
Harvey is the main rapper in XG who is the seventh and last member to be revealed. She was revealed in February 4, 2022.
Her mother is Japanese and her father is Australian.
Since she was a junior high school student, Harvey has been involved in the modeling industry.
Harvey was a "Tokyo Girls" participant and a model for companies like VOGUE GIRL.
The Avex dancing team Shorty included Harvey.
She enjoys singing along to Spanish tunes.
She like rainbows, bright colors, sparkling objects, and unicorns. She also believes in UFOs.
Juria
Full Name : Ueda Juria (上田ジュリア/ 우에다 쥬리아), formerly known as Yanou Juria (矢納純利亜)
Stage Name : Juria (ジュリア/쥬리아)
Age : 18
Birthday : November 28, 2004
Height : -
Blood Type : O
Star Sign : Sagittarius
Position : Main Vocalist
MBTI Type : -
Birthplace : Osaka, Japan
Juria is the main vocalist in XG who has amazing vocal skills. She is the sixth member to be revealed. She was revealed on February 3, 2022
She was formerly a part of the idol band Amorecarina. On September 30, 2015, she received her Amorecarina diploma.
Juria also performed as Juri under the guise of the regional idol duet JuriPuri.
Maya
Full Name : Kawachi Maya (河地マヤ / 카와치 마야)
Stage Name : Maya (マヤ/마야)
Age : 18
Birthday : August 10, 2005
Height : 156 cm (5’1”)
Blood Type : -
Star Sign : Leo
Position : Lead Vocalist, Rapper
MBTI Type : -
Birthplace : Japan
Maya is the leading vocalist and rapper in XG who is the fifth member to be revealed. She was revealed in February 2, 2022.
She auditioned for "Tokyo Girls" in 2017. She won several awards in the years before her debut.
She is fluent in English and Korean.
As for singing and dancing, she thinks she's in charge of "huge".
In elementary school, she attended AVEX's Tokyo branch "Artist Academy". She was born and raised in Japan but attended an international school and still speaks English there.
Cocona
Full Name : Akiyama Kokona (秋山ここな / 아키야마 코코나)
Stage Name : Cocona (ココナ/코코나)
Age : 18
Birthday : December 6, 2005
Height : -
Blood Type : -
Star Sign : Sagittarius
Position : Main Rapper, Sainenshō (Youngest)
MBTI Type : -
Birthplace : Kanto, Japan
Cocona is the main rapper in XG and is the third member to be revealed. She was revealed in January 31, 2022.
She is a student at AVEX Artists Academy and a member of the A-CE project team.
She is fluent in Korean.
Her favorite artists are Lauryn Hill, Tyler The Creator and Keyshia Cole, she loves hip-hop culture and fashion,
She and Maya have been friends since childhood.
Historic Moments
On January 25, 2022, a brief film named Xgalx - The Beginning served as the official introduction of XG's social media platforms. Several girls were shown in the video training for the Xgalx Project. A dance performance video from the Korean street dance TV program Street Woman Fighter, which was directed by Choi Hyo-jin, came next.
On February 2, Each member of XG released videos of their own solo dance performances.
On March 18, the all-English-language digital single "Tippy Toes" by XG served as the group's debut track. "Tippy Toes" was their first song.
On June 29, They released "Mascara," their second single, in English and gave a live broadcast of the song on South Korean television as part of Mnet's M Countdown.
On November 17, Galz Xypher is the name of a rap cypher video that XG published. Through an XG fan account, the video became popular on TikTok and had 15 million views.
On January 25, 2023, XG released "Shooting Star," their third English-only single, coupled with accompanying music video and the song "Left Right. Over 13 million people have seen the music video for the new song in the first two weeks after it was released. In 25 nations and regions, including the United Kingdom, Canada, and Japan, SHOOTING STAR has achieved the highest ranking. The song was the top-ranking music video globally and came in at number three in the United States.
On March 6, 2023, XG became the first Japanese group and the first Japanese artist to enter the Mediabase US Radio Top 40.
On June 30, 2023, before their imminent debut, XG released "GRL GVNG" as a pre-release single with a music video.
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