is a six-member Japanese boy band under

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. They are known for their performances on

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. The group is named after one letter of each member's initials and after "the anecdote that tap dancer

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kissed the shoe of esteemed

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The group was formed in 26 July 2005 when they were trainees (

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) and debuted on 10 August 2011. The members of this group are

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Toshiya Miyata is a Japanese singer, actor, TV personality, voice actor, and novelist. he is a member of boys band Kis-My-Ft2 and its derivative group Busaiku( 舞祭組) under Starto Entertainment. His nickname is Miyacchi. History Miyata was born in 1988 i ...

Wataru Yokoo is a Japanese singer, actor and haiku poet who is a member of boy band Kis-My-Ft2 and its derivative group Busaiku( 舞祭組) under Starto Entertainment. His nickname is ''Watter'' and ''Shi-sho'' (master in Japanese). History He joined Johnny ...

Taisuke Fujigaya is a Japanese singer, actor, and radio personality. He is a member of boy band Kis-My-Ft2 under Starto Entertainment. His nicknames are Taipy, Gaya-san, and Gaya. In addition to working as an actor alongside his boy band activities in Kis-My-Ft ...

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and

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. They have been active with seven members including

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since their debut, but since Kitayama left the group in August 2023, they are currently active with six members. In January 2022, Kis-My-Ft2 moved from label Avex Trax to

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. MENT Recording was a newly established joint label between

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and Johnny & Associates. Other Johnny's group under Avex Trax,

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, moved to MENT Recording as well.

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History

2005–2010: As trainees

While they were trainees (

), "Kis-My-Ft.", to which

, and

Kyohei Iida belonged, and "A.B.C-Jr.", to which

, and

belonged, combined to form Kis-My-Ft2. The group started its activities at the "Summery 2005" event held on 26 July 2005, at Stellar ball in

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. The group name came from the first letter of each of their family names: Kitayama, Iida, Senga, Miyata, Yokoo, Fujigaya, Tamamori and Nikaido (''ni'' being Japanese for the number two). They performed as an eight-member group until the end of March 2006 when Iida departured

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. The intention of the group was to model off Johnny & Associates's senior popular group

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, and cover their songs with roller skates performances. In 2008, they held their first solo concerts (along with

A.B.C-Z is a five-member Japanese boy band under Starto Entertainment. The group's former name was A.B.C., which stands for Acrobat Boys Club. It was changed to A.B.C-Z after Ryosuke Hashimoto was moved to the group from J.J.Express in 2008. Due to the ...

) at

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and

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and planned further performances. In 2009, they appeared in '' Playzone 2009: A Letter From The Sun'' together with their seniors

Hiroki Uchi (born September 10, 1986) is a Japanese actor, idol singer, songwriter, and model. He was born in Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Biography Uchi Hiroki auditioned for Johnny & Associates in May 1999, at the age of twelve. He had no interest ...

and Tomoyuki Yara. This performance had previously been performed by

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every year since 1986. In 2010, they performed concerts under the title ''Kis-My-Ft ni 010 aeru de show'' (Kis-My-Ftに010 逢えるde Show). That year also marked their commercial messaging (CM) debut. They got to do CM for

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, where they also released two digital singles: "Fire Beat" and "Inori". In September of the same year, they appeared in the musical '' Boys: Prison without Bars'' with

. It is said that Johnny Kitagawa decided to debut them after seeing this production. Yokoo and Nikaido were not cast and appeared with five members. It is said that Kitagawa had originally planned to have them debut with five members, but after discussions with the members, it was decided that they would debut with seven members. From 28 December 2010 to 12 February 2011, they held their third live tour ''Kis-My-Ft ni Aeru de Show vol.3'' (Kis-My-Ftに逢えるde Show vol.3) in Nagoya, Osaka, and Tokyo. On the final day, 12 February, at the afternoon performance held at

, it was announced that they would be making their CD debut on

Avex Avex Inc. ( kabushiki gaisha , commonly known as Avex and stylized as avex) is a Japanese entertainment conglomerate led by founder Max Matsuura and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1988, the company manages J-pop talents like Ayumi ...

in May of the same year.

