INI (Japanese boy group)

INI (Japanese: アイエヌアイ, Aienuai) is a Japanese boy band formed through the reality competition show Produce 101 Japan 2. The group is composed of eleven members: Masaya Kimura, Hiromu Takatsuka, Shogo Tajima, Kyosuke Fujimaki, Takumi Ozaki, Hiroto Nishi, Jin Matsuda, Xu Fengfan, Rihito Ikezaki, Yudai Sano and Takeru Goto. Like the winners of the first season of Produce 101 Japan, INI is intended to be a permanent group.[1] The group is managed by Lapone Entertainment, a joint company between Yoshimoto Kogyo and CJ ENM.[1]

INI
INI's logo
Background information
OriginJapan
GenresJ-Pop
Years active2021 (2021)–present
LabelsLapone Entertainment
Websiteini-official.com
Members
  • Masaya Kimura
  • Hiromu Takatsuka
  • Shogo Tajima
  • Kyosuke Fujimaki
  • Takumi Ozaki
  • Hiroto Nishi
  • Jin Matsuda
  • Xu Fengfan
  • Rihito Ikezaki
  • Yudai Sano
  • Takeru Goto

The group debuted with the Maxi single "A" which featured the promotional singles "Rocketeer" and "Brighter".[2]

Members
  • Masaya Kimura (木村 柾哉)
  • Hiromu Takatsuka (髙塚 大夢)
  • Shogo Tajima (田島 将吾)
  • Kyosuke Fujimaki (藤牧 京介)
  • Takumi Ozaki (尾崎 匠海)
  • Hiroto Nishi (西 洸人)
  • Jin Matsuda (松田 迅)
  • Xu Fengfan (許 豊凡)
  • Rihito Ikezaki (池﨑 理人)
  • Yudai Sano (佐野 雄大)
  • Takeru Goto (後藤 威尊)

Discography

Singles
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
JPN
[3]
A 2021 1
  • JPN: 571,850[4]
 Non-album single
I 2022 1
  • JPN: 581,016[5]
 Non-album single

Promotional singles
List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN
Hot
[6]
"Rocketeer" 2021 2 Non-album singles
"Brighter" —
"Call 119" 2022 1
"We Are" 86
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Awards and nominations
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) and the result of the award
Award ceremony Year Recipient Category Nominee/work Result Ref.
Mnet Asian Music Awards 2021 INI Favorite Asian Artist INI Won [7]

References
  1. "韓国の人気オーディション番組　吉本と組んで日本上陸". Nikkei Sports (in Japanese). September 22, 2021.
  2. "INI、デビューシングル『A』オリコン1位に喜び　メンバーによる"イノシシムーブ"レクチャーも". Real Sound (in Japanese). December 3, 2021.
  3. "INI" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  4. Cumulative sales of A:
  5. オリコン週間 シングルランキング 2022年04月18日～2022年04月24日 [Oricon Weekly Single Ranking April 18, 2022 – April 24, 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  6. Peak chart positions on Billboard Japan's Hot 100:
  7. "JO1が「BEST ASIAN ARTIST JAPAN」、INIが「FAVORITE ASIAN ARTIST」をそれぞれ受賞！＜2021 MAMA＞". Model Press (in Japanese). December 11, 2021.
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