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XG Sets Debut Album Title as “THE CORE”

NiEW 2025.11.7｜10:55

XG Teams Up with “VALORANT” for New Song “UNDEFEATED” Release

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#MUSIC 2023.11.26

XG will hold its first solo audience live concert on November 26 (Sun.) to celebrate the release of its 1st mini-album.

NiEW 2023.8.9｜17:09

XG to release “GRL GVNG” from 1st mini-album

NiEW 2023.7.3｜13:24

“XTRA XTRA EP X1” released, chronicling the five years leading up to XG’s debut.

NiEW 2023.4.27｜17:11

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EVENTS

#MOVIE 2025.11.7

“Princess Mononoke” Hits IMAX Across Japan with Dolby Cinema and English Subtitles

NiEW 2025.10.31｜18:51

#MUSIC 2025.11.7

POLARIS Marks 3rd Anniversary with Reopening Festival in Minami-Aoyama

NiEW 2025.11.6｜12:41

#MUSIC 2025.11.8

Travis Scott to Bring His $200 Million Tour to Japan with Belluna Dome Show in Saitama

NiEW 2025.3.28｜13:18

#MUSIC 2025.11.8

Beer and Music Come Together at the “Brewin’ Groove Festival” in Tachikawa

NiEW 2025.5.14｜17:50

EASTEAST_TOKYO 2025 Art Fair Returns to Tokyo with an Asia-Focused Vision

NiEW 2025.9.19｜11:07

#MUSIC 2025.11.9

NiEW’s Monthly Event “exPoP!!!!!” Expands into First-Ever Festival in Shibuya

NiEW 2025.5.30｜19:07

#MUSIC 2025.11.9

exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025 Announces First Wave of Lineup: WONK, Satoko Shibata, Dongurizu, and More

NiEW 2025.6.23｜21:48

#MUSIC 2025.11.9

“exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025” Adds 12 New Acts Including Helsinki Lambda Club, Khaki, HOME and More

2025.7.24｜10:50

#MUSIC 2025.11.9

“exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025” Reveals 3rd Lineup with 12 Artists, Including Dos Monos and More

NiEW 2025.8.21｜13:06

#MUSIC 2025.11.9

exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025 Adds Yasuyuki Horikomi, OGRE YOU ASSHOLE, Summer Eye, No Buses, and Maika Loubté

NiEW 2025.9.19｜11:22

Seiko Matsuda Tribute Teases Ringo Sheena x IVE Duo in New Trailer Mads Mikkelsen Marks 60th Birthday at Tokyo Comic Con 2025 with Four Guests Revealed Marty McFly’s Style Hits the Streets: “BTTF” x Converse Collab Launches

Hadouken Hits the Menu: Street Fighter Meets McDonald’s Tarsem Singh’s “The Fall” 4K Digital Remaster to Premiere Nationwide on November 21 RADWIMPS 20th Anniversary Tribute Reveals Third Act as ZUTOMAYO Covers “Yushinron”

SNIDEL HOME Launches Official Harry Potter Loungewear Collection The fin. Returns After Four Years with New Album Somewhere Between KAF Makes Major Label Debut, Announces First Solo Shows in Shanghai and Japan

“Princess Mononoke” Hits IMAX Across Japan with Dolby Cinema and English Subtitles New Collaboration: Disk Union x NISHIMOTO IS THE MOUTH Tamagotchi Collab Café Round 2 Brings Mimitchi and Milkutchi to Ikebukuro & Umeda