All XG members, ages, and birthdays

Xtraordinary Girls, popularly known as XG, is a global, seven-member K-pop girl group under XGALX, a label under AVEX Entertainment. The group members are Hinata, Jurin, Chisa, Cocona, Maya, Juria, and Harvey. XG made its debut in March 2022 with the digital single “Tippy Toes,” which did not chart. The group returned in November with a rap cipher video, “Galz Xypher,” and the video garnered over 16 million views on YouTube, causing the group’s popularity to rise. In January, XG made a comeback with the English single ”Shooting Star” and an additional track, “Left Right.”

XG group became the first female Japanese artist and the first Japanese group ever to enter the Mediabase US Radio Top 40 on March 6. In advance of their debut EP, New DNA, XG released “Grl Gvng” with its music video on June 30. With the release of the lead single “Puppet Show” and its accompanying music video, XG released New DNA on Sept. 27, certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

As the group members continue to rise in fame, here’s a breakdown of each one, their roles, and some more personal information to get to know XG better.

Jurin

Asaya Jurin was born on June 19, 2002, in Kanagawa, Japan. She is 21 years old and stands five feet, two inches tall. She is a singer, rapper, main dancer, and leader of the group.

Jurin was previously a student of Avex Artist Academy. Thanks to her surfer parents, she began snowboarding when she was 3 years old and is now a professional snowboarder. Jurin is a former member of the girl group Shorty! and was also a professional model in her teens, working for media outlets such as Pop Teen and Drop Tokyo.  

Chisa

Kondou Chisa was born on Jan. 17, 2002, in Osaka, Japan. At 21, she is the oldest member of the group. She stands at five feet, two inches tall. She is a singer, model, and actress under AVEX Artist Academy and is the main vocalist for XG.

In 2016, she participated in the semi-Grand Prix of the Tokyo Girls’ Audition and came in second place. She has worked as a model for Fashion Leaders and was once a reporter for College Festa. Before joining AVEX, she was a trainee under Kansai Collection Entertainment (KCE).

Hinata

Sohara Hinata was born on June 11, 2002, in Nagoya, Japan. She is 21 years old and is five feet, two inches tall. She is a singer and the main dancer, as well as a very popular member due to her visuals. Hinata also is half Japanese and half Korean.

In addition to speaking Korean and English fluently, she is also a native speaker of Japanese. She is rumored to have been a YG Entertainment trainee, as she was seen in the YG building before her debut with XG.

Harvey

Amy Jannet Harvey was born on Dec. 18, 2002, in Tokyo, Japan. She is 21 years old and is five feet three inches tall. She is a Japanese-Australian singer and rapper and serves as the main rapper for XG.

Harvey participated in the Tokyo Girls Audition. In 2017, she was a member of the girl group Shorty! alongside Jurin as part of the second generation of the group. She has been an active model since she was in Junior High School and has worked with the popular magazine ViVi.

Juria

Ueda Juria, formerly known as Yanou Juria, was born on Nov. 28, 2004, in Osaka, Japan. She is 18 years old and stands five feet two inches tall. She is a singer under AVEX Artist Academy and a former member of the idol group Amorecarina.

In 2015, she graduated from the group and began going by the name Juria Ueda. She has appeared in various Japanese commercials, including ads for the popular Nintendo 3DS game, Ciao Illustration Club.

Maya

Kawachi Maya was born on Aug. 10, 2005, in Kantou, Japan. She is 18 years old and stands five feet two inches tall. She is a singer and rapper that auditioned for Tokyo Girls in 2017.

While she was in elementary school, she attended the Tokyo branch of AVEX Artist Academy. She is known to have won some awards during her pre-debut years. She is fluent in both English and Korean.

Cocona

Akiyama Kokona, also known as Cocona, was born on Dec. 6, 2005, in Kanto, Japan. This makes her the youngest member of the group. The singer/rapper is 17 years old and an even five feet tall.

Cocona is a former member of the project group A-CE under AVEX Artist Academy. In 2018, she won the singing category at the Kira Challe Audition. She speaks Korean fluently and has been friends with fellow member Maya since childhood.