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NELN (ネレン) is a Japanese idol girl group that debuted in April 2020, consisting of four members: NATSUMI, KARIN, AKARI and MAO. The concept of the group is, with the slogan "Close your eyes and dream freely".

History
On August 1, 2019, auditions for an idol girl group called M.I.P (Morioka Idol Project) were announced. The group was formed by creative producer Chiori Morioka (森岡千織), music producer Shinnosuke Nakasone (中曽根 慎乃介) and blowout CEO Yuki Ichinomiya (一ノ宮佑貴). Through this audition process, four members were selected from more than 350 applicants.

NELN and its members were unveiled in a promotional trailer on April 14, 2020. From April 2020, the group released a new song and music video every month for one year. Their debut single, Wandervogel, was released on April 19, 2020. Wandervogel was chosen as the May 2020 ending theme of TV Asahi's  Onegai! Ranking. Their fifth single, Orange, was selected as the September 2020 ending theme of Chiba TV's "Topic Maker" (トピックメーカー). On August 28, 2020, they released their debut EP, Predawn, and held their first live concert. At the 9th annual Idol Music Awards, the group was rated the 5th most recommended idol group and Predawn was ranked the 9th best idol album of 2020.

On April 18, 2021, NELN held a concert at Shibuya Stream Hall to celebrate the first anniversary of their debut. During the concert, they announced the title of their first album "dawn" set to be released on July 13.