ArtistBigHit Music
EL CAPITXN
EL CAPITXN (born Jang Yi-jeong, 장이정, September 10, 1993) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer operating under BigHit Music within HYBE. He debuted on April 26, 2013, as the main vocalist and maknae of HISTORY under LOEN Entertainment, working under the stage names Yijeong and later J.Pearl before adopting EL CAPITXN. HISTORY disbanded in 2017 after four studio albums.
A vocal condition following the group's disbandment redirected him from performer to architect. He founded the production collective Vendors and built a portfolio that reads like a highlight reel of the Korean pop era: SUGA's "Daechwita" (2020), IU's "eight" (2020), BTS's "Take Two," "Mikrokosmos," and "Make It Right," PSY's "That That" (2022), TXT's "New Rules," "Growing Pain," and "Blue Orangeade," PLAVE's "WAY 4 LUV," ENHYPEN's "Highway 1009," tripleS' "Girls Never Die" and "Girls' Capitalism," and AHOF's "Rendezvous."
His debut as a headline artist arrived with the WHO KILLED EL? world tour (2025-2026), which moved through the Philippines, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Vancouver, Calgary, and New York, closing on March 14, 2026. The tour is built on a personal mythology: the death of who he was and the emergence of something that survived. His tattoos, worn visibly on stage, function as a record of that transformation.
In 2026, EL CAPITXN released "Breaking Through" alongside Jeremy Zucker and TXT's Taehyun, bridging Korean production with the American indie-pop world. A solo album is in active development, hinted to show a sound texturally different from his production work.
1 articles5 creditsDebut: April 26, 2013Korean
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Discography
2026
Breaking ThroughCollaboration
Other Credits
2023
Take Two / Mikrokosmos / Make It RightProduction
2022
That ThatProduction
2022
New Rules / Growing Pain / Blue OrangeadeProduction
2020
DaechwitaProduction
Fans Also Ask
Who is EL CAPITXN?
EL CAPITXN is the stage name of Jang Yi-jeong (장이정), born September 10, 1993. He is a South Korean singer-songwriter, composer, and producer under BigHit Music (HYBE). He is a former member of the K-pop group HISTORY (debuted 2013) and the founder of the Vendors production collective.
What songs has EL CAPITXN produced?
EL CAPITXN's production credits include SUGA's Daechwita, IU's eight, BTS's Take Two, Mikrokosmos and Make It Right, PSY's That That, TXT's New Rules, Growing Pain and Blue Orangeade, PLAVE's WAY 4 LUV, ENHYPEN's Highway 1009, tripleS' Girls Never Die and Girls' Capitalism, and AHOF's Rendezvous.
What is the WHO KILLED EL? tour?
WHO KILLED EL? was EL CAPITXN's debut world tour in 2025-2026, spanning the Philippines, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Vancouver, Calgary, and New York. The tour was built on a personal mythology about identity, transformation, and survival. EL CAPITXN described it as a record of an event rather than a performance.
What group was EL CAPITXN in before becoming a producer?
EL CAPITXN, then known as Yijeong (later J.Pearl), was the main vocalist and maknae of K-pop boy group HISTORY, which debuted under LOEN Entertainment on April 26, 2013, and disbanded in 2017 after four studio albums. A vocal condition after the group's disbandment led him to transition from performing to songwriting and production.
Is EL CAPITXN releasing a solo album?
EL CAPITXN has confirmed a solo album is in development as of 2026. He stated the project will show 'a different texture from what I've done before,' distinct from his studio production work. The album follows his WHO KILLED EL? world tour and his Breaking Through collaboration with Jeremy Zucker and Taehyun of TXT.
