A Japanese boy band born from an audition show modeled on a South Korean forerunner is hoping to make its mark on the global stage using the hugely successful and popular K-pop model. All 11 members of the boy band JO1 are Japanese, and sing their songs in Japanese, but their performances have a K-pop aesthetic, with the production of songs and highly choreographed, dance-heavy music videos primarily overseen by South Korean advisers. Managed by Lapone Entertainment, a joint venture between Japan’s Yoshimoto Kogyo Holdings Co. and South Korea’s CJ ENM, JO1 was formed in 2019 through “Produce 1…