According to Sports Online and Sports Hochi, the new Johnny group to debut is "Sexy Zone" that will consists of five members. They are also the youngest group to debut from Johnny's!

Soon, they will be releasing their debut single, "Sexy Zone" in November. The boys have been selected from 200 participants that's based on their dancing, acting, looks and vocal skills. According to Johnny Kitagawa (president), he said he was looking at not only boys with good looks and cool attitude but, also boys who can pull off the 'sexy' vibe to swoon girls.

Details of each member:
Kento Nakajima - 17 years
Fuma Kikuchi - 16 years
Shori Sato - 14 years
So Matsushima - 13 years
Marius Yo - 11 years, half Japanese/half German

(Source: Anna @ jpopasia)

My first reaction was O___O because of the name of the group.
Johnny has seriously got to come up with some better group names
My second reaction was D: because the youngest member is only 11.
and because... an 11 year old should not be associated with the word 'sexy'
What does everyone else think?

at least have them in high school first >_<"

i think 11 is year 7 :/ LOL
but thats still so young +___+

*coughJohnnyispedo* /i joke LOL

my first reaction was O.O are you freaking kidding me?! >< i mean the name "sexy zone" for a group of teens, i mean its fine if they were a lot older then they could pull it off but little kids should not be called sexy. heck i bet most of them don't even know what being sexy is...

Just saying

OMFG. KENTO. NAKAJIMA. IS DEBUTING? IM SO HAPPY.

Yes it is a little young, but some of the girls from Hello Project debuted when they were 6 and have had the wotas after them since then.
If they're talented enough at that age and can handle the pressure of being famous then I see nothing wrong with them debuting so young.

ScarletGinger wrote:

Yes it is a little young, but some of the girls from Hello Project debuted when they were 6 and have had the wotas after them since then.
If they're talented enough at that age and can handle the pressure of being famous then I see nothing wrong with them debuting so young.

i'm sorry did you say 6 years old? O.o thats too young, but the issue also isn't the age i don't think, its the name given to them because of their age, if you get what i mean lol

Yeah, the name is inappropriate (unless they're going for the shota angle, which I hope to god they're not)
Still I want to see how well the group does when they debut.

Hmm but yea H!P has always been targeted at the younger audience :/
But i still think even if you have the talent, you shouldnt be debuting at such a young age D: they need to enjoy private life a bit before becoming a star :L

Haha im not really shocked that a 11 year old is debuting, im shocked at the name of the group that he is debuting in D:
The name of the group kind of fits Kento but i dont think it fits the younger members LOL!

WHOOTT! My babies~ xxDD

11 years old is WAYYY not Early.
The H!P group in Taiwan has Frances and Aiko who are way younger.
And I think it's really not in the group name.
It's the talent that matters and it's kinda rare to see a HAFU (What fans call the Half Japanese ones :D ) debut.

LOL H!P is definetely targeted at an older audience. Why would a younger audience want 11 y/os in bikini shots? XD

I dont see the problem - Ryutaro debuted when he was 12. XD

IM JUST HAPPY CUZ NAKAKEN IS DEBUTING. <3333333333

Yeah. I mean, the kid has talent. he knows how to manage things.
Just before his debut, he needed to make trips back and forth from japan to germany and in vice-versa.
For a kid, he's really good.

And Hello!Pro Taiwan has talents who are WAYY younger than him.
The members of Da Xiao Jie, Aiko and Frances.
Aiko is only 8, that's 3 years younger than Marius and she's capable of her schedule. And so can Marius which can handle it more like the example I gave before.

And just a friendly opinion and thought, the school system in Japan is different from others. :D

@Megan
Hahaha true :L
but then you see all these little kids wearing such revealing clothes nowadays and youre like O___O little kids are growing up too quickly nowadays LOL!

@Kar
LOL yea i was like woah his a half caste = he'll look hotter than the others WHEN HE GROWS UP haha!

D: theyre getting younger :O
i can see a whole army of Justin Biebers /shot, im joking LOL

Yeaa they have middle school and secondary high and stuff like that +__+ i got confused trying to convert it back to the Aust. system when i was learning the school topic in jap class LOL

hm im just thinking... wouldnt it seem weird if you shove a guy out there who hasnt reached puberty... and then later on when his voice breaks and doesnt sound as nice (just for example, not saying that it would happen to this JE kid) and then he loses fans etc and no longer be poplar wouldnt it kind of be hmm a bit harsh since he wouldnt know what else to do anymore... especially if he hasnt been concentrating on school cause he has had to deal with his singing :/

Actually,
They have make-up classes and according to Hey!Say!JUMP's debut backstage, they study on duty. xD

Puberty? That's not really a problem, Imagine Chinen Yuri becoming 11-years-old again and becoming half-german. xD

maaa~ they cant have make-up classes if they quit school LOL D:

hm but then again Johnny's arent like other group that just disappear after a while LOL...

jessyj wrote:

maaa~ they cant have make-up classes if they quit school LOL D:

hm but then again Johnny's arent like other group that just disappear after a while LOL...

JE members dont quit school ^^; they go to Horikoshi High :)

Haha ah i was saying generally LOL ^^"

mm some of the older Johnny's quit school though :/
but their policy has prob changed now
*doesnt really pay attention to newer younger groups* D:


haha i think i made this part of the forum a little bit more alive, yay! /shot