October 2017. Shingo Murakami and You Yokoyama, who were also members of Kanjani Eight, were in Shibuya, hanging out together.Mei (22) She works at a video production company. She loves all Johnny’s, but she especially likes Junta Nakama of Johnny’s West. Yuka (23) Real estate sales. She loves “Arashi” and “King & Prince”, and has to attend at least 3 shows in one tour to feel satisfied. Shino (24) Hair stylist. She likes Johnny’s Jr. in general and posts illustrations of her favorite idols on her otaku Twitter account. Aya (21) Works at a bank. She is a fan of Snow Man. During live shows, she takes detailed notes on the songs performed, costumes, and comments by the members. Glossary of janitorial terms (1) Abbreviation for someone who puts a lot of effort (riki) for their idols. They are mainly waiting to catch a glimpse of their idols at the end of a live radio broadcast or stage performance. They are organized and long-time fans are in charge of the place. (2) “Chasing fans” refers to those who wait for idols to leave the venue and follow the car in which the idol member rides to try to locate his/her home or exchange contact information. They are called “yarakashi” because they do not follow the rules. They often ride in light cars or motor scooters and are highly mobile. (3) A car prepared by the office to transport idols to and from the office. (4) The idol whom they support the most. In principle, there can be more than one “guesser,” but only one “jibun” can be a “jibun”. In recent years, this term has been spreading to the host industry as well. 5) Those who have a crush on a member of “Hey! Say! JUMP”, they call themselves “virgins” until they are embraced by a member of “Hey! Say! JUMP” All members of the group take the surname of their favorite idol plus a pseudonym. There are about 10 members in the group. Some of them transfer to the same school as their favorite member, and some of them repeatedly stay in the same grade to be in the same class, so the members’ ages are unknown. (6) Talent who has not made a CD debut. In contrast, the talents who have made their CD debut are called “debutantes”; during Jr. who reached the age of 22 in January 2009, a system was announced whereby they had to discuss their subsequent contract with the office by the following March 31, and if no agreement was reached, their activities would be terminated. (7) Abbreviated name for “Johnny’s Island,” a subsidiary of Johnny’s Office. It mainly produces Johnny’s Jr. Takizawa launched the company in January 2007 when he retired as an idol. The annual Johnny’s stage production of the same name, “JOHNNY’S ISLAND” is also called “Jannii”. (8) Abbreviated name for the nine-member group “Snow Man”. It is often called “Snost” together with “Sto”, the abbreviation of “SixTONES”, which made its debut at the same time. (ix) The group was founded in 2006 with the name “Takiya” (9) A traditional Johnny’s stage that began in 2006 under the name “Takizawa Enbujo”. Since 2010, the venue has been moved from the Shinbashi Enbujo to the Nissay Theatre, where it has been performed as “Takizawa Kabuki”. The lead actor is Hideaki Takizawa. In 2007, “Snow Man,” who has appeared as a semi-main cast member since 2012, replaced Takizawa as the lead actor. The famous performance is “Gastric Drumming,” in which the performers strip naked and beat Japanese drums for more than 10 minutes in the position of stomach muscles. (10) Abbreviated name for “Sexy Zone.  (11) A charity event held in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011. About 250,000 people attend the event every year. “Arashi” acts as a teacher and conducts experiments and games using the venue as a classroom. Since 2003, they have started inviting junior members of the group as assistants. The event is recognized among fans as an event with a high ticket-winning ratio, and is now scheduled to be handed over to a junior group. (12) A fan who supports more than one group. (13) A generic term for fans of Arashi. (14) A generic term for fans of King & Prince. (15) Abbreviation for Jr. who left the office. It is an otaku term containing negative nuance, and the person himself often calls himself “ex-Jr”. (16) Former “KAT-TUN” member Sei Tanaka (36) (17) Ibid.