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Kansai Johnny's Junior
The Pimp Post
Part 2
Part 1
The disclaimer from Part one carries over into here just as much, and I feel the need to extend on it. I'm entering semi-shaky territory from here on out, so I'm starting to rely heavier on friends. Most of the 7WEST part is credited to nudrive , who is an absolutely amazing person for writing it for me. Most information used for 7WEST comes from luma_chan 's translations WHICH I RECOMMEND WHOLE HEARTEDLY. One of the largest collections of junior translations out there.
KyoOtoko is half credit to ceeri ! HERE. I GIVE HER A FAAAABULOUS HUG OF ILU. And the majority of Shadow WEST goes to her too. I KNOW AMAZING PEOPLE GUYS.
7WEST
AKA: Hey! Say! 7WEST
Yes, you guessed it! The Kansai 'answer' to JUMP, though most fans will probably kill you if you called them that.
So now we just call them 7WEST. Made up of '7' members, but technically Yuma's not part of group [but what the hell, he's still considered so by fans!] They're the youngest of the most popular Kansai groups but age counts for absolutely nothing!
Shigeoka Daiki
8.26.92
Virgo
172cm
A
The oldest and therefore leader of the group. Probably the most popular member and has the most lines joint with Kamiyama, though this doesn't seem to go to his head. Do not be fooled by his mature exterior, because in reality he is a massive fluffball and such a sweet guy. He's always got the highest 'tension' and seems to have an infinite store of energy which fuels his hyperness during the day. Despite this he has a very tough time with getting up in the mornings and is only good at running because he had to run to school every morning.
Kamiyama Tomohiro
7.1.93
Cancer
170cm
A
Kami probably has the best voice in 7WEST and the members also think he's best and dancing and acrobatics as well. In terms of singing he gets a good proportion of the lines and often carries the long notes. If you see someone in 7WEST wearing leopard prints of some sort, yup, that's probably Kamiyama. He's sometimes referred to the 'walking dictionary'. He's often called the 'ideal boyfriend' because he's the most popular among parents.
Fujii Ryusei
8.18.93
Leo
179cm
B
You probably know Ryusei as the tall one in 7WEST, thought technically he's no longer the tallest! Ryusei is one of the biggest 'tennen's [air head-ish] and clumsiest guys you will probably ever meet and therefore he has the biggest image gap [meaning his personality is very different from his looks]. Even if you tell him not to spill something, he will spill it, from ramen to jelly, EVERYTHING. He is also probably the youngest in terms of mental age and displays this side of him very often in interviews. Oh and he fails at winking.
Takemoto Shinpei
9.16.93
Virgo
169cm
B
Shinpei is lovingly called the spoilt 'girl' [who seems to be the type to carry candy around] of the group due to his outer appearance and is in charge of being cute. He's extra adorable with that husky voice of his. You'll often seem him declaring his love for Shige through letters, in interviews or just randomly shouting it out. Along with Shige he has the worst acrobatic skills and Shige once said that his 'backhand spring looks like a frog being knocked over'.
Shingaki Yuto
7.10.95
Cancer
170cm
A
Gakki! If you need something, he'll most likely have it! He has a great love for cats, and in the 2009 unit cons when they had to choose outfits to dress up in and every time he chose the cat outfit. And to prove his weirdness further he really doesn't like sweet things!
Kotaki Nozomu
7.30.96
Leo
180cm
O
Yes, despite his looks he is in fact the youngest! And only 15, doesn't that make you feel like the biggest pedo? At times he looks his age but most of the time he doesn't. According to the members when he waves at cons he waves like he's royalty and he's probably the most calm and collected. Kotaki was labelled the member who gets lonely the easiest, and since he loves his mother so much he'd often go shopping with her just to carry the bags. He's also a big fan of Harry Potter :D
Nakayama Yuma
01.13.94
Capricorn
169cm
A
Despite popular belief. He did not grow up to be bugish and ugly. FEAST YOUR EYES ON HIS BEAUTY [thanks to takaramakoto for that first line]. Yuma is one of those Johnny's that is probably loved and hated in equal quantities. He's not really hated for any good reason, just that he's a little overexposed. Well being in 3 groups, that's understandable. But really what people need to understand that he's just an awkward squishy teenager with vampire like teeth and a really adorable laugh. Really he's had those teeth forever. He won't say it, but if you compare how he acts in Tokyo to how he is with Kanju, he's definitely more comfortable with them. This shows because he only does his weird head movement when he's with NYC/ BIS, but suddenly he's cured when he's with 7WEST and performs normally. Ah poor kid, probably gets teased like crazy when he's with them. But really it's just love.
