Kinki Kids
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| KinKi Kids | |
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| Origin | Japan |
| Genre(s) | J-pop |
| Years active | 1997-present |
| Label(s) | Johnny's Entertainment |
| Members | |
| Koichi Domoto 堂本光一 Tsuyoshi Domoto 堂本剛 |
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KinKi Kids is a Japanese popular group under Johnny & Associates. The group members are Koichi Domoto (堂本光一 Dōmoto Kōichi?) and Tsuyoshi Domoto (堂本剛 Dōmoto Tsuyoshi?).
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[edit] Career
They made their debut in 1997 with their single Garasu no Shounen (Glass Boy), which made them a number one on the hit chart ORICON for many weeks. They are also listed in the Guinness Book of Records, where they are credited with having most number of consecutive singles that debuted at #1 on their charts. These singles include Anniversary, Natsu Moyou, Harmony of December, and the most recent Eien ni. As of writing, all 26 of their singles have debuted at #1.
As reference, following is the statement about KinKi Kids' records in page 193 of 2005 Guinness Book of Records:
Most consecutive No.1 singles
From 21 July 1997 to 21 January 2004,19 consecutive singles by the KinKi Kids(Japan) debuted at No.1 on the Japanese chart.
And on 22 July 2007,the Guinness World Records Ltd recognized the renewal of KinKi Kids' records, the content of the newly given certificate is as follow:
KinKi Kids (Japan) have had 25 consecutive singles debut at No. 1 on the Japanese charts between 28 July 1997 and 7 May 2007. The duo scored their 25th successive No. 1 with 'BRAND NEW SONG'
Widely known in Japan, the KinKi Kids are very popular among girls of all ages, and their subscription concerts even draw boys. Not only do they sing, but they are also talented actors, having appeared in popular dramas and sitcoms. For example, Tsuyoshi played a part in Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo (Young Kindaichi's case files) and Summer Snow, and Koichi was in Remote. They have their own variety show called Domoto Kyoudai (The Domoto brothers). However despite their shared surnames they are in fact completely unrelated and hail from two different prefectures in the Kinki region. [1]
To commemorate their 10th anniversary on July 21, 2007, KinKi Kids released a 10th Anniversary Best-Hit Album entittled "39" on July 18th, 2007. The numbers 39 are read as "san-kyuu" in Japanese, which sounds like "thank you" in English, signifying KinKi Kids' thanks to their fans for their support these last 10 years. The album features the top 11 song favourites, as voted by fans as well as 2 individual 14 song favourites lists from Koichi and Tsuyoshi, coming to a total of 39 songs, hence the title.
[edit] Music
- For solo items, please refer to Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto.
[edit] Albums
- A album (Jul 21, 1997)
- B album (Aug 12, 1998)
- C album (Aug 4, 1999)
- KinKi Single Selection (May 17, 2000)
- D album (Dec 13, 2000)
- E album (Jul 25, 2001)
- F album (Dec 26, 2002)
- G album -24/7- (Oct 22, 2003)
- KinKi Single Selection 2 (Dec 22, 2004)
- H album - H.A.N.D. - (Nov 16, 2005)
- I album -iD- (December 14, 2006) #1 220,946
- 39 (July 18, 2007)
- Φ (Phi) (Nov 14, 2007)
[edit] Singles
