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JYP Entertainment‘s new boy group NEXZ, consisting of all Japanese members, announced its official fan name and began preparing for its debut.
JYP Entertainment released a video of NEXZ’s official logo (Tomoya, Yu, Haru, So Geon, Seita, Hyui, and Yuki) on its official channel on May 2.
NEXZ, set to make its global debut on May 20, has sparked hopes of endless possibilities with the group’s name logo, which contains its ambition to “open the door to a new generation.” In addition, it also introduced the fandom name “NEX2Y”, which means “BESIDES YOU“, meaning “beings who always support each other“.
NEXZ, established in 2023 as part of Season 2 of the audition program “Nizi Project“, a collaboration between JYP Entertainment and Sony Music, Japan’s largest label, is a new boy group introduced by JYP Entertainment for the first time times for about six years.
The group name NEXZ, is an abbreviation of “Next G(Z)eneration“, is a team name created by JYP Entertainment representative producer and “Nizi Project” judge Park Jin Young in hopes of opening the future to a new generation.
NEXZ’s first single, “RIDE THE VIBE“, will be officially released on various music sites at 6 p.m. KST on May 20.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: SNS NEXTZ
