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Junki Kono (河野 純喜, Kōno Junki, born January 28, 1998), is a Japanese singer and actor. He debuted as a member and vocal leader of the Japanese
boy bandJO1 in 2020, after placing ninth in the first season of
Produce 101 Japan. He hosted
NHK Educational TV's Hangul! Navi (2022–2023) and was featured in
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]'s single "Outsiders" in 2022.
Early life
Junki Kono was born on January 20, 1998, in
Nara, Japan.[1] Kono was an active child who played football for his local Heguri Football Club.[2] In 2018, he played for Horyuji Football Club as their
midfielder and won the
Kansai qualifying round of the 25th National Club Team Football Championships on September 9.[3][4]
Kono is a graduate of
Doshisha University's Faculty of
Policy Studies.[5][6] While attending university, he worked part-time as security in a concert venue, where he realized that he couldn't give up on his dreams of becoming a singer.[7]
Alongside his native Japanese, Kono is learning Korean.[8]
Career
2019: Produce 101 Japan
After graduation, Kono was job hunting and had received an offer which he turned down to participate in Produce 101 Japan, a reality competition show that's a spin-off of the South Korean Produce 101 franchise.[9] Kono auditioned for the show in September 2019, as part of the audition group Six Packs.[10] The show ended in December, where he finished in ninth place with 159,057 votes.[11]
2020–present: Debut in JO1 and solo activities
After undergoing training in Korea,[7] Kono debuted in
JO1 and their first single,
Protostar, was released on March 4, 2020, under
Lapone Entertainment.[12] In December, he appeared on The First Take, performing "Infinity" from Protostar on the 4th and "Voice" from the group's first album The Star on the 16th.[13][14][15] His performance soon started trending on
Twitter,[16] and on January 13, 2021, Kono released both acoustic versions of "Mugendai" and "Voice".[13]
In April, 2022, he had a regular role as a student on
NHK-E's Hangul! Navi [
ja], a Korean learning show.[17] On May 22, Kono co-wrote the song "Touch!" for JO1's second studio album Kizuna,[18] and on the 25th, Kono and bandmate Sho Yonashiro featured on
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]'s single "Outsiders" which was used as the ending theme song of the anime Fanfare of Adolescence.[19][20]
In 2023, Kono co-wrote the song "NEWSmile" for JO1's third studio album Equinox. It was used as the theme song of the anime Mezamashi 8 [
ja] from April 3 onwards.[12][21] On August 29, it was announced that Kono will be the MC of the TV program Case Study ~ Forbidden Love Experiment ~ which is part of the channel segment Tuesday NEXT! [
ja] on
Fuji TV.[22] He worked alongside his bandmate Keigo Sato for both airings of the programme which ran again on September 5.[23]
In 2024, Kono was announced as a cast member of
TBS Televison's show Love It! [
ja], which will air from April 5 until June. The cast is collectively known as the "Love It! Family", and he will appear every Thursday starting from April 11.[24][25] On June 10 it was announced that Kono will appear in the drama My Girlfriend's Child which will be broadcast on
Kansai TV and
Fuji TV from June 25. The drama is based on the eponymous manga series by Mamoru Aoi, with Kono playing the role of Iida Tomohiro, a second-year high school student and classmate of the main character.[26][27]
^
ab"Infinity" and "Voice" are both songs by
JO1, which were performed by Kono alone on
The First Take.
^
ab"Infinity" (無限大) (from The First Take) and "Voice" (君の声) (from The First Take) did not enter the Hot 100, but appeared at number 73 and 79, respectively, on the download component chart.[28]
^"~卒団生がNHK紅白歌合戦出場!!~" [A graduate student participated in NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen!!]. Heguri Football Club (in Japanese). November 26, 2022.
Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
^"【トップチーム】 第25回全国クラブチームサッカー選手権関西大会" [[Top Team] 25th National Club Team Football Championship in Kansai]. Horyuji Football Club (in Japanese). September 12, 2018.
Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
^"第25回全国クラブチームサッカー選手権大会" [25th National Club Team Football Championships]. JFA (in Japanese).
Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
^"JO1・河野純喜&木全翔也「プレバト!!」初登場!夏井いつき氏「がくぜんとするほどつまらない方もいました」とバッサリ" [JO1, Junki Kono & Syoya Kimata "Prevato! First appearance! Mr. Itsuki Natsui, "There were some people who were so boring that I was shocked," he said.]. Monthly The Television (in Japanese).
