Johnny's Jr.
Johnny's Jr. are those who are under the talent agency, Johnny's Jimusho, but have not yet released a debut single or album.
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. 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
Kanto Jr.
Groups
- 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
Not in any group
- Sano Mizuki (佐野 瑞樹)
- Ikuta Toma
- Kazama Shunsuke
- Hasegawa Jun
- Yamashita Shoon
- Yamashita Reon
- Anderson Casey
- Kyomoto Taiga
- Uekusa Yuta
- Masuda Ryo
Kansai Jr.
Groups
Not in any group
- Uchi Hiroki ex. NEWS and Kanjani8 member
- Ohta Hiroaki (大田裕明)
- Senzaki Ryota (千崎涼太)
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
History
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..
KinKi Kids were the first group to debut from the Kansai Jr. in 1997. But they work was then mainly in Tokyo. The next Kansai group to debut 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.
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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