KPOP 5th generation · JYP Entertainment
NEXZ
NEXZ / 넥스지
NEXZ came out of Nizi Project Season 2 with mostly Japanese members and So Geon from Korea.
- 2024DebutMay 20, 2024
- 7Members
- 5thGeneration
- NEX2YFandom
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In 30 seconds: NEXZ
Ride the Vibe is light, NALLINA has momentum, O-RLY? leans hip-hop, and Beat-Boxer pushes the athletic side hardest.
Start here if the JYP Entertainment training story interests you and you want it applied to a Japanese line-up.
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Key facts
- Group name
- NEXZ
- Reading / Hangul
- NEXZ / 넥스지
- Company
- JYP Entertainment
- Debut date
- May 20, 2024
- Days active
- 894 days (2 years, 5 months)
- Debut song
- Ride the Vibe
- Generation
- 5th generation
- Fandom name
- NEX2Y(ネクスティ)
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Member guide
Profile comparison
| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ユウ | 2005-04-27 | 21 | O | ESFP | Japan | |
| トモヤ | 2006-01-19 | 20 | A | ENFJ | Japan | |
| ハル | 2006-01-23 | 20 | A | ENTJ | Japan | |
| ソゴン | 2006-09-13 | 20 | O | ENFP | South Korea | |
| セイタ | 2006-11-28 | 19 | A | ISTJ | Japan | |
| ヒュイ | 2007-05-11 | 19 | A | INTP | Japan | |
| ユウキ | 2007-09-20 | 19 | AB | INTP | Japan |
Ages are as of 2026-10-31.
Selected releases
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Start here
Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.
Ride the Vibe MVRide the Vibe is the debut and the easiest first impression of the seven.
NALLINA MVNALLINA has the most drive and the sharpest dancing.
O-RLY? MVO-RLY? is where the hip-hop leaning becomes the whole song.MVView in JapaneseDance PracticeView in JapanesePerformanceView in JapaneseLiveView in JapaneseStageView in Japanese
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From debut to now
- 2023Miracle appeared after Nizi Project Season 2, opening a route to the voices and the performing of the team before the debut.
- 2024The formal debut landed in May with Ride the Vibe, and NALLINA in November pushed a harder performance colour and widened the early catalogue.
- 2025O-RLY? deepened the hip hop colour, the Japanese release One Bite came between, and Beat-Boxer put a sporting kind of expression at the front.
- 2026The 2nd Single Album Mmchk brought the title track, HYPEMAN and an English Version, and the newest official video routes multiplied at once.
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Achievements
Key milestones
Each record is checked against its source. These are within the collected period, not lifetime totals.
Verified information
Verified English information is not yet available for this section.
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Official links
Official site
Official social accounts and platforms
Shopping guide
Verified English shopping links are not yet available.
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KPOP DISCOVER's NEXZ note
What defines NEXZ is the training volume and dancing that come from a JYP survival project, together with work that changes by degrees. Built around Japanese members and including the Korean member, the seven came through Nizi Project Season 2, so practice hours, dance and a growth story can all be watched at the same time.
From the light early image of Ride the Vibe to the drive of NALLINA, the hip hop feel of O-RLY?, the sporty intensity of Beat-Boxer and the free reactive sounds of Mmchk, the work shifts stage by stage from release to release.
Japanese releases such as One Bite are kept apart from the Korean ones, and the trail runs on through music videos, Dance Practice, STUDIO CHOOM, it's Live and THE FIRST TAKE style clips. Ride the Vibe, then NALLINA, then O-RLY? carries the change out of that early image.
Editors' take Ride the Vibe / NALLINA / O-RLY? — a growth story of practice hours and dance in three songs, from a JYP seven-piece centred on Japanese members.
Trivia worth knowing
Nizi Project
NEXZ came out of Nizi Project Season 2, so the pre-debut judging is real context for anyone catching up.
NEX2Y
NEX2Y is the fandom name, and like the group name it reads as moving on to the next road together.
Japanese releases
Japanese titles such as One Bite run on their own line, separate from the Korean comebacks.
Live singing
Band arrangements of Ride the Vibe, NALLINA and O-RLY? turn up on it's Live.
Performance
The STUDIO CHOOM takes on O-RLY? and Mmchk sit close to a fixed-camera view, which exposes the detail.
Latest release
Mmchk also produced an MV for HYPEMAN, so the title song is not the end of the story.
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Japan activity score
KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 58/ 241 groups
No. 58 of 241 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 24%)
- 2Japanese releases
- 5Japan-related tracks
- 6Members from Japan
- 0Official Japanese accounts
The denominator is the 241 groups, out of 564 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 2026-10-29).
How this score is calculated →View in JapaneseFrequently asked questions
What defines NEXZ?
Ride the Vibe is light, NALLINA has momentum, O-RLY? leans hip-hop, and Beat-Boxer pushes the athletic side hardest.
Why should a new listener start with NEXZ?
Start here if the JYP Entertainment training story interests you and you want it applied to a Japanese line-up.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Ride the Vibe, NALLINA, O-RLY?, then continue to the official video index.