KyoOtoko
AKA: ...didn't they have a different name like six months ago?
AAKA: Senzaki's Damn Group
...AAAKA: May soon be defunct
When I say a different name a few months, I'm only half joking. KyoOtoko, while it formed mid year 2010 or so, was totally up in the air for members - Senzaki and Reiya were constantly in shoots for Shadow WEST! But, for now, it seems to have settles down into the basic form here. SO YAY.
Due to the constant crossing of units, the pic spam will exist after both of the units sections.
Senzaki Ryota
6.16.90
Gemini
180cm
O
Some people might remember back in the day when Senzaki was part of the group OSSaN, and actually played the drums! Well, as is, that is no more and the poor guy just kep getting moved around groups for what seemed like the longest time. Heck, he even ended out in a few shoots with BOYS!
Senzaki, otherwise, is just the guy who tends to go along with what the rest of the kanju ask him pretty well. Evolution of ape to man at the drop of the hat? Oh come on, fine. He's that kid who you just can't hate.
Watanabe Reiya
12.15.92
Sagittarius
165cm
O
Reiya is really pretty. Like, seriously pretty. No matter what he does, he's still pretty. Was even sporting this strange, up pointing anti gravity mess of a hair style once and... was still extremely gorgeous.
He's been doing rapping since about April 2010 and isn't actually all that bad! Likes dancing a lot and even dances in his private time! He likes clothes and fashion to the point of going deco happy on shoes and speaks with Kamiyama about k-pop in Dengonbans. Kid's a bit of Jin fanboy - flailing all over the man in an interview once.
Reiya's a cheerful character - even though he doesn’t really speak that much - he smiles a lot and his smile just makes you feel like the sun is shining even its been raining for a WEEK. He's like the typical cool & untalkative character from girls’ manga but about a million times better since he actually is a really sweet guy!
Reiya's shop photos have been reported to be pulled from stores starting on 9/21/11.
Muro Masaya
2.19.94
Aquarius
165cm
O
SQUISHY. Like really cling full body to family squishy. And it helps that he has two older brothers in there with him! Possibly even worse with the family love than his older brother, depending on who you ask.
Masaya is like that little puppy you want to take care of. Senzaki said that Masaya is like a little brother to him. And that’s pretty much the story of his life.
Nitta Naoto
2.24.94
Pisces
170cm
AB
Nitta is, possibly, the last one of Kyo Otoko to join in Johnny’s. He's the intelligent type - as in, he carries his electronic dictionary EVERYWHERE and is always reading it. He also tends to play pranks on his classmates because WHY NOT. It’s a pity that he hasn’t have a chance to appear so much in videos because he seems to be really nice and funny guy.
Hasn't appeared in most recent kanju activities, magazines included. He's either studying for college or out of the company. Will update this as info makes itself known.
His shops weren't pulled until the Concert set was cycled into Osaka Shounentachi. Reported to be studying overseas.
Shadow WEST
AKA: You mean like B.I.Shadow?
Just as 7WEST is like H!S!7, Shadow WEST picks up the role of B.I.Shadow. IN OSAKA. Seriously, Johnny, could you stop adding WEST onto the end of names? I guess at least it isn't VWEST.
Koja Nairu
1.13.94
Capricorn
165cm
A
Koja.. seems more mature than most guys his age are. Not really talkative, but one wouldn't call the kid shy. He's just a bit more quiet than the insanity that plagues the Kansai Branch! He has talked very lovingly about Shadow WEST's bond in Kanju ni Q - A tiny Koyama in the making? He's named after, get this, The Nile River. PARENTS. He also knows Kawashima Noeru and says that he's his best friend from Tokyo Juniors - to the point Noeru says that Koja always sends him messages when something happens.
