Aoen

Aoen (Japanese: アオエン, stylized in all lowercase) is a Japanese boy band managed by Jconic. The group is composed of seven members: Yuju, Ruka, Gaku, Hik

Aoen
Aoen
アオエン
Logo
Logo
Background information
GenresJ-pop
Years active2025 (2025)–present
LabelJconic
Members
  • Yuju
  • Ruka
  • Gaku
  • Hikaru
  • Sota
  • Kyosuke
  • Reo
Websiteaoen-official.jp

Aoen (Japanese: アオエン, stylized in all lowercase) is a Japanese boy band managed by Jconic. The group is composed of seven members: Yuju, Ruka, Gaku, Hikaru, Sota, Kyosuke, and Reo. They were formed through the reality-survival program Oen-High. Aoen released their debut single "The Blue Sun" on June 11, 2025.

History

2023–2025: Pre-debut activities and formation

On September 24, 2023, Hybe Labels Japan announced their upcoming boy group through the opening of their official social media 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 would air starting February 15, 2025.[1] The eight members previously introduced as 24kumi were revealed to be contestants on this show.[2]

On April 4, it was announced that the group produced by Oen-High would be called Aoen, with the name being a combination of "Ao" (青; 'blue') and "en" (炎; 'flame'. It holds the meaning of "a passionate run that fills the world with blue, the color of the hottest flame", and symbolizes the world's hottest flame burning inside the group's heart while they work energetically and support everyone.[3]

Through Oen-High, five members were chosen through the results of their stage performances and two members were chosen through a public fan voting, making the team a seven-member group. 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 Hikaru 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 Aoen. The same day, the group's fandom name was also announced to be "aoring".

2025: Debut with The Blue Sun, "Seishun Incredibles"

On April 24, 2025, it was announced that Aoen would debut with their first single album The Blue Sun on June 11.[4] The group held a debut announcement press conference the same day.[5] "Finish Line ~Last Race, New Start~" and "The Blue Sun" were pre-released on May 16 and June 2, respectively.[6] Aoen released their third Japanese digital single, "Seishun Incredibles", on October 15.

2026: Transfer of agency and Instant Crush

On January 5, 2026, Hybe Japan announced that the group was transferred to Jconic, a new record label established on January 1, as part of the restructuring of Hybe Japan's multi-label system.[7]

Aoen's second single album, Instant Crush (秒で落ちた), was released on March 18, 2026.

On April 12, it was announced that aoen would release their fourth digital single "Youth", on April 15. On April 23, hey began their first tour, titled aoen LIVE TOUR 2026 ～The Beginning of Blue 47+1~.[8]

On May 22, aoen announced their third single album "Hajimari Color", set for release on July 22.[9]

On June 7, aoen announced that they will be releasing an English version of "Youth", the following day.

On July 7, aoen release their digital single "Hajimari Color" (ハジマリColor) as the pre-release their third single album.

Members

  • Yuju (優樹) — leader
  • Ruka (琉楓) — sub-leader
  • Gaku (雅久)
  • Hikaru (輝)
  • Sota (颯太)
  • Kyosuke (京助)
  • Reo (礼央)

Discography

Singles

List of singles as lead artist with selected chart positions and sales, showing year released, certification and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
JPN
[10] 		JPN
Hot
[11]
"The Blue Sun" (青い太陽) 2025 3 6
  • JPN: 78,939 (phy.)[12]
 TBA
"Instant Crush" (秒で落ちた) 2026 3 8
  • JPN: 75,711 (phy.)[14]
  • RIAJ: Gold (phy.)[13]
"Hajimari Color" (ハジマリColor) 3 7
  • JPN: 63,712 (phy.)[15]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Digital singles

