is a Japanese music variety show that airs on NHK BS Premium. The show premiered on NHK BS 2 on April 9, 2000 and continues to this day. Worldwide, it airs on

NHK World Premium NHK World Premium is a TV news and entertainment broadcasting service offered by NHK World-Japan, the international arm of Japan's public broadcaster NHK. The service is aimed towards overseas Japanese and the overseas market, similar to worldwi ...

and

TV Japan TV Japan is a 24-hour Japanese-language television channel geared towards the Japanese diaspora in the USA and Canada. It is the North American carrier of the NHK World Premium service. The channel is owned by NHK CosmoMedia America Inc., a s ...

(US) as Pop Music Club It features the juniors of

Johnny & Associates is a Japanese talent agency, formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which trains and promotes groups of male entertainers known as . History 1962–1989 In 1962, Kitagawa launched his first group, Johnnys. In its early days, Kitagawa's agency re ...

. In addition to singing songs and participating in discussions, there is a segment that brings out the personality of the performers, such as quizzes.

Cast

Keiichiro Koyama is a Japanese musician and leader of the Johnny's Entertainment group NEWS. Biography Koyama, born in Sagamihara, Kanagawa as the youngest of two children, is the oldest member of NEWS and is often seen as the mother figure of the group. Upon ...

(

NEWS News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different Media (communication), media: word of mouth, printing, Mail, postal systems, broadcasting, Telecommunications, electronic communication, or through the tes ...

) (April 9, 2006 – March 24, 2011) *

Yuichi Nakamaru , is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, television personality, radio host, and a member of KAT-TUN. He joined the talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1998 and then officially debuted as part of KAT-TUN in 2006. Individually, he has acted ...

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KAT-TUN is a Japanese boy band formed under Johnny & Associates (Johnny's) in 2001. The group's name was originally an acronym based on the first letter of each member's family name: Kazuya Kamenashi, Jin Akanishi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, ...

) (April 9, 2006 – March 24, 2011) *

Hey! Say! JUMP Hey! Say! JUMP (HSJ or JUMP) is an eight-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The group is split into two sub-groups: Hey! Say! BEST and Hey! Say! 7. In Japan they sold more than 10 million physical co ...

(April 8, 2011 – March 26, 2014) *

Fumito Kawai is a five-member Japanese boy band under Johnny & Associates. The group's former name was A.B.C., which stands for Acrobat Boys Club. It was changed to A.B.C-Z after Ryosuke Hashimoto was moved to the group from J.J.Express in 2008. Due to the ...

(

A.B.C-Z is a five-member Japanese boy band under Johnny & Associates. The group's former name was A.B.C., which stands for Acrobat Boys Club. It was changed to A.B.C-Z after Ryosuke Hashimoto was moved to the group from J.J.Express in 2008. Due to the ...

) (April 2, 2014 – March 30, 2018) *

Akito Kiriyama Akito is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Akito shinonome, solo di sal * (1930–2020), Japanese nuclear physicist * (born 1987), Japanese footballer * (born 1987), Japanese professional wrestler * (born 1988 ...

( Johnny's WEST) (April 2, 2014 – March 30, 2018)

Regular appearance

Sexy Zone Sexy Zone is a five-member Japanese boy band managed by Johnny & Associates, consisting of Shori Sato, Kento Nakajima, Marius Yo, Fuma Kikuchi and Sou Matsushima. When they debuted their group age average was 14.6. In 2013 they appeared in Kouh ...

* Johnny's WEST *

King & Prince King & Prince is a five-member Japanese idol group under Johnny & Associates that debuted in 2018. The group was originally a Johnny's Jr. unit, ''Mr. King vs Mr. Prince'' that was composed of 2 separate units: Mr. King and Prince. The units lat ...

Johnny's Jr. is a Japanese talent agency, formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which trains and promotes groups of male entertainers known as . History 1962–1989 In 1962, Kitagawa launched his first group, Johnnys. In its early days, Kitagawa's agency rent ...

* Kansai Johnny's Jr.

Shounen Club Premium

is a Japanese music variety show hosted by

and broadcast on NHK BS Premium. The hour-long show premiered on April 23, 2006.

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Taichi Kokubun is a Japanese keyboardist and actor. He plays keyboard for Tokio, a Johnny & Associates musical group. Early life Taichi Kokubun was born in Higashikurume, Tokyo. Career As an artist Before debuting with Tokio, Kokubun, like other Tokio m ...

(April 2006 – March 2014) *

(April 2014 – March 2016) *

(April 2016 – March 2019) *

Kis-My-Ft2 is a seven-member Japanese boy band under Johnny & Associates, with members Hiromitsu Kitayama, Kento Senga, Toshiya Miyata, Wataru Yokoo, Taisuke Fujigaya, Yuta Tamamori and Takashi Nikaidō. The group was a former Johnny's Jr. unit which de ...

(April 2019 – present)

References

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External links

Official Website
Johnny & Associates NHK original programming