XG announce highly anticipated debut album, tease new single

XG have announced their highly anticipated debut album – find out more below.

The Japanese septet, who appeared on a January 2025 issue of NME‘s The Cover, have confirmed that their first-ever full-length album will release in January next year – specifically on January 23.

Little else is known of the album so far – it’s official album and tracklisting have yet to be announced either. As for when fans can get their first taste of the record, XG are releasing the project’s first single, ‘GALA’, on September 19.

Per a press release, ‘GALA’ is described as a “GALA” is a “high-energy, runway-ready anthem driven by futuristic sounds” that “fuses hard-hitting rap, bilingual flows, driving house rhythms, and bold synth textures”.

Additionally, XG have shared a mysterious teaser video for the album – check it out below.

Speaking to NME for The Cover in January, XG reflected on the long road to discovering their own identity in the competitive idol music scene, while aiming to bring their cultural roots to the rest of the world. “We have a lot of pride in our Japanese heritage and culture,” said group leader Jurin, “so we’re trying to figure out how to integrate that and incorporate it into the larger XG brand.”

The girl group also touched on their Coachella debut in April, where they carried the torch for their home country as the only Japanese act on the line-up this year. “We were like deer in headlights,” Jurin said of the moment they found out about the booking. “But then we saw Coachella’s official lineup image with ‘XG’ on it, and that’s when it really hit us. We couldn’t stop sharing it with each other, saying, ‘Oh my God, look, guys, we’re on the list.’”

XG first debuted in 2022 with the single ‘Tippy Toes’. The group’s first mini-album ‘New DNA’ in September 2023, followed by their sophomore mini-album ‘AWE’ in November 2024. They’ve released several singles this year, including ‘Is This Love’, ‘In The Rain’ and ‘Million Places’.

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