Kanjani Eight (Guan ziyani[?](eito), Kanjani Eito, stylized as Kanjani[?]) is a seven-member Japanese boy band from Japan's Kansai region. They are managed by the multimedia talent agency, Johnny & Associates, and signed to Imperial Records. The group was formed in 2002 and made their CD debut in 2004 as "Johnny's modern enka group", though after the year 2006, their sound and style has become a mix of pop and rock. Like the rest of the acts managed under Johnny & Associates, Kanjani Eight also perform in various other areas of the Japanese entertainment industry such as variety show hosting, television, movie, and stage acting, and radio talk show hosting.

Although Nishikido and Uchi were already members of NEWS, they went on to also debut as members of Kanjani Eight when the group released their debut single titled "Naniwa Iroha Bushi" in the Kansai area on August 25, 2004. The single became a local hit, capturing the traditional feel of their hometown region through the pop-enka tune. Shibutani had said, in regards to the feel of the song, " The song has a Kawachi Workman's bass, so it's entirely something new. It'd make me happy to see others dancing when they hear it."  Despite the release of the CD, their debut was lackluster, leaving many to question if the debut actually was real. The members themselves had found out of the debut through a newspaper article; Shibutani had said that he was "very surprised" when he found out.  Even though there was questions about the group's debut, "Naniwa Iroha Bushi" had risen to the number-one spot on the Oricon's Enka charts and reaching number-eight on the Oricon's generic music charts. When the single made its nationwide debut on September 22, it had hit number-one on both the Oricon Enka and General Music charts.  Much of 2004 activities were Kansai region focused in comparison their fellow acts who had the luxuries of nationwide exposure. Kanjani Eight had become hometown idols with majority of their popularity within the region but outside the area they were almost unknown. The release of their second single, "Osaka Rainy Blues", further exemplified the fact with the CD single debuting number-nine on the Oricon. To this date, "Osaka Rainy Blues" is the group's lowest single in sales.  2005 had marked the launch of Kanjani Eight's popularity even though it had opened up with the lackluster sales of their second single, "Osaka Rainy Blues". The group had been starring in three regular programs, now being aired nationwide, and were starting to get recognition as a debut Johnny's act. But with growing success came a scandal and in 2005 Hiroki Uchi was arrested for disorderly conduct and underage drinking, being 18 at the time.  The scandal had a significant impact on Kanjani Eight as well as NEWS, the other group he was active in. Johnny's & Associates removed Uchi from both units and put him under an indefinite hiatus from all activities. Also, the drama special about the World War II Kamikaze pilots starring the group, Yakusoku, was canceled. Kanjani Eight continued on that year to do their first Osaka-jo Hall performance with one member less in the summer of 2005. CANNOTANSWER

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Johnny's & Associates removed Uchi from both units and put him under an indefinite hiatus from all activities.
Kanjani Åtta (Guan ziyani[? ](eito), Kanjani Eito, stiliserad som Kanjani[?]) är ett sjumedlems japanskt pojkband från Japans Kansai-region. De leds av multimediatalangbyrån, Johnny & Associates, och signeras till Imperial Records. Gruppen bildades 2002 och gjorde sin CD-debut 2004 som "Johnnys moderna enkagrupp", fast efter år 2006 har deras sound och stil blivit en blandning av pop och rock. I likhet med resten av de akter som sköts under Johnny & Associates uppträder Kanjani Eight även inom olika andra områden av den japanska underhållningsindustrin såsom varietéshowvärd, TV, film, och scenskådespeleri, och radiotalkshowvärd. Trots att Nishikido och Uchi redan var medlemmar i NEWS gick de vidare till att även debutera som medlemmar i Kanjani Eight när gruppen släppte sin debutsingel med titeln "Naniwa Iroha Bushi" i Kansai-området den 25 augusti 2004. Singeln blev en lokal hit, som fångade den traditionella känslan av sin hemstadsregion genom pop-enka-melodin. Shibutani hade sagt, vad gäller känslan av låten, "Låten har en Kawachi Workmans bas, så det är helt nytt. Det skulle göra mig glad att se andra dansa när de hör det." Trots utgivningen av CD:n var deras debut svagluster, vilket lämnade många att ifrågasätta om debuten faktiskt var verklig. Medlemmarna själva hade fått reda på det ur debuten genom en tidningsartikel; Shibutani hade sagt att han blev "mycket förvånad" när han fick reda på det. Trots att det fanns frågor om gruppens debut hade "Naniwa Iroha Bushi" stigit till nummer ett-platsen på Oricons Enka-diagram och nått nummer åtta på Oricons generiska musikdiagram. När singeln gjorde sin rikstäckande debut den 22 september hade den slagit nummer ett på både Oricon Enka- och General Music-diagrammen. En stor del av 2004 års aktiviteter var Kansairegionen fokuserad i jämförelse med sina medhandlingar som hade lyxen av rikstäckande exponering. Kanjani Eight hade blivit hemstadsidoler med majoriteten av sin popularitet inom regionen men utanför området var de nästan okända. Utgivningen av deras andra singel, "Osaka Rainy Blues", exemplifierade ytterligare faktumet med CD-singeln debuterande nummer nio på Oricon. Hittills är "Osaka Rainy Blues" gruppens lägsta singel i försäljning. 