Johnny's West
| Johnny's West | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | J-pop , pop |
| founding | 2014 |
| Website | http://www.johnnys-net.jp/page?id=artistTop&artist=29 |
| Current occupation | |
| Ryusei Fujii | |
singing |
Takahiro Hamada |
singing |
Tomohiro Kamiyama |
singing |
Akito Kiriyama |
singing |
Nozomu Kotaki |
singing |
Junta Nakama |
singing |
Daiki Shigeoka |
Johnny's West ( Japanese ジ ャ ニ ー ズ WEST, Janīzu West ), also spelled Johnny's WEST , is a Japanese boy band consisting of seven members. The name comes from the fact that the group was created at the agency Johnny's Entertainment and all members come from the Kansai region in western Japan. It is the first band formed by Kansai Johnny's Jr. in ten years after Kanjani8 . The group made their debut in 2014 with their first single Eejanaika , which is mainly sung in the Kansai dialect .
Band history
2014
The debut was announced at Johnny's Countdown to the New Year. The first single Eejanaika was released on April 23, 2014 in Japan.
The announced name was initially Johnny's WEST4 where Daiki Shigeoka, Akito Kiriyama, Junta Nakama and Nozomu Kotaki were named as members. It was later announced that Ryusei Fujii, Tomohiro Kamiyama and Takahiro Hamada would also be performing, so the name was changed to Johnny's WEST.
Members
- Junta Nakama (中間 淳 太) born on October 21, 1987 in Hyogo
- Takahiro Hamada (濱 田崇裕) was born on December 19, 1988 in Hyogo
- Akito Kiriyama (桐山 照 史) was born on August 31, 1989 in Osaka
- Daiki Shigeoka (重 岡 大 毅) was born on August 26, 1992 in Osaka
- Tomohiro Kamiyama (神山 智 洋) was born on July 1, 1993 in Hyogo
- Ryusei Fujii (藤井 流星) was born on August 18, 1993 in Osaka
- Nozomu Kotaki (小 瀧 望) was born on July 30, 1996 in Osaka
Discography
Singles
| year | title | Placement Oricon |
album |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2014 | Eejanaika | 1 | go WEST Yo-i Don! |
| October 8, 2014 | Zipangu Ookini Daisakusen / Yume wo Daikishimete |
||
| 4th February 2015 | Zundoko Paradise |
Albums
| year | title | Placement Oricon |
|---|---|---|
| August 6, 2014 | go WEST Yo-i Don! | 1 |
swell
- ↑ (Japanese) debut announcement
- ↑ (Japanese) Announcement of the other members