Kis-My-FT2
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Kis-My-Ft2 is a 7-member Japanese boy band under Johnny & Associates
. Their name comes from their members' names: Hiromitsu Kitayama, Kento Senga, Toshiya Miyata, Wataru Yokō, Taisuke Fujigaya, Yūta Tamamori and Takashi Nikaidō.
The group was a former Johnny's Jr.
unit and debuted August 10, 2011. The first announcement of their debut date was postponed due to the Great Tōhoku Earthquake.
In 2008, they held their first solo concerts (along with A.B.C-Z) at Yokohama Arena and Yoyogi Stadium and planned further ones for 2009.
In 2009, they got their own stage play for the first time, together with Uchi Hiroki and Yara Tomoyuki. They played the PLAYZONE 2009, which until then had always been performed by Shōnentai
.
In 2010 they once again held concerts, this time with the title Kis-My-Ftに010 逢えるdeShow. That year also marked their CM debut. They got to do CM for dwango.jp, where they also released two digital singles: "Fire Beat" and "Inori". In September they did a musical together with A.B.C-Z, Shōnen-tachi ~Kōshi Naki Rōgoku~. At the end of the year they once again held concerts, which lasted until early the next year.
During their concert on July 29 in Yokohama they got another brown envelope announcing that they would held their first concert in Tokyo Dome on August 28. With their official debut on August 10, it became the shortest time any music artist has ever had from their debut to a Tokyo Dome concert. Previously this record was held by Hey! Say! JUMP and Tackey & Tsubasa with Tokyo Dome concerts 38 days after their official debut.
During the Tokyo Dome concert they once again received a brown envelope announcing that in 2012 the group will tour around 47 prefectures of Japan and 5 Asian counties: South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore.
On October 26, 2011 the group release their 2 concert DVD's Kis-My-Ft2 ni Aeru de Show vol.3 / Kis-My-Ft2 Debut Tour 2011 Everybody Go.
Senga Kento (blue)
Miyata Toshiya (purple)
Yokō Wataru (orange)
Fujigaya Taisuke (pink)
Tamamori Yūta (yellow)
Nikaidō Takahashi (green)
Johnny & Associates
is a talent agency formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962. Johnny & Associates trains and promotes groups of male idols, collectively known as , in Japan.-1962–1989:...
. Their name comes from their members' names: Hiromitsu Kitayama, Kento Senga, Toshiya Miyata, Wataru Yokō, Taisuke Fujigaya, Yūta Tamamori and Takashi Nikaidō.
The group was a former Johnny's Jr.
Johnny's Jr.
is a part of Johnny & Associates that focuses only on boys who have not yet officially debuted either with a unit or as a solo act. The juniors are mostly younger than 30, with the exception of Sano Mizuki.- A.B.C-Z : is a part of Johnny & Associates that focuses only on boys who have not yet...
unit and debuted August 10, 2011. The first announcement of their debut date was postponed due to the Great Tōhoku Earthquake.
2005–2010: As a Johnny's Jr
In August 2005, two Johnny's Jr. units, Kis-My-Ft. and A.B.C.Jr., combined to form Kis-My-Ft2. The name came from the first letter of each of their family names: Hiromitsu Kitayama, Kyōhei Iida, Kento Senga, Toshiya Miyata, Wataru Yokō, Taisuke Fujigaya, Yūta Tamamori and Takashi Nikaidō ("ni" being the Japanese for the number two). They performed as an eight-member group until the end of March 2006 when Iida left Johnny's due to his studies, leaving Kis-My-Ft2 without its "I".In 2008, they held their first solo concerts (along with A.B.C-Z) at Yokohama Arena and Yoyogi Stadium and planned further ones for 2009.
In 2009, they got their own stage play for the first time, together with Uchi Hiroki and Yara Tomoyuki. They played the PLAYZONE 2009, which until then had always been performed by Shōnentai
Shonentai
is a three-member Japanese idol group under the talent agency Johnny & Associates. They debuted on December 12, 1985. The group lead an annual musical Playzone from 1986 to 2008 for about 957 performances with a total attendance of over 1.38 million people over the course of 22 years.- Members :....
