JO1

"Jo1" redirects here. For other uses, see JO1 (disambiguation). Not to be confused with jol or JOI.

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JO1
Eleven members of JO1 sitting in two rows in front of a backdrop of JO1 1st Asia Tour Beyond the Dark Limited Edition
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
OriginChiba, Japan[1]
Genres
DiscographyJO1 discography
Years active2019 (2019)–present
LabelsLapone
Members
  • Takumi Kawanishi
  • Ren Kawashiri
  • Syoya Kimata
  • Sukai Kinjo
  • Junki Kono
  • Issei Mamehara
  • Shosei Ohira
  • Keigo Sato
  • Ruki Shiroiwa
  • Shion Tsurubo
  • Sho Yonashiro
Websitejo1.jp Edit this at Wikidata
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2019—present
GenreMusic
Subscribers675 thousand[6]
Total views756 million[6]
Last updated: February 6, 2024

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.[4] 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. The group is the first permanent Produce 101 winning group.[7][8]

JO1 debuted on March 4, 2020, and was named Best 5 New Artists at the Japan Gold Disc Award. Since then, they have achieved eight consecutive Oricon number-one singles as well as seven 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.

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  2. ^ "New Boy Band JO1's Debut Single, 'Infinity,' Rules Japan Hot 100". Billboard. March 13, 2020. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Mieko Sakai (November 26, 2020). "JO1原動力はJAMのパワー 命燃やして「GOT THE TOP」を目指す理由". Aera (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c St. Michel, Patrick (December 3, 2021). "JO1 to the world: A new stage for J-pop". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  5. ^ Chang Dong-woo (July 13, 2020). "Exporting the template: K-pop agencies' overseas idol projects yield solid results". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on July 19, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "About JO1". YouTube.
  7. ^ E. Morales, Ivana (May 23, 2023). "JO1 Open Up About "Tropical Night," Produce 101 Japan, and Their 3-Year Journey Since Debut". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on May 24, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Permanent was invoked but never defined (see the help page).