2011: Debut

Their debut was originally scheduled for May, but due to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the CD release date was postponed to the following summer. On 10 August 2011, they released their debut single "

Everybody Go "Everybody Go" is the first single by Japanese boy band Kis-My-Ft2 released on August 10, 2011. Overview The CD release was announced on June 24, 2011. The CD was originally scheduled to be released in May, but was postponed due to 2011 Tōhoku e ...

." This was released domestically and in

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, the

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, Hong Kong,

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, Singapore,

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and

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. The event was held on 10 August at

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in Tokyo, where the members of Kis-My-Ft2 appeared wearing white jackets and riding in a red convertible car. They sang their debut song "

" and were congratulated by the approximately 12,000 fans who had gathered. After this event, they appeared on ''

SMAP×SMAP ''SMAP×SMAP'', often referred to simply as ''Sma-Sma'', was a Japanese television variety show hosted by boy band SMAP. Debuting on April 15, 1996, it was produced by Kansai TV and Fuji TV and aired on Fuji TV every Monday from 10:00 p.m. ...

'', the signature program of the then nationally popular group

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, and were congratulated on their debut by the members of

, the senior members of

. Looking back on the day, they later said that it was the most nerve-wracking experience of their lives when they appeared on ''

''. To celebrate their debut, ''Kis-My-Ft2 Debut Tour 2011 Everybody Go'' was held from July to August 2011. At the

concert on 29 July, it was announced that an additional show would be held at

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on 28 August, making it the fastest in history to perform at

within 18 days of their CD debut. In October, They became a regular on

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travel variety show "Moshi Mo Tours" with the comedy duo

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and others, and continued to appear regularly until the show ended in September 2022. On 26 October 2011, the group released two concert DVDs: ''Kis-My-Ft2 ni Aeru de Show vol.3'' and ''Kis-My-Ft2 Debut Tour 2011 Everybody Go''. On 14 December, the group released their second single "

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2012: ''Kis-My-1st''

On 21 March, the group released their third single " She! Her! Her!." The single was used as

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"Watering Kiss Mint Gum" commercial song. They released in two different versions with various promotional materials; regular version and female version. In the female version, a photo of a member dressed as a woman became the cover photo. A TV commercial featuring the cross-dressing version was also aired and received a great response. It topped the

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with 193,000 copies sold. On the day of release, they held a surprise event in

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. They appeared on a cruise ship on

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canal, which runs through the center of town, and performed new songs, including "She! Her! Her!". The location is also famous for its large

Company sign. On 28 March, the group released their first album ''

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'' with various limited editions containing promotional materials. The variety show ''Hama Kiss'' began regular broadcasts on

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in April. The group further promoted the album with a national tour ''Kis-My-Ft2 Kis-My-Mint Tour'' from March 31 to June 6. When a large balloon floating above the venue popped, the members suspended from inside appeared on stage while flying through the air, creating quite a sensation. This concert tour drew a record 260,000 people. Their 4th single " Wanna Beeee!!!/Shake It Up" was released on 15 August. "Wanna Beeee!!!" is the theme song for the

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drama ''Beginners!'' starring Kitayama and Fujigaya. "Shake It Up" is the theme song for the drama TV drama

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in which Miyata appears. This work was made into a movie, in which Tamamori also appeared. Their 5th single " Ai no Beat" was released on 14 November, and sold 259,000 copies on Oricon in its first week. Two music videos were made for this song: a dance version and a rock version.

2013: ''Good Ikuze!'' and ''Busaiku'' debut

On 13 February, the 6th single " My Resistance (Tashika na Mono)/Unmei Girl" was released. "My Resistance (Tashika na Mono)" was the theme song for the drama ''

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'' starring Tamamori. "Unmei Girl" was the theme song for a

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commercial in which Kis-My-Ft2 member appeared. On 27 March, the 7th single " Kiss U Mai (Kiss Your Mind) / S.O.S. (Smile on Smile)", the 2nd original album '' Good Ikuze!'', and the DVD ''Yoshio (New Member)'' were released at the same time, and all of them ranked first in the Oricon weekly rankings as of 8 April. The live tour ''Good Live Tour Ikuze!'' was held from 3 May to 25 August in six cities nationwide, the number of spectators exceeded one million in the 94th solo concert. They used for this concert a special device with a 120-inch

