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Masaki Aiba
相葉 雅紀
Birth name Masaki Aiba
Also known as Aiba, Super Idol Aiba-chan, Aiba-chan, Aiba-kun
Born December 24, 1982 (1982-12-24) (age 26)
Origin Chiba, Chiba, Japan
Genres J-Pop, rock
Occupations singer, composer, actor, host
Instruments guitar, harmonica, saxophone

Jun Matsumoto
松本 潤
Birth name Jun Matsumoto
Also known as MatsuJun
Born August 30, 1983 (1983-08-30) (age 26)
Origin Tokyo, Japan
Genres J-pop
Occupations Singer, Actor

Kazunari Ninomiya
二宮和也
Also known as Nino
Born June 17, 1983 (1983-06-17) (age 26)
Origin Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan
Genres J-pop
Occupations Singer, composer, actor, model, host
Instruments Guitar, piano, bass, drums, harmonica

Satoshi Ohno
Also known as Ohno, Satoshi-kun, Leader (Riida), Oh-chan, Samii, Captain
Born November 26, 1980 (1980-11-26) (age 28)
Origin Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
Genres J-pop
Occupations Singer, composer, actor, dancer, artist, television personality, radio host

Sho Sakurai
櫻井 翔
Birth name Sho Sakurai
Also known as Sho-kun, Sho-chan, Keio Boy, Sakurai-san
Born January 25, 1982 (1982-01-25) (age 27)
Origin Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Genres J-pop
Occupations singer, rapper, composer, actor, host, newscaster, model
Instruments Piano, trombone