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HYUI: NEXZ’s Bright-Edged Performer Keeps Getting Sharper

Status: Active NEXZ memberYears active: 2024-present
StatusCurrent member
Years2024–present
HYUI of NEXZ in an official profile portrait
HYUI of NEXZ. Image stored locally in the CVM Sekai Media Library.

HYUI is the stage name of Komori Yuhi, a Japanese singer and performer in NEXZ. He entered the public story as YUHI on Nizi Project Season 2, earned sixth place in the final lineup, and debuted with the seven-member JYP Entertainment and Sony Music project in 2024. His profile is interesting because the growth is visible: the trainee who was still learning how to control nerves became a performer who can cut through NEXZ’s busy arrangements without fighting the rest of the group for attention.

Profile File

NEXZ does not publish a rigid list of permanent “main” and “lead” positions on its current official profile. That matters. HYUI can rap, sing, and dance, but a fan-made position should not quietly harden into an official fact. This profile follows the work that is visible in NEXZ releases and performances.

Before Debut

HYUI joined JYP Entertainment before the survival program and trained in South Korea. During the audition era, he was introduced under the romanization YUHI. Public profiles describe music, sports, impressions, composing, exercise, anime, and time in nature among his interests. Those details fit the version of him that fans meet in NEXZ content: physically alert, playful when the room relaxes, and clearly interested in how a performance is built rather than only how he looks inside it.

The name change from YUHI to HYUI arrived with NEXZ’s formal presentation. It keeps the sound of his given name while giving the stage spelling a distinct visual identity. It is a small branding decision, but a useful one in a group that promotes across Korean, Japanese, and global markets.

Nizi Project Season 2

Nizi Project Season 2 was a joint JYP Entertainment and Sony Music audition project designed to form a new Japanese boy group with Korean training infrastructure and a global route. HYUI’s path was not a simple “born ready” edit. He had training behind him, but the program still exposed the gap between having tools and controlling them under pressure.

He performed the Japanese version of Stray Kids’ “My Pace” during the audition process and advanced through the program’s dance, vocal, star-quality, and team evaluations. The most useful part of his survival-show story is the visible adjustment. He learned to make decisions faster onstage, project beyond the choreography, and stay connected to teammates even when he was concentrating on technical details. He finished sixth in the final lineup announced in December 2023.

The seven finalists released Japanese and Korean versions of “Miracle” on December 18, 2023. Because “Miracle” had been used during the final stage, the song acts as a bridge between the competition and the actual group. It is not merely a pre-debut curiosity. It captures seven trainees at the exact point where they became NEXZ.

NEXZ Career

NEXZ made its global debut on May 20, 2024 with the Korean single album Ride the Vibe. JYP described the title track as “Easy-Experimental,” mixing hip-hop rhythm and electronic details to express the excitement and uncertainty of stepping into something new. The debut suited HYUI because the arrangement rewards quick tonal changes and clean timing rather than one oversized vocal showcase.

The group followed with its Japanese debut EP Ride the Vibe (Japanese Ver.) / Keep on Moving in August 2024. The release reached No. 1 on Oricon’s daily album ranking, while the group’s first Japanese showcase tour sold out six shows across Fukuoka, Osaka, and Tokyo. In November, NALLINA pushed NEXZ toward heavier percussion, larger dance breaks, and a more mischievous performance identity.

In 2025, O-RLY? expanded the group’s comic confidence, while the Japanese EP One Bite anchored the first national tour. The official Japanese profile reports more than 50,000 attendees across eighteen shows in fifteen cities. Beat-Boxer later sharpened the group’s direction again, and NEXZ continued building a catalog across Korean and Japanese releases instead of treating either market as a side project.

That schedule gave HYUI a practical education that no survival-show montage could provide. Rookie showcases demand impact in minutes. A national tour demands pacing, consistency, crowd communication, and enough personality to make repeated material feel alive. His growth makes more sense when viewed across that longer timeline.

The 2026 Chapter: Mmchk and Hellmate

NEXZ entered 2026 with proof that the 2025 touring cycle had become more than a promising first run. The concert film NEXZ LIVE TOUR 2025 “One Bite” in Nippon Budokan was released on February 18 and reached number one on Oricon’s weekly music DVD and Blu-ray ranking. For HYUI, the release preserves the point where a survival-show finalist became a touring performer capable of carrying a full venue set rather than a handful of evaluation stages.

