X Nine

Chinese boy group

X Nine (Chinese: X玖少年团; pinyin: X Jiǔ Shào Nián Tuán, stylized as X-NINE) is a Chinese boy group under Wajijiwa Entertainment. Consisting of eight members: Xiao Zhan, Gu Jiacheng, Wu Jiacheng, Peng Chuyue, Guo Zifan, Zhao Lei, Xia Zhiguang, and Yan Xujia, the group debuted on September 28, 2016 with their first single, "In Our Own Name" (Chinese: 以己之名; pinyin: Yǐ Jǐ Zhī Míng).^[1] They were formed through EE Media, Tencent Video, and SM Entertainment’s joint Chinese idol survival program X-Fire (燃烧吧少年).

Name

The X in the group's name represents "unknown and infinite possibilities" while the character 玖 (jiǔ) references the Chinese folktale, The Nine Sons of The Dragon (Chinese: 龙生九子; pinyin: Lóng Shēng Jiǔ Zî).^[2]

Members

Current

• Xiao Zhan (肖战) – Main vocalist, visuals
• Peng Chuyue (彭楚粤) – Leader, Main vocalist
• Zhao Lei (赵磊) – Main vocalist
• Wu Jiacheng (伍嘉成) – Leader, Main vocalist^[3]
• Guo Zifan (郭子凡) – Main dancer
• Xia Zhiguang (夏之光) – Main dancer
• Gu Jiacheng (谷嘉诚) – Rapper, Visual
• Yan Xujia (焉栩嘉) – Rapper

Former

• Chen Zexi (陈泽希) – Rapper, dancer

Discography

Single

Mini albums

Filmography

Films

• Monster Hunt 2 (2018)
• Super Star Academy
• Oh! My Emperor!
• Fights Break Sphere (2018)

Variety shows

• X-Fire (2015)
• X Nine Channel (2016–2017)

Radio

• X Nine's Exclusive Radio

Awards and nominations

Asian Music Gala Awards

Asian New Songs Annual Festival

Tencent Video Starlight Awards

Fans Carnival Annual Festival

References

1. "獨家！中国偶像男團X玖少年團同名專輯問世" (in Chinese). ifeng. September 26, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
2. "X玖少年团正式出道 超规格待遇获嘉宾无限期望" (in Chinese). Tencent. September 29, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
3. "X玖少年团出道，能否打破TFBOYS对中国偶像男团的垄断" (in Chinese). 广卅好评好报. September 30, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
4. "永不下線的,才算愛嗎? MV" (in Chinese). 音悅台. February 1, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
5. "BIG SHOW MV" (in Chinese). 音悅台. March 16, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
6. "X玖少年团新歌发布 《颜值说》探讨"时代主题"引热议" (in Chinese). 人民網. April 9, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
7. "19萬銷量酷我三白金金唱片 X玖少年團出道EP受矚目" (in Chinese). ifeng. September 28, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
8. "X玖數字EP_酷狗音樂" (in Chinese). 酷狗音乐. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
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14. "Keep Online NO版".
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16. "亞洲新歌榜年度盛典得獎名單" (in Chinese). Sina Corp. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
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