Since February 15th, 2025, YX LABELS, previously known as HYBE Labels Japan, aired the audition program Ouen-HIGH ~Yume no Start Line~ (Cheering HIGH ~The Start of a Dream~) on Nippon TV. Trainees from a boy group named 24kumi, previously announced as a new debut under the label, were part of the participants of this audition show.
Now the label has announced through the program that the new group will be named aoen. 5 of the debuting 7 members will be fully confirmed on the final episode of the program next week, with the remaining 2 members selected by public vote.
The name, aoen, refers to how HYBE wants this group to burn bright and hot like blue fire all across the world (with the ‘a’ referring to the Japanese term for blue, aoi).
Be sure to watch the final episode as it airs next week to see who the final line up will be!
Source: modelpress