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panel that was used at

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concert in 2010. This device was named "Kis-My-Ft2's Arm" and six units were prepared. They rode on this device to the delight of the audience. Their namesake variety show ''Kis-My-Busaiku!?'' ( キスマイBUSAIKU!?), which program has been broadcast irregularly since 2012, began regular broadcasting on

from 22 April. On 19 July, the group's first book ''Hadaka no Jidai'' (

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), which includes their long interviews, was released and sold 74,000 copies in the first week. 8th single "

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", which is the theme song for

drama ''

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'' starring Tamamori, was released on 14 August. Tokyo Dome Concert goods shop

On 13 November, the 9th single " Snow Dome no Yakusoku/Luv Sick" was released. The live ''Snow Dome no Yakusoku IN Tokyo Dome In Osaka Dome'' were held from 15 November to 15 December. On 15 November, the first day of the concert,

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, a member of

, made a surprise appearance as a back-up dancer with a group of young trainees as part of a TV program. At this concert,

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, a newly formed group produced by Nakai, sang their debut song, " Tana Kara Botamochi". On 29 January of the following year, the live DVD ''Snow Dome no Yakusoku IN Tokyo Dome 2013.11.16'' was released.

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was formed and released their debut song produced by

. It was announced that their debut song " Tana Kara Botamochi" was released on 13 December.

2014: ''Kis-My-Journey''

On 5 March, their 10th single " Light Signal" was released. This is the theme song for the nationally popular animated film '' Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five''. On 26 March, the group's first best album '' Hit! Hit! Hit!'' was released. On 2 July, their third original album '' Kis-My-Journey'' was released. From 5 July to 9 November, they held a four-dome tour called ''2014 Concert Tour Kis-My-Journey'' in

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, and Tokyo. They were the fastest male artists in history to perform concerts in four dome venues in their third year of debut. At this concert, the seven members appeared suspended from a giant balloon, named "Kis-My-Ft2 Balloon," which was in diameter and weighed 2.5 tons in total, to the delight of the audience. On 13 August, the 11th single " Another Future" was released. This is the theme song for the drama series ''

'' in which Tamamori stars. On 24 December, they released their 12th single " Thank You!." On the Oricon chart dated 5 January of the following year, it sold 436,000 copies in its initial run, reaching No. 1 for the week, setting a new personal record for its highest initial sales. The group ranked fourth in Japan by total sales revenue, with ¥5.258 billion.

2015: ''Kis-My-World''

Their 13th single " Kiss Damashii" was released on 25 March. On 1 July, their 4th original album '' Kis-My-World'' was released. The live tour ''2015 Concert Tour Kis-My-World'' was held from 29 August to 29 October. This was their second four-dome tour following the previous year. At the beginning of the concert, they performed named "Home Run Flying," in which they were suspended from near the home base of the dome all the way up to the ceiling. This concert featured duo songs from the album. The climax of the second half of the concert was a firework display in which They sang and danced to up-tempo songs such as "Eternal Mind" while a pillar of fire went up violently. On 20 January of the following year, the live DVD & Blu-ray Disc ''2015 Concert Tour Kis-My-World'' was released. On 14 October, 14th single " AAO," which is the theme song for

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drama ''

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'' starring Tamamori was released. On 11 November, 15th single " In the end it's you," was released. This is the theme song for the movie ''

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'', in which Tamamori stars.

2016: ''I Scream'' and fifth anniversary

Their 16th single "

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" was released on 16 March. This is the theme song for the

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drama ''

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'' starring Fujigaya. On 22 June, their 5th original album '' I Scream'' was released. The album included solo songs by seven members. Starting 1 July, they held their 4-dome tour ''Kis-My-Ft2 Concert Tour 2016 I Scream'' for the third consecutive year. These concerts included spectacles such as a plunge at the beginning of the concert. The seven members also performed their solo songs. During the encore large water jet named "Kis-My-Ft2 Jet" spewed 2-ton water, and all the members sang and danced while getting soaked. At the

performance held on 4 August, the audience reached 2 million people on the 5th anniversary of their debut, the fastest in their agent (

) history. Their 17th single " Sha la la Summer Time" was released on 24 August. On 21 December, the live DVD/Blu-ray Disc ''Concert Tour 2016 I Scream'' was released.

