My Introduction to Kanjani∞

Kanjani∞ (関ジャニ∞, Kanjani eito?, Kanjani eight) is


渋谷すばる Subaru SHIBUTANI
birthday: 1981-09-22 zodiac sign: virgo birthplace: osaka blood type: O

村上信五 Shingo MURAKAMI
birthday: 1982-01-26 zodiac sign: aquarius birthplace: osaka blood type: AB

横山 裕 (black color) You YOKOYAMA
birthday: 1981-05-09 zodiac sign: taurus birthplace: osaka blood type: A

錦戸 亮 Ryo NISHIKIDO
birthday: 1984-11-03 zodiac sign: scorpio birthplace: osaka blood type: O

大倉忠義 Tadayoshi OKURA
birthday: 1985-05-16 zodiac sign: taurus birthplace: osaka blood type: O

丸山隆平 Ryuhei MARUYAMA
birthday: 1983-11-26 zodiac sign: sagittarius birthplace: kyoto blood type: A

安田章大 Shota YASUDA
birthday: 1984-09-11 zodiac sign: virgo birthplace: hyogo blood type: A

Source: http://www.teichiku.co.jp/artist/kan8/index.html

Info about them here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanjani8

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I saw them occasionally from a forum banner. I only knew Ryo and recognize Murakami Shingo (he's so mature now! I first saw him in 2002 and he looks like a boy). Yesterday along with I found Domoto Brothers with NewS as the guest, I found Domoto Brothers on 25 June 2006 with Kanjani8 as the guest. OMG they are so funny and crazy! Hahaa.. And I saw one person caught my eyes, the guy with long hair; Shibutani Subaru. He just looks interesting. And I'm so curious to listen to their songs after their performance at the ending of the show. That's a funny song! Some members have good voice, indeed. So I'm in high curiousity^^

Reading about them in the site above, really confused me @_@ Anyway they are Kansai people, from Osaka. Now I know what is people sometimes mentioned about Kansai/Osaka thing. Both Domoto are Kansai people also. First noticeable thing from Kansai people is their dialect, which I think I see how it's different.
And I also realize that 8 shoud mean 8 people, and (Hiroki) Uchi (NewS) made it 8. He had been suspended before and though he return as trainee now but don't know whether he will back in Kanjani8.

This is a good introduction to them, I guess :D
Thank you Kojinaarasan for sharing it at Youtube and thanks to people who made it English subtitled.

From Domoto Brothers..
Part 1


Part 2


Part 3


Part 4






Searched on their performance and songs. Funny and happy! That's how I felt when I heard or saw their songs/performance in concert :D
I want to share some in which I ripped from the vid. --> here


Sukiyanen, Osaka (3rd single, 2005)-->I love this song, and the PV too! It's so funny. Ryo said before that he is not funny person, but there's in the PV, a snapshots.. he acted crazy^^


Osaka Rainy Blues (2nd single, 2005) --> Wow, they did serious this time! This song is kind of blues or jazzy, dunno exactly but I really like this one. Uchi still around when the song released. So I can hear his voice now.


Oh! ENKA (in single Sukiyanen Osaka, 2005) --> This one is ripped from Heat Up! concert (3rd concert, 2006). Can't find any PV for this song, don't know whether there was. Can hear Subaru sang Enka tune! So that's the Enka. Yes, I've heard this kind of songs before. I called it traditional Japanese music. Especially since the singers are people above 50 years old^^ It is surprising to hear young generation, Subaru sang it. Really interesting! I think there's one more song he sung Enka. I'll check.


Naniwa Iroha Bushi --> I upload finally :D But this one is ripped version from the PV. It said that this song, released as their debut single, Naniwa Iroha Bushi on August 25th, 2004, unexpectedly made it to the top of the Oricon singles chart and became the first Enka single to do so in 17 years! (Wikipedia) :clap2: ( ^ o ^ ) This is a happy and energetic song. You'll like it~


One (I don't know the song included in which single/album, sorry) --> I ripped this one too from one of some fanvid BGM. Ohh hohoo I love this song! For exactly, I like the band performance! It's Ohkura on drums, Maruyama on bass, Yassu on guitar and Subaru on guitar, vocalist.