The hip-hop/R&B-inspired group XG announced today, January 12, that they are changing the meaning behind their name from “Xtraordinary Girls” to “Xtraordinary Genes.”
The decision comes at a milestone moment on Coming-of-Age Day today, with all of the members having turned 20.
Since their debut, XG has carried the name “Xtraordinary Girls,” championing a message of empowering people around the world through music and performances with a bold, rule-breaking style, and has carved out a distinctive presence on the global stage.
Their newly embraced “Xtraordinary Genes” reflects the “core” within each member, their creativity, and a spirit of continually shaping new culture without fear of change.
From “Girls,” their starting point, to “Genes,” the origin at the heart of who they are. This essential evolution goes beyond a simple name update, serving as a symbolic declaration that XG is moving into its next phase.
With their first full album and second world tour on the horizon, anticipation is building for an even bigger leap forward from XG in 2026.
Thank you, as always, for your warm and continued support.
We are announcing that XG will be changing the meaning behind the group’s name from “Xtraordinary Girls” to “Xtraordinary Genes.”
“Genes” reflects the power and creativity that live within our core (CORE), along with a spirit of continuing to create new culture without being bound by convention.
With “Girls” as the starting point of XG, we now return to what lies at our core: “Genes.” Through a deeper, more essential evolution, we will keep moving forward so that we can remain a presence that empowers people around the world from all walks of life and backgrounds.
We sincerely appreciate your continued support for XG and XGALX.
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XG (Xtraordinary Genes) is a seven-member artist group consisting of JURIN, CHISA, HINATA, HARVEY, JURIA, MAYA, and COCONA.
Unbound by innate attributes or predefined frameworks, XG unleashes the power and creativity that lie within each individual’s core. By continuously creating new culture without being constrained by convention, XG seeks to empower people across the world from all walks of life.
They debuted in March 2022 with their first single “Tippy Toes.” Since then, they’ve achieved a series of global milestones, including becoming the first Japanese artist ever to reach No. 1 on Billboard’s “Hot Trending Songs Powered by Twitter” weekly chart and appearing on the cover of Billboard magazine. Their second mini album, “AWE,” released in November 2024, marked their first-ever entry on the U.S. Billboard album chart, the Billboard 200. Beginning in 2024, they launched their first world tour, “XG 1st WORLD TOUR ‘The first HOWL,’” holding 47 shows across 35 cities and drawing approximately 400,000 attendees. At the tour’s final show at Tokyo Dome on May 14, 2025, they captivated a crowd of around 50,000. At the “Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival,” one of the largest music festivals in the U.S., held in April 2025, they were the only Japanese artist to perform, headlined the Sahara stage, and received high acclaim from media in Japan and overseas. On January 23, 2026, they will release their first full album, “THE CORE – 核,” and from February, they will embark on their second world tour, “XG WORLD TOUR: THE CORE.”
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