The seven-member girl group “HANA” received the “Forbes JAPAN 30 UNDER 30 2025” award, which is given by the business magazine “Forbes JAPAN” (Link Ties) to select “30 people under the age of 30 who will change the world.” On August 25th, the group attended the ceremony held in Tokyo and spoke about their future goals.
HANA was born from the girl group audition program “No No Girls,” which was launched with Chanmina as producer and SKY-HI as executive producer. They pre-debuted with “Drop,” and made their major debut with “ROSE,” which was released digitally on April 2nd. They released their second single, “Blue Jeans,” on July 16th, which topped streaming charts for four consecutive weeks. They were recognized for achieving this unprecedented feat, leading to the award.
JISOO, who spoke on behalf of the group, said, “We used to lack confidence in ourselves, but now as HANA we are able to bring courage to so many people, and we are very honored to have been selected for ’30 UNDER 30′. It’s all thanks to everyone who supports and encourages us.” She expressed her gratitude and enthusiasm, saying, “We will continue to work hard so that we can continue to live together with you all as we are.”
During the talk session, KOHARU stated that the group’s future goal is to be “artists who value humanity and can turn ‘no’ into ‘yes’ all over the world through music,” commenting, “Each of us has our own life, music, and message, so I hope we can deliver seven different kinds of ‘salvation’ to everyone all over the world in our own way.”
MC “Reiwa Romance” Takahiku Kuruma, who has publicly stated that he is a fan of HANA, confessed, “I shouldn’t say this, but… I like (HANA)…” and added, “There was a time when my answer was ‘NO NO BOY’… but I had it changed to YES.”
