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EDIT//
Johnny's 'elites' are

• Matsumoto Jun (member of ARASHI)
• Nakai Masahiro (leader of SMAP)
• Higashiyama Noriyuki (member of Shounentai)

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I was looking up profiles of ARASHI members and when i came across matsumoto jun's i read (resource:wiki)

Jun is one of the three idols who are considered elites in the Johnny's because he was called to join the company by Johnny Kitagawa himself, without having to go through auditions.

oh & here's just a bonus, lol.

[nelly]

Jin is not one of the elites. The other two are Nakai Masahiro (leader of SMAP) and Higashiyama Noriyuki (member of Shounentai).

[KrazySchoolGirl]

WOW! How impressive, I love Jun's acting and singing, he has talent!

[modelwal_k]

i'm pretty sure okada junichi is also considered an elite.
he won a contest and pretty much got to bypass being a junior and went straight into the group V6.
hes crazy talented and cute haha.

or maybe not cuz the other two have already been named...lol..

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nelly ahh sank kyu~! wow, thats awesome! and zomg, i didnt kno that nakai is the dude from utaban! i totally forgot. i remember i used to watch videos/clips of utaban on youtube and nakai & the perverted dude always crack me up!

go jun~

[Ally&EunHyuk]

Is Yuya Tegoshi of NEWS considered an 'elite' he wasn't in any groups before joining NEWS, but I'm not sure if he trained for a few months or not??

[BishieAddict]

^ I think Tegoshi was trained for around 6 months? not sure.... I <3 Tegoshi's voice.

[nelly]

As for as I know, the elites are the ones who didn't go through auditions. They were contacted by Johnny Kitagawa himself and asked them personally if they wanted to join the company. I don't think Tegoshi is part of the elites because he did go through auditions. I am impressed that he was only a trainee for a couple of months and he already debuted.

So far, there are only 3 elites in Johnny's and those are the ones that were mentioned above.

[addickshun]

as far as i know tegoshi isn't an elite.

[mugendai]

yep im sure of Okada as well.

[crazypilovee]

aww i would think kimura takuya, okada junichi, and matsumato jun haha. but kimura takuya was a junior xP
andd i think okada was too:
"In the summer of 1995, he participated in 'Johnny's Pre-school', part of a TV program 'Tensai, Takeshi no genki ga deru terebi' (Nippon Television). He passed the audition and joined Johnny & Associates at the age of 14. After joining Johnny's for only 3 months, he made a debut as the youngest member of the idol group, V6. Unlike some members of the same group, he did not have much experiences as Johnny's Jr. The first time that he had been on a Music Program was after the debut of V6."
-from Wikipedia.org

[resa_massu]

no tegoshi wouldnt be considered an elite... yet. Yamapi is more of an elite then tegoshi~

[incomplete.]

Jun is elite ?? O.o
i never know that before
thanks for the information

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Jun is elite ?? O.o
i never know that before
thanks for the information

exactly. thats pretty amazing!

[meawzaa]

I love everybody ei ei

Takuya Kimura No.1
Kamenashi Kazuya No.2
Ueda Tastuya No.3
and etc. 4..5..6..7........

[superfreakk]

Tegoshi isn't an elite; he just had enough singing talent that he was able to debut very early.

[Rikayla]

I think both Tackey and Yamapi can considered as "elites". Not 100% sure, but I remember both of them didn't need to audition either.

Okada can't be considered an elite unless he didn't audition.

[nelly]

^ Nope, Takki auditioned because I remember a interview with T&T, they mentioned that they both met at auditions. Yamapi auditioned as well so they're not elites. Only those three are considered elites of Johnny's.

[cee.jay]

Calling them elites makes them sound so cool rofl.
I love Nakai, he is hilarious!

[HEVN]

I remember watching Miyake Ken's Shounen Club Premium, he said that Johnny-san called him 2 days after he sent his application.