NEXZ

Nizi Project Season 2 drew over 10,000 applicants from auditions held across 8 cities in Japan, as well as Los Angeles, New York, and Seoul, South Korea — making NEXZ's seven-member lineup the result of one of the largest idol audition pools in recent Japanese pop history. Source: Kpop Wiki Fandom Byeol Korea

In the Nizi Project Season 2 finale, J.Y. Park evaluated the contestants alongside special judge 3RACHA — a unit of Stray Kids — making NEXZ one of the only idol groups whose debut lineup was partly decided by their own senior label-mates. Source: Kpop Wiki Fandom Kpop Singers

The final debut rankings were: Tomoya in 1st place, Haru in 2nd, Yuki in 3rd, So Geon in 4th, Yu in 5th, Hyui in 6th, and Seita in 7th — with two finalists, Eiji and Miraku, eliminated just before the group was named. Source: Kpop Wiki Fandom / J-Pop Wiki Fandom Kpop Singers

On December 18, 2023, the group simultaneously released the digital single and dance performance video for their pre-debut song Miracle in Japan and South Korea — and the performance video surpassed 10 million views within just six days of release. Source: Baidu Wiki / Wikipedia KProfiles

NEXZ made their Korean debut on May 20, 2024, with their first single album Ride the Vibe, and their Japanese debut on August 21, 2024, with the EP Ride the Vibe (Japanese Ver.) / Keep on Moving — making them one of the rare groups to hold formal dual debuts in two markets within the same calendar year. Source: Kpop Profiles TimeTree

Before their official debut, NEXZ announced they would appear in an Aquarius sports drink TV commercial airing nationwide from May 13, 2024 — featuring their new original Japanese song Keep on Moving, written and produced by J.Y. Park himself. Source: NEXZ Wiki Fandom KProfiles

Their first Japanese EP Ride the Vibe (Japanese Ver.) / Keep on Moving sold 82,447 copies and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) — a strong commercial milestone for a group less than a year into their career. Source: NEXZ Wiki Fandom / Oricon KbizoOm

NEXZ's first Korean mini album NALLINA, released on November 18, 2024, sold over 95,604 copies in its first week — a debut mini album sales figure that significantly outpaced expectations for a newly formed group still building their Korean fanbase. Source: NEXZ Wiki Fandom KbizoOm

In 2025, NEXZ won the "Best New Artist Award" at the 39th Japan Gold Disc Award, and subsequently secured multiple honors at the Asia Artist Awards, Fact Music Awards, and Korean Music Awards, including the "Global Hot Award," "K-POP Overseas Artist Award," and "Japanese Popularity Award." Source: Baidu Wiki KProfiles

On May 6, 2026, NEXZ earned their first-ever music show win with Mmchk on Show Champion — beating out PLAVE's Born Savage, TWS's You, You, TXT's Stick With You, and MAMAMOO's Hwasa's So Cute for the top spot — with all seven members visibly emotional on stage during the announcement. Source: NEXZ Wiki Fandom / Soompi KpoppingKProfiles

Mmchk, NEXZ's second single album released April 27, 2026, debuted at number 3 on the Circle Chart and sold 443,870 copies in its first week — their strongest domestic sales performance to date and a clear sign of their accelerating growth in Korea. Source: NEXZ Wiki Fandom Kpopping

The Mmchk album includes the track HYPEMAN, which was independently written by members Yuki and Tomoya — a meaningful creative milestone that highlights the group's growing confidence as songwriters within their own discography. Source: Baidu Wiki OMG! Idol

NEXZ are considered NiziU's "brother group" within the Nizi Project family — NiziU having been formed through the original Nizi Project Season 1 in 2020 under the same JYP and Sony Music partnership, creating a rare cross-gender sibling group dynamic in the J-pop world. Source: Kpop Wiki Fandom IdolProfiles

None of NEXZ's seven members have a birthday in the summer months of June, July, or August — a statistical quirk the members themselves have noted and find endlessly amusing given that several of them name summer as their favorite season. Source: NamuWiki KProfiles

Every year, the NEXZ members hold a Christmas gift exchange ceremony — a tradition they started in 2023 before their debut, and continued in 2024 after officially debuting, documenting it as a group vlog for fans. Source: NamuWiki KProfiles

Although all members are Japanese and were formed through a Japanese survival show, NEXZ primarily promotes as a Korean group under JYP Entertainment — a crossover positioning that makes them one of the most distinctly bicultural acts currently active in the K-pop industry. Source: Kpop Wiki Fandom IdolProfiles