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).
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] Current Former Release date: September 24, 2016Label: EE-MediaLanguage: Chinese Release date: November 9, 2016Label: EE-MediaLanguage: Chinese Release date: December 18, 2016Label: EE-MediaLanguage: Chinese Release date: April 28, 2017Label: EE-MediaLanguage: Chinese Release date: January 2, 2018Label: Wajijiwa EntertainmentLanguage: Chinese Release date: February 2, 2018Label: Wajijiwa EntertainmentLanguage: Chinese Release date: March 16, 2018Label: Wajijiwa EntertainmentLanguage: Chinese Release date: April 17, 2018Label: Wajijiwa EntertainmentLanguage: Chinese Release date: April 24, 2018Label: Wajijiwa Entertainment, Zhi Hui Da Gou, and Tian Cai Lian MengLanguage: Chinese Release date: August 30, 2018Label: Dai Mao Hu YuLanguage: Chinese