Johnnys WEST to sing opening and theme song for "Again!!"

It has been announced, that Johnnys' WEST will sing the both the opening song and the theme song for the late night drama "Again!!".

Johnnys' WEST to release debut album

After releasing their debut single single "Eejanaika" a view months ago, Johnnys' WEST is set to release their first album.

Arashi surpassed AKB48 in Billboard Japan's ranking for the first half of 2014

Billboard Japan has announced its rankings for the first half of 2014 (25 Nov. 2013 - 1 Jun. 2014). For the first time in 4 years, Arashi was able to take the top spot after suppressing AKB48, who had ranked first consecutively for the last 3 years.

"Ninjani Sanjo! Mirai e no Tatakai" stage greeting event

June 8, Johnnys' WEST's Kiriyama Akito, Nakama Junta, Shigeoka Daiki, Kotaki Nozomu and Kamiyama Tomohiro attended the stage greeting for their movie, "Ninjani Sanjo! Mirai e no Tatakai", in Tokyo.

Arashi & Johnnys' WEST on Music Station April 18

April 18 Arashi and Johnnys' WEST appeared on Music Station.

Takizawa Hideaki celebrated Johnnys' WEST's debut announcement with a dokkiri

April 5's episode of TakiCHANnel started with Takizawa Hideaki intending to apologize as a producer to Johnnys' WEST. Whick led to Takizawa promising to take all of them for food. It was later revealed, that the actual episode started after that. Takizawa had planned to do a dokkiri on them as he takes them out.

Johnnys' WEST reveals their seniors' real face

April 10 Nippon Television's ZIP! aired their interview with the new Kansai group, Johnnys' WEST. The members told stories about their seniors, that are only known to themselves. The seniors include Takizawa Hideaki, Maruyama Ryuhei and Yasuda Shota.

Johnnys' WEST announces Debut Concert

Johnnys' WEST is going to have concerts celebrating their debut. "Johnnys' WEST Concert Debut Kinen  ~ Naniwa Tomoare, Honma ni Arigato! ~" is going to be held in at Osaka Shochiku-za Theatre starting April 26th until May 6th. They will then move to Tokyo and perform at Shinbashi Enbujo from May 11th until the  21st.

Their debut single "Eejanaika" will be released on April 23.

Source: Johnny's-net

Covers for Johnnys' WEST's debut single

Johnny's-net has been updated with covers for Johnnys' WEST's debut single "Eejanaika (ええじゃないか)", which will be released on April 23.

This single will be released in 4 different editions, 3 limited editions and 1 regular edition. The limited editions will contain a total of 4 songs, the title song "Eejanaika" and a coupling song, "Banzai Yume Manzai!". It will also include a the karaoke versions for both songs.

In the cover for the Naniwa Samurai Limited edition all members wear their red costumes, which they also use in the music video. This edition will come with a DVD, that will have about 30 minutes worth of video from their concert, "Naniwa Samurai Haro TOKYO!!", back in February. The Ninjani Limited edition will show Shigeoka Daiki and Kotaki Nozomu in a scene from the movie "Ninajni Sanjo! Mireai e no Tatakai". The DVD , that will come with this edition will include concert talks, original digest and offshots from "Ninajni Sanjo! Mireai e no Tatakai", making it a total of baout 20 minutes. The 3rd limited edition is the WEST edition. The cover for this one will be a group foto, just like idol groups pictures taken for magazines. The WEST Limited edition will include the music video and the making of the music video of "Eejanaika". The duration of this DVD will also be about 20 minutes.

In the cover for the Regular edition all members are lined up in black suits. When observing closely, it can be seen that each member wears a different color of accessory. This edition will have 2 bonus tracks besides "Eejanaika" and "Banzai Yume Manzai!". The 2 songs are "Sonosakihe..." and "Naniwa Ichitosho".

Source: Johnny's-net

SHARK final episode & sequel

The midnight drama "SHARK", starring Kansai Jrs. & Johnny's Jrs. will air its final episode on March 29. This drama is aired for 30 minutes by Nippon Television at 24:50. Currently Hirano Sho, Hamada Takahiro, Fujii Ryusei, Kamiyama Tomohiro from Kansai Jr. and  Matsumura Hokuto and Iwamoto Hikaru from Johnny's Jr. are starring in the drama.

It has been announced, that starting Apri 19 the second season of this drama will be aired during the same time slot. "SHARK ~2nd Season~" will star Shigeoka Daiki, who will play a bassist in a rock band called Cloud 5. Also in the drama will be fellow Johnnys' WEST members Hamada Takahiro and Kamiyama Tomohiro, who also acted in the first season. Other casts include Johnny's Jr.'s Yasui Kentaro, Abe Aran, Hagiya Keigo, Iwahashi Genki, Jinguji Yuta, Matsukura Kaito, and Negishi Aomi.

Source: johnnys-net, NEVER ENDING MUSIC POWER

Johnnys' WEST NONSTOP!

Fuji TV's "NONSTOP!" visited Johnnys' WEST during their music video shooting for their upcoming debut single and aired it today, March 25.

Johnnys' WEST sent a special message video

The new Johnny's group Johnnys' WEST sent a special message through Johnny's-net, informing everyone about their upcoming debut single.

Details for Johnnys' WEST's debut single revealed

At the beginning of this year it was announed that a new Johnny's group will make their debut this year. At first it was a 4 member group, but later it was announced that they will make their debut as a 7 member group with all of them coming from Kansai Johnny's Jr. The group name was also changed from Johnnys' WEST 4 to Johnnys' WEST.

And finally Johnny's-net updated their page with details about the debut single. The single will be released on April 23rd with the title song for the song Eejanaika (ええじゃないか). This song has already been performed by the Kansai Johnny's Jrs. in concerts and TV shows such as The Shounen Club. The coupling song is titled Banzai Yume Monsai!.