2017: ''Music Colosseum''

In March, they released the single "Let's Go!" for the Japanese dub version of ''

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''. On the same time, the 18th single "

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" grabbed the top spot on

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weekly single ranking. They also released their sixth album '' Music Colosseum'' on 3 May 2017. From 13 May to 27 August, the group held their first arena tour in four years, ''Kis-My-Ft2 Live Tour 2017 Music Colosseum'', and the total number of spectators since his debut exceeded 2.5 million. The concert featured "Kis-My-Ft2 Chandelier," in which the seven members gathered on glowing

to dance and shine, and "Kis-My-Ft2 Air Walker," in which the seven members appeared to be floating in the air while singing "One Kiss," which brought excitement to the audience. Live DVD/Blu-ray ''Live Tour 2017 Music Colosseum'' was released on 31 January of the following year. A tourism campaign to promote

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and

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affected by the previous year's

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was planned by

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and started on 1 July as "Kis-My-Ft2 Kumamoto and Ōita" to promote the recovery from the earthquake. Sightseeing commercials featuring them were broadcast, and "Kis-My-Ft2

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" and "Kis-My-Ft2 Sonic" with their photos printed on them ran through the

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region. Their 19th single " Pick It Up" was released on 7 June. This song is the theme song for

drama '' Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation'' starring Fujigaya. Their 20th single " Red fruits" was released on 29 November. This song is the theme song for

drama '' Key person of interest detective'' starring Tamamori.

released their first album '' Busaiku no, Wa!'' on 13 December, and held a solo live tour the following year.

2018: ''Yummy!!''

On 25 April, they released their 7th original album ''

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'' and the limited edition single " You & Me" at the same time. Their 21st single "

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" was released on 11 July. From 5 May to 16 July, they held their first 5 major dome tour ''Kis-My-Ft2 Live Tour 2018 Yummy!! you & me''. It mobilized a total of 574,000 people, and the total number of people who attended since its debut exceeded 3 million. At this concert, the members wearing

performed a new move called "Kis-My-Ft2

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," in which they gathered in one place and spun around on roller skates in the new song "Love". In "BreakTheChain," they performed "Kis-My-Ft2 Conveyor," in which they danced on a

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. On 16 July, at the

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performance, the final show of the tour, each member gave a speech of thanks to the fans in commemoration of the 7th anniversary. Furthermore, in December, an additional performance called ''Kis-My-Ft2 Live Tour 2018 You&Me Extra Yummy!!'' was held. The total number of live performances for the year was a career high of 774,000 people. Their 22nd single " Kimi, Boku" was released on 3 October. From October, Kis-My-Ft2 has been in charge of

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's ''All Night Nippon Premium,'' a weekly two-hour live broadcast with two to three members. ''All Night Nippon Premium,'' was broadcast every weekend from October to March, when there were no

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night games, and they were in charge until the end of March 2021. They became MCs for ''44th Radio Charity Musicthon'',

's year-end radio program to send traffic lights to the blind, and raised 88,158,161 yen through a 24-hour live radio broadcast. During the live broadcast,

, a senior member of their agent, suddenly entered the studio and joined the program.

2019: ''Free Hugs!'' and overseas activities

Their 23rd single "

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" was released on 6 February. This song is the theme song for the movie ''Tora-san'' starring Kitayama. The variety show "Kis-My Doki Doki" began on dTV (

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) distribution in February. It was their namesake program and lasted until 30 April 2021. It was the number one original program viewing ranking on dTV (

) in 2019. They became the fourth MC of

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's variety and music show ''The Shounen Club Premium'' in April. They were handed the baton by their senior group

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, and served until March 2023. On 24 April, they released their 8th original album ''

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''. The music video for "Hug & Walk", the album's signature song, was shot in Singapore. This is the first time they have shot a music video overseas. They held a 5-dome tour ''Kis-My-Ft2 Live Tour 2019 Free Hugs!'' from 6 May to 14 July. The tour featured new solo songs by all seven members. The tour drew a total of 591,000 people to 13 shows in 5 cities. In the 8th year since their debut, the total number of visitors for the tour exceeded 4 million. On 9 July, office president

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died and the funeral was held on 12 July, but they held their concert in

as planned. This live tour has been distributed on YouTube as "Kis-My-Ft2 Webfes" since 2020. Their 24th single " Hands Up" was released on 10 July. Their 25th single "

