3rd generation · Amuse Korea / Different Company
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CROSS GENE ran across Korea and Japan with a line-up drawn from both countries and China, which was unusual for 2012.
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Shin, Takuya, Sangmin and Yongseok anchored the group, with Casper and J.G in the early years, and acting and musical work sat alongside the releases.
Come here for a group built for two markets at once before that became a standard strategy.
シン신 · ShinView in Japanese
タクヤTakuyaView in Japanese
サンミン상민 · SangminView in Japanese
ヨンソク용석 · YongseokView in Japanese
セヨン세영 · SeyoungView in Japanese
キャスパーCasperView in Japanese
ジェイジーJ.GView in Japanese| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| シン | 1991-10-23 | 34 | 185cm | A | ENTJ | South Korea |
| タクヤ | 1992-03-18 | 34 | 188cm | O | ENFP | Japan |
| サンミン | 1992-07-07 | 34 | 178cm | A | ISFP | South Korea |
| ヨンソク | 1993-01-08 | 33 | 176cm | AB | INFJ | South Korea |
| セヨン | 1990-02-08 | 36 | 180cm | O | ENFJ | South Korea |
| キャスパー | 1991-03-20 | 35 | 176cm | O | ESTP | China |
| ジェイジー | 1993-01-12 | 33 | 182cm | AB | INFP | China |
Ages are as of 2026-09-17.
Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.
La-Di Da-Di MVLa-Di Da-Di is the debut and the catchiest thing in the catalogue.
Amazing Bad Lady MVAmazing Bad Lady is the grown-up dance single and marks the shift out of the early years.
Black or White MVBlack or White carries the strongest story and the best-looking video of the late run.Verified English shopping links are not yet available.
Multinational activity spanning Korea and Japan is the axis of CROSS GENE. The boy group debuted in June 2012 with Shin, Takuya, Sangmin and Yongseok at the centre, joined in the early years by Casper and J.G, and worked in both countries throughout.
The way in is La-Di Da-Di, Amazing Bad Lady and Black or White. Take the catchiness of the debut song, then the grown-up dance track, then the visual concept built on story, and the breadth of CROSS GENE shows itself.
On the Japanese side there are singles such as Shooting Star, Future and Ying Yang, which show how the group presented itself in the J-pop market as well as in K-pop. It also suits anyone arriving from the acting and variety work of Takuya or Shin. La-Di Da-Di, then Amazing Bad Lady, then Black or White covers the catchiness, the maturity and the storytelling.
Editors' take La-Di Da-Di / Amazing Bad Lady / Black or White — a multinational run across Korea and Japan in three songs, from a boy group.
No. 28 of 210 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 13%)
The denominator is the 210 groups, out of 525 covered by KPOP DISCOVER, whose raw score reaches at least one point. The score adds 10 points per Japanese-market release, 3 per Japan-related track, 12 per member from Japan, and 8 per official Japanese account. Japanese-market releases carry the most weight because they are the most direct evidence of activity; related tracks add track-level detail; members from Japan stand for Japanese-language communication and continuity; official accounts stand for a permanent point of contact. The weights are an editorial judgement, not a statistical optimisation, and the ranking tracks release volume in Japan closely. Source: releases, tracks, members, and official links recorded by KPOP DISCOVER (updated 2026-09-17).
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