- Glass no Shounen (硝子の少年) (Jul 21, 1997)
- Aisareru Yori Aishitai (愛されるより 愛したい) (Nov 12, 1997)
- Jetcoaster Romance (ジェットコースター・ロマンス) (Apr 22, 1998)
- Zenbu Dakishimete / Ao no Jidai (全部だきしめて／青の時代) (Jul 29, 1998)
- Happy Happy Greeting / Cinderella Christmas (Happy Happy Greeting／シンデレラ・クリスマス) (Dec 9, 1998)
- Yamenai de, PURE (やめないで,PURE) (Feb 24, 1999)
- Flower (フラワー) (May 26, 1999)
- Ame no Melody / to Heart (雨のMelody／to Heart) (Oct 6, 1999)
- Suki ni Natteku Aishiteku / KinKi no Yaru Ki Manman Song (好きになってく 愛してく／KinKiのやる気まんまんソング) (Mar 8, 2000)
- Natsu no Ousama / Mou Kimi Igai Aisenai (夏の王様／もう君以外愛せない) (Jun 21, 2000)
- Boku no Senaka ni wa Hane ga Aru (ボクの背中には羽根がある) (Feb 7,2001)
- Jounetsu (情熱) (May 23,2001)
- Hey! Minna Genki Kai? (Hey! みんな元気かい?) (Nov 14,2001)
- Kanashimi Blue (カナシミ ブルー) (May 2,2002)
- solitude ~Shinjitsu no Sayonara~ (solitude～真実のサヨナラ～) (Oct 23,2002)
- Eien no BLOODS (永遠のBLOODS) (Apr 9,2003)
- Kokoro ni Yume wo Kimi ni wa Ai wo / Gira☆Gira (心に夢を君には愛を／ギラ☆ギラ) (Jun 18,2003)
- Hakka Candy (薄荷キャンディー) (Aug 13,2003)
- Ne, Ganbaru yo. (ね、がんばるよ。) (Jan 15,2004) (Penned by Yoshida Miwa of DREAMS COME TRUE)
- Anniversary (Dec 22,2004)
- Velvet no Yami (ビロードの闇) (June 15,2005)
- SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! (December 21,2005)
- Natsu Moyou (夏模様) (July 26, 2006)
- Harmony of December (November 29, 2006)
- Brand New Song (Apr 25, 2007)
- Eien ni (永遠に)(September 12, 2007)#1 Oricon Weekly
[edit] Videos
- us (May 20,1998)
- KinKi Kids 3 days Panic! at Tokyo Dome '98-'99 (Apr 20,1999)
- KinKi KISS Single Selection (May 9,2001)
*VHS Title: "KinKi KISS Single Selection 1" and "KinKi KISS Single Selection 2" - KinKi Kids Returns! 2001 Taipei Concert (Sep 5,2001)
- -ism (Jan 9,2002)
- KinKi Kids F Dome Concert ~Fun Fan Forever~ (Dec 3,2003)
- KinKi KiSS 2 Single Selection (Jul 14,2004)
*VHS Title: "KinKi KISS 3 Single Selection" - KinKi Kids Dome Tour 2004-2005 Font De Anniversary (Aug 3,2005)
[edit] Performance
- For solo performances, please refer to Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto respectively.
[edit] Variety TV programmes
- KinKi DAIBOUKEN (NTV : Apr 7,1996 - Sep 29,1996)
- KinKi DAIHOUSOU (NTV : Oct 6,1996 - Mar 29,1998)
- MAKETARA AKAN (Fuji TV : Oct 14,1996 - Mar 17,1997)
- Toki-kin KYUUKOU! SUKI DAYO! SUKI YANEN (TBS : Oct 16,1996 - Mar 12,1997)
- BARIKIN KENJA NO SENRYAKU (TBS : Oct 17,1996 - Sep 11,1997)
- LOVE LOVE AISHITERU (Fuji TV : Oct 19,1996 - Mar 31,2001)
- STAR DOKKIRI DAISAKUSEN (Fuji TV : Apr 12,1997 - Sep 15,1997)
- GYU!TO DAKISHIMETAI (NTV : Apr 5,1998 - Sep 17,1998)
- KinKi Kids NO Gyu (NTV : Oct 4,1998 - Sep 26,1999)
- DOMOTO KYOUDAI (Fuji TV : Apr 8,2001 --)
[edit] TV Dramas
- NINGEN . SHIKKAKU (TBS : Jul 8,1994 - Sep 23,1994)
- WAKABA NO KORO (TBS : Apr 12,1996 - Sep 29,1996)
- BOKURA NO YUUKI . MIMAN TOSHI (NTV : Oct 18,1997 - Dec 20,1997)
[edit] TV Commercials
- House Foods (Jan 1995 - Jun 1998)
- Panasonic (Jul 1995 - Mar 2000)
- Nissan (Jul 1997 - Jan 1998)
- Coca-cola (Mar 1998 - May 1998)
- ANA Airlines (May 1998 - May 1999)
- Morinaga Confectionery (Aug 2000 --)
- UC Credit card (Apr 2002 --)
- Suntory Beverage (Jun 2004 --)
[edit] External links
Official websites:
Fansite:
[edit] References and Footnotes
- ^ Japanese wikipedia entry of KinKi Kids.
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