The results of the final audition for the new member audition "timelesz project" for the popular group "timelesz" were announced on February 15th, revealing that five members passed: Takuto Teranishi (30), Yoshitaka Hara (29), Masaki Hashimoto (25), Shudo Inomata (23), and Daiki Shinozuka (22). In addition to Shori Sato (28), Fuma Kikuchi(29), and So Matsushima (27), timelesz will be active as a group of eight.
"Timelo" was announced at the same time as the group's name change from "Sexy Zone" to "timelesz" in April 2024. The total number of applicants for the first round of auditions was 18,922, and eight people who passed the first to fifth rounds of auditions - Teranishi, Hara, Hashimoto, Inomata, Shinozuka, Honda Taimu (24), Hamakawa Michiki (18), and Asai Noga (17) - advanced to the sixth (final) round, which was held in public on February 6th.
◇The new members are as follows (in order of age, titles omitted):
Takuto Teranishi Born December 31, 1994, from Kanagawa Prefecture, 30 years old.
Hara Yoshitaka Born September 25, 1995 in Kanagawa Prefecture, 29 years old.
Masaki Hashimoto Born on October 17, 1999, from Kanagawa Prefecture, 25 years old.
Inomata Shuuto Born on August 17, 2001, from Ibaraki Prefecture, 23 years old.
Shinozuka Taiki Born on July 9, 2002 in Osaka Prefecture, 22 years old.
