HANA

Overview

HANA (stylized in all caps) is a seven-member Japanese girl group formed in 2025 through the audition project No No Girls, produced by Chanmina with SKY-HI as executive producer. The members are Chika, Naoko, Jisoo, Yuri, Momoka, Koharu and Mahina, praised for their vocals, dance skills, varied vocal tones and individual expressiveness. They are managed by B-RAVE (connected to BMSG) and signed to NO LABEL MUSIC, Chanmina's label under Sony Music Labels. Their official fan name is HONEYs.

The name carries the meaning of a flower that bloomed through hard work, a flower that stays beautiful even with thorns, and a delicate flower that needs water yet keeps striving to live. It is pronounced the same as the Japanese word for flower (花).

Career

2024: No No Girls

The audition show began streaming on YouTube and Hulu on October 4, 2024. Thirty second-round candidates were chosen from 7,000 applicants.

2025: Formation and debut

• On January 11, the final round, No No Girls THE FINAL, was held at K-Arena Yokohama, where the seven members and group name were announced. They made their TV performance debut on Shuichi on January 19.
• Pre-debut single "Drop" arrived on January 31. Its music video, released February 9, passed 1 million views in half a day and 5 million in ten days, reaching No. 1 on YouTube's trending chart.
• Debut single "ROSE" was released digitally on April 2 and on CD on April 23, marking their major debut. It debuted at No. 1 on both the Oricon weekly streaming ranking and Billboard Japan Hot 100 (April 9). Their first terrestrial TV show, HANA-CHANnel, started April 3.
• They won Best New Artist at the Asia Star Entertainer Awards 2025 (May 29). "Burning Flower" followed on June 9, earning their first Oricon digital ranking double crown. "ROSE" passed 100 million streams on Oricon on June 27 and 100 million cumulative streams on Billboard Japan in 14 weeks, the fastest for a domestic dance and vocal group.
• Second single "Blue Jeans" came out digitally on July 14 (CD on July 16) and debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100 with the year's highest weekly points and streams at that time. It set records for a female group on Oricon's streaming ranking, reaching nine consecutive weeks at No. 1 by September 17, when "BAD LOVE" placed second, making HANA the first female group to take both top spots.
• In August they held their first fan meeting, HANA with HONEYs (11 shows at four venues), and were named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Japan 2025.
• "ROSE" and "Blue Jeans" from THE FIRST TAKE were released on September 5. "BAD LOVE" (September 8, lyrics co-written by Jisoo and Momoka) and "My Body" (October 13, lyrics co-written by Momoka) followed. "ROSE" passed 200 million Oricon streams on October 8.
• Honors in November and December included the Best Jeanist 2025 award, the Japan Record Awards New Artist Award and then Best New Artist Award (December 30, where they performed "Blue Jeans"), VOGUE JAPAN's The Ones to Watch 2025, and Spotify Japan's Most Discovered Artist. On YouTube Japan's yearly chart, "ROSE" ranked first and "Blue Jeans" ninth. "NON STOP" was released December 5, with its video filmed in South Korea.
• On December 31 they made their first appearance at the 76th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen, performing "ROSE", joining Chanmina on "SAD SONG" and dancing in Kenshi Yonezu's "IRIS OUT" performance.
• Oricon's 2025 annual rankings placed "ROSE (Drop/Tiger)" first and "Blue Jeans (Burning Flower)" eighth among combined singles, and HANA topped the new artist sales ranking with 2.36 billion yen.

2026

• Third single "Cold Night" was released digitally January 24 and on CD January 28, serving as the opening theme for season two of the TV anime Medalist, their first anime tie-in.
• Their self-titled debut album HANA arrived digitally on February 23 and on CD on February 25.
• First tour "Born to Bloom" began March 7 at Aichi Arts Theatre, covering 17 cities and 25 shows (with later additions), and ended at Nippon Budokan on October 31, where an arena tour, "Born to Bloom II," was announced for the following March.
• In March they won New Artist of the Year (Japanese music) and Best 5 New Artists at the 40th Japan Gold Disc Awards, while "ROSE" won Best 5 Songs by Streaming. They also received the Enami Naomi Award at the 31st AMD Awards.
• "Bad Girl" was released March 27, and on April 16 they were announced as DIESEL's Japan brand ambassadors.
• At MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 on June 13, they won Best New Artist, Best Dance & Vocal Artist and Best Dance & Vocal Song.
• In July "ROSE" became the first song by a female group to pass 400 million cumulative streams on Oricon. Momoka and Jisoo also featured on ILLIT's "I Got Your Back" (a Korean version followed August 17).
• On September 8, Jisoo debuted as a soloist under the name LEE JISOO with "MISMATCH," and "Slidin" was released October 29.

Musical style

HANA's sound is built on R&B and dance music, showcasing the distinct voices and performance strengths of each member. Their songs have drawn attention mainly through streaming charts and video platforms, and members such as Jisoo and Momoka have contributed lyrics.