JO1
JO1 (Japanese: ジェイオーワン, Hepburn: Jeiōwan) is a Japanese boy band formed through the first season of Produce 101 Japan by Lapone Entertainment, a joint venture between Yoshimoto Kogyo and CJ ENM. The group is composed of eleven members: Issei Mamehara, Ren Kawashiri, Takumi Kawanishi, Shosei Ohira, Shion Tsurubo, Ruki Shiroiwa, Keigo Sato, Syoya Kimata, Junki Kono, Sukai Kinjo, and Sho Yonashiro. JO1 is the first Produce 101 winning group that is intended to be permanent.
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JO1 at a press conference in November 2023 L–R, back row: Tsurubo, Kawanishi, Kono, Shiroiwa, Sato, Ohira L–R, front row: Yonashiro, Kawashiri, Mamehara, Kimata, Kinjo | |
Background information | |
Origin | Chiba, Japan |
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Discography | JO1 discography |
Years active | 2019 | –present
Labels | Lapone |
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Website | jo1 |
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Years active | 2019—present |
Genre | Music |
Subscribers | 675 thousand |
Total views | 756 million |
Last updated: February 6, 2024 |
JO1 debuted on March 4, 2020, and was named Best 5 New Artists at the Japan Gold Disc Award. Since then, they have achieved seven consecutive Oricon number-one singles as well as six number-one songs and two consecutive number-one albums on the Billboard Japan Hot charts. They received the Excellent Work Award at the Japan Record Award for "Trigger", from their third studio album Equinox (2023). Their other accolades include three MAMA Awards and three MTV Video Music Awards Japan.