Mukai Kohji
6.21.94
Gemini
173cm
A
THE most promoted member of Shadow WEST. He appears in Johnnys Web kanju videos and was one of the veeery few kanju performing in the 2010 Touzai Uta Gassen. He's the front man of Shadow WEST and the lead singer with his nasaly voice. Kohji says he's shy (all the members of Shadow WEST call themselves shy for some odd, unseen reason) but you can’t really see it. He talks a lot and trolls kanju ni q speaking Thai when it isn’t even his turn to speak. ... Yes. Kohji can speak Thai. He and his older brother are half Thai actually.
Which probably explains why his former unit was Muey Thai Mukai Brothers - yeah. You know. That pair of pedobait unit that paraded around shirtless back up until about 2008.
Kitada Kazuya
6.3.96
Gemini
162cm
B
Kitada joined at the same time as Reiya of KyoOtoko(THE AGE GAP). He didn’t participate in last years main kanju activities - however, he's back and even cuter than before!
He doesn’t have even that little bit of awkwardness and shyness in his appearance that most the younger kanju have. He acts, in fact, like he was born to be in front of a camera and gives a pretty cool aura.
Kaneuchi Toma
8.30.96
Virgo
171cm
O
Toma is the other heavily promoted member of Shadow WEST. He appears often in j-net videos with Kohji and has also been on Takichan in it’s kanju episodes. He's done monomane of Johnny Depp and performed short gags with Shingaki and Kotaki. Normally Toma looks like he's so terrified that he's going to up and just DIE or at least collapse into a ball on the floor, but then he comes up with something like the Johnny Depp monomane which is hilarious - even for a person who doesn’t understand Japanese or the creeper faces he does in kanju ni qs. I's hard to tell if he's just shy but really good at acting strong when needed, or really brave and just trolling EVERYONE by pretending to be shy.
Asada Junya
10.17.96
Scorpio
160cm
B
Junya looks... rather girly with his cat eyes and long bangs. And sounds it too. with that tweeting squeaky nasally voice. But, apparently, under his sugar sweet looks? He is a Real Man. Or, well, at least that’s what he says. According to an article, he wants to rule the country because he is a Man damnit, and every Man has that feeling. Junya tends looks a bit frightened at times too, but he speaks in quite the relaxed manner and tsukkomis (even if he kinda fails) Kohji, so he is actually rather funny too!
Part 3
The Pimp Post
Part 2
Part 1
The disclaimer from Part one carries over into here just as much, and I feel the need to extend on it. I'm entering semi-shaky territory from here on out, so I'm starting to rely heavier on friends. Most of the 7WEST part is credited to nudrive , who is an absolutely amazing person for writing it for me. Most information used for 7WEST comes from luma_chan 's translations WHICH I RECOMMEND WHOLE HEARTEDLY. One of the largest collections of junior translations out there.
KyoOtoko is half credit to ceeri ! HERE. I GIVE HER A FAAAABULOUS HUG OF ILU. And the majority of Shadow WEST goes to her too. I KNOW AMAZING PEOPLE GUYS.
7WEST
AKA: Hey! Say! 7WEST
Yes, you guessed it! The Kansai 'answer' to JUMP, though most fans will probably kill you if you called them that.
So now we just call them 7WEST. Made up of '7' members, but technically Yuma's not part of group [but what the hell, he's still considered so by fans!] They're the youngest of the most popular Kansai groups but age counts for absolutely nothing!
Shigeoka Daiki
8.26.92
Virgo
172cm
A
The oldest and therefore leader of the group. Probably the most popular member and has the most lines joint with Kamiyama, though this doesn't seem to go to his head. Do not be fooled by his mature exterior, because in reality he is a massive fluffball and such a sweet guy. He's always got the highest 'tension' and seems to have an infinite store of energy which fuels his hyperness during the day. Despite this he has a very tough time with getting up in the mornings and is only good at running because he had to run to school every morning.
Kamiyama Tomohiro
7.1.93
Cancer
170cm
A
Kami probably has the best voice in 7WEST and the members also think he's best and dancing and acrobatics as well. In terms of singing he gets a good proportion of the lines and often carries the long notes. If you see someone in 7WEST wearing leopard prints of some sort, yup, that's probably Kamiyama. He's sometimes referred to the 'walking dictionary'. He's often called the 'ideal boyfriend' because he's the most popular among parents.
