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JO1

is a Japanese boy band formed through the first season of Produce 101 Japan by Lapone Entertainment. The band is composed of nine members: Issei Mamehara, Ren Kawashiri, Takumi Kawanishi, Ruki Shiroiwa, Keigo Sato, Syoya Kimata, Junki Kono, Sukai Kinjo, and Sho Yonashiro. JO1 was originally formed as an eleven-member group; Shion Tsurubo and Shosei Ohira left the band in 2025 and 2026, respectively. The group is the first permanent Produce 101 winning group. JO1 debuted on March 4, 2020, and was named one of the Best 5 New Artists at the Japan Gold Disc Award. Since then, they have achieved ten consecutive Oricon number-one singles as well as eight number-one songs and three consecutive number-one albums on the Billboard Japan Hot charts. They are two-time Excellent Work Award winner at the Japan Record Award and recipient of streaming certifications for their songs "Love Seeker", "SuperCali", and "Be Classic" from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). Their other accolades include three MAMA Awards and four MTV Video Music Awards Japan.

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is a Japanese boy band formed through the first season of Produce 101 Japan by Lapone Entertainment. The band is composed of nine members: Issei Mamehara, Ren Kawashiri, Takumi Kawanishi, Ruki Shiroiwa, Keigo Sato, Syoya Kimata, Junki Kono, Sukai Kinjo, and Sho Yonashiro. JO1 was originally formed as an eleven-member group; Shion Tsurubo and Shosei Ohira left the band in 2025 and 2026, respectively. The group is the first permanent Produce 101 winning group. JO1 debuted on March 4, 2020, and was named one of the Best 5 New Artists at the Japan Gold Disc Award. Since then, they have achieved ten consecutive Oricon number-one singles as well as eight number-one songs and three consecutive number-one albums on the Billboard Japan Hot charts. They are two-time Excellent Work Award winner at the Japan Record Award and recipient of streaming certifications for their songs "Love Seeker", "SuperCali", and "Be Classic" from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). Their other accolades include three MAMA Awards and four MTV Video Music Awards Japan.

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 2025 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of formation: 2021 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2020-03-04 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 2021 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. release date: 2022 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. release date: 2023-09-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of formation is "2025". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of formation is "2021". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2020-03-04". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the release date is "2021". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the release date is "2022". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the release date is "2023-09-20". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378644563

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.