On August 17th, it was revealed that Johnny�s Entertainment group Kanjani8 received a remarkable piece of news regarding their popularity on TV.

Their TV Asahi program �Kanjani no Shiwake8� will be moved to a golden time slot (7 PM to 10 PM) starting on September 10th. Their original broadcast period was on Wednesdays at 1:21 AM. Now, they'll enjoy a new broadcast time of Saturday evenings at 7:54 PM. Their first episode in this new time slot will be a 2-hour special that begins at 6:58 PM. TV Asahi will broadcast this 2-hour special for two consecutive weeks to celebrate Kanjani8's advancement.

Member Murakami Shingo (29) also announced that Kanjani8 will have their first dome tour as well. But he assured, �We will do our best so that this program will not be sorted out!�

Kanjan8 will begin initializing new segments such as �Johnny�s Ai Shiwake� and �Josei no Mitame Shiwake�. Member Nishikido Ryo (26), who likes the segment of �Benkyoukei Shiwake� (which shows the intelligence of the group), expressed his goal with, �I want to recover our image that Kanjani8 are not idiots!�.

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Source: Sanspo
Image: Kanjani no Shiwake8 Official Website