Formerly known as ジャニーズWEST. WEST. is a seven-member Japanese boyband (from STARTO ENTERTAINMENT). The group's name comes from the fact that the members are from Kansai, the west region of Japan. They are the first group from 関西ジャニーズJr. (Kansai Johnny's Jr.) that has debuted in ten years, the last being Super Eight (Formerly 関ジャニ∞). Debuting in 2014 with the single ええじゃないか (Eejanaika), they sing mainly in the Kansai dialect.