Shounen Club (ザ少年倶楽部 –  the Boys/Youth Club) showcases the song-and-dance skills of Johnny’s juniors – the next generation of Japanese male idols – alongside the more recently debuted groups in the Johnny’s Entertainment agency. The theme of the show this week is “Yell” (エール) and the show opens with NEWS’ “Kibou Yell”, with Kyomoto Taiga-kun, Kouchi Yugo-kun, and Tanaka Juri-kun kicking things off . . .

. . . then noon boyz (back in those sea blue outfits) and the Double Yuta team (see Nov. 7th post for member list). I suddenly noticed that Kuramoto Kaoru-kun has been getting taller – caught me totally by surprise.

Next up was Travis Japan and the Elder Juniors.

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