Johnny's Jimusho

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Johnny's Jimusho 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.

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 debut as part of a group, duo, trio or even solo. Most "juniors-in-training" end up being back up dancers for their seniors who already debuted. The Juniors are divided into groups with leaders. Takizawa Hideaki and Yamashita Tomohisa are some examples of past Johnny's Jr. leaders. The current junior leader used to be Yabu Kota but with his debut on September 2007, the current lead junior is still unknown.

Contents 1 Artists 1.1 Debuted Groups 1.2 Current Junior Groups 1.2.1 Kanto 1.2.2 Kansai 1.3 Past Junior Groups 1.3.1 Kanto 1.3.2 Kansai 1.4 Subgroups 1.5 Still with Johnny's after disbanding 1.6 Former Artists / Groups 2 External Links

[edit] Artists

[edit] Debuted Groups

• ARASHI
• GOLF & MIKE
• Hey! Say! JUMP
• Kanjani∞
• KAT-TUN
• KinKi Kids
• Kondo Masahiko
• NEWS
• Shounentai
• SMAP
• Tackey & Tsubasa
• TOKIO
• V6

[edit] Current Junior Groups

[edit] Kanto

• A.B.C.
• Butoukan
• FIVE
• Jr.BOYS
• Kis-My-Ft.2
• M.A.D.
• M.A.
• Question?

[edit] Kansai

• B.A.D.BOYS
• Hey! Say! 7 West
• Muay Thai Mukai Brothers
• OSSaN
• Shitsu 3 Kyoudai
• Top Kids

[edit] Past Junior Groups

[edit] Kanto

• ABC Jr
• B.A.D.
• 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
• Hey! Say! 7
• HisH
• J-Eleven
• J.J.Express
• Johnny's International
• K.K.Kity
• Kinki Jr.
• Kis-My-Ft
• Kitty
• Kitty Jr
• M.I.N.T.
• MAIN
• MASK
• Tap Kids
• Three Tops
• TOKYO
• T.O.P.-J
• TOPS
• Ya-Ya-yah

[edit] Kansai

• B.A.D.
• B.I.G. West
• B.O.Y.S.
• KYOTO Ohara Mura
• Little Gangs
• M.A.O.
• Musical Academy WEST
• V.WEST

[edit] Subgroups

• GYM
• J-FRIENDS
• J-STARS
• MATCHY with QUESTION?
• NO BORDER
• Shuuji to Akira
• Tegomass
• Trio the Shakiiin

[edit] Still with Johnny's after disbanding

• From Hikaru GENJI:

- Sato Atsuhiro

[edit] Former Artists / Groups

• Johnny's
• Four Leaves
• Juke Box
• Super Edge
• Little Gang
• Creation
• ANKH
• VIP
• Shibu ga Kitai
• THE GOOD-BYE
• Otokogumi

• From Hikaru GENJI:

- Akasaka Akira

- Osawa Mikio

• From Hikaru GENJI / Hikaru GENJI SUPER 5:

- Osawa Mikio

- Morohoshi Kazumi

• From Hikaru GENJI / SAY・S:

- Sato Hiroyuki

• From Hikaru GENJI / Hikaru GENJI SUPER 5 / AKIRA & KOHJI:

- Uchiumi Koji

• From Hikaru GENJI / Hikaru GENJI SUPER 5 / SAY・S:

- Yamamoto Junichi

• Ninja

• From SMAP:

- Mori Katsuyuki

• From NEWS:

- Moriuchi Takahiro

• From Ya-Ya-yah (Johnny's Jr. Groups):

- Andou Yasuhiro

- Yoshida Yuuki

- Hoshino Masaki

- Akama Naoya

- Ayukawa Taiyou

• From Kis-My-Ft.2 :

- Iida Kyohei

• From J.J.Express:

- Matsumoto Kouhei

• From Johnny's Jrs.:

- Jimmy Mackey

[edit] External Links

• Big in Japan: Johnny's Jimusho
• Official Johnny's Site

• Johnny's Jimusho Japanese Wikipedia