Aoen (, 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). 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. 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 would be called Aoen, with the name being a combination of "Ao" (; 'blue') and "en" (; '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.
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. The group held a debut announcement press conference the same day. "Finish Line ~Last Race, New Start~" and "The Blue Sun" were pre-released on May 16 and June 2, respectively. Aoen released their third Japanese digital single, "Seishun Incredibles", on October 15.
2026–present: 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.
Aoen's second single album, Instant Crush (), 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~.
On May 22, aoen announced their third single album "Hajimari Color", set for release on July 22.
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 () — leader Ruka () — sub-leader Gaku ()
Sota () Kyosuke () Reo ()
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 JPNHot Billboard Japan Hot Singles peak chart position:
2025 3 6 JPN: 78,939 Total sales of The Blue Sun:
RIAJ: Gold rowspan="3" 2026 3 8 JPN: 75,711 RIAJ: Gold 3 7 JPN: 63,712 "—" 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 JPNHot"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 nameTitle YearPeak chart positionsAlbumJPNHot"MXMM"2025Your Divorce Is Served! OST"Youth"2026Beyblade X OST"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Filmography Reality programs YearTitleNetworkNotesRef.2025Oen-High 〜 The Starting Line of Dreams 〜YouTube, Hulu Japan, Nippon TVSurvival show featuring trainees aiming to become aoen members; eight episodes.
Videography Music videos YearSong TitleDirector(s)Ref.2025"The Blue Sun"Watanabe Masaki (maxilla)"Blue Flame"te2ta (NEiGHBOR FLOW)"Seishun Incredibles"Okawa Shin "MXMM"Fujimoto Moeyo2026"Instant Crush"Takaya Ohata (isai Inc.)2026"Hajimari color"
Live performances
Concert and tours +aoen LIVE TOUR 2026 ～The Beginning of Blue 47+1~DateCityVenueRef.April 24TokyoEbisu The Garden HallApril 27OkinawaDriveApril 29TokushimaClub GRINDHOUSEApril 30KagawaTakamatsu MONSTERMay 2EhimeMatsuyama W studio REDMay 3KochiCARAVAN SARYMay 7IshikawaKanazawa EIGHT HALLMay 9Fukui CHOPMay 10ToyamaMAIROMay 13NaganoNAGANO CLUB JUNK BOXMay 14NiigataGolden Pigs Red Stage May 18KagoshimaCaparvo HallMay 19MiyazakiLAZARUSMay 21OitaDRUM Be-0May 23FukuokaDRUM LOGOSMay 24Kumamoto B.9 V1May 26SagaGEILSMay 27NagasakiDRUM Be-7June 10AkitaAkita Club SwindleJune 11Aomori Aomori QuarterJune 15Iwate Morioka Club Change WAVEJune 16MiyagiSendai RensaJune 18FukushimaKoriyama HIPSHOT JAPANJune 19 YamagataYamagata Music Showa SessionSeptember 6GunmaCLUB JammersSeptember 12YamanashiKofu CONVICTIONSeptember 21ShimaneMatsue CanovaSeptember 22TottoriYonago laughsSeptember 23OkayamaCRAZYMAMA KINGDOMSeptember 25HiroshimaLIVE VANQUISHSeptember 27YamaguchiShunan RISING HALLOctober 3TochigiHEAVEN'S ROCK Utsunomiya VJ-2October 10ChibaKashiwa PALOOZAOctober 12HokkaidoSapporo ChikamatsuOctober 17KanagawaFAD YOKOHAMAOctober 18SaitamaHEAVEN'S ROCK Saitama Shintoshin VJ-3October 23AichiNagoya Bottom LineOctober 24MieYokkaichi CLUB ROOTSOctober 25GifuGifu CLUB ROOTSOctober 30IbarakiMito LIGHT HOUSEOctober 31ShizuokaLIVE ROXY SHIZUOKANovember 14WakayamaWakayama SHELTERNovember 15NaraNara EVANS CASTLE HALLNovember 17HyogoKobe Chicken GeorgeNovember 18KyotoKYOTO MUSENovember 20ShigaShiga U★STONENovember 22OsakaOrix TheaterDecember 26TokyoTokyo Garden Theater
Other events YearEventVenueCityCountryRef.202541st Mynavi Tokyo Girls Collection 2025 AUTUMN/WINTER Saitama Super ArenaSaitamaJapan2026Mynavi Presents The Performance K-Arena YokohamaYokohamaJapanWeverse Con Festival Olympic Park - KSPO Dome y 88 Lawn FieldSeoulSouth Korea
References
External links
Official website