this is a one popular JE unit that hasnt debuted yet despite the fact that they already have their own show! hahaha. demo.. my imouto and i dont like Yabu!! dont kill us, Yabu fans!! we like Hikka more!!! Hikka is sho kawaii!! hahhah!
here's a lil info from LJ:
Ya-Ya-yah is a boy idol group of Johnny's Entertainment which was originated from the four member group YA-YA formed in 2001, composed of the four members of Yabu Kota, Ayukawa Taiyo, Yamashita Shoon and Akama Naoya. Soon another three members were added to the group: Yoshida Yuuki, Ando Yasuhiro and Hoshino Masaki and the name was changed into Ya-Ya-yah as we know it now. However, Yoshida and Ando had already left the group before the release of their CD in 2002. After that the five remaining members were Yabu Kota (薮宏太), Akama Naoya (赤間直哉), Yamashita Shoon (山下翔央), Ayukawa Taiyo (鮎川太陽) & Hoshino Masaki (星野正樹). They have released one double single Yuuki 100%/Sekai ga Hitotsu ni Naru made (勇気100%/世界がひとつになるまで) in 2002.
In the year 2003 Ya-Ya-yah got a new member, Yaotome Hikaru (八乙女光) - although during most of that year he was referred as a Johnny's Junior rather than a member of Ya-Ya-yah even though he was with the group most of the time and was a regular at their TV show from the start - who with Yabu, Shoon and Taiyo performed in a musical Stand By Me during that summer and the next one. The other two members, Akama and Hoshino did not have parts in the musical. Hoshino quit JE in 2004. Akama was removed from Ya-Ya-yah and he became a regular junior again, until he also quit JE. I have no confirmed information about the reasons for their quitting but for most ex-JE boys, especially the younger ones is simply that they want to be able to concentrate on school more (and as for why Akama was moved back to juniors, that's just something JE decided to do).
Ya-Ya-yah has had their own TV show since the beginning of 2003 and the show airs every week. The boys had their first own live concert January 2005 at Yokohama arena!
Why the name Ya-Ya-yah
It comes from the original members' names. Yabu Kota, Ayukawa Taiyo, Yamashita Shoon, Akama Naoya, Yoshida Yuuki, Ando Yasuhiro and Hoshino Masaki.
you can always catch Yayayah at Shokura. they are always there!! and Shokura is every sunday at NHK (starts at 9:00 or 9:10 or 9:20pm)
Hikka is love!!
hahaha!