JUNON is a member of BE:FIRST and an actor in the film RYUJI Ryuji, playing Ryuji's underling Hiroshi. The film opens October 30, with BE:FIRST supplying the theme song "It's not a bad life," part of which JUNON wrote and composed, and the group also handling an insert song.
JUNON's coverage in this cluster is split between his group BE:FIRST and his supporting role in the film RYUJI Ryuji. In July, the Recording Academy selected SKY-HI and the six members of BE:FIRST as new members for 2026, giving them voting rights for the 69th Grammy Awards in February 2027 and eligibility to attend. That selection is separate from any nomination, and it came as BMSG, the label managing both acts, pushed for global expansion.
By late August, RYUJI Ryuji's promotion moved to its ensemble. Character PVs for Nao and Hiroshi, played by Riku Hagiwara and JUNON, showed the characters' devotion to Ryuji, with both actors providing narration. The film is a remake of the 1983 yakuza film Ryuji, directed by Nobuo Mizuta and starring Yuya Yagira as Ryuji and Rina Kawaei as his wife Mariko. A September 17 report confirmed an official manga adaptation by Kosuke Tokimune would begin serialization September 27 on Manga BANG Comics.
At the Japan premiere in Tokyo on the 7th, JUNON appeared alongside Yagira and said he chased Yagira's back as an actor and absorbed many things. He also noted BE:FIRST handled the theme song and an insert song. The theme, "It's not a bad life," was written by BE:FIRST, and JUNON wrote and composed part of the track. A collaboration video for the song combines film footage and making-of material. The film opens October 30.
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JUNON of BE:FIRST plays Hiroshi, an underling of Yuya Yagira's yakuza lead, in the film RYUJI Ryuji, opening October 30. He says the role let him grow as an actor and a person, and that he studied Yagira's behavior on set to build Hiroshi's habit of mirroring his boss. The film is a remake of a 1983 release and is directed by Nobuo Mizuta.
A collaboration video for RYUJI, opening October 30, features the theme song "It's not a bad life" written by BE:FIRST. JUNON, who plays Ryuji's underling Hiroshi in the film, also wrote and composed part of the track. The film is a new adaptation of the 1983 yakuza film Ryuji, with Yuya Yagira as Ryuji and Rina Kawaei as his wife Mariko. The video combines film footage and making-of material.
BE:FIRST member JUNON appeared at the Japan premiere of the film "RYUJI Ryuji" in Tokyo on the 7th, alongside lead actor Yuya Yagira. JUNON, who plays Hiroshi, said he chased Yagira's back as an actor and absorbed many things. He also noted BE:FIRST handled the theme song and insert song. The film opens October 30.
Cinema Today reports an interview video with lead actor Yuya Yagira and making-of footage for 'RYUJI Ryuji,' the remake of the 1983 yakuza film 'Ryuji' that opens October 30. Yagira discusses building the role with director Nobuo Mizuta and acting alongside Riku Hagiwara and BE:FIRST's JUNON. An official manga adaptation by Kosuke Tokimune begins serialization September 27 on 'Manga BANG Comics.'
The film RYUJI Ryuji, starring Yukiya Yagira, released character PVs for Nao and Hiroshi, played by Riku Hagiwara and JUNON of BE:FIRST. The PVs show the characters' devotion to Ryuji, with Hagiwara and JUNON providing narration. The film opens October 30.
The Recording Academy, the organization behind the Grammy Awards, selected SKY-HI and the six members of BE:FIRST as new members for 2026. They now have voting rights for the 69th Grammy Awards in February 2027 and eligibility to attend the ceremony. The selection is separate from any nomination. The move comes as BMSG, the label that manages both, pushes for global expansion.