KANON

## Yumoto Kanon湯(ゆ)本(もと)日(か)穏(のん)

KANON, August 2023

**KANON** (カノン), birth name **Yumoto Kanon** (湯本日穏), is a Japanese singer and dancer and trainee of Japanese management company BMSG.

Before joining BMSG, KANON took part in the audition program MISSIONx2 where he was one of the 10 finalists, resulting in him getting a trainee contract.

### Early Life

Kanon used to be part of theater troupe Youth Theatre Japan , where he received lessons three to four times a week.  As part of their roster, he participated in some theater productions.

In December 2021, he took part in the English Vocal Election singing contest, where he came in third place in the middle school division of the North Kanto Regional.

### 2022

During 2022, KANON participated in MISSIONx2.

### 2023

On April 3, it was announced that he had joined BMSG as a trainee.

On June 18, he performed as the opening act for the SKY-HI ARENA TOUR 2023 -BOSSDOM- alongside TAIKI and RUI.
On July 31 and August 2, he performed at the BMSG TRAINEE Showcase 2023 with REIKO, RUI, and TAIKI.

On August 21, he and RUI released their digital single Koe.

On September 18, he released The Sun from the EAST as part of BMSG EAST.

During the last two weekends of September, he performed at BMSG FES '23.

### 2024

On January 11, he along with trainees RUI and TAIKI were announced as new members of "QJ Camera Club" in which they will take turns writing a weekly series of photo diaries for *QJWeb Quick Japan Web*.

## Personal Life

* Family
* Education
* Friendships
* Nicknames
* Name Meaning

When KANON auditioned for the BMSG AUDITION 2022, he was a first year high school student.

As of April 2023, he's a second year high school student.

* **RUI**: he's close to fellow BMSG Trainees member RUI
* **TAIKI**: he's close to fellow BMSG trainee TAIKI
* **HAYATO**: he's close to MAZZEL member HAYATO since their BMSG AUDITION 2022 days
* **TAKUTO**: he's close to MAZZEL member TAKUTO since their BMSG AUDITION 2022 days and they live close to each other so TAKUTO will often take KANON out for a meal.

Kanon's given name "日穏" means "sun" (日) and "calm/quiet" (穏).

## Profile

* Information
* Q&A

* **Birth Name**: Yumoto Kanon (湯本日穏)
* **Stage Name**: KANON (カノン)
* **Nicknames**: Kanon-kun (かのんくん)
* **Birth Date**: April 3, 2006 (2006-04-03) (age 17)
* **Birth Place**: North Kanto, Japan
* **Blood Type**: ?
* **Height**: 171 cm (5 ft 7.3 in)?
* **Western Zodiac**:  Aries
* **Eastern Zodiac**:  Dog
* **Emoji**: 👻
* **BMSG Status**:
	+ 2022-10-30: Joined
	+ 2022-10-30: BMSG Trainees member
* **BMSG Units**:
	+ BMSG EAST (2023)

* **Special skills**:
* **Something he's into recently**

## Discography

*Main article: KANON/Discography*
* Collaborations
* Other

* [2023.08.21] RUI・KANON - Koe
* [2023.09.18] BMSG EAST - The Sun from the EAST

## Live Events

*Main article: KANON/Live Events*
* One Man Lives
* Featured Lives
* Tours

* [2023.06.18] SKY-HI ARENA TOUR 2023 -BOSSDOM- (opening act)
* [2023.07.31 - 08.01] BMSG TRAINEE Showcase 2023

## Other Works

* Starring TV Programs
* TV Appearances
* Music Videos
* Theater

* [2023] MISSIONx2

*Main article: KANON/Music Videos*

Featured

* [2021.02] ALICE IN Wonderland
* [2021.08] ALICE IN Wonderland (The Narrator)

## Awards

* [2021] English Vocal Election VI - North Kanto Regional - Middle School Division - 3rd place

## Trivia

* He watched THE FIRST four times. The show was what made him want to join BMSG.
* He can beatbox.
* He decided on his emoji himself, since it represents how when he's on stage he transforms from his usual self.

## References

1. ↑ Youth Theatre Japan Instagram
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 MISSIONx2 Extra Ep.12 / A New BMSG Trainee
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 REPORT　EVE vol.Ⅵ
4. ↑ MAZZEL RADIO STATION #26, 2023.09.24
5. ↑ 【CM】ALICE IN Wonderland ｜30秒