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" was released on 13 November. This song is the theme song for

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, their first overseas performance. Continuing from last year, he served as MC for

's annual year-end radio program, ''45th Radio Charity Musicthon'', raising 90,575,273 yen during the 24-hour live radio broadcast. This was the second consecutive year that this fundraising amount broke the previous record for the highest amount raised in this century. On 31 December, eight years after their debut, they made their first appearance on the national music programme ''

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'' and performed their debut song "

2020: ''To-y2'' and impact of COVID-19

On 25 March, their 9th original album '' To-y2'' was released. It was announced that a tour titled ''Kis-My-Ft2 Live Tour 2020 To-y2'' would be held from 9 April to 7 June but due to the spread of

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, all scheduled performances were cancelled. Participated in the 75-member limited-time unit , whose formation was announced on 13 May as part of the Smile Up! Project, a support activity to prevent the spread of

infection by a group affiliated with

. The single ''Smile'' was released on 12 August. Their 26th single " Endless Summer" was released on 16 September. This song is the theme song for

drama ''Midsummer Boy 1945–2020'' ( 真夏の少年〜19452020). On 21 September, a three-hour live variety show ''Kis-My-Ft2 10th Anniversary Can You Do It?'' was broadcast on

to commemorate their soon-to-be 10th anniversary. The streaming live ''Kis-My-Ft2 Live Tour 2020 To-y2'' was held on Johnny's net online on 3 and 4 October. The concert was the first in history to be live-streamed from

without an audience. At this concert, they performed their latest single " Endless Summer" live for the first time from above the ground on the roof of the Tokyo Dome Hotel adjacent to

as an encore. In October, a special drama project featuring the members began in their program ''Kis-My Doki Doki''. ''

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'' starring

and

, ''Pleasure Installation'' starring

and

, and ''ConneXion'' starring

, and

. Among them, ''

'', about a seaside romance between a picture book author and an editor, was well received and ranked 6th in dtv's (

) overall viewing ranking for the year. Together with their agent's junior group

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, they served as MC for

's annual year-end radio program ''46th Radio Charity Musicthon'', raising 90,586,533 yen in 24 hours of live broadcasting. This surpassed the previous and previous fundraising totals, and also broke the previous record for the third year in a row for the highest amount raised this century. On 31 December, they appeared on the national music program

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for the second time and performed their song "

2021: ''Best of Kis-My-Ft2'' and 10th anniversary

The 27th single " Luv Bias" was released on 24 February. This is the theme song for the

television series '' Oh My Boss! Love not included'', which was appeared Tamamori. From 14 to 16 May, a live streaming concert ''Kis-My-Ft2 Live Tour 2021 Home'' was held at

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. The concert featured a light and fountain production of " Luv Bias," using a total of approximately 120 tons of water over three days to create 249 fountains surrounding the stage that rose to a height of . On 3 August, ''Kis-My-Ft2's All Night Nippon'', in which Kis-My-Ft2 serves as a special personality, was broadcast on

on 3 March. Kis-My-Ft2 has been in charge of ''Kis-My-Ft2's All Night Nippon Premium'' from 7 p.m. from 2018 to 2020, but this is the first time for the group to have all members in charge of "All Night Nippon" from midnight 1 a.m. On 10 August, the 10th anniversary of their CD debut, they released their best album '' Best of Kis-My-Ft2''. The album included all the singles and music videos up to that point, but the songs and videos other than the singles were voted on by the fans. To celebrate their 10th anniversary, Kis-My-Ft2's songs will be available on

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from 10 August. The release will consist of all single songs and songs from the best album '' Best of Kis-My-Ft2'', for a total of 66 songs, making this the first time that Kis-My-Ft2 has made a subscription distribution. On 11 August, the seven members of the group held a live radio broadcast of "Kis-My-Ft2 Radio 2.5 Hour Special" to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut on

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. It was a novel project in which the members assembled

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cars and raced them on the radio. To celebrate their 10th anniversary, the variety show ''Kis-My-Ft2 Time Tunnel'' was distributed on dTV (

). The show was a four-part series that looked back on Kis-My-Ft2's 10 years of debut, quizzed each other, and talked with each other. From July to September, Kitayama starred in the

