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Introducing XLOV: Talent beyond boundaries and beauty beyond gender labels
Debuting in January 2025 with the song ‘I’mma Be‘, XLOV has had everyone talking ever since, and their fandom is growing all the time – including us!
XLOV is a four-member group from South Korea with a growing and passionate fanbase. But, what sets XLOV apart from other 5th Gen Kpop boy groups is their ‘genderless’ concept.
What’s the hype?
To XLOV, genderless is an artistic vision that they are exploring through music, fashion, dance and community. They embrace all expressions of beauty, regardless of gender expectations, and they unapologetically challenge gender norms. But the XLOV members are not newbies to the industry. The members were participants in Kpop survival shows, such as Boys Planet, and many other music and dance projects prior to debut with XLOV.
With so much experience the group has hit the ground running. The members are involved in production, lyric creation, choreography, and styling. For XLOV, attention to detail is everything and they are bringing us an incredibly exciting visual and listening experience.
After their first single ‘I’mma Be’, XLOV delivered a series of songs including ‘1&Only‘ and ‘Bizzness‘. Then late last year the group released their first Mini Album ‘ UXLXVE’ with MVs for ‘Rizz‘ and ‘Biii:-P‘.
New to XLOV? What You need to Know
Group Name: XLOV
The X means the unknown and negation, and LOV represents incomplete love.
Fandom: EVOL
EVOL is love spelled backwards and has been chosen to represent the deep connection between the group and their fans. EVOL means ‘blanket’ (official twitter – 14/01/25) as the fandom gives the group comfort and protection. The E of EVOL completes the love (providing the ‘E’) in XLOV.
Debut Date: 7th January, 2025.
XLOV just celebrated their first anniversary last month with XLOV 1st Anniversary Fan Concert<First Love>.
Label: 257 Entertainment
Concept: Genderless
The members share their genderless concept in everything they do; their music, performance and personas. But what exactly is genderless for XLOV? Their ‘genderless’ concept isn’t about androgyny or being without gender. Instead, they draw creatively from the masculine, feminine and everything in between. Not surprisingly, XLOV are a favourite with LGBT and queer fans, who can identify with XLOV’s gender freedom.
XLOV are creating something honest that fans can connect with. XLOV’s genderless vision is creating space for everyone regardless of how they express their sense of beauty.
The group members have not revealed their personal gender identities or sexual orientations. But they are playful with the pronouns they use, and the ones their fans use for them. For example, the members are OK with any English pronouns (she/her, he/him, they/them), fans call Wumati the group’s ‘mother’, Wumati uses a feminine pronoun in Japanese and the group members use the male term ‘hyung‘ for each other when speaking in Korean.
Fun Fact: All members wear a contact lens in their personal colour. It gives them a cute and distinctive odd eye look.
Meet the members
Wumati
Role: Leader, producer
Birthday: 7th July 1999
Nationality: Chinese (Uigar, a Chinese Indigenous ethnicity),
Languages Spoken: Chinese, Uyghur, Korean and English
Odd Eye Colour: Red
Fun Facts: Mum and visionary of group, Wumati looks up to Idols like Taemin of SHINee and Jungkook of BTS. She is a former member of C-Pop group SWIN and project WATERFIRE. Wumati competed on Kpop survival shows Under Nineteen, Boys Planet and Build UP, and had a solo debut in 2024 with ‘You Make Me Better’. Their name means ‘hope’ in the Uyghur language.
Rui
Role: Main dancer and all rounder
Birthday: 28th December 2000
Nationality: Taiwanese
Languages Spoken: Chinese, Korean and English
Odd Eye Colour: Pink
Fun Fact: Rui is known as ‘The Dancing King’. She has trained in modern dance, ballet and Chinese traditional dance. Rui also loves choreography and is known for her flexibility. She was also a contestant on Boys Planet.
Hyun
Role: Main Vocalist
Birthday: 26th July 2002,
Nationality: Korean
Languages Spoken: Korean and English
Odd Eye Colour: Blue
Fun fact: Hyun is the tallest member at 185cm. He is the only member that was not part of Boys Planet. Hyun trained for 5 years, is known for his talented vocals and rapping. His individual fandom name is the ‘Hyunniebuns’.
Haru
Role: Maknae
Birthday: 18th February 2006
Nationality: Japanese
Languages Spoken: Japanese and Korean
Odd Eye Colour: Yellow
Fun fact: Haru entered the show Boys Planet with no formal training, qualifying on raw talent. Prior to debut with XLOV, Rui had solo activities in Japan and was in a K-Pop dance cover band KIS-KPOP. He loves the phrase “Someday, I’ll jump over my shadow,” and has a mischievous charm.
XLOV’s current tour: Could they come to Australia?
XLOV are currently touring. They’ve just wrapped up their European tour. Stops announced so far for their Asia-Pacific & LATAM leg include Bangkok, Hong Kong, Manila, Mexico City, Santiago De Chile and Sao Paulo. But is there any chance they might add a stop in Australia? Let’s keep our fingers crossed …..
Are you feeling EVOL?
It’s time to activate our Australian fanbase and show XLOV the love here in Australia! Be Evol and join a local XLOV fan space on socials or even in person.
Facebook: XLOV & EVOL Australia
Instagram: xlov_aus (content and events)
And connect with XLOV on their official website and on Instagram, Tik Tok and X.
What are your thoughts on XLOV? Are you a new fan, or have you been following them since the beginning? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Written by: Jasmin
Edited by: Narelle
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