Ae! group “Nikkei Entertainment! ” First appearance on the cover! Looking back on the year 2024 that we ran through

■Ae! group received the baptism of “debut”. There are also problems that have come to light behind the scenes!

Ae! group is the entertainment magazine “Nikkei Entertainment! ” First appeared on the cover of the January 2025 issue (released on December 4th). While looking back on a turbulent year, he talks about the group’s future image (12 pages in total).

The interview title is “Running through 2024! The magnetic field called Ae! group”. For the past two years, although it was said that they were “nearly debuting”, they were hit by problems with their old agency and members leaving the group, and it seemed as if they had missed the timing. However, when they made their long-awaited debut in May, their first single “《A》BEGINNING” sold 782,000 copies in the first week (Billbord JAPAN Weekly Single Sales Chart). This result achieved without tie-ups showed the high potential of Ae! group.

Most of the members have been active for over 10 years, including their junior days, but their “debut” still brought them many new experiences. One of them is the high-five event. They say that being in close contact with the fans who support them made them feel a variety of emotions. Among these people, Akiya Sano says, “There are some people who are quite unique…” On the other hand, Richard Keita Kusama’s impressions were vague. During the roundtable discussion filled with laughter, Seiya Suezawa also touched on the prospects for his first album, which is expected in 2025, and made some surprising remarks.

In solo interviews, he said, “I think it’s great to have a place to go back to, especially recently” (Yoshiki Masakado), “I’ve become more aware that if I try to do something, I can’t do it” (Ken Kojima), “I don’t watch TV alone.” So that you can feel the difficulty of getting out.” (Grass) While there are many things that he has come to believe through his individual activities, such as “(Due to schedule), it was almost impossible to promote the 2nd single with all the members.” Addresses the group’s real problems. It will be interesting to see how this will be reflected in future group activities.

During the private talk, there were 7 questions, including “What do you tend to choose when it comes to rice bowls?” “Is yogurt unsweetened or sweetened?” “Which fans do you remember most?” 4 out of 5 people answered the same. What is its content?