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2022: Kitayama's decision and discussion

As the spread of

infection had come under control,

was gradually resuming concerts with audiences starting in the spring of 2021. From 15 January to 10 April, they held their first arena tour in five years, ''Kis-My-Ft ni Aeru de Show 2022''. It was their first live performance with an audience in three years. From July to December, Tamamori starred in the drama for two consecutive seasons. 29th single "

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" was released on 17 August. This is the theme song of the

drama '' Nice Flight!''. 30th single ''

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'' was released on 14 December. This song is the theme song of

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drama ''

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''. From 21 May to 11 August, they held their first 5-dome tour in three years, ''Kis-My-Ft ni Aeru de Show 2022 in Dome''. A new song, "

", was performed for the first time on the first day of

concert on 2 July. The lighting was designed to resemble an aeroplane runway, in keeping with the drama '' Nice Flight!'' in which

was starring. This tour, which was held to commemorate Kis-My-Ft2 10th anniversary since their debut, attracted over 700,000 people (536,000 people for the dome tour only) including the arena tour and dome tour. Their activities seemed to be going well, however, it was later revealed that Kitayama had confessed his intention to leave the group in the fall, and that the members had continued to discuss the matter since then. Fujigaya later said on his radio ''Peaceful days of Taisuke Fujigaya'' that disbanding the group was an option.

2023: ''Tomoni'' and Kitayama's departure

On 26 January 2023,

announced his marriage. On 3 May, the music video for the new song "Sweet Melody" was released on YouTube. This is the theme song for the movie ''Otona Najimi''. Nikaido made a special appearance in this movie. In June, it was reported that

would graduate from Kis-My-Ft2 and leave

on 31 August. They released a special single "

Tomoni is a special single by Kis-My-Ft2 and the last work by the seven membered, released exclusively through "xxxxx.pop up store" on August 3, 2023. The title song "Tomoni" was written by all the members when Hiromitsu Kitayama announced his graduat ...

" (the title has two meanings: "to be together" and "to be friends") exclusively at xxxxx.pop up store on 3 August. The lyrics of this song were written by all Kis-My-Ft2 members. Their namesake TV variety show ''Kis-My-Busaiku!?'' ( キスマイBUSAIKU!?), which had been running since 2012, was decided to end at September due to Kitayama's departure. In September, Kitayama transferred to the new agency TOBE, led by

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, and began his solo career as a singer. Kis-My-Ft2, with the remaining six members, held an arena tour called ''Kis-My-Ft2 For Dear Life'' from October 2023 to February 2024.

2024: ''Synopsis'' and relaunched with six members

On 3 January 2024, they released their 31st single " Heartbreaker / C'monova," their first single as a six-member. On 15 February they finished their arena tour ''Kis-My-Ft2 -For dear life-'' at

. This tour started in October the previous year and drew 265,000 people to 26 shows in 8 cities across Japan. At this concert, during the song "Chudoku", the members of the band surprised fans by flying through the air on chairs and then turning upside down, just like in the video. The final concert was held at the

. It was the first time in 13 years that they had held a concert at

since 12 February 2011, when their debut was announced. On the last day, a surprise video was delivered to the members by the staff. It was a video of thank you messages from fans to the members of Kis-My-Ft2, secretly collected during the concert tour. The members were in tears as they received the gratitude from the fans. With their original album '' Synopsis'' released in May, the group held the ''Kis-My-Ft2 Dome Tour 2024 Synopsis'' in

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, and

starting in 8 June. The concept of this concert tour is "game". A total of approximately 335,000 people are expected to attend the concerts in the three locations. In their previous dome tours, trainees (junior) who are junior members of the office have been used as back-up dancers. But for this tour, professional dancers including 14 women were used as back-up dancers to perform dynamic dance routines for the first time. Their concerts are known for their extensive use of stage effects, a total of 3,805 special effects called "sparkular jets", which look like fire pillars, and "fireballs", which look like shooting fireballs, were used per performance at this concert. During the Tamamori-produced song "Wani-Wani," 2,895 special effects were shot off during one song, making them seem as if they were dancing among the fireworks. A -high "super crane" was also used, which the members rode one by one and approached stands of the dome to please their fans. On September 15, It was announced that Nikaido would take a temporary hiatus due to health problems.

