Johnny's Jr.
Johnny's Jr. are those who are under the talent agency, Johnny's Jimusho.
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 work as part of a group, duo, trio or even solo.
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
Kanto Jr.
Groups
- A.B.C-Z: Totsuka Shota, Tsukada Ryoichi, Goseki Koichi, Kawai Fumito, Hashimoto Ryosuke
- B.I.Shadow : Nakajima Kento, Kikuchi Fuma, Matsumura Hokuto, Kouchi Yuugo
- Butoukan : Yara Tomoyuki, Senga Kento, Tsukada Ryoichi, Hamanaka Bunichi, Yamamoto Ryota
- FiVe : Nakaegawa Rikiya, Uesato Ryota, Makino Koji, Ishigaki Daisuke
- Jr.BOYS
- Kis-My-Ft2 : Fujigaya Taisuke, Senga Kento, Miyata Toshiya, Yokoo Wataru, Fujigaya Taisuke, Tamamori Yuta, Nikaido Takashi
- M.A.D.
- MADE
- Mis Snow Man
- MA
- Question?
- They Budou
- MA-Mix
- Snow Prince Gasshoudan
Not in any group
- Sano Mizuki (佐野 瑞樹)
- Ikuta Toma
- Kazama Shunsuke
- Hasegawa Jun
- Anderson Casey
- Kyomoto Taiga
- Uekusa Yuta
- Masuda Ryo
Kansai Jr.
The first group to debut from Kansai Jr. are Kanjani8. Though the members from KinKi Kids are also from Kansai area, they weren't called as Kansai Jr. in their Junior days.
Groups
- B.A.D.: Nakama Junta, Kiriyama Akito
- BOYS: Hamada Takahiro, Nakata Daichi
- Little Gangs
- Nakayama Yuma w/ Hey! Say! 7 WEST: Nakayama Yuma, Fujii Ryusei, Kamiyama Tomohiro, Kotaki Nozomu, Shigeoka Daiki, Shingaki Yuto, Takemoto Shinpei
- Veteran: Itou Masashi, Kikuoka Masahiro, Hamanaka Bunichi, Muro Tatsuki, Muro Ryūta, Yamasaki Kunta
- Shadow WEST: Kaneuchi Toma, Watanabe Reiya, Mukai Kouji, Kitada Kazuya, Hirano Yuuki
Not in any group
- Uchi Hiroki ex. NEWS and Kanjani8 member
- Ohta Hiroaki (大田裕明)
- Muro Masaya
- Okazaki Takumi
Special Group
Ex. Johnny's Jr. Group
- A.B.C. Jr.
- Four Tops
- Heike-ha
- Hey! Say! 7
- Kis-My-Ft
- Kitty Jr
- Tap Kids
- Three Tops
- Ya-Ya-yah
- J.J.Express
- B.A.D. BOYS
- B.I.G. West
- OSSaN
- Top Kids
- V.WEST
Already left the agency
History
But have not yet released a debut single or album. Back at the time before Shonentai debuted, this group of people were called as Johnny's Shonentai. Later they were than called as Johnny's Junior.
At some point, because of his popularity despite being a Jr., Takizawa Hideaki became the leader of Johnny's Jr. After he debuted, Yamashita Tomohisa became the leader. And the next leader was Yabu Kota, which was in the group, Ya-Ya-yah. But with his debut on September 2007, the current lead junior is still unknown.
At first there only was Johnny's Jr. with the main base being in Tokyo. But later more and more kids from the Kansai region joined the agency, so that they were seperated into Kanto Jr. and Kansai Jr..
Though KinKi Kids was the first group to debut with members from the Kansai Region in 1997, they weren't from the Kansai Jr. The first to debut from Kansai Jr. was Kanjani8 in 2004. They keep their Kansai image and work in both Kanto and Kansai region.
Work
As Juniors they back danced and support the performances of those Johnny's Jimushi member, who already debutet. Besides they also perform in TV shows, like The Shounen Club, in concerts, in musicals and stage plays and also act in dramas. They also appear in magazines and do radio shows.
Concerts
- Kansai Johnny's Jr. @ Osaka Shochiku Summer concert 2008 (2008August 19th-28th)
- A.B.C-Z Kis-My-Ft2 First Concert (2008 Oct 11th-13th, Nov 8th-9th)
- Minna Crea ni Kite Kurie! (2010 May 11th-19th)
- All Kansai Johnny's Jr. Summer Concert 2010 in Osaka Jo Hall (2010 July 28th-29th)
Trivia
- Sano Mizuki, born in 1973, is the oldest Johnny's Jr. member.
- Ikuta Toma is now more known as an actor, as he has act in many dramas and has won the 'best supporting actor' title in 2007.
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