J3 Kansai - Episode Guide

J3Kansai (read J Cube Kansai) was a program on Kansai TV that ran for 30 minutes.  It featured the Kansai Johnny's juniors (8 of whom became Kanjani8 関ジャニ∞) and the Kansai TV announcer Sugimoto Natsumi (杉本なつみ).  It ran from October 1, 2002 to March 25, 2003.  It was replaced by Honjani (ほんじゃに!).  It was preceded by a show called Juukan VWest (週刊V.WEST) (2001-02).

At first, the so-called top-7 Kansai juniors were featured, along with Sugimoto.  They added an additional member to bring the number to 8, thus forming the group Kanjani8 (Kansai Johnny's 8).  Kansai TV is on channel 8, so it is said (rumored) that they wanted a group with 8 members as a tie-in.  Other juniors often appeared as back dancers during the music performances at the end of every episode.

The show usually started with the song Stance and had a different closing song or medley.

#	Date	Notes/Summary	Ending Songs
01	2002.10.01	BBQ Tournament
02	2002.10.08	BBQ Tournament, Kansai Jr. Intros	Tabibito
03	2002.10.15	Measuring in Osaka, Boats	Mermaid
04	2002.10.22	Softball helper, Boats	Secret Agent Man, Sora no Screen
05	2002.10.29	Mentality Test, Boats (fishing)	GET BACK
06	2002.11.05	Brazilian Music (Yasu, Ryo), Osaka Bicycle Tour (Subaru, Maru)	Aijo Sukina dake TODAY
07	2002.11.12	Themed Photos, Bicycle Tour	100% Yuki, Knockin' Trackin'
08	2002.11.19	Yoko vs. Hina Cooking,  Beach Volleyball (Yoko, Uchi)	Requiem
09	2002.11.26	Electricity, Beach Volleyball (Yoko, Uchi)	I To YouKi To
10	2002.12.03	Kids Games - Paper airplanes and Bettan, Beach Volleyball Game (Yoko, Uchi)	Kono Hoshi ga Kagayaku Wake
11	2002.12.10	National level beach volleyball	-
12	2002.12.17	Ohkura joins! Kanjani8 is official!, Research CM dubbing (Yoko, Uchi)	Do you Agree?
13	2002.12.24	Christmas Kindergarten visit, Christmas surprise for a father	Christmas Medley
14	2003.01.07	Japanese New Year Customs, Volleyball uniforms (Subaru and Uchi)	I Believe in Myself, Sayonara, Get Back
15	2003.01.14	Super Hero action shooting, Beach Ball search	Ai no Katamari
16	2003.01.21	UN1 - Grand Prix (lucky items and Russian Roulette-type games),	Rock Medley: Jumbo, Route 17,  Oretachi wa Ashita Aru
17	2003.01.28	Mayonaise Food (Subaru, Ryo), Beachball Volleyball positions testing	STOMP Donna Ii Koto
18	2003.02.04	Word play quizes, Beachball volleyball positions 2	Hito eki arukou
19	2003.02.11	Samurai Town Special	-
20	2003.02.18	Stage Play Special	-
21	2003.02.25	Dr. Zuma, Beachball Volleyball positions	Feel I Makin' Good
22	2003.03.04	Dr. Zuma, Beachbal Volleyball recap and competition intro	Mihari
23	2003.03.11	Generation quiz	Do You Agree?
24	2003.03.18	Beachball Volleyball	Tomodachi
25	2003.03.25	K8 vs. Mamasan Beachball volleyball - last episode	Tabibito