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  • Comment: You need to provide context as well as references. It took me quite a long time to determine that these appear to be musicians. 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 23:59, 9 November 2024 (UTC)


Genin wa Jibun ni Aru
原因は自分にある。
Also known asGNJB, Genjibu, BATTLE STREET (Former Name)
OriginJapan
Genres
Years active2018 (2018)–present
LabelsStardust Records
Members Takato Okura
Kohsaku Koizumi
Masaya Sakuragi
Ryota Nagano
Muto Jun
Kazuto Mokudai
Kaname Yoshizawa
Websitegenjibu.jp

The Cause Lies Within Me. (原因は自分にある。; Genin wa Jibun ni Aru.), commonly abbreviated as GNJB or Genjibu, is a avant-garde music group formed on August 14, 2018 under Stardust Records as part of the EBiDAN branch. Formerly known as BATTLE STREET, on August 7, 2019, they changed their name and adopted a new concept for the group. [1]

The group consists of seven members: Takato Okura, Kohaku Koizumi, Masaya Sakuragi, Royota Nagano, Jun Muto, Kazuto Mokudai, and Kaname Yoshizawa.[2] Their debut single "Genin wa Jibun ni Aru." was released on October 9, 2019.

Members

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Name Birthday Birthplace Member Color
Takato Okura(大倉空人) April 12, 2004 Kanagawa Prefecture Yellow
Kohsaku Koizumi(小泉光咲) Narch 11, 2003 Miyagi Prefecture White
Masaya Sakuragi (桜木雅哉) March 19, 2006 Miyagi Prefecture Pink
Ryota Nagano (長野凌大) July 16, 2002 Tokyo Blue
Jun Muto(武藤潤) August 18, 2001 Tokyo Red
Kazuto Mokudai(杢代和人) May 20, 2004 Tokyo Green
Kaname Yoshizawa(吉澤要人) July 12, 2003 Tokyo Purple

Formation

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The group was formed through a collaboration between Stardust Records and HMV, through a project called "BATTLE STREET"[3] that was to launch a street-style unit among members of BATTLE BOYS, a selection project for EBiDAN & KiDS's trainees nationwide who were active in the Kanto region. Members were selected by management based on fan votes and producers opinions that best suited the new group. After voting closed on October 15, 2018, the members of BATTLE STREET were announced; Takato Okura, Masaya Sakuragi, Ryota Nagano, Jun Muto, Kaname Yoshizawa and Kazuto Mokudai. A month after, along with BATTLE STREETs 1st single announcement,[4] it was announced that Kohsaku Koizumi from EBiDAN SENDAI would join the group as the seventh member. On July 7, 2019, the group announced their official debut as a unit at the BATTLE BOYS live show "BATTLE BOYS LIVE 2019 ~DREAMS COME TRUE~",[5] and one month later changed their name to "The Cause Lies Within Me." [6] Their official fanclub name is "Observer" (感触者; Kansokusha).

The group takes the word "cause", —to be the source of something, a certain state, or phenomenon— and gives it a positive connotation where they focus on expressing their desire to generate new ideas and creations in the world,[7] as if to say, "The cause lies within me." Their music presents a unique style that combines the genres of vocaloid, J-POP, Japanese rock, hip-hop, and more. [8] Since debuting, the group has received musical contributions from notable figures in the contemporary J-pop scene, including Ayase from YOASOBI.

The group will start a promotion contract with Universal Music in spring 2025.[9]

Discography

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