2025 ''Magfact''

On January 8, 2025, their 32nd single "

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" was released. Since Nikaido was on hiatus, this single was recorded by the five members, excluding Nikaido. On January 10, it was announced that Nikaido would be returning to the group after a hiatus. On the 18th of the same month, Nikaido's return press conference was streamed live on

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. He said that he became ill during a concert last September 7, and when he went to the hospital after the concert, his

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was diagnosed as not good, and the doctor recommended that he take a rest immediately for his future. During the rest period, Nikaido stayed at his parents' home to recuperate, paying attention to his

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, and said that he was completely recovered. On March 24, the group launched their official

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account. Furthermore, on March 31, all 372 of the group’s songs became available on various

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s. They are scheduled to release their 11th original album, ''

Magfact ' is the eleventh original album by Japanese boy band Kis-My-Ft2, released on May 21, 2025, by MENT Recording. To promote the album, the group will embark on a nationwide arena tour titled Kis-My-Ft2 Live Tour 2025 ''Magfact'', running from June 2 ...

'', on May 21. The album ''Magfact'' includes six-member versions of "Curtain Call" and "Meramera," featuring Nikaido, who has returned to the group. Following the album release, they will embark on their arena tour, ''Kis-My-Ft2 Live Tour 2025 Magfact'', which is set to run from June 21 to September 14.

Variety show activities

Michi Iijima, Manager in Charge

Focus on variety shows

In discussing their activities in variety shows, one must mention Michi Iijima, who was once the manager in charge of Kis-My-Ft2 and

. She is said to be the person who nurtured SMAP, an unpopular group when it first debuted at Johnny & Associates, into a nationally popular group. In the past, idols were limited to appearing in music shows and dramas. She actively promoted SMAP members to appear on variety shows and perform with comedians to increase their name recognition among the general public, and succeeded in developing SMAP into a popular group. After Kis-My-Ft2 debuted, she became the manager in charge of the group and used the same method to make them focus on variety shows. In the beginning, members of Kis-My-Ft2 often appeared as guests on programs in which SMAP appeared. SMAP and Kis-My-Ft2, led by manager Iijima, were called the "Iijima team" by the mass media at the time, and were often compared to other groups such as

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, managed by vice president Julie Keiko Fujishima. The members of Kis-My-Ft2 gained experience in working with SMAP and in variety shows such as their show ''Hamakiss'', which led to more TV appearances. Iijima later had a falling out with Yasuko Mary Kitagawa, sister of Johnny & Associates president

, and left the company in 2016, and SMAP disbanded that same year. Although the manager in charge changed and SMAP disbanded, the relationship between Kis-My-Ft2 and SMAP members, especially

, has continued since then. Members of Kis-My-Ft2 have continued to appear on TV shows hosted by Masahiro Nakai who is an active individual.

"Front three" and "Back four"

Iijima is known as

's astute manager, but for Kis-My-Ft2, her sales techniques are controversial. She actively promoted

, and

, known as the "front three", to raise awareness of their seven-member group. In music videos, the "front three" and the "back four" wore different colors of costumes, and the "back four" sometimes wore black costumes like the back dancers. The "back four" were not treated well, and even in music shows they were forced to wear modest costumes and sometimes were made to dance behind the trainees who danced in the background. Compared to the "front three" who continued to star in dramas, they had little individual work. Nakai took notice of the "back four" in this situation and he himself produced and formed a group called

. Now that Iijima has left, this blatant difference in treatment had gradually disappeared, but the members do not speak fondly of those days, referring to them as the "disparity era". This distinction between the "front three" and "back four" costume colors would remain for some time, and can be seen until the music video for the 20th single, " Red fruits," released in November 2017.

