24kumi

“	Say Hello! We are 24kumi!	”
—24kumi

24kumi (24組) was a pre-debut boy group under YX LABELS.

The group disbanded following their inactivity and all the members of the trainee group participating on the survival show Oen-High.

History

2023: Formation

Hikaru 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 Hikaru were in the final stages for preparing to debut in a future group.^[1]

On September 24, 2023, HYBE Labels Japan^{[n 1]} announced their upcoming boy group through the opening of their official SNS accounts on various platforms under the tentative name 24kumi (24組).^[2] The first three members were revealed to be Gaku, Hikaru and Kyosuke.^[1][3]

On October 12, it was announced that Hikaru would be changing his stage name to Haku.^[4]

On October 24, the members Kaiji and Reo were revealed through Twitter,^[5][6] followed by Ruka on November 24,^[7] and Shin and Yuju on December 24.^[8][9]

2024-2025: 38th Golden Disc Awards, Monthly 24th Class & disbandment

In January 2024, members Shin, Ruka, Gaku and Haku performed as backup dancers for ENHYPEN during the 38th Golden Disc Awards.^[10]

On January 24, 2024, 24kumi underwent a dance workshop with Japanese dancer and choreographer Miyoshi Akanen.^[11]

The group did livestreams called Monthly 24th Class every 24th of the month.^[12] They were also active on social media and occasionally posted vlogs to communicate with the fans.^[13][14][15]

24kumi suddenly went inactive by mid 2024. In early 2025, the group's official SNS accounts were rebranded into "Oen-High"^{[n 2]}, hinting at 24kumi's disbandment.

On February 2, 2025, HYBE Labels Japan^{[n 1]} announced their new audition program titled 応援-HIGH ～夢のスタートライン～ would air starting February 15, 2025 with the eight trainees previously introduced as 24kumi participating in the program, confirming the disbandment of the group.^[16]

Aftermath

Following the disbandment of 24kumi:

• All the trainees became contestants on Oen-High.
  • In episode 6, Shin was eliminated from the competition.^[17]
  • During the show's finale, Kyosuke, Yuju, Ruka and Haku were announced to be members of the group aoen, ranking 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th respectively.

Members

Trivia

• Yuju is a former member of the J-Pop boy group VOYZ BOY. He graduated from the group on November 30, 2021.
  • He is also a stage play actor.
• Some members have joined other survival shows and audition programs.
  • Haku and Gaku are former &AUDITION - The Howling - contestants.
  • Ruka is a former iCON Z ~Dreams For Children~ contestant.

Gallery

SNS

Miscellaneous

Notes

References

Official links

• Instagram
• TikTok
• Twitter
  • Official
  • Members

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