2005 hade präglat lanseringen av Kanjani Eights popularitet trots att den hade öppnat upp med den slappa försäljningen av deras andra singel, "Osaka Rainy Blues". Gruppen hade haft huvudrollen i tre ordinarie program, som nu sändes rikstäckande, och började få erkännande som debut Johnnys akt. Men med växande framgång kom en skandal och 2005 greps Hiroki Uchi för oordentligt uppförande och omyndigt drickande, då 18 år då. Skandalen fick en betydande inverkan på Kanjani Eight samt NEWS, den andra gruppen han var aktiv i. Johnnys & Associates tog bort Uchi från båda förbanden och satte honom under ett obestämdt uppehåll från all verksamhet. Dessutom ställdes dramat speciellt om andra världskriget Kamikaze piloter med gruppen, Yakusoku, in. Kanjani Eight fortsatte på det året att göra sin första Osaka-jo Hall-föreställning med en medlem mindre sommaren 2005. CANNOTANSWER Svar på följande fråga genom att ta ett citat från artikeln: Hur påverkade detta bandet?
Kanjani Eight (Guan ziyani[? ](eito), Kanjani Eito, stylized as Kanjani[?]) is a seven-member Japanese boy band from Japan's Kansai region. They are led by the multimedia talent agency, Johnny & Associates, and are signed to Imperial Records. The group was formed in 2002 and made its CD debut in 2004 as "Johnny's modern Enka group", though after 2006, their sound and style have become a mix of pop and rock. Like the rest of the acts shot during Johnny & Associates, Kanjani Eight also performs in various other areas of the Japanese entertainment industry such as variety show host, television, film, and stage acting, and radio talk show host. Although Nishikido and Uchi were already members of NEWS, they went on to also debut as members of Kanjani Eight when the group released their debut single titled "Naniwa Iroha Bushi" in the Kansai area on August 25, 2004. The single became a local hit, capturing the traditional sense of its hometown region through the pop-enka melody. Shibutani had said, in terms of the feeling of the song, "The song has a Kawachi Workman's base, so it's brand new. It would make me happy to see others dancing when they hear it." Despite the release of the CD, their debut was weakluster, leaving many to question whether the debut was actually real. The members themselves had found out from their debut through a newspaper article; Shibutani had said he was "very surprised" when he found out. Although there were questions about the group's debut, "Naniwa Iroha Bushi" had risen to the number one location on Oricon's Enka chart and reached number eight on Oricon's generic music chart. By the time the single made its nationwide debut on September 22, it had hit number one on both the Oricon Enka and General Music charts. Much of the 2004 activities, the Kansai region was focused in comparison to its co-actions that had the luxury of nationwide exposure. Kanjani Eight had become hometown idols with the majority of its popularity within the region but outside the area they were almost unknown. The release of their second single, "Osaka Rainy Blues", further exemplified the fact with the CD single debuting number nine on Oricon. To date, "Osaka Rainy Blues" is the group's lowest single in sales. In 2005, had marked the launch of Kanjani Eight's popularity despite having opened up with the lax sale of their second single, "Osaka Rainy Blues". The group had starred in three regular programs, which were now broadcast nationwide, and began receiving recognition as debut Johnny's act. But with growing success came a scandal and in 2005 Hiroki Uchi was arrested for disorderly conduct and underage drinking, then 18 years old. The scandal had a significant impact on Kanjani Eight as well as NEWS, the second group he was active in. Johnnys & Associates removed Uchi from both units and put him under an indefinite hiatus from all operations. In addition, the drama especially about World War II Kamikaze pilots with the group, Yakusoku, was cancelled. Kanjani Eight continued in that year to do his first Osaka-jo Hall performance with a member minor in summer 2005. CANNOTANSWER Answer to the following question by taking a quote from the article: How did this affect the band?
Johnnys & Associates tog bort Uchi från båda förbanden och satte honom under ett obestämdt uppehåll från all verksamhet.
Johnnys & Associates removed Uchi from both units and put him under an indefinite hiatus from all operations.