In December, 2002 the group was created out of members of Kansai Juniors. On August 25th, 2004 they released their first single, Naniwa Iroha Bushi. At this time, the numerical “8” in their name was turned onto its side and made into an infinity symbol (∞).
The members are known for being very close, possibly even the closest in all of Johnny’s, shown by their annual barbecues and birthday celebrations together.
In 2005, Uchi Hiroki was suspended from all activities with Kanjani8 due to an underaged drinking incident.
On April 14 2018, Kanjani Eight announced that their main vocalist, Subaru Shibutani, would be departing the group to pursue his own goals of studying music abroad.
In September 2019, Nishikido announced that he was also leaving both the group and agency at the end of the month.
#関ジャニ∞ #Kanjani8 Current Members:
#横山裕 Yokoyama You – percussionist and supporting vocals
#村上信五 Murakami Shingo – keyboardist, supporting vocals
#丸山隆平 Maruyama Ryuhei – bassist, harmony vocals, rapper
#安田章大 Yasuda Shota – lead guitarist, harmony vocals, rapper
#大倉忠義 Okura Tadayoshi – drummer, lead vocalist
Former members:
#内博貴 Uchi Hiroki – vocals
#渋谷すばる Shibutani Subaru – lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist
#錦戸亮 Nishikido Ryo – second guitarist, lead vocalist
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Wow, what a flashback. I named my cat (now 13 years old) after Yokoyama Yu back when I was in high school. Thank you for posting this. Really brought memories back of all the fun years I had with Kanjani8.
lol…. I always missed hearing Yuu-chan laugh lol… his laugh IS very contagious wwwww
I just love them in variety, they never fail to entertain you.
I feel like Ryo is not really pure Japanese, like maybe he is a quarter or part Filipino. Cause he has a very vague look
Ryo's english is quite good :))
I want to watch more 😂
"Mission…possible"
"What's possible?"
"There's something to protect"
I lost it🤣🤣🤣
I love nishikado
what. was he spelling?😆
Hina is the worst at English