Yonashiro Sho

## Yonashiro Sho與那城(よなしろ) 奨(しょう)

Yonashiro Sho promoting "Your Key"

**Yonashiro Sho** (與那城奨) is a Japanese idol as a member of JO1, the group formed in PRODUCE 101 JAPAN. He made it in the final lineup after placing 11th in the finals.

His JOCHUM character is YA-NU-KA-MI-.

## Biography

### Early Life

Yonashiro Sho was born on October 25, 1995 in Okinawa, Japan.

Yonashiro attended West Naha High School in Okinawa. For university, he enrolled into the Department of Creative Production, which is part of the Faculty of Management at Japan University of Economics in Dazaifu, Fukuoka.

### 2019

In March 2019, Yonashiro graduated from the Japan University of Economics. He moved to Tokyo and he worked part-time at various restaurants.

On September 3, Yonashiro was revealed to be a contestant of PRODUCE 101 JAPAN.

On December 11, he placed 11th in the finals, making him a member of JO1.

## PRODUCE 101 JAPAN Participation

### Teams

* **Audition Team:** Six Packs
* **Position Battle Team:** Revol (leader/sub vocalist)
* **Group Battle Team:** W W W W Why Team (leader/sub vocalist 1)
* **Concept Battle Team:** Black Out (sub vocalist 4)
* **Debut Evaluation Team:** YOUNG (sub vocalist 6)

### Rankings

Online votes
* **Week 1:** 23rd place
* **Week 2:** 24th place (-1)
* **Week 3:** 24th place (=)
* **First Ranking Announcement:** 26th place (-2)
* **Week 6:** 19th place (+7)
* **Second Ranking Announcement:** 17th place (+2)
* **Week 9:** 8th place (+9)
* **Third Ranking Announcement:** 10th place (-2)
* **Final Ranking Announcement:** 11th place (-1)

On-site votes
* **Position Battle:** 1st place in team, 4th place overall
* **Group Battle:** 1st place in team, 7th place overall (tied)
* **Concept Battle:** 2nd place in team, 14th place overall

## Personal Life

* Family
* Education
* Nicknames

Yonashiro has a younger brother and sister.

Yonashiro attended West Naha High School in Okinawa. For university, he enrolled into the Department of Creative Production, which is part of the Faculty of Management at Japan University of Economics in Dazaifu, Fukuoka. He graduated from university in March 2019.

The following list are nicknames that have been used to refer to Yonashiro Sho:

* **Yona** (ヨナ): Most common nickname used by fellow trainees and fans alike.
* **Sho** (しょう): Another nickname.

## Trivia

* His hobbies are to do muscle training, to play the acoustic guitar, to speak English, and to watch foreign movies.
* His special skills are playing the acoustic guitar, speaking English at a conversational level, and muscle training.
* His pledge for debuting in the top 11 was composing a song that would represent the group. Though he said it would be a ballad, this could be seen as fulfilled when he wrote lyrics for their song "My Friends", which he wrote during JO1's preparations for *PROTOSTAR*.
* His favorite color is orange.
* His favorite food is apples.
* The thing he dislikes the most is high places.
* He thinks the most attractive feature of himself is his big hands.
* He thinks the most attractive feature of someone is their scent.
* He describes himself as laidback.
* He originally wanted his member color to be orange.
* He is friends Kamiya Kenta from THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE. They have known each other since elementary school.

## References

1. ↑ キャリタス進学 (career+) - I am I
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "PRODUCE 101 JAPAN Profile" PRODUCE 101 JAPAN. 2019-09-03.
3. ↑ "JO1｜『メンバーカラー決め会議』でメンバーカラーが決定しました！". YouTube. 2020-03-26.

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