Lil かんさい
Lil かんさい (Lil Kansai)
• A 5-member unit from Kansai Johnny's Jr.
• Pronounce - Little Kansai (ritoru kansai)
• Litokan, Ritokan, Ritoru. Many call them LilKan as well (mostly international fans)
• Formed on 22 January 2019 when all of them were still in junior high school.
• Before the formation, they were known as Chibi5.
• They are similar in age. The difference between the oldest and the youngest is only 1 year and 3 days.
• As of 2021, all members are active high school students. (ALL OF THEM go to the same school! what manga is this?!)
• Their first solo concert was supposed to be held on 18 April 2020, but was postponed. They finally got to do it on 29 - 31 August 2020 which was the first Johnny's on-site concert during Covid-19.
• Follow @LilKansai_info on twitter to get the latest info about them. (they tweet in Japanese, but google translate is always there to help you 😌)
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Solo Concerts
• Lil かんさい FIRST LIVE 2020 NEXT STAGE → 29 - 31 August 2020
• Kansai Johnnys' Jr. DREAM PAVILION ~Miracle NEXT STAGE~ → 8 - 13 December 2020 (Digest)
• Johnny's Ginza 2021 Tokyo Experience → 17 - 23 May 2021
Other Concerts
• Johnny's DREAM ISLAND 2020-2025 → 15 - 16 August 2020 *as Kansai Johnny's Jr. but they lead the concert.
Butai [main cast only]
• ANOTHER-新たなる冒険- (ANOTHER-a new adventure-) → 1 - 31 March 2021, 3 - 14 May 2021 (additional shows - cancelled)
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CM & Ambassador
• 大阪ガス「ミライトでんき」(Osaka Gas / Miraito Denki) - From October 2020 [Official homepage]
MEMBERS PROFILE
西村拓哉
• Name: Nishimura Takuya
• Nishitaku, Taku-chan, Takkun
• Birthday: 19 April 2003
• Member color: Blue 💙
• Oldest but one of the cutest.
• Auditioned in 2014 but was called for work only in 2015.
• Soccer ⚽️
• Like a leader but he is not.
嶋﨑斗亜
• Name: Shimasaki Toa
• Toa, Toa-chan
• Birthday: 8 August 2003
• Member color: Red ❤️
• Our center! 🥰
• Entered in 2016.
• Tsukkomi? Boke? He can do both.
• Actual baby. No lie.
• Guitar 🎸 (Boku heta ep 3)
大西風雅
• Name: Onishi Fuga
• Fuga, Fu-san
• Birthday: 23 February 2004
• Member color: Purple 💜
• Tsundere, poison tongue.
• Same as taku-chan, auditioned in 2014 but was called for work only in 2015.
• Guitar as well but has not play it in front of fans yet.
岡﨑彪太郎
• Name: Okazaki Kotaro
• Kotaro, Kota, Kota-chan
• Birthday: 23 March 2004
• Member color: Yellow 💛
• Actual leader of the group.
• Entered in 2016.
• BEAUTIFUL✨ (personal opinion 😌)
• Tennis 🎾
• Currently practicing piano.
當間琉巧
• Name: Toma Ruku
• Ruku
• Birthday: 22 April 2004
• Member color: Green 💚
• Youngest but the most matured?
• Entered in 2016.
• HIS VOICE! HIS RAP!
• Very high potential in MCing.
SONGS
Currently, they have 4 original songs
• Lil miracle (August 2019)
• Tell me Tell me!! (August 2020)
• ミライヤー (miraiyer) (October 2020)
• La fiesta (March 2021)
Other songs they usually perform
• Next Stage
• Super Rocket
• プリンシパルの君へ (principal no kimi e) (Johnny's West)
• Peach (Sexy Zone)
TV PROGRAMS
Currently, they have 2 regular programs
• ミライヤー (Miraiyer) (first independent regular program) - Every Saturday 11:30am jst (TV Osaka) [Twitter] [Homepage]
• まいど！ジャーニィ～ (Maido! Jani~) (main members since 2020) - Every Sunday 9:30am jst (BS Fuji)
• よんチャンTV (Yonchan TV) (Toa, Takuya & Ruku only) - 「ありがとう！縁の下のマイスター」corner. Every Thursday (MBS)
Special Feature
• まいど！ジャーニィ～ (Maido! Jani~) - Episode 327, 328, 329
Theme: [Lil かんさい] - members profile and games.
Special Program
• Lil かんさいのBigなごやになりたいんや！(Lil Kansai no Big Nagoya ni naritainya!) - 5 January 2020 (rebroadcast on 21 December 2020)
• Lil かんさいと行く！オトナの階段ツアー (Lil Kansai to iku! Otona no kaidan tsuaa) - 29 December 2020
Drama
• 年下彼氏 (Toshishita Kareshi) - Takuya #6 / Fuga & Kotaro #15 / Toa & Ruku #16
• 僕らは恋がヘタすぎる (Bokura wa Koi ga Hetasugiru) - Toa as Ichinose Kanata
• ジモトに帰れない ワケあり男子の14の事情 (Jimoto ni kaerenai wakeari danshi no 14 no jijō) - Toa #1, #2, #14 / Kotaro #6 / Takuya #7 / Ruku #10 / Fuga #12
Documentary
• RIDE ON TIME [Kansai Johnny's Jr] - appeared in all 4 episodes. Short featured in ep 2.
• 浪花から未来へ - DREAM ISLAND special
• RIDE ON TIME Season 3 [Kansai Johnnys] - appeared in ep 1, 2 & 4. Featured in ep 2 with Ae! group. a lil bit of FIRST LIVE in ep 4.
Other
• 痛快！明石家電視台 - 25 March 2019 *guest with Naniwa Danshi and Ae! group.
Not a TV program but...
ISLANDTV [click here]
They rarely upload videos but you can watch their previous series during self-restraint period.
• #Lilチャレンジ
• #放課後Lil
Youtube [every Tuesday / Jr. Channel]
• Playlist → here (Lil Kansai, Naniwa Danshi and Ae! group will be taking turn to upload videos monthly.)
RADIO
• 関西ジャニーズJr.とれたて関ジュース (とれ関) (Lil Kansai as main personalities after the radio renewal from January 2021) - Every Sunday 11.30pm jst (Kansai Radio)
→ January - Fuga & Ruku
→ February - Toa & Kotaro
→ March - Takuya & Ruku
→ April - Toa & Fuga
→ May - Takuya & Kotaro
→ June - Toa & Ruku
→ July - Takuya & Kotaro
→ August - Toa & Fuga
→ September - Kotaro & Ruku
→ October - Fuga & Kotaro
→ November - Toa & Takuya