News (band)
| NEWS | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Johnny's Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Tegomass |
| Website | www.jehp.jp/top.htmlwww.johnnys-net.jp/j/artists/news/index.html |
| Members |
Keiichiro Koyama Takahisa Masuda Shigeaki Kato Yuya Tegoshi |
| Past members |
Ryo Nishikido Tomohisa Yamashita Takahiro Moriuchi Hiroki Uchi Hironori Kusano |
NEWS (ニュース Nyūsu), is a four-member Japanese boy band consisting of Keiichiro Koyama, Takahisa Masuda, Shigeaki Kato and Yuya Tegoshi. The group's name is an acronym based on the cardinal directions (North, East, West, South) and the members locations.[1] Formed in 2003 by Johnny Kitagawa as a nine member group under the label Johnny's Entertainment, NEWS released a promotional single "NEWS Nippon" (NEWS ニッポン NEWS Japan), which was used for the World Cup of Volleyball Championships. In 2004, Takahiro Moriuchi left the group and the remaining eight members released their debut single, "Kibō: Yell" (希望 ~Yell~ Hope ~Yell~), which debuted atop the Oricon charts.
In 2006, the group released their fifth consecutive number-one single, "Sayaendō/Hadashi no Cinderella Boy" (サヤエンドウ/裸足のシンデレラボーイ Peas/Barefoot Cinderella Boy), as a six-member group due to the controversy surrounding then-members Hiroki Uchi and Hironori Kusano.[2] After a brief hiatus, they released their seventh number-one single, "Hoshi o Mezashite" (星をめざして lit. Aim for the Stars). In 2008, they performed at the Tokyo Dome for the first time, and released their tenth single, "Happy Birthday," which made NEWS the second Japanese group after label-mates KinKi Kids to have ten consecutive number-one singles since their debut.[3][4] NEWS became a quartet following the departures of Ryo Nishikido and Tomohisa Yamashita from the group in 2011.[5]
History
2003–2006: Debut and departure of members
Formed in September 2003, NEWS released a promotional single, "NEWS Nippon" (NEWS ニッポン NEWS Japan), which was used as the theme song for the World Cup of Volleyball Championships.[1][6] Before holding their first concert, NEWSnow Concert: NEWS' Concert (NEWSnowCONCERT〜ニュースのコンサート〜), Takahiro Moriuchi left the group. NEWS later released their debut single, "Kibō: Yell", which topped the Oricon chart.[7] Their next two singles, "Akaku Moyuru Taiyō" (紅く燃ゆる太陽 Burning Red Sun) (2004) and Cherish (チェリッシュ Cherisshu) (2005), both debuted atop the charts, as did NEWS' first album, Touch, which sold 164,016 copies in its first week.[8][9][10]
In July 2005, Uchi Hiroki was scrutinized for athena was the underage drinker and was suspended indefinitely from both NEWS and Kanjani8, another group he was a part of.[11][12] Despite having lost a member, NEWS released their fourth single, "Teppen" (てっぺん Top), which like its predecessors debut at number-one.[13] In January 2006, NEWS was reduced to six members when Hironori Kusano was suspended indefinitely for the same charge as Uchi.[2][12] NEWS released their fifth single, "Sayaendō/Hadashi no Cinderella Boy" (サヤエンドウ/裸足のシンデレラボーイ Peas/Barefoot Cinderella Boy) (March 2006), which was their fifth consecutive number-one single.[14] On May 1, 2006, after NEWS finished their "NEWS Spring Tour", the group went on hiatus.[12][15]
2007–2010: NEWS' 6-Member Comeback
On December 30, 2006, it was announced that NEWS would make their return at Johnny's Concert Countdown 2006-2007 as a six-member group, since Hiroki Uchi and Hironori Kusano had been demoted to trainees.[6][12][16] To mark their return, NEWS embarked on a tour and released their sixth single "Hoshi wo Mezashite" (星をめざして Aim For the Stars).[17] "Hoshi wo Mezashite" became their sixth number-one single, which went on to be used as the theme song for the Japanese version of Happy Feet.[17][18]
On November 7, NEWS simultaneously released their seventh single, "Weeeek" and their second album, Pacific. Both releases debut atop of their respective charts with "Weeeek" selling 263,000 copies in its first week and Pacific selling 196,000 copies in their first week. This marked the tenth in Oricon history that an artist had both their single and album debut atop the charts simultaneously.[19] To further support their album, NEWS went on a nationwide tour, NEWS Concert Tour Pacific 2007-2008, from December 15, 2007 to January 27, 2008. Because tickets were in such high demand, two more dates were added to the concert, which resulted in NEWS performing at the Tokyo Dome for the first time.[4]
In February 2008 NEWS released their eighth number-one single, "Taiyō no Namida" (太陽のナミダ Tears of the Sun), which was used as the theme song for the movie Kurosagi, starring Tomohisa Yamashita.[20] NEWS released two more number-one singles, "Summer Time" (May 2008) and "Happy Birthday" (October 2008), before releasing their third studio album Color (November 2008).[21] The release of "Happy Birthday" made NEWS the second group, after the KinKi Kids, to have ten consecutive number-one singles since their debut.[3] Color debuted at the number-one position on the charts, giving NEWS their third consecutive album.[22] NEWS released their new single, "Koi no ABO" (恋のABO Love's ABO) on April 29, 2009.[23] It became their 11th number-one single. Their 12th number-one single titled "Sakura Girl" was released on March 31, 2010. At the “LIVE! LIVE! LIVE! NEWS DOME PARTY 2010“ concert at Tokyo Dome, it was announced that NEWS would be releasing their 13th single, “Fighting Man,” on November 3, which they did.[24]
NEWS has not had any group activities since the Music Station Super Live in December 2010.
