Tokyo-based J-Pop group timelesz has officially announced their new members at a press conference held at the Universal Music Japan offices, following the final episode of hit Netflix Original docuseries “timelesz project -AUDITION-” (now available worldwide).
Watch “timelesz project -AUDITION-” on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81901457
Previously known as Sexy Zone and consisting of Fuma Kikuchi, So Matsushima and Shori Sato, the group changed their name to timelesz (pronounced “timeless”) on April 1, 2024, and simultaneously announced a new nationwide member recruitment program in partnership with Netflix. The series premiered worldwide in September 2024 and concluded in Japan on February 15, 2025, with the last (18th) episode revealing the 5 new faces of timelesz: Takuto Teranishi, Yoshitaka Hara, Masaki Hashimoto, Shuto Inomata, and Taiki Shinozuka.
At the press conference, Fuma Kikuchi excitedly noted “From now we call ourselves ‘family’, and our family name is timelesz,” further emphasizing the importance of having fun for the group to keep thriving for many years to come and sharing his dream of holding a dome tour at some point.
A total of 18,922 applications joined the first round of auditions and among them approximately 350 were selected to move to the second stage, narrowed to 36 in the third and 15 for the fourth, at which point additional talent already affiliated with STARTO ENTERTAINMENT threw their hats into the ring. The final round with 8 remaining candidates took place on February 5th, 2025.
Their first song as an 8-member group, “Rock this Party,” has also been confirmed for global release on all major streaming platforms February 28, 2025 (00:00 local to each territory). Along with the new single, the Digital Compilation “Hello! We’re timelesz” featuring 12 hit songs previously released by the group as Sexy Zone will also be made available, including the Netflix documentary theme song “Anthem.”
Stream Rock this Party: https://lnk.to/timelesz_RockthisParty
Stream Hello! We’re timelesz: https://lnk.to/timelesz_HelloWeretimelesz
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Originally debuted under their previous group name Sexy Zone in 2011, they released ther self-titled debut single “Sexy Zone” on November 16th of that year and immediately topped the Oricon Weekly Rankings. Between that rocket start and the group’s name change in 2024, they went on to release a total of 27 singles and 12 albums, all of which also charted at No. 1 on Oricon.
On September 13, 2024, the Netflix docuseries “timelesz project -AUDITION-” kicked off as a collaborative audition process for recruiting new members to the new banner. The program immediately charted in Netflix Japan’s TOP 10, increasing viewership with each subsequent episode and drawing in hundreds of thousands of viewers from outside of Japan as well.
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