X:IN Gets Personal in 'THE REAL

Encapsulating their personal stories through the record, X:IN returns with even more powerful sounds and performances

- DEBASHREE DUTTA

THE REAL holds honest emotions. “Our ways of becoming idols; the way we dealt with difficult times and problems we had,” says X:IN’s main rapper and lead dancer, Nova, describing the album as a musical expression of “personal stories.”

The rising South Korean girl group with homegrown E.Sha, Nizz, Hannah, Russia’s Nova, and our very own Aria from India got their start from ESCROW Entertainment, a South Korean record label and entertainment agency.

“X”—in their name—speaks of the unknown, discernible in X:IN and their distinct sound. Their promise was clear right when they embarked on the road of music via Ready X:IN, their debut album, released last April. Subsequently, their first mini album,