XG Announce Debut Album & Tease New Single

Rosa Gulliver
Sep 1, 2025
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Rosa Gulliver of TINYGMUSIC | September 2, 2025

XG Announce Debut Album & Tease New Single

XG, the trailblazing girl group redefining global pop music, have announced their highly anticipated debut full-length album, set for release on January 23, 2026. The first preview of the album arrives with the pre-release single “GALA,” out Friday, September 19. Pre-save the song HERE, which will be available worldwide on all streaming platforms beginning at 12 AM local time, and check out the album teaser.

This announcement follows XG’s recent milestone debut as headliners at a-nation 2025, one of Japan’s largest summer festivals. During the electrifying set, the group surprised the crowd by revealing plans for their first full album. This revelation further fuelled global anticipation. It continues an exciting year of landmark festival moments for XG, after also making history as the only Japanese artists to perform at Coachella 2025, where they headlined the Sahara stage to critical acclaim and global buzz.

“GALA” is a high-energy, runway-ready anthem driven by futuristic sounds and striking visual imagery. Opening with a cinematic, space-scale intro, the track fuses hard-hitting rap, bilingual flows, driving house rhythms, and bold synth textures to create ‘X GALA,’ a futuristic reimagining of a high-fashion gala through XG’s distinctive lens. The single’s cover art, unveiled today, captures the glamorous and otherworldly aesthetic of “GALA,” further building anticipation for its global digital release.

XG's single cover art, unveiled today, captures the glamorous and otherworldly aesthetic of “GALA,” building anticipation for its global digital release. — Photo credit: XGALX

Alongside new music, XG are spotlighting their artistry through the XG 1st WORLD TOUR “The first HOWL” EXHIBITION at Laforet Museum Harajuku in Tokyo (September 1-7). The exhibit features exclusive photography, stage costumes, immersive video installations, and limited-edition merchandise from their landmark first world tour, which drew over 400,000 fans across Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Australia.

About XG

XG is a 7-member hip-hop/R&B-inspired girl group formed by XGALX consisting of JURIN, CHISA, HINATA, HARVEY, JURIA, MAYA, and COCONA. The group name "XG" represents "Xtraordinary Girls," empowering people from various backgrounds worldwide through their boundary-breaking style of music and performance. Since their March 2022 debut with the single "Tippy Toes," they have achieved numerous global milestones, including becoming the first Japanese artists to reach No. 1 on Billboard's "Hot Trending Songs Powered by Twitter" weekly chart and the first Japanese girl group to grace the cover of Billboard magazine. Their 2nd Mini Album AWE, released in November 2024, marked their first entry on the Billboard 200 albums chart. In 2024-2025, they embarked on their first world tour, "XG 1st WORLD TOUR 'The First HOWL,'" performing 47 shows across 35 cities in 18 countries and regions, culminating with the Tokyo Dome performance on May 14, 2025. In April 2025, they were the only Japanese artists to perform at Coachella, where they closed the Sahara stage and received acclaim from numerous domestic and international media outlets.