2011 : Becoming a quartet
On October 7, 2011, it was announced that both Ryo Nishikido and Tomohisa Yamashita left the group. The official press release from Johnnys & Associates explained that Nishikido was leaving because scheduling conflicts made it difficult for him to be active in both NEWS and Kanjani8, while Yamashita was leaving to concentrate on solo projects. Nishikido will continue his activities with Kanjani8 but not NEWS. NEWS will continue as a four-member group with Keiichiro Koyama, Takahisa Masuda, Shigeaki Kato and Yuya Tegoshi.[5][25]
2012 : NEWS' 4-Member Comeback
On April 15, 2012, a countdown appeared on the JE site, revealing the four current member's outlines, suggesting a comeback. NEWS is officially back. On Apr 16th, Johnny's special site for NEWS restarted its countdown, which hit "0:00:00" on Apr 18th (12mn, JST). The time coincide with NEWS' member Keiichiro Koyama radio program "K-chan NEWS" to start its broadcast. Koyama's special guest are co-members Tegoshi Yuya, Takahisa Masuda, and Kato Shigeaki. The four members kept the fans in suspense by talking nonsensical stuff before finally making an official announcement. As reported earlier, Keiichiro Koyama said something about a new single and Best of Album. Now, aside from the NEWS' new single and Best of Album, the Johnny's talents will also be having a concert tour.
Moreover, in order to show their love for the fans who have waited for them for more than a year, fans can participate in their Best of Album. Fans can vote for their "Top Four Favorite NEWS songs" on Johnny's Entertainment site starting Apr 18th at 12nn, JST.
On May 7, JE side has announced the new album titled "NEWS BEST" and will be released on June 13. The album will come in a regular edition and a limited edition version.
Both version will include a CD contain all 15 of the group's A-side singles. The regular edition will include an extra CD with the group's top 15 non-single songs as voted by netizens. The limited edition will include an extra CD with previously unreleased solo songs.
On July 18, NEWS released "Chankapana", their first single as a quartet. The single is available in 5 different version and a limited box set collection of all versions. The musicvideo for "Chankapana" premiered on TV on July 9. The single sold 121,097 on its first day and went on to become number one on Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Information | Oricon weekly peak position |
Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | touch
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1 | 250,000+ (JP) | RIAJ: Platinum[26] |
| 2007 | pacific
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1 | 250,000+ (JP) | RIAJ: Platinum[27] |
| 2008 | color
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1 | 250,000+ (JP) | RIAJ: Platinum[28] |
| 2010 | LIVE
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1 | 185,204 (JP) | RIAJ: Gold[29] |
| 2013 | NEWS
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1 | 120,702 (JP) | RIAJ: Gold |
Compilations
| Year | Information | Oricon weekly peak position |
Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NEWS BEST
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1 | 133,943 | TBA |
Singles
| Year | Title | Oricon charts information | Album | ||||||||||||||
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| Daily | Weekly | Monthly | Yearly | Sales | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | "NEWS Nippon" (NEWSニッポン lit. NEWS Japan) | — | — | — | — | — | touch | ||||||||||
| 2004 | "Kibō (Yell)" (希望～Yell～ Hope (Yell)) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 395,406 | |||||||||||
| "Akaku Moyuru Taiyō" (紅く燃ゆる太陽 Burning Red Sun) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 251,223 | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | "Cherish (NEWS song) (Cherish" チェリッシュ, Cherisshu) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 261,980 | |||||||||||
| "TEPPEN" (てっぺん Summit) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 245,209 | pacific | |||||||||||
| 2006 | "Sayaendō/Hadashi no Cinderella Boy" (サヤエンドウ/裸足のシンデレラボーイ lit. Peas/Barefoot Cinderella Boy) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 222,848 | |||||||||||
| 2007 | "Hoshi o Mezashite" (星をめざして Aim for the Stars) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 310,505 | |||||||||||
| "weeeek" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 376,261 | color | |||||||||||
| 2008 | "Taiyō no Namida" (太陽のナミダ Tears of the Sun) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 291,447 | |||||||||||
| "Summer Time (song)|Summer Time" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 258,820 | ||||||||||||
| "Happy Birthday" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 242,581 | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | "Koi no ABO" (恋のABO lit. Love's ABO) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 286,978 | LIVE | ||||||||||
