XG has already surpassed many contemporary girl groups and outperformed established K-pop and J-pop acts due to their unique approach and the incorporation of elements from J-pop, K-pop, and Western music into their sound of music.

XG entered Japan market after their efforts in Korea first ,and International festivals (US mainly) much like many Kpop groups do. They hit with a bang with brief exposure on shows, Magazine spreads, etc. They did Kcon Japan last year in Tokyo. After release of their mini-album in September, and releasing MV.s for all the songs every few weeks (including 2 for New Dance and the combined intro songs into 1 video for Hesono and X-Gene, largely responding to popular demand from their fans aka Alphaz to make that video for X-Gene) they concluded 2023 with their first Solo Showcase concert at the 10,000 seat Pia Arena in the Tokyo area, and sold out day and night shows. So in 2023 they released Shooting Star, Left Right, in January, their mini-album in September, and Winter Without You in December. They also did covers in rap ( involving all 4 rappers in total but on their own duo projects) Two Tens, Niothin, and original rap Show You Can for Korean show Street Woman Fighter 2, and Vox covers by Hinata, Juria and Chisa. They also performed in Festivals at HITC NY, LA and Singapore, and festivals in Sydney and Abu Dhabi, and KCON LA and Japan, and Tokyo Girls in Tokyo, and a NYE appearance on Billie Chinese TV. and of course did 4 Korean music performance shows for each song released as singles and on the mini-album, and somehow was on a Korean variety show (2x) and did their own 5 episode series on Mnet's M2 called X or Go released in January. Then also add in promotional appearances on local radio/TV/KZfaq stations, and all their by scenes videos.

Mostly right, while yes, they do have a lot of korea employees working with them and spend a lot of time there. They have a ton of international people working on their visual/songs etc also. Heck, most of their chorgraphy is either done by Sienna or in part by her, and she is LA based. Shooting star at least the instrumental and song arrangement were worked on in Atlanta with mostly black producers. If you watch the documentary Simon from the jump states he wants and has a wide array of international people working with him on this. I have a feeling that in 2024, we will see them separate even further from standard Kpop promotion and go more international, with stronger presence in NA, EU, and South America.

I agree with you that XG are not well received in Korea, Korean music market is like have template if idol (group) music is different with K-Pop standard usually not welcome or doesn't have lot of fans, it's similar like DC or CP that have different concept they're not popular in Korea and also all XG members is Japanese and their music is X-Pop not K-Pop.

I know what you mean, and personally my approach is that K-Pop actually isn't a genre at all, but more the means and the industry. The groups from the "idolsphere" that I can really root for are all more on the fringe of K-Pop and have all gotten a lot of heat when they started out (besides XG, it's Stray Kids and NMIXX ... but take a look at Stray Kids and see where persistence and staying true to your concept can lead even inside Korea).

If Simon their producer/ceo of XGALX called themselves xpop. Thats what im going to call them. They have a lot of international employees as Simon stated in the documentary series.

When they were in America both times the writer strikes were still going on so they couldn't do late night/talk shows then. Maybe during the world tour they can do some of those to help with international promotions.

maya's vocals in winter without you 💕💕

Maya could be any group's main vocal, main rapper, main dancer, it's crazy. Her verse on the galz xypher (tape 2) was SUUUUUPER underrated. The diction and flow was nuts. WWY vocals were crazy, like if you watch the itslive version, a lot of those high notes i didnt even know it was her(specifically around the bridge, we already know about joyful joyful joyful part). Her and Chisa also the funny ones on variety shows 😂

YAYYYY MAYA ENJOYERS RISE 😭💓💓💓💓

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Certainly, although XG primarily conducts its activities in Japan and Korea, the management's focus is on promoting them in Korea and globally. Additionally, XG has garnered substantial popularity both in Japan and around the world. Notably, three prominent Japanese magazines-VOGUE Japan, FORBES Japan, and Nylon Japan-have featured XG on their cover pages. As artists signed under AVEX, XG continues to have access to headquarters and private rehearsal spaces for their needs in Japan.

XG promotes every comeback in Korea in the same shows that K-pop groups promote. So don't blame people for putting it in the K-pop category.

I wish people would stop caring what other people label them. I don't care if someone else considers them Kpop and I don't. My opinion you need to meet at least 1 of 3 things to be Kpop. Be Korean, sing in Korean or be under a Korean company which XG doesn't qualify any of those. They are very much Kpop adjacent so I don't care what other people label them one way or other.

@@panicinthecity8655 if you don’t know the reason why they promote there just better be quite besides kpop fans knows about XG music and what they are doing in the industry they promote there but as a guest if you wanna a Japanese group that is really doing kpop just look up NIZUI they are doing kpop and even they won’t so.

@@panicinthecity8655 In reality, as per online sources and Billboard articles, the producer Simon and AVEX CEO Katsumi Kuroiwa have clarified that despite XGALX being a Japanese global group promoting worldwide and in Korea, they are not categorized as KPop or JPop. Even if they participate in events like KCoN, they remain distinct from the KPop or JPop genres. XGALX has been labeled as XPOP, signifying its unique genre and global appeal. While there may be a perception that XG is superior to KPop or JPop, it's important to recognize that genre classifications cannot be determined solely based on subjective opinions. XGALX remains under the management of the Japanese corporation AVEX.

Internationally, XG is not perceived as KPop or JPop by fans. Instead, many view XG as a global XPOP group.