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| 2025 | XG won Best Visual Effects for their music video 'Woke Up' at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan |
| February 14 2025 | XG performs in Sydney, Australia at ICC Sydney Theatre as part of their world tour |
| January 31 2025 | XG released their remix album 'XDM Unidentified Waves' on digital download and streaming platforms under the Xgalx label. |
| 2024 | XG continued their music video releases with 'Woke Up' (directed by Cho Gi-seok), 'Something ain't Right' (directed by Yvng Wing), and 'Howling' (directed by Cho Gi-seok) |
| 2024 | XG released singles 'Undefeated' (collaboration with Valorant), 'Woke Up', 'Something Ain't Right', 'IYKYK', and 'Howling' |
| 2024 | 'Woke Up' achieved significant sales with 32,606 physical copies in Japan and 27,694 in Korea |
| 2024 | Competed in season twelve of The Masked Singer as 'Buffalos', becoming the first group to win a season of the show, with Nathan Morris becoming the oldest winner at age 53. |
| 2024 | XG continued their music video releases with 'Woke Up' (directed by Cho Gi-seok), 'Something ain't Right' (directed by Yvng Wing), and 'Howling' (directed by Cho Gi-seok) |
| November 23 2024 | BigBang makes a surprise reunion performance during G-Dragon's solo stage at the 2024 MAMA Awards in Osaka, performing 'Home Sweet Home', 'Bang Bang Bang', and 'Fantastic Baby'. |
| November 22 2024 | Featured on the charity Christmas album A Philly Special Christmas Party by The Philly Specials, singing 'It's Christmas Time (In Cleveland Heights)'. |
| November 18 2024 | XG begins European leg of their world tour with a performance in Manchester, England at Victoria Warehouse |
| November 8 2024 | XG released their second extended play 'Awe', which charted at #3 in Japan and #3 in Korea, selling 60,137 copies in Japan and 33,284 copies in Korea. The EP was released by Xgalx label in CD, LP, digital download, and streaming formats, and received a Gold certification from RIAJ for physical sales. |
| November 8 2024 | XG released their second EP 'Awe' with the lead single 'Howling'. |
| November 8 2024 | XG released their second extended play 'Awe', which charted at #3 in Japan and #3 in Korea, selling 60,137 copies in Japan and 33,284 copies in Korea. The EP was released by Xgalx label in CD, LP, digital download, and streaming formats, and received a Gold certification from RIAJ for physical sales. |
| October 11 2024 | XG released the single 'IYKYK' in anticipation of their second EP. |
| October 4 2024 | XG performs first United States concert of their world tour at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas |
| July 26 2024 | XG released the single 'Something Ain't Right' in anticipation of their second EP. |
| May 21 2024 | XG released the single 'Woke Up'. |
| May 18 2024 | XG begins their 2024 world tour with first concert at Osaka-jō Hall in Osaka, Japan, with an attendance of 55,000 |
| April 12 2024 | XG collaborated with Riot Games to release the single 'Undefeated' for the online video game Valorant. |
| March 2024 | XG announced their first world tour, with planned shows across Asia, North America, and Europe in October and November. |
| 2023 | XG released multiple music videos including 'Shooting Star' (directed by Rima Yoon and Jang Dong-ju), 'Left Right' (directed by Jinooya Makes), 'Grl Gvng' (directed by Cho Gi-seok), 'TGIF' (directed by Rima Yoon and Jang Dong-ju), 'New Dance' (directed by Seo Dong-hyuk), 'Puppet Show' (directed by Hong Min-ho), and 'Winter Without You' (directed by Yvng Wing) |
| 2023 | 'Shooting Star' achieved RIAJ Gold certification and sold 4,151 digital copies in Japan |
| 2023 | XG won the Next Star – Women category at the K-Star MVA awards |
| 2023 | XG released multiple singles including 'Shooting Star', 'Grl Gvng', 'TGIF', 'New Dance', and 'Puppet Show' |
| 2023 | XG released the non-album single 'Left Right', which peaked at number 22 on the charts. |
| 2023 | Boyz II Men appeared as themselves on Barmageddon, participating in various games and challenges. |
| 2023 | Released concert film 'Psy Soaking Show 2022' |
| 2023 | Filmmaker Neo Sora (Sakamoto's son) directed 'Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus', a final performance of Sakamoto playing solo piano, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. |
| 2023 | Released his final solo studio album '12'. |
| 2023 | Composed the final score for Hirokazu Kore-eda's film 'Monster', which was dedicated to his memory after his passing. |
| 2023 | XG released multiple music videos including 'Shooting Star' (directed by Rima Yoon and Jang Dong-ju), 'Left Right' (directed by Jinooya Makes), 'Grl Gvng' (directed by Cho Gi-seok), 'TGIF' (directed by Rima Yoon and Jang Dong-ju), 'New Dance' (directed by Seo Dong-hyuk), 'Puppet Show' (directed by Hong Min-ho), and 'Winter Without You' (directed by Yvng Wing) |
| 2023 | XG released the non-album single 'Left Right', which peaked at number 22 on the charts. |
| September 27 2023 | XG released their debut EP 'New DNA' with the lead single 'Puppet Show', which was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). |
| September 27 2023 | XG released their first extended play 'New DNA', which charted at #2 in Japan and #1 in Korea, selling 40,000 copies in Japan and 34,272 copies in Korea. The EP was released by Xgalx label in CD, digital download, and streaming formats, and received a Gold certification from RIAJ for physical sales. |
| September 27 2023 | XG released their debut EP 'New DNA' with the lead single 'Puppet Show', which was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). |
| August 23 2023 | XG released 'New Dance' as the third and final pre-release single for their debut EP New DNA. |
| August 4 2023 | XG released 'TGIF' as the second pre-release single for their debut EP New DNA. |
| June 2023 | G-Dragon's official contract with YG Entertainment expires. |
| June 30 2023 | XG released 'Grl Gvng' as a pre-release single for their debut EP New DNA. |
| May 31 2023 | T.O.P reveals he has 'already withdrawn' from the group. |
| April 24 2023 | Featured on Agust D's (Suga of BTS) song 'Snooze' as keyboards, released in loving memory of Sakamoto. |
| April 2 2023 | Sakamoto's death was publicly announced following his funeral. |
| March 2023 | Sent a letter to Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike calling for suspension and review of the planned Jingūmae neighborhood redevelopment due to environmental concerns, in one of his last public activities before his death. |
| March 28 2023 | Passed away from colorectal cancer at the age of 71. |
| March 28 2023 | Died from cancer at the age of 71. |
| March 6 2023 | XG became the first female Japanese artist and first Japanese group to enter the Mediabase US Radio Top 40. |
| January 25 2023 | XG released their third all English-language single 'Shooting Star' along with an additional track 'Left Right'. |
| 2022 | XG released their debut single 'Tippy Toes' |
| 2022 | XG released the single 'Mascara', which achieved RIAJ Gold certification |
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