Tanokin Trio (たのきんトリオ) was a Japanese group, composed of three Johnny's idols, Toshihiko Tahara (Toshi), Nomura Yoshio (Yoshi), Masahiko Kondo (Matchy).[1][2][3][4] It was active for a short period in the early 1980s (dissolved on 28 August 1983), they became icons among young people of their generation.[5][6][7] All three appeared as students in the first series of Kinpachi-sensei.[8]