Ae! group Releases Soothing MV for 'Again' from Runway Album

Ae! group have released the full music video for “Again,” the lead track from their upcoming second album Runway.

Released as their first official MV as four members, the video feels less like a statement and more like a reassurance offered directly to those watching. It doesn’t speak loudly or dramatically. Instead, it communicates something simpler and steadier: they are still here, they are looking forward, and they intend to keep going.

At its core, “Again” is a song about continuation. It acknowledges pain, confusion, and the moments where things didn’t go as planned, but it refuses to remain there. The MV reflects this mindset clearly. From the opening scenes, there is no sense of urgency or panic. The pacing is calm, almost deliberate, as if to say that moving forward doesn’t require rushing—it requires resolve.

Resilience and determination have always been central to Ae! group’s identity, and “Again” reflects that continuity in a quieter form. It does not push forward with the same flash or intensity as tracks like “《A》BEGINNING” or “Gotta Be,” but it carries the same resolve—expressed through steadiness rather than force.

The song balances brightness and grounding. Brassy accents and band-driven arrangements give lift, while the vocals remain close and conversational. The chorus opens outward, inviting participation rather than spectacle, reinforcing the sense that this is a song meant to be shared. The repeated “We’re in this together” lands not as a slogan, but as a quiet promise.

Four individuals sitting on a blue shipping container against a clear blue sky, each wearing stylish clothing.

That sense of reassurance is reinforced visually through the MV’s central setting: a landscape of shipping containers. At a surface level, the imagery aligns naturally with the album’s Runway theme—industrial, expansive, suggestive of transport and departure. But the containers also read as something more grounded. They feel like vessels: holding what has been gathered, protected, and carried forward over time. Some remain stacked and closed, others are climbed, crossed, or left behind, suggesting that not everything moves on in the same way—but everything still matters.

Lyrically, “Again” traces the process of confronting difficulty honestly, and it does so with an unusual amount of restraint, rather than framing hardship as something that automatically produces strength; the song questions that idea outright. Growth is not depicted as the result of falling down, but as the choice made afterward—what someone does once the weight has been acknowledged, and the tears have been wiped away. Responsibility, endurance, and intention take precedence over romanticized suffering. Because acknowledging pain matters—and taking the time to face it honestly is part of choosing how to move forward.

Throughout the song, images of movement recur: stepping forward, gathering speed, taking off. These moments are not framed as sudden breakthroughs, but as decisions made in unstable conditions—moving through storms, carrying what matters so tightly it almost disappears. The uneven, winding road is not corrected or smoothed out; instead, it is reinterpreted. The marks left behind by missteps and detours become something uniquely theirs, a path earned through persistence rather than design.

Gratitude also plays a central role in the lyrics, but it is presented with complexity. The idea that a simple expression of thanks can bring tears is tied directly to having fought through something real. Living fully inevitably brings regret and pain alongside joy. Acknowledging that discomfort is not weakness—it is proof of engagement, of having chosen to keep going despite the cost.

Looking forward is not portrayed as a single, decisive act, but as something that must be done again and again. There is self-awareness here, even self-critique: an understanding that the effort may be imperfect, that the expression may be clumsy, but that sincerity matters more than polish. What carries the song forward is not confidence in success, but confidence in continuing. In its final stretch, the lyrics widen their perspective—toward voices that do not fade, reassurance offered to those who may have been worried, and an insistence on staying together. The future is not guaranteed, but it is approached collectively, carrying the past carefully without allowing it to halt forward motion.

Four individuals walking confidently in a stylized outdoor industrial setting, surrounded by shipping containers.

There is also a quiet sense that this video was shaped during a period of uncertainty—when the future was not yet clearly defined, and even the scenery ahead may have felt unstable. That uncertainty doesn’t surface as anxiety, but as care: every step measured, every movement deliberate, as if forward motion itself was something to be chosen and reaffirmed.

