Japanese boy band Naniwa Danshi was formed in October 2018 by talent agency
Johnny & Associates. The seven members include Daigo Nishihata and Ryusei
Onishi—both previously members of Naniwa Ouji—plus Shunsuke Michieda, Kyohei
Takahashi, Kento Nagao, Joichiro Fujiwara, and Kazuya Ohashi. Signing to J Storm
Records, they released their debut single, “Ubu Love,” in November 2021. The
single hit Number 1 in Japan and went triple platinum. Originally considered a
sub-unit and part of a group of Kansai Johnny Jr. bands, which also included Ae!
and Little Kansai, Naniwa Danshi was orig...