West. (stylized as WEST.), formerly known as Johnny's West (ジャニーズWEST, Janīzu Uesuto) (stylized Johnny's WEST), is a boy band consisting of seven members formed under the Starto Entertainment talent agency. The members are Daiki Shigeoka, Junta Nakama, Takahiro Hamada, Akito Kiriyama, Tomohiro Kamiyama, Ryusei Fujii, and Nozomu Kotaki. The group's name comes from the fact that it originated within the Starto Entertainment talent agency and that the members are from Kansai, the west region of Japan. They are the first group from Kansai Junior.[broken anchor] that has debuted in ten years, the last being Super Eight. They debuted in 2014 with the single "Eejanaika (ええじゃないか)".[1]
The group changed their name to West. before the 10th anniversary of their debut. Their new name was announced through an online stream on October 18, 2023. A period (.) in the new name is added to "declare" that they are (people from) the west (Kansai), and that "though it's a small dot, it's filled with infinite possibilities".[2]
Created based on the official website profile and sorted after birthdays.[3] The member colors are used in costumes, CDs, albums, DVDs jackets, and TV shows.
At the 2013-2014 Johnny's Countdown Live held at Tokyo Dome from December 31, 2013, to January 1, 2014, the four members, Daiki Shigeoka, Junta Nakama, Akito Kiriyama, and Nozomu Kotaki announced the group's debut and the debut CD.[4] It was a sudden announcement that the four members got the approval from Johnny Kitagawa, the president of the agency, and decided to announce 30 minutes before the appearance on the stage. Initially, the group's name was supposed to be West 4. However, they later found that having the number "4" in their name was inappropriate due to the Japanese superstition that the number was unlucky. Therefore, they changed to the name "West." The four members directly asked Johnny Kitagawa to add three more members, namely, Takahiro Hamada, Tomohiro Kamiyama, and Ryusei Fujii. After getting his approval, West became a seven-member group.[5]
Their first leading play, "Naniwa Samurai Hello TOKYO!! (なにわ侍 ハローTOKYO!!)," was held at the Nissay Theatre from February 5 to 28, 2014.[6] At the rehearsal on February 5, the first day of the play, Takahiro Hamada, Tomohiro Kamiyama, and Ryusei Fujii joined as new members and announced that seven members would debut as West.[5][7] It was also revealed that initial four members persuaded Johnny Kitagawa to let the other three join the group. In the performances that followed, the group revealed that the group evolved from having four members to seven members.[7]
The debut single, "Eejanaika (ええじゃないか)," was released on April 23, 2014.[5]
In an interview with Myōjō (Shueisha) after their debut, they revealed the circumstances until their debut.[8][9][10][11] During the appearance of the play "ANOTHER," in which six members other than Fujii appeared in September 2013, it was informed by the staff of Starto Entertainment that they would debut as seven members, including Hamada, Kamiyama, and Fujii. After that, the members had a meeting about their group's name and debut song, and they thought it would be unveiled at "Johnny's Count Down Live," held on December 31, 2013. However, shortly before the concert, the Starto Entertainment told them that they would appear at the concert as Kansai Johnny's Jr., and then all of them were told that they had no longer appeared.[8]
After the situation changed repeatedly, they were informed that they would actually be at the concert, so they needed to go to Tokyo from Osaka. However, only four members, Shigeoka, Nakama, Kiriyama, and Kotaki, were boarded the Shinkansen. During the meeting in Tokyo, Nakama asked the staff why they were gathered without the other three members, and the staff told that they would debut as a group of four members. They told the other three members about the debut a few hours before the Countdown Concert started. Although they appeared in the concert afterward, the four members were not in the mood to smile at all during the performance. Immediately after, during the Kansai Johnny's Jr. concert held on January 4, 2014, the four members could not even meet the other three members because of the debut, and Nakama stated in the interview, "It was like hell."[8]
The four members continued to ask for the debut with the other three members, and they were finally able to debut as a group of seven members. Shigeoka mainly asked about the debut, and several members answered, "It was Shigeoka. He did not give up from the beginning."[8][9][10] Regarding this matter, Shigeoka responded, "I accepted it once when I was told that we would debut with four people, but I could not give up my hope. I desired to include the three members who were not involved initially, but that reason was not enough. I wanted the group to be nationally famous, so I believed that three members were absolutely essential for that."[11]
Listed only appearances as a group.[217]
West was on Kanjani8 no Janiben (関ジャニ∞のジャニ勉) from May 2, 2007, to March 15, 2017. They had only appeared on VTRs, but from the broadcast on July 29, 2015, two members from West randomly appeared in the studio and were in charge of the segment of "3 Tack No.1."
