), 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.
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".
[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.
[5][7] It was also revealed that initial four members persuaded Johnny Kitagawa to let the other three join the group.
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.
[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.
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.
"[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 wanted the group to be nationally famous, so I believed that three members were absolutely essential for that.
The title was changed to "Little Tokyo Life" and was broadcast from July 1, 2015, to September 25, 2019.
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.
[228] 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.
[237] 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.