XG announce details of debut album ‘The Core’

XG have announced several details for their upcoming debut album, ‘The Core’ – find out more below.

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Announced on Friday (November 7), ‘The Core’ is set to be released on January 23, 2026 via XGALX. The record will mark the group’s first full-length project.  Further details, including its track-listing and other release information will be released in the coming months.

You can pre-order your copy here.

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So far, the album has been previewed by one single, ‘GALA’, which arrived in September. ‘GALA’ is described as a “high-energy, runway-ready anthem driven by futuristic sounds” that “fuses hard-hitting rap, bilingual flows, driving house rhythms, and bold synth textures”.

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’.