Fujii Ryusei
8.18.93
Leo
179cm
B
You probably know Ryusei as the tall one in 7WEST, thought technically he's no longer the tallest! Ryusei is one of the biggest 'tennen's [air head-ish] and clumsiest guys you will probably ever meet and therefore he has the biggest image gap [meaning his personality is very different from his looks]. Even if you tell him not to spill something, he will spill it, from ramen to jelly, EVERYTHING. He is also probably the youngest in terms of mental age and displays this side of him very often in interviews. Oh and he fails at winking.
Takemoto Shinpei
9.16.93
Virgo
169cm
B
Shinpei is lovingly called the spoilt 'girl' [who seems to be the type to carry candy around] of the group due to his outer appearance and is in charge of being cute. He's extra adorable with that husky voice of his. You'll often seem him declaring his love for Shige through letters, in interviews or just randomly shouting it out. Along with Shige he has the worst acrobatic skills and Shige once said that his 'backhand spring looks like a frog being knocked over'.
Shingaki Yuto
7.10.95
Cancer
170cm
A
Gakki! If you need something, he'll most likely have it! He has a great love for cats, and in the 2009 unit cons when they had to choose outfits to dress up in and every time he chose the cat outfit. And to prove his weirdness further he really doesn't like sweet things!
Kotaki Nozomu
7.30.96
Leo
180cm
O
Yes, despite his looks he is in fact the youngest! And only 15, doesn't that make you feel like the biggest pedo? At times he looks his age but most of the time he doesn't. According to the members when he waves at cons he waves like he's royalty and he's probably the most calm and collected. Kotaki was labelled the member who gets lonely the easiest, and since he loves his mother so much he'd often go shopping with her just to carry the bags. He's also a big fan of Harry Potter :D
Nakayama Yuma
01.13.94
Capricorn
169cm
A
Despite popular belief. He did not grow up to be bugish and ugly. FEAST YOUR EYES ON HIS BEAUTY [thanks to takaramakoto for that first line]. Yuma is one of those Johnny's that is probably loved and hated in equal quantities. He's not really hated for any good reason, just that he's a little overexposed. Well being in 3 groups, that's understandable. But really what people need to understand that he's just an awkward squishy teenager with vampire like teeth and a really adorable laugh. Really he's had those teeth forever. He won't say it, but if you compare how he acts in Tokyo to how he is with Kanju, he's definitely more comfortable with them. This shows because he only does his weird head movement when he's with NYC/ BIS, but suddenly he's cured when he's with 7WEST and performs normally. Ah poor kid, probably gets teased like crazy when he's with them. But really it's just love.
KyoOtoko
AKA: ...didn't they have a different name like six months ago?
AAKA: Senzaki's Damn Group
...AAAKA: May soon be defunct
When I say a different name a few months, I'm only half joking. KyoOtoko, while it formed mid year 2010 or so, was totally up in the air for members - Senzaki and Reiya were constantly in shoots for Shadow WEST! But, for now, it seems to have settles down into the basic form here. SO YAY.
Due to the constant crossing of units, the pic spam will exist after both of the units sections.
Senzaki Ryota
6.16.90
Gemini
180cm
O
Some people might remember back in the day when Senzaki was part of the group OSSaN, and actually played the drums! Well, as is, that is no more and the poor guy just kep getting moved around groups for what seemed like the longest time. Heck, he even ended out in a few shoots with BOYS!
Senzaki, otherwise, is just the guy who tends to go along with what the rest of the kanju ask him pretty well. Evolution of ape to man at the drop of the hat? Oh come on, fine. He's that kid who you just can't hate.
Watanabe Reiya
12.15.92
Sagittarius
165cm
O
Reiya is really pretty. Like, seriously pretty. No matter what he does, he's still pretty. Was even sporting this strange, up pointing anti gravity mess of a hair style once and... was still extremely gorgeous.
He's been doing rapping since about April 2010 and isn't actually all that bad! Likes dancing a lot and even dances in his private time! He likes clothes and fashion to the point of going deco happy on shoes and speaks with Kamiyama about k-pop in Dengonbans. Kid's a bit of Jin fanboy - flailing all over the man in an interview once.
Reiya's a cheerful character - even though he doesn’t really speak that much - he smiles a lot and his smile just makes you feel like the sun is shining even its been raining for a WEEK. He's like the typical cool & untalkative character from girls’ manga but about a million times better since he actually is a really sweet guy!
