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aoen (Japonese: アオエン; Korean: 아오엔) is a Japanese boy band forrmed by YX Labels. The group is composed of seven members: Yuju, Ruka, Gaku, Haku, Sota, Kyosuke and Reo. They were formed through the reality/survival program Oen-High. aoen released their debut with their first single album "The Blue Sun" on June 11, 2025.

aoen
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Years active2025 (2025)–present
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Member of
  • Yuju
  • Ruka
  • Gaku
  • Haku
  • Sota
  • Kyosuke
  • Reo

Name

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Their group name is a combination of the purity and possibility represented by "Ao (青; translation: blue)" and the encounters and connections represented by "En (炎; translation: flame)".[1] It holds the meaning of "a passionate run that fills the world with blue, the color of the hottest flame". It symbolizes the world's hottest flame burning inside the group's heart while they work energetically and support everyone.[2]

History

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Pre–debut

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Haku and Gaku were contestants on HYBE Labels Japan's survival show &AUDITION - The Howling - but did not make the final debut lineup. Through videos uploaded to HYBE LABELS+ YouTube channel, it was revealed that Gaku and Haku were in the final stages for preparing to debut in a future group.[3]

On September 24, 2023, HYBE Labels Japan[a] announced their upcoming boy group through the opening of their official SNS accounts on various platforms under the tentative name 24kumi (24組). By mid 2024, the group went inactive and was ultimately disbanded.

On February 2, 2025, HYBE Labels Japan announced the launch of a new project to form a next-generation J-Pop boy group. To achieve this, an audition program titled Oen-High will air starting February 15, 2025. The eight members previously introduced as 24kumi were revealed to be contestants on this show.

On April 4, it was announced that the group produced by Oen-High will be called aoen. Five members will be chosen through the results of their stage performances and two members will be chosen through a public fan voting making the team a seven-member group. Their official SNS accounts were also opened by YX Labels.

During Oen-High's finale on April 12, the first five members of the debut team were announced. Kyosuke ranked first overall, followed by Yuju, Sota, Ruka and Haku respectively.

The results of the public fan voting were announced during a live broadcast of Nippon TV's show DayDay. on April 23, 2025. Gaku and Reo ranked sixth and seventh overall respectively therefore completing the lineup of the aoen. The same day, the group's fandom name was also announced to be 'aoring'.

2025–present: Debut with "The Blue Sun"

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On April 24, 2025, it was announced that aoen will make their debut with their first single album "The Blue Sun" on June 11. The group held a debut announcement press conference the same day.

On May 16, released their first digital single, titled "Finish Line ~Last Race, New Start~" as the pre-release for their debut single "The Blue Sun". It is the group's version of Oen-High's signal song of the same name.

On June 2, aoen released their first music video and their digital single, titled "The Blue Sun".

Members

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  • Yuju – Leader
  • Ruka
  • Gaku
  • Haku
  • Sota
  • Kyosuke
  • Reo

Discography

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Singles

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Other charted songs

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Videography

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Music videos

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Filmography

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Television shows

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Notes

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  1. ^ HYBE Labels Japan rebranded as YX LABELS on February 14, 2025.

References

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  1. ^ "HYBE発・新星グループaoen、記者会見で見せた素顔とギャップ 宿舎でかわいいのは…?". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). 2025-04-24. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  2. ^ "HYBE新グループaoen、アーティスト写真公開!ファンダム名は「aoring」に…公式FCもオープン". Kstyle (in Japanese). 2025-04-23. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  3. ^ "YouTube: [24組] 하쿠 & 가쿠! 데뷔 멤버로 뽑혔습니다!". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
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