NEXZ
JYP Entertainment and Sony Music Japan’s seven-member global boy group
Status: Active group · Years: 2023–present
NEXZ (ネクスジ / 넥스지) is a seven-member group formed by JYP Entertainment and Sony Music Japan through Nizi Project Season 2. They promote across Korean and Japanese releases with the same lineup: YU, TOMOYA, HARU, SO GEON, SEITA, HYUI, and YUKI.
Profile
- Name: NEXZ
- Meaning: Next Z(G)eneration
- Formed: December 15, 2023
- Pre-debut release: “Miracle,” December 18, 2023
- Official Korean debut: May 20, 2024
- Companies: JYP Entertainment and Sony Music Labels
- Members: seven
- Fandom: NEX2Y
- Status: active
Current Members
- YU Yu Tomiyasu (富安悠)
- TOMOYA Tomoya Uemura (植村朋哉)
- HARU Haru Inoue (井上陽)
- SO GEON So Geon, formerly presented as Ken (蘇建)
- SEITA Seita Kawashima (河嶋星太)
- HYUI Yuhi Komori (小森優陽)
- YUKI Yuki Nishiyama (西山裕貴)
Nizi Project Season 2
JYP Entertainment and Sony Music Japan built Nizi Project Season 2 to select a Japanese boy group. More than 10,000 applicants entered regional auditions. Twenty contestants reached the Japanese training camp, twelve advanced to the Korean camp, and seven were selected in the December 15, 2023 finale.
The final order was TOMOYA, HARU, YUKI, KEN, YU, YUHI, and SEITA. Before debut, KEN began using SO GEON and YUHI became HYUI. The changes made the public stage names easier to distinguish in the group and aligned SO GEON with the Korean reading of his name.
Miracle and Ride the Vibe
The group released “Miracle” in Japanese and Korean on December 18, 2023. It came directly from the final stage and served as the bridge between the program and debut preparation.
Ride the Vibe arrived May 20, 2024 as the official Korean debut. NEXZ entered the market as a Japanese group trained and promoted through the Korean idol system, so the debut was never confined neatly to one national category.
Korean and Japanese Release Tracks
NEXZ followed the Korean debut with the Japanese EP Ride the Vibe (Japanese Ver.) / Keep on Moving and the Korean mini album NALLINA in 2024. The 2025 schedule included the Korean mini album O-RLY?, the Japanese EP One Bite, and Beat-Boxer.
The Japanese and Korean catalogs are connected, not alternate versions of two separate groups. The same members, performance identity, and training history run through both.
Performance Identity
NEXZ were assembled through a program that repeatedly tested dance, vocals, star quality, and team work. Their released choreography favors close formations, quick level changes, and handoffs that make seven individual tones visible without breaking the group line.
TOMOYA and HARU are the clearest dance anchors, but the group works because the other five members do not disappear behind them. YU and SO GEON add lower color, YUKI and HYUI brighten the vocal line, and SEITA remains readable in both formation and close camera work.
Touring
The group moved from showcases into its first Japanese national tour in 2025. NEXZ LIVE TOUR 2025 “One Bite” covered eighteen shows in fifteen cities and drew more than 50,000 attendees according to Sony Music Japan. A Nippon Budokan stop later became the group’s first live video release and topped Oricon’s weekly music DVD and Blu-ray ranking in 2026.
Selected Discography
- 2023: “Miracle”
- 2024: Ride the Vibe; Ride the Vibe (Japanese Ver.) / Keep on Moving; NALLINA
- 2025: O-RLY?; One Bite; Beat-Boxer
- 2026: continuing Korean and Japanese releases including Mmchk and Hellmate
CVM Sekai Coverage
Official Socials
Sources
- Sony Music Japan official profile and career timeline
- Oricon: final lineup, rankings and member record
- Oricon: audition camp profiles and rankings
YouTube video tracking history
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