The performances in the MV mirror that restraint. Expressions are measured, vocals controlled, movements intentional. Vulnerability is present, but it is not exaggerated for effect. The camera allows moments of reflection to surface, then lets them pass, reinforcing the song’s message that pain is something to be carried briefly—not a place to stay. It also reinforces a quieter message at the heart of the MV: that Ae! group, like idols at their best, continue to offer a source of warmth and reassurance. By choosing to smile and move forward themselves, they invite fans to do the same—an approach that reflects their long-held intention to bring happiness together with you.

This reassurance carries added weight in light of Ae! group’s recent history of departures. While the song and MV frame takeoff in an unmistakably positive light, those changes are part of what shaped the uneven, winding path that brought them here. “Again” does not deny that loss, nor does it linger on it. Instead, it treats those experiences as part of the road that led here—shaping the present without defining the future. The emphasis remains on what continues, rather than what ended.

As the MV progresses, the members move higher and higher, navigating gaps, edges, and elevation with quiet confidence. The motion is upward rather than backward, forward rather than circular. There is no sense of erasure—only accumulation. What they have built until now is not discarded; it becomes the structure that allows them to rise.

This idea quietly culminates in the MV’s closing imagery. The final shots place the four members alongside four large shipping containers, each matching a member’s representative color—green, purple, red, and blue. The alignment feels intentional rather than decorative. Visually, it reinforces the sense that what remains is not a reduction, but a consolidation. Each member stands with what they carry now, distinct yet aligned, grounded in identity while moving as a unit. The containers no longer read only as shared vessels, but as something more personal: weight that has been sorted, claimed, and brought forward together.

Four individuals walking on a wet surface between colorful shipping containers in a yard.

Light plays an equally important role. The MV is defined by brightness—clear skies, lens flares, puddles of water after rain, and sunlight breaking through smoke. It feels closer to morning than evening, a rising sun rather than a sunset. The group repeatedly moves toward that light, not away from shadows, reinforcing the idea that this is not a story of closing chapters, but of beginning the next one with intention.

Another subtle but significant choice reinforces this message: throughout the MV, the members are never shown from behind. The camera consistently faces them as they walk, run, and move forward, positioning the viewer directly in their path. Unlike previous releases, which included moments of the members seen from behind, as if inviting viewers to look back at what had already been achieved, “Again” refuses that distance. This time, they are not asking to be watched from afar or admired for how far they’ve come.

Instead, the visual language suggests a meeting point. The members walk toward the audience, not past them. The feeling is less about witnessing takeoff and more about preparing for it together. The absence of rear-facing shots removes the sense of departure; no one is being left behind. It creates the impression that the viewers have been waiting on the other side of the frame, and that forward motion only makes sense if it happens face-to-face.

In that sense, “Again” reframes progress itself. The song and MV do not say, “watch us go.” They say, “come with us.” Forward momentum becomes shared rather than observed, reinforcing the reassurance at the heart of the release: this journey continues not in isolation, but in direct connection with those who are choosing to walk alongside them.

For fans, that promise is central. The MV feels less like a statement of confidence and more like an assurance of connection. It suggests that as long as there are people listening, watching, and choosing to stay, Ae! group will continue to run forward. Not because the road is easy, but because moving together gives it meaning.

When viewed alongside last year’s album lead song “Hello,” the progression becomes clear. Where “Hello” framed running as something freeing—something they could finally do—“Again” slows that motion down. It places emphasis on walking: on steady, deliberate steps taken after stumbling. “Hello” embraced the present and affirmed that the ‘now’ was enough; “Again” builds on that grounding by choosing how to move forward. It looks ahead not by discarding what came before, but by carrying it with care, and the MV visualizes that shift by grounding progress in lived experience rather than aspiration alone.

As the lead track of Runway, “Again” embodies the album’s symbolism. A runway is not flight itself, but the space where speed is gathered before takeoff. This song and MV captures Ae! group in that exact moment—aware of the past, steady in the present, and committed to what comes next.

“Again” does not promise that everything will be smooth from here on. What it offers instead is reassurance: that the past still matters, that the future is being faced honestly, and that as long as fans remain alongside them, Ae! group will keep moving forward—because we’re in this together.