Johnny & Associates
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| Johnny & Associates | |
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| Type | Public |
| Genre | Talent agency |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Founder | Johnny Kitagawa |
| Headquarters |  Tokyo, Japan |
| Industry | Music & Entertainment |
| Products | Music & Entertainment |
| Services | Music & Entertainment |
| Subsidiaries | Johnny's Entertainment J Storm J-One Records |
| Website | www.johnnys-net.jp |
Johnny & Associates, Inc. (株式会社ジャニーズ事務所 Kabushikigaisha Janīzu Jimusho?), formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1963, is a talent agency that trains and promotes groups of male idols in Japan.
After debuting the talents, Johnny's & Associates would then arrange for them to be signed to record labels such as J Storm, Johnny's Entertainment or labels owned by other companies such as Avex Trax. Regardless of the labels the groups are assigned to, the members and their respective groups would still be bound to their talent agency, Johnny's & Associates.
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[edit] Artists
[edit] Debuted Groups
- 1985: Shōnentai
- Label: Johnny's Entertainment
- Members: Kazukiyo Nishikiori, Katsuhide Uekusa, Noriyuki Higashiyama
- 1987: Hikaru Genji
- Members of Hikaru: Koji Uchiumi, Mikio Osawa
- Members of Genji: Kazumi Morohoshi, Hiroyuki Sato, Junichi Yamamoto, Akira Akasaka, Atsuhiro Sato
- 1991: SMAP
- Label: Victor Entertainment
- Members: Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Goro Inagaki, Shingo Katori
- Former Members: Katsuyuki Mori
- 1994: TOKIO
- Label: Universal Music
- Members: Tomoya Nagase, Masahiro Matsuoka, Taichi Kokubun, Tatsuya Yamaguchi, Shigeru Joshima
- 1995: V6
- Label: Avex Trax
- Members of 20th Century: Masayuki Sakamoto, Hiroshi Nagano, Yoshihiko Inohara
- Members of Coming Century: Go Morita, Ken Miyake, Junichi Okada
- 1997: KinKi Kids
- Label: Johnny's Entertainment
- Members: Koichi Domoto, Tsuyoshi Domoto
- 1999: Arashi
- Label: J Storm
- Members: Masaki Aiba, Jun Matsumoto, Kazunari Ninomiya, Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai
- 2002: Tackey & Tsubasa
- Label: Avex Trax
- Members: Hideaki Takizawa, Tsubasa Imai
- 2003: NEWS
- Label: Johnny's Entertainment
- Members: Tomohisa Yamashita, Ryo Nishikido, Keiichiro Koyama, Takahisa Masuda, Shigeaki Kato, Yuya Tegoshi
- Former Members: Hiroki Uchi, Hironori Kusano, Takahiro Moriuchi
- 2004: Kanjani8
- Label: Imperial Records
- Members: Yū Yokoyama, Subaru Shibutani, Shingo Murakami, Ryūhei Maruyama, Shota Yasuda, Ryō Nishikido, Tadayoshi Ōkura
- Former Members: Hiroki Uchi
- 2006: KAT-TUN
- Label: J-One Records
- Members: Kazuya Kamenashi, Jin Akanishi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, Tatsuya Ueda, Yuichi Nakamaru
- 2007: Hey! Say! JUMP
- Label: J Storm
- Members of Hey! Say! BEST: Yuya Takaki, Daiki Arioka, Kei Inoo, Hikaru Yaotome, Kota Yabu
- Members of Hey! Say! 7: Yuto Nakajima, Ryosuke Yamada, Yuuri Chinen, Ryutaro Morimoto, Keito Okamoto
[edit] Subgroups / Temporary Units
- 1998: J-Friends
- Label: Johnny's Entertainment
- Members: TOKIO, KinKi Kids, V6
- 2005: Shuuji to Akira
- Label: Johnny's Entertainment
- Members: Kazuya Kamenashi, Tomohisa Yamashita
- 2005: Toraji・Haiji
- Members: Tsuyoshi Domoto, Taichi Kokubun
- 2006: Kitty GYM
- Label: Johnny's Entertainment
- Members: Hiromitsu Kitayama, Kei Inoo, Shota Totsuka, Hikaru Yaotome, Golf, Tomohisa Yamashita, Mike
- 2006: Tegomass
- Label: Johnny's Entertainment
- Members: Yuya Tegoshi, Takahisa Masuda
- 2007: Trio the Shakiin
- Label: Johnny's Entertainment
- Members: Noriyuki Higashiyama, Go Morita, Kenta Suga
- 2008: MATCHY with QUESTION?
- Members: Masahiko Kondo, Daijiro Yonemura, Yoshihiro Yodogawa, Kazuyori Fujiie, Akun Igo, Daisuke Ishigaki
[edit] Johnny's Jr. Units
Johnny's Jrs. are trainees who have yet to debut. They would often perform their seniors' songs on variety shows such as The Shōnen Club as "training". They also serve as back up dancers for groups that have already debuted.
- A.B.C.
- B.A.D.BOYS
- BUTOUKAN
- FIVE
- Hey! Say! 7 West
- Jr.BOYS
- Kis-My-Ft|Kis-My-Ft.2
- M.A.D.
- Muay Thai Mukai Brothers
- Musical Academy
- OSSaN
- Question?
- Shitsu 3 Kyoudai
- Top Kids
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official Japanese Website (Japanese)
- Official Johnny's Asia Website (Chinese) (Korean)
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