| 2010 | "Sakura Girl" (さくらガール lit. Cherry Blossoms Girl) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 232,752 | |||||||||||
| "Fighting Man" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 179,137 | NEWS Best | |||||||||||
| 2012 | "Chankapāna" (チャンカパーナ lit. My Dear Woman) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 305,407 | NEWS | ||||||||||
| "World Quest/Pokopon Pekōrya" (WORLD QUEST/ポコポンペコーリャ) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 148,348 | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not reach the chart. | |||||||||||||||||
DVDs
| Year | Information |
|---|---|
| 2004 | News Nippon 0304
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| 2005 | Summary of Johnny's World
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| 2007 | Never Ending Wonderful Story
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| 2008 | NEWS Concert Tour Pacific 2007-2008 - The First Tokyo Dome Concert
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| 2009 | NEWS Live Diamond
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| 2010 | NEWS LIVE!LIVE!LIVE! DOME CONCERT 2010
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| 2013 | NEWS LIVE TOUR 2012 ~Utsukushii Koi ni Suruyo~
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (Japanese) "NEWS Oricon Page". Oricon. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 (Japanese) "'NEWS' 8 months after the resumption of activities". Sports Nippon. 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 (Japanese) "NEWS tied with KinKi Kids for tenth consecutive single". Oricon. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 (Japanese) "Big gifts in the new year! NEWS, the first performance at Tokyo Dome decision". Sankei Sports. 2007-11-27. Archived from the original on 2007-11-28. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 (Japanese)"YamaP & Ryo Nishikido withdrew from NEWS". October 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 (Japanese) "NEWS Starts Over". Sponichi. 2006-12-31. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ↑ (Japanese) "Kibō: Yell Oricon page". Oricon. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ↑ (Japanese) "Akaku Moyuru Taiyō Oricon page". Oricon. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ↑ (Japanese) "Cherish Oricon page". Oricon. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ↑ (Japanese) "Touch first week sales". Oricon. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ↑ (Japanese) "Hiroki Uchi weeping at the "Welcome back" shouts of support at his first solo live". Sports Hochi. 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 (Japanese) "NEWS returns for new year, as 6 person group". Sports Nippon. 2006-12-31. Archived from the original on 2007-01-28. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ↑ (Japanese) "Teppen's Oricon page". Oricon. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ↑ (Japanese) "NEWS, single past third place, 1st to win five consecutive singles by leaders!". Oricon. 2006-03-20. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ↑ (Japanese) "6 NEWS "not dissolved" declared". Sports Nippon. 2006-05-01. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ↑ (Japanese) "Kusano and Uchi also reflect the 'NEWS' no return". Sports Nippon. 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 (Japanese) "NEWS returns for new year, as 6 person group". Sports Nippon. 2007-01-11. Archived from the original on 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ↑ (Japanese) "Hoshi o Mezashite Oricon page". Oricon. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ↑ (Japanese) "NEWS, the first single and debut album simultaneously a place!". Oricon. 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ↑ (Japanese) "NEWS tied with Hikiri Genji for eight consecutive Oricon No.1". Oricon. 2008-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ↑ (Japanese) "Summer Time's Oricon page". Oricon. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ↑ (Japanese) "Charts: UVERworld's first #1". Tokyograph. 2008-11-26. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ↑ (Japanese) "Johnny's New Release page". Johnny's net. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ↑ (Japanese) "NEWS to release new single, "Fighting Man"". Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ↑ "English Translation: Yamapi & Ryo Nishikido withdraw from NEWS". October 2011.
- ↑ "RIAJ Certifications for April 2005" (in Japanese). riaj.or.jp. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ↑ "RIAJ Certifications for November 2007" (in Japanese). riaj.or.jp. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ↑ "RIAJ Certifications for November 2008" (in Japanese). riaj.or.jp. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ↑ "RIAJ Certifications for September 2010" (in Japanese). riaj.or.jp. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
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