Johnny & Associates
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)
Once in a while there will be an audition for young boys to join this agency. When they got accepted, they will be part of Johnny's Jr. until they make their debut (in music industry). During their days as a Jr. they get trained to dance and sing by supporting their seniors as backdancer or performing on some TV shows.
The Johnny's Jr. themself began to gain more intention through Takizawa Hideaki. Before his debut as Tackey & Tsubasa, he acted as the leader of the Juniors. They had a lot of TV Shows featuring the Juniors and they even held their own concerts, not as backdancer or supporters for their seniors.
Contents
Release
Debuted Group/ Soloist
- 1962: Johnny's
- 1967: Four Leaves
- 1973: Go Hiromi (solo)
- 1975: LITTLE GANG
- 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
- 2010: NYC
- 2011: Kis-My-Ft.2 (May 2011)
Temporary/ Special Units
- 1975: Johnnys' Junior Special
- 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/ Solo-
- ARASHI
- GOLF & MIKE
- Hey! Say! JUMP
- Kanjani8
- KAT-TUN
- KinKi Kids
- Kis-My-Ft.2 (May 2011)
- Kondo Masahiko
- Nakayama Yuma w/B.I.Shadow
- NYC
- NEWS
- Shonentai
- SMAP
- Tackey & Tsubasa
- Tegomass
- TOKIO
- V6
-Johnny's Jr.-
Kanto
- A.B.C-Z
- B.I.Shadow
- Butoukan
- FiVe
- Jr.BOYS
- M.A.D.
- MADE
- Mis Snow Man
- MA
- Question?
- They Budou
- MA-Mix
- Snow Prince Gasshoudan
Kansai
Not in any Group
- Sano Mizuki
- Kazama Shunsuke
- Hasegawa Jun
- Uchi Hiroki ex. NEWS and Kanjani8 member
- Toshin Yoshikazu
- Anderson Casey
- Kyomoto Taiga
- Uekusa Yuta
- Masuda Ryo
-Others-
- Still in the agency after disbanding
- From Hikaru GENJI:
- From Otokogumi:
- Quit from the group
- From KAT-TUN:
- Actor
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
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