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In 2010 they once again held concerts, this time with the title Kis-My-Ftに010 逢えるdeShow. That year also marked their CM debut. They got to do CM for dwango.jp, where they also released two digital singles: "Fire Beat" and "Inori". In September they did a musical together with A.B.C-Z, Shōnen-tachi ~Kōshi Naki Rōgoku~. At the end of the year they once again held concerts, which lasted until early the next year.
2011: Debut
On February 12, 2011, during their concert they got a brown envelope to open during the MC. It announced that they were to have their debut in May under Avex. But due to the Touhoku earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan, the CD release got postponed until summer.During their concert on July 29 in Yokohama they got another brown envelope announcing that they would held their first concert in Tokyo Dome on August 28. With their official debut on August 10, it became the shortest time any music artist has ever had from their debut to a Tokyo Dome concert. Previously this record was held by Hey! Say! JUMP and Tackey & Tsubasa with Tokyo Dome concerts 38 days after their official debut.
During the Tokyo Dome concert they once again received a brown envelope announcing that in 2012 the group will tour around 47 prefectures of Japan and 5 Asian counties: South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore.
On October 26, 2011 the group release their 2 concert DVD's Kis-My-Ft2 ni Aeru de Show vol.3 / Kis-My-Ft2 Debut Tour 2011 Everybody Go.
Single Release in the Philippines
On September 24, 2011 , Saturday, was the Philippine release of "Everybody Go!" single. There were 3 versions like the Japanese release. The single was released 46 days after the Japan release day. Universal Records Philippines was the Philippine distributor of the said singles. Many Johnny's fans bought the single and made it a number one selling album/single in Odyssey.Members
Kitayama Hiromitsu (image colour red)Senga Kento (blue)
Miyata Toshiya (purple)
Yokō Wataru (orange)
Fujigaya Taisuke (pink)
Tamamori Yūta (yellow)
Nikaidō Takahashi (green)
Trivia
- The unique feature about the group is that all its members do tricks and acrobatic moves on rollerskates. The unit was first modelled after one of the older Johnny's Entertainment groups "Hikaru GENJI", and is known to perform their songs such as "Sayonara no Jōnetsu", "Areno no Megapolis", "Paradise Ginga", "StarLight", Kaze no Naka no Shōnen, Winning RunWinning RunWinning Run is a video game, released by Namco in 1988. It was the first game to use the Namco System 21 hardware. The music was composed by Hiroyuki Kawada.It was housed in a movable cabinet...
, and Garasu no Jūdai.
- As a Johnny's Jr. group, they performed at The Shōnen Club, back danced at concerts of the debuted groups of their company, acted in stage plays produced by their company and also held concerts together with the other juniors.
- First J.E. group to debut and release their debut single to 8 countries (Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Korea, Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan).
Singles
| Year | Album details | Peak |
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| 2011 | Everybody Go!
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Single
| Number | Release Date!!Title!!Rank!!Sales!!RIAJ Certification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011.08.10 | Everybody Go | 1 | 428,574 | Platinum |
| 2 | 2011.12.14 | We Never Give Up! | |||
DVD
- [2011.10.26] Kis-My-Ft2 ni Aeru de Show vol.3 at Kokuritsu Yoyogi Daiichi Taiikukan 2011.2.12/Kis-My-Ft2 Debut Tour 2011 Everybody Go at Yokohama Arena 2011.7.31
Other DVDs
- [2007.07.18] Takizawa Hideaki - Takizawa Enbujo
- [2008.01.23] Takizawa Hideaki - One! -the history of Tackey-
- [2008.02.27] Dream Boys
- [2009.12.02] Play Zone 2009 Taiyo Kara no Tegami
- [2010.03.10] Takizawa Hideaki - Shinshun Takizawa Kakumei
Original Songs
- Sennen no Love Song (千年のLove Song) (Originally belonged to K.K.Kity)
- Endless Road
- TRY AGAIN
- Inori (祈り)
- Ready?
- Kis-My-Me-Mine
- Good-bye, Thank You
- FIRE BEAT
- Brand New Season
- Kaizoku (海賊)
- Smile
- Daybreaker (with A.B.C.-Z)
- Kis-My-Calling!
- Hair
- 雨 (Ame)
- テンション (Tension)
- SHOOTING STARS
- Kis-My-LAND
- 永遠のチケット (Eien no Ticket)
- My Love
- 3D Girl
External links
- http://avexnet.or.jp/kismyft2/index.html
- http://www.johnnys-net.jp/j/artists/kmf2/index.html