XG's first appearance on Japanese music shows "Music Station," "Venue101," and "CDTV" receives a huge response! "XG is so amazing. They're the best."

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XG made consecutive appearances on TV Asahi’s “Music Station 2-Hour Special” which aired on June 14th, NHK’s “Venue 101” which aired on June 15th, and TBS’s “CDTV Live! Live!” which aired on June 17th.

XG is an all-Japanese group that has been attracting global attention for its overwhelming performance skills and unique concept since its debut with “Tippy Toes” in March 2022. Although they have appeared on many Korean music programs, they have not appeared on Japanese television programs, and many people have been hoping for them to perform on Japanese terrestrial television.

On “Music Station,” they gave a spectacular performance of their popular song “X-GENE,” which is loved for its powerful and skillful rap part set over a drill sound, and their latest song, “WOKE UP,” in which all members try their hand at rapping for the first time. The music video, released on May 21, reached number one on America’s YouTube Trending Chart and has achieved the unprecedented feat of ranking in 68 countries and regions on Spotify’s viral chart, “Viral 50,” including 15th globally.

XG’s first performance on Japanese television was met with positive reactions on social media.

“It’s on the same level as XG.”
“XG is so awesome. It’s so powerful.”
“This is the first time I’ve heard of XG, but the aura and power of it is just amazing.”
“This is the first time I’ve seen XG, but are all these girls Japanese? I’m addicted.”
“XG is so cool that I’ve watched the recording over and over again.”
“It was my first time seeing XG. They’re all Japanese, but the songs are all in English. It’s so powerful.”

Many viewers who were learning about XG for the first time posted praise on social media, such as:

XG also appeared on NHK’s “Venue101” and TBS’s “CDTV Live! Live!” to perform “WOKE UP,” which also garnered a huge response. As of June 17th, “WOKE UP” surpassed 20 million views on both YouTube and Spotify. Since the release of “WOKE UP” on May 21st, the number of followers on social media has increased by over 1 million, bringing the total number of followers to over 10 million at present. (TikTok: 4.4 million, YouTube: 2.8 million, Instagram: 2.2 million, X: 400,000, Facebook: 200,000)

In addition, XG’s first photo exhibition, “XG×GR8 PHOTO EXHIBITION “WOKE UP”,” was held for two days on June 15th and 16th at GR8, a select shop in Laforet Harajuku. Huge queues formed from early in the morning, and all numbered tickets for the two days were quickly distributed and merchandise was also sold out immediately, making it a huge success. On the 15th, the members made a surprise appearance at the venue, causing a moment of commotion, but were soon greeted by cheers and shouts of delight from fans. It has been announced that merchandise sold at “XG×GR8 PHOTO EXHIBITION “WOKE UP”” will also be available for order online.