X Nine

X Nine (Chinese: X玖少年团; pinyin: X Jiǔ Shào Nián Tuán, stylized as X-NINE) was 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).

X Nine
Also known as	X玖少年团
Origin	China
Genres	Mandopop
Years active	2016–2025
Labels	EE-Media (2016–2017) Wajijiwa Entertainment (2017–2025)
Past members	Xiao Zhan Gu Jiacheng Wu Jiacheng Peng Chuyue Guo Zifan Zhao Lei Xia Zhiguang Yan Xujia Chen Zexi
Website	Official Weibo

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

Final

• 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

#	Information
1	"In Our Own Name (以己之名)" Release date: September 24, 2016 Label: EE-Media Language: Chinese
2	"B.O.Y.S." Release date: November 9, 2016 Label: EE-Media Language: Chinese
3	"Eight Principles of Yong (永字八法)" Release date: December 18, 2016 Label: EE-Media Language: Chinese
4	"Say No (炫斗青春)" Release date: April 28, 2017 Label: EE-Media Language: Chinese
5	"We Want What We Want" Release date: January 2, 2018 Label: Wajijiwa Entertainment Language: Chinese
6	"May I Have Your Heart-IP? (永不下线的,才算爱吗?)"[4] Release date: February 2, 2018 Label: Wajijiwa Entertainment Language: Chinese
7	"BIG SHOW"[5] Release date: March 16, 2018 Label: Wajijiwa Entertainment Language: Chinese
8	"Face Face (顏值说)"[6] Release date: April 17, 2018 Label: Wajijiwa Entertainment Language: Chinese
9	"I Want to Give You (我想给你)" Release date: April 24, 2018 Label: Wajijiwa Entertainment, Zhi Hui Da Gou, and Tian Cai Lian Meng Language: Chinese
10	"Fights Break Sphere (斗破苍穹)" Release date: August 30, 2018 Label: Dai Mao Hu Yu Language: Chinese

Mini albums

#	Album information	Tracklist	Sales	Ref.
1	"X Jiu (X玖)" Release date: September 24, 2016 Label: EE-Media	Tracklist In Our Own Name (以己之名) B.O.Y.S Eight Principles of Yong (永字八法)	320,439	[7][8][9]
2	"Keep Online" Release date: February 14, 2018 (YES Version) May 9, 2018 (NO Version) Label: Wajijiwa Entertainment	YES Version We Want What We Want May I Have Your Heart-IP? (永不下线的,才算爱吗?) BIG SHOW Face Face (顏值说) NO Version Like! Like! (你想我吗?) – Wu Jiacheng, Peng Chuyue, Gu Jiacheng, Xiao Zhan Signal (信号) – Zhao Lei, Wu Jiacheng, Peng Chuyue, Xiao Zhan Game Player (玩家) – Zhao Lei, Xia Zhiguang, Guo Zifan, Yan Xujia Fervor (炽热) – Xia Zhiguang, Gu Jiacheng, Guo Zifan, Yan Xujia; lyrics: Gu Jiacheng, Yan Xujia	440,000+	[10][11][12][13][14]

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

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2017	Most Popular Group Award	—	Won	[15]

Asian New Songs Annual Festival

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2017	Most Popular Group Award	—	Won	[16]

Tencent Video Starlight Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	Boyband of the Year Award	—	Won

Fans Carnival Annual Festival

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	Newcomer Group of the Year Award	—	Won	[17]