Ikujani (育ジャニ) was broadcast on August 9, 2014, December 30, 2014, and November 10, 2015, on Mainichi Broadcasting System.[218]
Little Tokyo Live ~Minna de Tsukuru Ippai Ippai Nama Housou~ (リトルトーキョーライブ〜みんなで作るいっぱいいっぱい生放送〜) was broadcast from October 8, 2014, to June 24, 2015, on TV Tokyo. West was in charge of MC with Hey! Say! JUMP on a weekly basis. The title was changed to "Little Tokyo Life" and was broadcast from July 1, 2015, to September 25, 2019.
Go! Go! WEST! Bōken Shitatte Eejanaika (GO!GO!WEST!冒険したってええじゃないか) is a series program on Kansai Telecasting Corporation in which West takes on challenges and adventures all over Japan. The first episode was held in Okinawa and broadcast on September 13, 2014.[219] The second episode was held in Hokkaido and broadcast on March 22, 2015.[220] The third episode was held in Shikoku and broadcast on February 12, 2017.[220] The fourth episode was held in Kita Kantō and broadcast on September 17, 2017.[221] The fifth episode was held in Kyushu and broadcast on August 18, 2019.[222] The sixth episode was held in Shikoku again and broadcast on October 18, 2020.[223] The seventh episode was held in Tōhoku and broadcast on January 29, 2022.[224]
West was on the Doyoru series. Doyoru no Mōsōzoku (ドヨルの妄想族) was broadcast from July 11 to October 10, 2015, on Asahi Television Broadcasting System.[225] Doyoru no Konamon Quest (ドヨルの粉モンクエスト) was broadcast from October 24, 2015, to January 9, 2016.[226] Doyoru no Gotōchi Mon Quest (ドヨルのご当地モンクエスト) was broadcast from January 16 to March 26, 2016.[227] Doyoru no Agent WEST! (ドヨルのエージェントWEST!) was broadcast from April 9 to September 24, 2016.[228] The name was changed to Agent WEST (エージェントWEST), and it was broadcast from October 1, 2016, to June 28, 2020.[228]
Naminori! Jenny (ナミノリ!ジェニー) was broadcast from October 22, 2016, to October 19, 2018, on Mainichi Broadcasting System.
Papajani WEST (パパジャニWEST) was streamed on Paravi from April 26, 2019, to April 10, 2020. It is started broadcasting on TBS Television (Japan) every Tuesday since June 30, 2020.[229][230]
Johnny's WEST no Syusse Suru Hito Shinai Hito (ジャニーズWESTの出世する人・しない人) was broadcast on September 14, 2019, on Fuji TV.[231]
Anata no Kawari ni Mitekimasu! Ria Totsu WEST (あなたの代わりに見てきます!リア突WEST) is started broadcasting from October 4, 2020, on Asahi Television Broadcasting System. It was broadcast every Saturday only in Kansai region until September 9, 2021. It is broadcasting every Sunday in every region in Japan.[232]
West was invited to the shows LOVE it! (ラヴィット!) as a monthly guest from May 7 to 28, 2021.[233]
Honō no Tenkōsei Reborn started broadcasting on Netflix on November 10, 2017.[234]
Johnny's WEST no Otokomae wo Mezase! (ジャニーズWESTの男前を目指せ!) was broadcast from April 4, 2014, to September 24, 2021, on Asahi Radio Broadcasting Corporation.[235]
Johnny's WEST Mogitate Kan Juice (ジャニーズWEST もぎたて関ジュース) is started broadcasting on April 7, 2007, on Radio Kansai.[236]
bay Janaika (bayじゃないか) is started in April 2014, in Bay FM (Japan).[237]
West no All Night Nippon Premium was broadcast on June 13, 2020, on Nippon Broadcasting System.[238]
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