ASICS will release the LATE NITE STARS x GEL-FLEXKEE PRO 2.0 globally on Friday 29 May, the headline drop in a small collaboration pack that also includes a LATE NITE STARS x JAPAN PRO MT in limited regional inventory. The launch lands on the ASICS releases page with full pricing for North America, the EU and Japan, and slots into a busy month of brand-led collaborations that has already seen drops from Cecilie Bahnsen, Reigning Champ and the Wood Wood capsule earlier in May.
The GEL-FLEXKEE PRO 2.0 is a court-leaning silhouette dressed for night running, with the LATE NITE STARS treatment leaning on a black-and-silver upper, reflective overlays across the mid-foot strap and a glow-in-the-dark outsole pattern that ASICS has previously used on its Skyline collection. The collaboration retains the production model's GEL cushioning under the heel and the lateral cage that earned it a small but loyal following in the trainer crowd through 2024 and 2025. ASICS lists the GEL-FLEXKEE PRO 2.0 at the standard production retail of $130 in the US.
The pair sits in the lifestyle end of the ASICS catalogue rather than the performance running line, which has been dominated through the spring by the Metaspeed Sky Paris 2, the Metaspeed Edge Tokyo and the FF Blast Max trainer line. LATE NITE STARS, the Bangkok-based studio behind the collaboration, has previously worked with ASICS on small capsule projects through its sportstyle arm, and the GEL-FLEXKEE PRO 2.0 marks the first time the studio has been credited on a runnable silhouette at full global release.
The supporting JAPAN PRO MT release is more limited. The MT designation reflects the model's trail-leaning outsole and lugged build, and ASICS has confirmed that the LATE NITE STARS treatment of the JAPAN PRO MT will only be available through ASICS flagship stores in Tokyo, Osaka and Seoul on day one, with no scheduled US or European release. Stockists in the UK and Germany have indicated that grey-market inventory may surface through the weekend but warned buyers that resale prices are likely to sit well above the Japanese retail of 18,700 yen.
Friday's drop is the last meaningful ASICS launch before the summer block of performance releases that will reintroduce the Novablast 6, the Superblast 3 and the previously-teased FF Blast Max range across June and July. For now, the LATE NITE STARS collaboration is the brand's headline May release in a month that has otherwise been quiet on the performance side, and is likely to draw more attention from the sportstyle crowd than the road-racing one. Running Lookout will return to the production GEL-FLEXKEE PRO 2.0 in a full review later in the year.