JX () is a South Korean duo, composed of

Kim Jae-joong Kim Jae-joong (; born January 26, 1986), also known mononymously as Jaejoong in South Korea and in Japan, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, actor and director. He is a member of the Korean duo JX, a former member of JYJ and was one of t ...

, and

Kim Jun-su Kim Jun-su (; born December 15, 1986), known mononymously as Junsu or known under the stage name XIA ( ; ) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer and musical actor. He is a member of JYJ, and was one of the original members of boy band TV ...

, former members of

JYJ JYJ (formerly known as Junsu/Jejung/Yuchun in Japan) was a South Korean boy band formed in 2010 by Kim Junsu, Kim Jae-joong, and Park Yoo-chun, the three former members of TVXQ. Their group name is taken from the initial letters of each member's ...

and

TVXQ TVXQ (stylized as TVXQ!; , ), known as Tohoshinki in Japan, is a South Korean pop duo formed by SM Entertainment, composed of U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin. Originally a five-member boy band which also consisted of members Kim Jae-joong, Hero ...

. Their group name is taken from the initial letters of each member's present stage names, J-JUN and XIA. The duo is co-managed by their agencies iNKODE and Palmtree Island.

History

2003–2023: Debut as TVXQ! and JYJ, Palmtree Island and iNKODE

and Xia Jun-su, along with

Park Yoo-chun Park Yoo-chun (born June 4, 1986), formerly known as Micky Yoochun and better known by the mononym Yoochun, is a Korean-American singer-songwriter and actor. He is a former member of the South Korean boy bands JYJ and TVXQ. He has starred in d ...

, debuted as part of the five-member boy group

TVXQ! TVXQ (stylized as TVXQ!; , ), known as Tohoshinki in Japan, is a South Korean pop duo formed by SM Entertainment, composed of U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin. Originally a five-member boy band which also consisted of members Hero Jaejoong, ...

under

SM Entertainment SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1995 by Lee Soo-man. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies and has been responsible for fostering and popularizing the car ...

in 2003. In 2009, the trio filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment, seeking to terminate their contracts due to alleged unfair contract, and unfair profit distribution. The case was resolved in their favour, and they left SM Entertainment to form

in 2010 with CJeS Entertainment. JYJ continued to be active until 2015, and after completing their mandatory military service in 2018, Yoo-chun was removed from the group due to multiple incriminating allegations. Subsequently, CJeS Entertainment announced his retirement from the entertainment industry. In 2021, Xia Jun-su left CJeS Entertainment and established his own agency, Palmtree Island. Jae-joong also left CJeS Entertainment in 2023 and founded his own agency, iNKODE.

Prior collaborations

Since 2018 predating their official formation as JX, Kim Jae-joong and Xia Jun-su have been in a few engagements, without officially addressing themselves as JYJ. Notably in March 2022, they released the song "Sixth Magnitude Star" for a Japanese drama, and also collaborated again for Dream Concert 2023, introducing themselves and performing together as Jae-joong and Jun-su.

2024–present: Debut

On September 6, 2024, Kim Jaejoong and XIA Junsu announced their collaborative venture, JX and plans to held their 20th anniversary concert titled IDENTITY in

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References

South Korean musical duos Musical groups established in 2024 K-pop music groups