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Johnny & Associates is a talent agency that was established by Kitagawa Johnny back in the early 60's. It has dominated the Japanese boy band market ever since. Just about all the top male groups on Japanese television today are members of this stable. Most of them not only dominated the music industry, they are also known for appearing everywhere from doramas to TV commercials. This agency is commonly known by the name Johnny's Jimusho (ジャニーズ事務所)
Johnny's Jr. consists of young boys, probably around early teens, being "trained" to sing and dance. When they reach a certain age they move on to debut as part of a group, duo, trio or even solo. Most "juniors-in-training" end up being back up dancers for their seniors who already debuted. The Juniors are divided into groups with leaders. Takizawa Hideaki and Yamashita Tomohisa are some examples of past Johnny's Jr. leaders. The current leader used to be Yabu Kota but with his debut on September 2007, the current lead junior is still unknown.
Some of the Johnny's Jr. audition were also aired on several TV Shows such as 8ji daJ!, Ya-Ya-yah! and School Kakumei.
Contents
Release
Debuted Group/ Soloist
- 1962: Johnny's
- 1967: Four Leaves
- 1973: Go Hiromi (solo)
- 1980: Tahara Toshihiko (solo)
- 1980: Kondo Masahiko (solo)
- 1981: Shibugakitai
- 1983: THE GOOD-BYE
- 1985: Shōnentai
- 1987: Hikaru GENJI
- 1987: OTOKOGUMI
- 1990: Ninja
- 1991: SMAP
- 1994: TOKIO
- 1995: V6
- 1997: KinKi Kids
- 1999: Arashi
- 2002: Tackey & Tsubasa
- 2003: NEWS
- 2004: Kanjani8
- 2006: KAT-TUN
- 2006: Tegomass
- 2007: Hey! Say! JUMP
- 2009: Nakayama Yuma w/ B.I.Shadow
Temporary/ Special Units
- 1998: J-FRIENDS
- 2000: Secret Agent for the drama 'Heisei Meoto Jawan'
- 2000: Shingo Mama
- 2001: Sakuraba Yuichiro for the drama 'Mukodono!'
- 2001: MiMyCen for the variety show 'MiMyCen!'
- 2001: GO Tarimo and Mini Curry for the variety show 'Gakkou e Ikou!'
- 2002: Ya-Ya-yah
- 2004: Hattori-kun
- 2005: Toraji Haiji for the movie 'Fantastipo'
- 2005: Shuuji to Akira for the drama 'Nobuta wo Produce'
- 2006: GYM as Women Volleyball Suporter
- 2006: Kisarazu Cats Eye feat. MCU for the drama 'Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series'
- 2007: Trio the Shakiiin for the drama 'Kuitan'
- 2007: Hey! Say! 7 for the anime Love★Com
- 2008: MATCHY with QUESTION? for the anime 'Naruto'
- 2009: The SHIGOTONIN for the drama 'Hissatsu Shigotonin'
- 2009: NYC boys as Women Volleyball Suporter
- 2009: Ryo-san for the drama 'Kochikame'
- 2009: Snow Prince Gasshoudan to promote the movie 'Snow Prince Kinjirareta Koi no Melody' (Snow Prince Melody of Forbidden Love)
Artists
-Curent Debuted Groups-
- ARASHI
- GOLF & MIKE
- Hey! Say! JUMP
- Kanjani8
- KAT-TUN
- KinKi Kids
- Kondo Masahiko
- Nakayama Yuma w/B.I.Shadow
- NEWS
- Shonentai
- SMAP
- Tackey & Tsubasa
- TOKIO
- V6
-Johnny's Jr.-
Kanto
- A.B.C-Z
- B.I.Shadow
- Butoukan
- FiVe
- Jr.BOYS
- Kis-My-Ft2
- M.A.D.
- MADE
- Mis Snow Man
- MA
- Question?
- They Budou
- MA-Mix
- Snow Prince Gasshoudan
Kansai
Not in any Group
- Sano Mizuki
- Ikuta Toma
- Kazama Shunsuke
- Hasegawa Jun
- Uchi Hiroki ex. NEWS and Kanjani8 member
- Toshin Yoshikazu
- Anderson Casey
- Kyomoto Taiga
- Uekusa Yuta
- Masuda Ryo
-Still with Johnny's after disbanding-
- From Hikaru GENJI:
- From Otokogumi:
In Johnny's official website the 3 of them are under the group name J-STARS.
Ex-Johnny's Jr. Groups
Kanto
- A.B.C. Jr.
- B.B.A.
- B.B.D.
- B.B.F.
- B.I.G.
- B.I.G. East
- BIG FOUR
- Four Tops
- Fresh Juniors
- I.N.G
- Heike-ha
- Hey! Say! 7
- HisH
- J-Eleven
- J.J. Express
- Johnny's International
- K.K.Kity
- Kinki Jr.
- Kis-My-Ft
- Kitty
- Kitty Jr
- mint
- MAIN
- MASK
- small but BIG
- Tap Kids
- Three Tops
- TOKYO
- T.O.P.-J
- TOP3
- TOPS
- Ya-Ya-yah
Kansai
- B.A.D. BOYS
- B.I.G. West
- B.O.Y.S.
- KYOTO Ohara Mura
- M.A.O.
- Mijime
- Musical Academy WEST
- Muay Thai Mukai Brothers
- OSSaN
- Shitsu 3 Kyoudai
- Top Kids
- V.WEST
Former Artists / Groups
Already Debuted
- From Otokogumi:
- From Hikaru GENJI:
- From Hikaru GENJI / Hikaru GENJI SUPER 5:
- From Hikaru GENJI / SAY・S:
- From Hikaru GENJI / Hikaru GENJI SUPER 5 / SAY・S:
- From Hikaru GENJI / Hikaru GENJI SUPER 5 / SAY・S / AKIRA & KOHJI:
- From SMAP:
- From NEWS:
Before Debuting
- From Ya-Ya-yah:
- From Kis-My-Ft.2 :
- From J.J. Express:
- From Johnny's Jrs.:
Owned Labels
External Links
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