List of digital singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released, sales, and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN
[10] 		JPN
Hot
[11]
"Finish Line ~Last Race, New Start~" (FINISH LINE 〜終わりと始まりの〜) 2025 — —
"The Blue Sun" (青い太陽) — —
"Seishun Incredibles" (青春インクレディブル) — —
"Hajimari Color" (ハジマリColor) 2026
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart

positions

Album
JPN
Hot
"MXMM" 2025 Your Divorce Is Served! OST
"Youth" 2026 Beyblade X OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Reality programs

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2025 Oen-High 〜 The Starting Line of Dreams 〜 YouTube, Hulu Japan, Nippon TV Survival show featuring trainees aiming to become aoen members; eight episodes. [16]

Videography

Music videos

Year Song Title Director(s) Ref.
2025 "The Blue Sun" Watanabe Masaki (maxilla) [17]
"Blue Flame" te2ta (NEiGHBOR FLOW) [18]
"Seishun Incredibles" Okawa Shin [19]
"MXMM" Fujimoto Moeyo [20]
2026 "Instant Crush" Takaya Ohata (isai Inc.) [21]
2026 "Hajimari color"

Live performances

Concert and tours

aoen LIVE TOUR 2026 ～The Beginning of Blue 47+1~
Date City Venue Ref.
April 24 Tokyo Ebisu The Garden Hall [22]
April 27 Okinawa Drive
April 29 Tokushima Club GRINDHOUSE
April 30 Kagawa Takamatsu MONSTER
May 2 Ehime Matsuyama W studio RED
May 3 Kochi CARAVAN SARY
May 7 Ishikawa Kanazawa EIGHT HALL
May 9 Fukui CHOP
May 10 Toyama MAIRO
May 13 Nagano NAGANO CLUB JUNK BOX
May 14 Niigata Golden Pigs Red Stage
May 18 Kagoshima Caparvo Hall
May 19 Miyazaki LAZARUS
May 21 Oita DRUM Be-0
May 23 Fukuoka DRUM LOGOS
May 24 Kumamoto B.9 V1
May 26 Saga GEILS
May 27 Nagasaki DRUM Be-7
June 10 Akita Akita Club Swindle
June 11 Aomori Aomori Quarter
June 15 Iwate Morioka Club Change WAVE
June 16 Miyagi Sendai Rensa
June 18 Fukushima Koriyama HIPSHOT JAPAN
June 19 Yamagata Yamagata Music Showa Session
September 6 Gunma CLUB Jammers
September 12 Yamanashi Kofu CONVICTION
September 21 Shimane Matsue Canova
September 22 Tottori Yonago laughs
September 23 Okayama CRAZYMAMA KINGDOM
September 25 Hiroshima LIVE VANQUISH
September 27 Yamaguchi Shunan RISING HALL
October 3 Tochigi HEAVEN'S ROCK Utsunomiya VJ-2
October 10 Chiba Kashiwa PALOOZA
October 12 Hokkaido Sapporo Chikamatsu
October 17 Kanagawa FAD YOKOHAMA
October 18 Saitama HEAVEN'S ROCK Saitama Shintoshin VJ-3
October 23 Aichi Nagoya Bottom Line
October 24 Mie Yokkaichi CLUB ROOTS
October 25 Gifu Gifu CLUB ROOTS
October 30 Ibaraki Mito LIGHT HOUSE
October 31 Shizuoka LIVE ROXY SHIZUOKA
November 14 Wakayama Wakayama SHELTER
November 15 Nara Nara EVANS CASTLE HALL
November 17 Hyogo Kobe Chicken George
November 18 Kyoto KYOTO MUSE
November 20 Shiga Shiga U★STONE
November 22 Osaka Orix Theater
December 26 Tokyo Tokyo Garden Theater

Other events

Year Event Venue City Country Ref.
2025 41st Mynavi Tokyo Girls Collection 2025 AUTUMN/WINTER Saitama Super Arena Saitama Japan [23]
2026 Mynavi Presents The Performance K-Arena Yokohama Yokohama Japan [24]
Weverse Con Festival Olympic Park - KSPO Dome y 88 Lawn Field Seoul South Korea [25]

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