Nishihata thought it was a prank due to the group's name "Naniwa Danshi" just means they are "people from Kansai."

Formation of Naniwa Danshi was the first time in 4 years for Kansai Junior and was publicly announced through the magazine Potato.

[12] This also marks the long-awaited debut for Joichiro Fujiwara, who had been a trainee for 17 years 8 months—the longest in Starto Entertainment's history.

[14] In 2024, Super Eight, West, and Naniwa Danshi collaborated in all-Kansai group named Kamigata Boyz.

[b] The group digital single, "Musekinin de Ee Janai ka Love" (無責任でええじゃないかLOVE) was released on May 3, 2024 and is available on music streaming sites.

[17][18][19][20] Amazon Prime Video Netflix (Season 4, episode 9-11) (Season 5, episode 1-4) A virtual idol collaboration project between Starto Entertainment and Showroom started from 2019 which features two members Joichiro Fujiwara and Kazuya Ohashi.