KPOP 4th generation · JYP Entertainment / Studio J
Xdinary Heroes
エクスディナリー・ヒーローズ / 엑스디너리 히어로즈
Xdinary Heroes play their own instruments and have got steadily heavier since the debut, which is not the direction anybody expected.
- 2021DebutDec 6, 2021
- 6Members
- 4thGeneration
- VillainsFandom
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In 30 seconds: Xdinary Heroes
Happy Death Day opens the catalogue in 2021, Test Me widened the audience, and Freakin' Bad shows the current sound.
Choose this if you want a band from a pop label that turned out to mean it.
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Key facts
- Group name
- Xdinary Heroes
- Reading / Hangul
- エクスディナリー・ヒーローズ / 엑스디너리 히어로즈
- Company
- JYP Entertainment / Studio J
- Debut date
- December 6, 2021
- Days active
- 1,790 days (4 years, 10 months)
- Debut song
- Happy Death Day
- Generation
- 4th generation
- Fandom name
- Villains(ヴィランズ)
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Member guide
Profile comparison
| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ゴニル | Not disclosed | ENFJ | South Korea | |||
| ジョンス | 2001-06-26 | 25 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | South Korea | |
| ガオン | 2002-01-14 | 24 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | South Korea | |
| オドゥ | 2002-06-11 | 24 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | South Korea | |
| ジュンハン | 2002-08-18 | 24 | Not disclosed | INTJ | South Korea | |
| ジュヨン | 2002-09-12 | 24 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | South Korea |
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.
Happy Death Day MVHappy Death Day is the debut and the first evidence that this was a real band.
Test Me MVTest Me is the one that reached past the existing audience.
Freakin' Bad MVFreakin' Bad is the loudest and the best picture of where the six are now.MVView in JapaneseDance PracticeView in JapanesePerformanceView in JapaneseLiveView in JapaneseStageView in JapaneseAudioView in Japanese
View all official videos →05
From debut to now
- 2021As the new K-band from Studio J, they led with rock that has a twist and characters that stand out.
- 2022Test Me, Strawberry Cake and Hair Cut showed both bright hooks and the darker end of their rock.
- 2023Deadlock and Livelock built up a harder band sound and signature songs that carry a stage.
- 2024Little Things, Money On My Mind and Night Before The End added more to follow through music videos and live clips alike.
- 2025Beautiful Life, ICU and Fire made the singing an easier way in, not only the momentum of the rock.
- 2026Following Voyager, X Room and Helium Balloon from Dead And sorts out the newest K-band route as of 2026.
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Achievements
Key milestones
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 Xdinary Heroes note
The axis of Xdinary Heroes is rock with a twist and characters that stand out, together with the playing strength of a JYP band. JYP Entertainment / Studio J debuted the six-piece on December 6, 2021 with Happy Death Day, and Gunil, Jungsu, Gaon, O.de, Jun Han and Jooyeon split drums, keyboard, guitar, bass and vocals between them.
Happy Death Day, Test Me and Freakin' Bad are the way in. Strawberry Cake and Hair Cut hold a bright hook and a darker rock at the same time, while Deadlock and Livelock give a harder band sound, so the face of the group shifts from release to release.
Little Things and Night Before The End added more songs worth following through music videos and live clips alike, and going as far as Dead And in 2026 sorts the newest K-band route into order. Taken as Happy Death Day, then Test Me, then Freakin' Bad, the early momentum and the range both come through.
Editors' take Happy Death Day / Test Me / Freakin' Bad — rock with a twist and strong characters, carried across three songs by a six-piece out of JYP / Studio J.
Trivia worth knowing
Membership
Gunil plays drums, Jungsu and O.de take keyboards, Gaon and Jun Han handle guitars, and Jooyeon covers bass and vocals.
Entry point
Happy Death Day shows the strangeness, Test Me the pop instinct, and Freakin' Bad the sheer rock force, all within a few minutes.
Live
Band Practice, LIVE CLIP and it's Live are worth as much as the music videos when the point is hearing the band actually play.
JYP context
Placed next to DAY6 inside the Studio J line, the generational gap between K-bands becomes easy to hear.
Latest phase
Releases have come thicker since 2024, so it helps to treat everything from Troubleshooting onward as its own stretch.
Fandom
Villains works as a fandom name by taking the opposite of a hero, adding humour and a streak of defiance to the band's world.
Frequently asked questions
What defines Xdinary Heroes?
Happy Death Day opens the catalogue in 2021, Test Me widened the audience, and Freakin' Bad shows the current sound.
Why should a new listener start with Xdinary Heroes?
Choose this if you want a band from a pop label that turned out to mean it.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Happy Death Day, Test Me, Freakin' Bad, then continue to the official video index.