Haku (Korean: 하쿠; Japanese: ハク), formerly known as Hikaru (Korean: 히카루; Japanese: ひかる), is a Japanese trainee and model under YX LABELS. He placed fifth on the reality survival show Oen-High, making him a member of the debut lineup of the upcoming boy group aoen. He is a former member of the pre-debut boy group 24kumi.
He is also known for participating in the reality survival show &AUDITION - The Howling -.
Career
2022: &AUDITION - The Howling -
On June 4, 2022, Haku, then under his real name Hikaru, was introduced as a participant in the HYBE Labels Japan's upcoming survival show &AUDITION - The Howling -.[1]
2023: 24kumi, stage name change, TGC
On August 24, 2023, Hikaru, along with Gaku, completed their final debut test as trainees.[2] On September 13, both were announced as debuting members for 24kumi, an upcoming boy group under HYBE Labels Japan (now known as YX LABELS), later revealed on September 24.[3]
On September 2, Hikaru walked on the runway of 23F/W TGC (Tokyo Girls Collection) Fashion.[4][5]
On October 12, it was announced that he would be changing his stage name to Haku.[6]
2025: Departure from 24kumi, Oen-High
24kumi disbanded in early 2025 without debut.
On February 2, 2025, Haku was announced as one of the 11 participants of the audition program titled Oen-High.[7] During the show's finale, he was revealed to have ranked 5th overall, thus making him a part of the debut lineup of aoen.
Filmography
Survival shows
- &AUDITION - The Howling - (Hulu, 2022) - contestant
- Oen-High (Hulu, 2025) - contestant
Trivia
- His MBTI personality type was ENFJ but later changed into INFJ.[8][9]
- His catchphrase is "with his graceful movements cultivated through ballet experience and his 182cm height, he has a model-like presence."[10]
- He likes his hometown's dishes so the food that makes him feel better is yaki manju.[9]
- He had many dreams as a kid but the dreams he really wanted to achieve was to be a model.[9]
- Something that is precious to him is a bracelet that he has had for a long time.[9]
- His favorite color is red.[9]
- His charms are his good looks.[9]
- His charming facial expression is a cute face.[9]
Gallery
Promotional
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Pictorial
(April 2025)
SNS
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References
- ↑ @and_audition on Twitter: June 4, 2022 tweet
- ↑ YouTube: [24組] 히카루 & 가쿠! 최종 데뷔 평가 종료…!
- ↑ YouTube: [24組] 히카루 & 가쿠! 데뷔 멤버로 뽑혔습니다!
- ↑ @mainlyhikaru on Twitter (September 2, 2023)
- ↑ @24kumi_hlj on Twitter (October 11, 2023)
- ↑ @24kumi_hlj on Twitter (October 12, 2023)
- ↑ (JP) Kstyle: HYBE LABELS JAPAN、新世代J-POPボーイズグループプロジェクト始動！2月15日より日本テレビでオーディション番組スタート
- ↑ @24kumi_hlj on Twitter (October 24, 2023)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 @oen_high_ on Instagram (February 11, 2025)
- ↑ Oen-High: Challenger Profile
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