Johnny's West
| Johnny's WEST | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Kansai, Japan |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Johnny's Entertainment |
| Website |
www |
| Members |
Daiki Shigeoka Junta Nakama Takahiro Hamada Akito Kiriyama Tomohiro Kamiyama Ryusei Fujii Nozomu Kotaki |
Johnny's West (ジャニーズWEST Janīzu uesuto) (stylized Johnny's WEST) is a seven-member Japanese boyband. The group's name comes from the fact that it originated within the Johnny's Entertainment talent agency, and that the members are from Kansai, the west region of Japan. They are the first group from Kansai Johnny's Jr that has debuted in ten years, the last being Kanjani Eight. Debuting in 2014 with the single "Eejanaika", they sing mainly in the Kansai dialect.
History
2014
The debut was announced at the Johnny's Countdown at New Year,[1] and the debut single "Eejanaika" is to be released April 23, 2014.
The name was supposed to be Johnny's WEST4, and the original members were to be Daiki Shigeoka, Akito Kiriyama, Junta Nakama and Nozomu Kotaki but it was later announced that Ryusei Fujii, Tomohiro Kamiyama and Takahiro Hamada was to join the four members and the name changed to Johnny's WEST.[2]
Members
Sorted after birthdays.
- Junta Nakama (中間淳太) born 21/10 1987 in Hyogo
- Takahiro Hamada (濱田崇裕) born 19/12 1988 in Hyogo
- Akito Kiriyama (桐山照史) born 31/8 1989 in Osaka
- Daiki Shigeoka (重岡大毅) born 26/8 1992 in Osaka
- Tomohiro Kamiyama (神山智洋) born 1/7 1993 in Hyogo
- Ryusei Fujii (藤井流星) born 18/8 1993 in Osaka
- Nozomu Kotaki (小瀧望) born 30/7 1996 in Osaka
Discography
Albums
| Release date | Title | Charts | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN[3] | |||
| August 6, 2014 | "go WEST Yo-i Don!" | 1 | JPN: 102,317 |
| April 22, 2015 | "Paripipo" (パリピポ) | 1 | JPN: 81,161[4] |
Singles
| Release date | Title | Charts | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN[3] | |||
| April 23, 2014 | "Eejanaika" | 1 | JPN: 307,948 |
References
- ↑ "4 from Kansai jr, debut." (in Japanese). 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
- ↑ "Johnny's WEST becomes 7" (in Japanese). 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oricon Chart
- ↑ "Oricon Weekly Charts for 4/20 ~ 4/26". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. April 29, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
External links
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- (Japanese) Official website
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