Kadokawa Corporation. December 2, 2020.
Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
^"視聴者の皆さんと一緒に学んで、ハングルで会話できたら「ハングルッ!ナビ」生徒役・河野純喜(JO1)インタビュー 後編" [If we can learn together with our viewers and have a conversation in Hangul... Interview with Junki Kono (JO1) who's a student on 'Hangul! Navi' Interview with Junki Kono (JO1), Part 2]. Steranet (in Japanese).
NHK. October 26, 2022.
Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
^"JO1 河野純喜さん 心に正直にやりきって" [JO1 Junki Kono, Be honest to your heart and work through it.]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). May 28, 2022.
Archived from the original on August 30, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^"JO1 與那城奨×河野純喜の"ヨナ純"、ボーカル面で牽引するコンビ バラエティで発揮するトーク力がグループの入り口に" [JO1 "Yona Jun" of Sho Yonashiro and Junki Kono, a duo that leads in terms of vocals Talking ability demonstrated in variety shows is the approach to the group.]. Real Sound Japan [
ja] (in Japanese). August 6, 2020.
Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^"「PRODUCE 101 JAPAN」デビューメンバー11人決定 1位は最年少・豆原一成<1位~20位最終順位>" [11 debut members of 'PRODUCE 101 JAPAN' determined, with the youngest member, Issei Mamehara, in first place <final ranking from 1st to 20th>.]. Modelpress [
ja] (in Japanese). December 11, 2019.
Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^
ab"JO1河野純喜、THE FIRST TAKE版「無限大」「Voice」音源配信決定" [JO1 Junki Kono, THE FIRST TAKE version of 'Infinity' and 'Voice' sound sources to be distributed]. Oricon News (in Japanese).
Oricon. January 6, 2021.
Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
^
abMiyake, Yoko (July 6, 2023).
"【後編】JO1木全翔也が河野純喜と西海岸発のチルな寿司を満喫|本音で木全寿司 Vol.14" [Part 2: JO1 Syoya Kimata enjoys chill sushi from the West Coast with Junki Kono | Honnen de Ki Zen Sushi Vol. 14]. Elle Gourmet (in Japanese).
Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^
ab"JO1河野純喜&佐藤景瑚、テレビ番組初MC 王道モテ&恋愛心理学に興奮「叫びっぱなし」で手つなぎも" [JO1 Junki Kono & Keigo Sato, first TV show MC Excitement over royal motives & romantic psychology, including hand-holding with 'shouting all the time'.]. Oricon News (in Japanese).
Oricon. August 22, 2023.
Archived from the original on August 21, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
^
ab"ケーススタディ ~禁断の恋愛実験~ テレビ初MCのJO1河野純喜と佐藤景瑚絶叫" [Case study - Forbidden love experiment - JO1 Junki Kono and Keigo Sato in their first TV MC session.]. Fuji TV (in Japanese). September 5, 2023.
Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
^
ab"岩崎大昇、谷口愛季、河野純喜、菅原咲月が4~6月の「ラヴィット!ファミリー」担当" [Taisho Iwasaki, Airi Taniguchi, Junki Kono and Satsuki Sugawara are the April-June 'Rabbit! Family".]. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 5, 2024.
Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
^"JO1河野純喜「ちょっと硬かったかな…」『あの子の子ども』撮影メイキングにファン「かわいすぎて泣ける」" [JO1 Junki Kono: "Maybe I was a little stiff..." Fans "crying because it's too cute" at the BTS of the filming of "My Girlfriend's Child".]. Mezamashi Media (in Japanese). July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
^
ab"週間 シングルランキング 2022年06月06日付" [Weekly Singles Chart; June 6, 2022]. Oricon (in Japanese). May 23–29, 2022.
Archived from the original on October 10, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^"JO1の河野純喜、NHK Eテレの語学番組「ハングルッ!ナビ」に生徒役でレギュラー出演「目標はハングルで歌を歌うこと!!4月から一緒に頑張りましょう!」と意気込む" [JO1's Junki Kono regularly appears as a student in NHK E-television's language programme 'Hangul! Navi" as a student: 'My goal is to sing a song in Hangul! Let's work together from April!']. Screen Online (in Japanese). March 7, 2022.
Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.