Johnny's West

Johnny's West (ジャニーズWEST, Janīzu Uesuto) (stylized Johnny's WEST) is a seven-member Japanese boyband consisting of Daiki Shigeoka, Junta Nakama, Takahiro Hamada, Aikito Kiriyama, Tomohiro Kamiyama, Ryusei Fujii, and Nozomu Kotaki. 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. Their single Start Dash, and Kizudarake no Ai will become first and second opening single from Captain Tsubasa (2018) by David Production.

Johnny's WEST
OriginKansai, Japan
GenresPop
Years active2014 (2014)–present
LabelsJohnny's Entertainment
Websitewww.jehp.jp/jwest/info/index.html
Johnny's net
MembersDaiki Shigeoka
Junta Nakama
Takahiro Hamada
Akito Kiriyama
Tomohiro Kamiyama
Ryusei Fujii
Nozomu Kotaki

History

The group's debut was announced at the 2013-2014 Johnny's Countdown at New Year,[1] and the debut single "Eejanaika" was to be released on April 23, 2014.

The name was supposed to be Johnny's WEST4, and the original members were Daiki Shigeoka, Akito Kiriyama, Junta Nakama and Nozomu Kotaki, however they later found that having the number "4" in their name was inappropriate due to the Japanese superstition that the number is unlucky. The 4 members used this chance to ask Johnny Kitagawa, the president of the agency, to add 3 more members to the group, namely, Ryusei Fujii, Tomohiro Kamiyama and Takahiro Hamada, and the name was changed to Johnny's WEST.[2]

Their song "Gyakuten Winner" (逆転Winner, Turnabout Winner) was used as the opening of the Ace Attorney anime.[3]

In late 2017, the group starred in a Netflix drama titled Blazing Transfer Students loosely based upon the manga of the same name.[4]

Members

Sorted after birthdays.

Name Kanji Name Date of Birth Place of Birth Colors
Junta Nakama 中間淳太 October 21, 1987 Hyogo   Yellow
Takahiro Hamada 濱田崇裕 December 19, 1988 Hyogo   Purple
Akito Kiriyama 桐山照史 August 31, 1989 Osaka   Orange
Daiki Shigeoka 重岡大毅 August 26, 1992 Hyogo   Red
Tomohiro Kamiyama 神山智洋 July 1, 1993 Hyogo   Green
Ryusei Fujii 藤井流星 August 18, 1993 Osaka   Blue
Nozomu Kotaki 小瀧望 July 30, 1996 Osaka   Pink

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peaks Certifications First day sales Sales
JPN
[5][upper-alpha 1]		 JPN
Hot.
[11][upper-alpha 2]
Go West Yōi Don! 1—
  • 46,998
Lucky 7
  • Released: 9 December 2015
  • Label: Johnny's Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD
 22
  • 52,593
Nawest
  • Released: 30 November 2016
  • Label: Johnny's Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD
 11
  • 51,317
WESTival
  • Released: 2 January 2018
  • Label: Johnny's Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD
 11
  • 49,683
WESTV!
  • Released: 5 December 2018
  • Label: Johnny's Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD
 22
  • RIAJ: Gold
  • 60,440
W trouble
  • Released: March 18, 2020
  • Label: Johnny's Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD
 1

Extended plays
Title Album details Peak Certifications Sales
JPN
[26]
Paripipo
  • Released: 22 April 2015
  • Label: Johnny's Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD
 1

Singles
Title Release date Year Peaks Certifications Sales Album
JPN
[29][upper-alpha 3]		 JPN
Hot.
[42][upper-alpha 4]
"Eejanaika" April 23 2014 11 Go West Yōi Don!
"Zipang Ōkini Daisakusen" October 8 22 Lucky 7
"Yume o Dakishimete" —
"Zundoko Paradise" February 4 2015 11
"Bari Hapi" July 29 11
"Gyakuten Winner" April 20 2016 11 Westival
"Jinsei wa Subarashī" July 27 22
"Osaka Ai Eye Ai" June 21 2017 12
"Ya! Hot! Hot!" —
"Bokura Kyō mo Ikiteiru" November 22 22 WesTV!
"Kangaeru na, Moero!!" —
"Principal no Kimi e" March 7 2018 22
"Dragon Dog" —
"Start Dash" August 15 22
"Homechigirisuto" January 30 2019 11 W trouble
"Kizudarake no Ai" 49
"Ame Nochi Hare" April 24 11
"Big Shot!!" October 9 11

DVDs
Release date Title Charts
JPN[77]
December 17, 2014 Naniwa Zamurai Hello Tokyo!! 3
June 6, 2015 Naniwa Tomoare, Homani Arigatou! 1
7 October 2015 Johnny's West 1st Concert Ippatsumeeeeeee! 1
18 May 2016 Johnny's West 1st Tour Paripipo 1
30 November 2016 Johnny's West Concert Tour 2016 Luckyyyyyyy 7 1
May 24, 2017 Johnny's West 1st Dome LIVE 24-kara Kansha Todokemasu 1
25 October 2017 Johnny's West Live Tour 2017 Nawest 1
October 24, 2018 Johnny's West Live Tour 2018 WESTival 1
July 7, 2019 Johnny's West Live Tour 2019 WESTV!

Notes
  1. Sources for chart positions are as follows: Go West Yōi Don!,[6] Lucky 7,[7] Nawest,[8] Westival,[9] WesTV!.[10]
  2. The Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart was established in June 2015. Sources for chart positions are as follows: Lucky 7,[12] Nawest,[13] Westival,[14] WesTV!.[15]
  3. Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Eejanaika",[30] "Zipang Ōkini Daisakusen/Yume o Dakishimete",[31] "Zundoko Paradise",[32] "Bari Hapi",[33] "Gyakuten Winner",[34] "Jinsei wa Subarashī",[35] "Osaka Ai Eye Ai/Ya! Hot! Hot!",[36] "Bokura Kyō mo Ikiteiru/Kangaeru na, Moero!!",[37] "Principal no Kimi e",[38] "Start Dash",[39] "Homechigirisuto / Kizudarake no Ai",[40] "Big Shot!!"[41]
  4. Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Eejanaika",[43] "Zipang Ōkini Daisakusen",[44] "Zundoko Paradise",[45] "Bari Hapi"[46] "Gyakuten Winner",[47] "Jinsei wa Subarashī",[48] "Osaka Ai Eye Ai",[49] "Bokura Kyō mo Ikiteiru",[50] "Principal no Kimi e",[51] "Start Dash",[52] "Homechigirisuto / Kizudarake no Ai",[53] "Ame Nochi Hare",[54] "Big Shot!!"[55]

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