Reiya's shop photos have been reported to be pulled from stores starting on 9/21/11.
Muro Masaya
2.19.94
Aquarius
165cm
O
SQUISHY. Like really cling full body to family squishy. And it helps that he has two older brothers in there with him! Possibly even worse with the family love than his older brother, depending on who you ask.
Masaya is like that little puppy you want to take care of. Senzaki said that Masaya is like a little brother to him. And that’s pretty much the story of his life.
Nitta Naoto
2.24.94
Pisces
170cm
AB
Nitta is, possibly, the last one of Kyo Otoko to join in Johnny’s. He's the intelligent type - as in, he carries his electronic dictionary EVERYWHERE and is always reading it. He also tends to play pranks on his classmates because WHY NOT. It’s a pity that he hasn’t have a chance to appear so much in videos because he seems to be really nice and funny guy.
Hasn't appeared in most recent kanju activities, magazines included. He's either studying for college or out of the company. Will update this as info makes itself known.
His shops weren't pulled until the Concert set was cycled into Osaka Shounentachi. Reported to be studying overseas.
Shadow WEST
AKA: You mean like B.I.Shadow?
Just as 7WEST is like H!S!7, Shadow WEST picks up the role of B.I.Shadow. IN OSAKA. Seriously, Johnny, could you stop adding WEST onto the end of names? I guess at least it isn't VWEST.
Koja Nairu
1.13.94
Capricorn
165cm
A
Koja.. seems more mature than most guys his age are. Not really talkative, but one wouldn't call the kid shy. He's just a bit more quiet than the insanity that plagues the Kansai Branch! He has talked very lovingly about Shadow WEST's bond in Kanju ni Q - A tiny Koyama in the making? He's named after, get this, The Nile River. PARENTS. He also knows Kawashima Noeru and says that he's his best friend from Tokyo Juniors - to the point Noeru says that Koja always sends him messages when something happens.
Mukai Kohji
6.21.94
Gemini
173cm
A
THE most promoted member of Shadow WEST. He appears in Johnnys Web kanju videos and was one of the veeery few kanju performing in the 2010 Touzai Uta Gassen. He's the front man of Shadow WEST and the lead singer with his nasaly voice. Kohji says he's shy (all the members of Shadow WEST call themselves shy for some odd, unseen reason) but you can’t really see it. He talks a lot and trolls kanju ni q speaking Thai when it isn’t even his turn to speak. ... Yes. Kohji can speak Thai. He and his older brother are half Thai actually.
Which probably explains why his former unit was Muey Thai Mukai Brothers - yeah. You know. That pair of pedobait unit that paraded around shirtless back up until about 2008.
Kitada Kazuya
6.3.96
Gemini
162cm
B
Kitada joined at the same time as Reiya of KyoOtoko(THE AGE GAP). He didn’t participate in last years main kanju activities - however, he's back and even cuter than before!
He doesn’t have even that little bit of awkwardness and shyness in his appearance that most the younger kanju have. He acts, in fact, like he was born to be in front of a camera and gives a pretty cool aura.
Kaneuchi Toma
8.30.96
Virgo
171cm
O
Toma is the other heavily promoted member of Shadow WEST. He appears often in j-net videos with Kohji and has also been on Takichan in it’s kanju episodes. He's done monomane of Johnny Depp and performed short gags with Shingaki and Kotaki. Normally Toma looks like he's so terrified that he's going to up and just DIE or at least collapse into a ball on the floor, but then he comes up with something like the Johnny Depp monomane which is hilarious - even for a person who doesn’t understand Japanese or the creeper faces he does in kanju ni qs. I's hard to tell if he's just shy but really good at acting strong when needed, or really brave and just trolling EVERYONE by pretending to be shy.
Asada Junya
10.17.96
Scorpio
160cm
B
Junya looks... rather girly with his cat eyes and long bangs. And sounds it too. with that tweeting squeaky nasally voice. But, apparently, under his sugar sweet looks? He is a Real Man. Or, well, at least that’s what he says. According to an article, he wants to rule the country because he is a Man damnit, and every Man has that feeling. Junya tends looks a bit frightened at times too, but he speaks in quite the relaxed manner and tsukkomis (even if he kinda fails) Kohji, so he is actually rather funny too!
Part 3