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Originally Posted by Bigtop
So, King & Prince, Johnny's newest group, unsurprisingly takes #1 daily in the Oricon charts, and is expected to be #1 weekly. I'm still asking myself - why do Johnny's acts, even newer ones like King & Prince (and Kis-My-Ft2 back in 2011, for example), still that popular? Are key tie-ins to drama series (e.g. Fuji TV Getsu9 - Monday 9PM - dramas) part of the factor?
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Johnnys still have appeal even though in recent years they have been over taken by the AKB family tree & LDH family tree
For King & Prince , 1 of the members Hirano Sho is currently starring in Hana Nochi Hare ~HanaDan Next Season~ which Cinderella Girl is being used to promote it
Cos of this I'm not surprised at the high sales that Cinderella Girl sold on the 1st day . The amount of publicity drum up for their debut single is high & that goes for having a garden party event in Tokyo
And there's the nostalgic factor towards Hana Nochi Hare ~HanaDan Next Season~ , if not why ARASHI's MatsuJun & Oguri Shun made cameo appearances in the drama ?
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(Also, asking to Karen: Are you interested in the King & Prince group?)
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Nah , King & Prince members are all younger than me so no . The younger more recent Johnnys debuted groups such as Sexy Zone , A.B.C-Z , Johnny's West , I don't listen to them
For Kisumai , yes because I know about them way back in Shounen Club (back when Hey ! Say ! JUMP appeared on the show prior to their debut) and I 1st saw them perform FIRE BEAT many years ago on MUSIC STATION prior to their official debut
But I must say that Sexy Zone has changed a LOT over the years especially when I watch them perform in the last few Johnnys Countdowns , they look so different back when they 1st started as compared to now