Avex<\/a> and producer Simon Jakops) and hit the worldstage in 2022. Xg\u2019s members were all from, trained and based in Japan, promoted their releases through the K-pop system in Korea, and performed entirely in English. At the time, it was unheard of.<\/p>\nThe vision came from Jakops, both the CEO of Xgalx and Xg\u2019s lead producer. Knowing the 39-year-old\u2019s origins provides a good window into just how Xg\u2019s formula came to be. Jakops, whose real name is Simon Junho Park, was born in Seattle, Washington to a Japanese mother and a Korean father. He spent his formative years in Korea, eventually debuting in K-pop boy group Dmtn before shifting his focus to…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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