The group’s second single album, Mmchk, followed on April 27, 2026. Its title is designed to look and sound slightly strange, matching a concept that treats NEXZ as lovable outsiders pushing against predictable conventions. The May 6 performance on MBC Music’s Show Champion gave NEXZ its first music-show win. That milestone belongs in HYUI’s profile because it marks a concrete change in the group’s public career: he was no longer only a member of a rookie team gathering potential, but part of a lineup that had converted that potential into a Korean broadcast trophy.

Watch HYUI in “Mmchk” for the qualities that were still developing during Nizi Project Season 2. The expressions are quicker, his transitions are less visibly prepared, and he can move between playful oddness and sharp synchronization without dropping the song’s character. The concept rewards performers who can look spontaneous while hitting precise timing. That balance suits him better than a single fixed “main” position ever could.

NEXZ then staged its first arena tour, NEXZ LIVE TOUR 2026 “Hellmate,” at Tokyo’s Yoyogi National Gymnasium on May 30 and 31 and Osaka-jō Hall on June 12 and 13. Moving from the 15-city One Bite national tour to arena dates raised the scale of the performance test: longer sightlines, larger formations, and thousands of viewers who cannot rely on close camera edits. HYUI’s clean silhouette and ability to keep energy bright across group sections become especially useful in that environment.

The Japan third EP Hellmate began full digital distribution on June 17 and received its physical release on June 24, 2026. It includes the title track “Hellmate,” “Hands up, Yo!” and a Japanese version of “Mmchk,” placing the year’s Korean and Japanese activity inside one connected era. A dedicated HYUI edition was also produced for the fan-club release, while official promotions assigned HYUI-specific message and event dates. Those details confirm active participation without inventing a solo release that does not exist.

Current checkpoint: HYUI remains an active NEXZ member. His verified 2026 group work includes the One Bite Budokan concert film, Mmchk, NEXZ’s first music-show win, the Hellmate arena tour, and the Hellmate Japan EP.

Performance Style

HYUI’s strongest asset is the way he keeps energy bright without making it weightless. His attack is quick, his facial changes are readable, and he can move from a focused verse into a looser group section without looking as if two different performers were stitched together. In NEXZ’s denser songs, that clarity helps the audience locate him.

He also benefits from the group’s lack of rigid public positions. “Rapper,” “vocalist,” and “dancer” can describe what he does, but none of those labels fully explains why he is useful. HYUI often works as connective tissue. He can add lift before a chorus, keep a formation alive at its edges, or deliver a line with enough bite to reset the mood.

The difference between early audition footage and later NEXZ stages is not that he became a completely different person. He became less cautious about showing the person who was already there. That is the kind of development fans can actually watch, which makes his profile more satisfying than a flat list of measurements and trivia.

Official Videos

“Ride the Vibe”

The global debut remains the cleanest first look at NEXZ’s seven-member chemistry and HYUI’s place inside it.

“NALLINA”

“NALLINA” is the next stop because its percussion, camera movement, and dance breaks show how much more forcefully the group learned to occupy a frame.

Zodiac Side Quest

Western zodiac: Taurus. Fans who enjoy sign-reading would expect steadiness, patience, loyalty, a practical streak, and resistance to being rushed before he feels ready. HYUI’s long trainee period and visible step-by-step improvement make that interpretation tempting.

Chinese zodiac: Fire Pig. The Pig is traditionally associated with sincerity, generosity, endurance, and an enjoyment of life’s comforts. The Fire element adds more drive, expressiveness, and competitive heat. Put the two systems together and the fan-theory version of HYUI is someone who may look easygoing until a goal becomes personal, then refuses to loosen his grip.

This is a playful personality side quest, not a scientific assessment. Birth charts are fun lenses, not evidence, and HYUI’s actual choices matter more than a zodiac template.

The Fan Rabbit Hole

HYUI is not a solo artist under CVM Sekai’s filing rule because he does not have a verified solo music release. He belongs on the Group Members shelf and remains linked through the NEXZ group profile. If he releases an official solo track later, the same canonical profile can also be routed to Artists without creating a duplicate identity.

YouTube tracking history

CVM Sekai tracks official NEXZ and JYP Entertainment channels for music videos, dance practices, performance films, behind-the-scenes footage, and clearly credited HYUI content. Group releases remain linked to the NEXZ profile and this canonical member page. They do not create an Artist classification unless HYUI begins a formal solo music career.

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