Variety show on TV Asahi

Since their debut, they have appeared in many so-called physical variety shows, including ''Hama Kiss''. ''Hama Kiss'' is a

late-night show in which members who have just debuted apprentice themselves to popular veteran comedian

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and learn the ropes of variety shows. The show's selling point was its physical projects, and Kis-My-Ft2 members tried out one project after another, which was unlike those of idols. One example of a harsh project was a project where seven people had to eat 1,000 rice crackers. They were forbidden to eat anything other than crackers, which varied in size and hardness, and some of the crackers were so hot that they found it hard to keep eating, with some members starting fights, cutting the inside of their mouths and swelling their cheeks. Other projects included getting face close to a crocodile, eating insects and bungee jumping while filming. The programme began on 29 December 2011 on an irregular basis and became a regular programme on 4 April 2012. The show became so popular that the name of the programme was then changed, but the programme by Kis-My-Ft2 and

continued until September 2014. After that, Kis-My-Ft2 programme continued on

. Since October 2017, the partners have been the comedy duo Sandwichman. The program included a project in which Kis-My-Ft2 members would buy 100,000-yen Lottery tickets and examine each one to see if it was a winner on the day of the event, sometimes winning a large sum. The program gained popularity and air in primetime from April 2019 as ''Can we do it for 100,000 yen?''.

Kis-My-Busaiku!?

Their namesake variety show ''Kis-My-Busaiku!?'', which program has been broadcast irregularly since 2012, began regular broadcasting on

from April 2013. Busaiku means "ugly" or "not cool". When they first debuted, a search for their group name showed the negative word "Busaiku" in the search engine's predictions. This is where the name of the programme came from. This was also unusual for an idol at the time. In this program, members of Kis-My-Ft2 come up with "words and gestures that women think are cool", perform them in various romantic situations, have women rate them, and rank them. The cool lines they came up with were sometimes harshly criticized or laughed at mercilessly by the women, and because this was a rare project for an idol variety show at the time, it became a popular program. The programme changed its airtime to late night in 2017, but continued until

's departure in September 2023.

Group activities

TV variety shows

Regular appearances by the group

NHK

*''The Shounen Club'' (2005 – 2012,

BS Premium) – until the 5 August 2011 episode, the members appeared under the name of Johnny's Jr. *''The Shounen Club Premium'' (2019 – 2023, NHK BS Premium) – MC

TV Asahi

*''Hama Kiss'' (one-off: 2011 and 2012, regular: April 2012 – September 2012) *''Kiss Hama Learning / Kiss Hama Learning 2 / Kiss Hama Learning 3'' (2012 – 2014) *''Kiss Hama TV'' (April 2014 – September 2014) *''Kis-My-Ft2 presents Office Learning Variety OL Club'' (September 2014 – March 2015) *''Upgrading that game! Kis-My-Game'' (March 2015 – September 2015) *''Kis-My-Magic'' (October 2015 – September 2016,) *''Kis-Mileage'' (October 2016 – September 2017) *''Can we do it for 100,000 yen?'' (''100,000 Yen de Dekirukana''）(October 2017 -)

Fuji Television

*''Kis-My-Busaiku!?'' (one-off: August and September 2012, January, February and March 2013; regular: April – September 2017) *Kis-My-Super-Busaiku!? (6 October 2017 – 29 September 2023) *''Moshi Mo Tours'' (2011 – 2022) – Several members appeared with Hannya, who also appeared regularly on the show, in rotation each week.

TBS Television

*''Kis-My-Fake'' (2013 – 2014)

Some members appear

*''Black and White Judge Variety:

's Library of Suspicious Rumors'' (2011 – 2013,

) – Several members appeared on the show one by one. *''Tokai Region no Kototo Narunaru Chikara Chosashimasu!'' (2012,

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, Chukyo local) – several members appeared on the program *''

Presents: Useful Public Libraries'' (2013 – 2017,

) *''

Presents: Library of Concern'' (2017 – 2019,

) *''Go! Go! NinJapon'' (Season 1: 2018 – end of broadcast, Season 2: 2019 – end of broadcast, Season 3: 2020 – end of broadcast, co-produced by eight local

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-affiliated stations) – Two of Yokoo, Miyata, Nikaido, and Senga appear in rotation. *''Prevato!'' (

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) – Yokoo, Senga, Kitayama, Miyata, and Nikaido appear irregularly in the

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corner.

TV special programs

*''FNS 27-Hour TV Festival!'' ( 23 and 24 July 2016,

) – MC Relay *''Kis-My-Ft2 10th Anniversary Can You Do It?'' (21 September 2020,

) – MC Relay-

Streamed programs

*''Kis-My Doki Doki'' (2019 – 2021,

(dTV)) *''Kis-My Time Tunnel'' (2021,

(dTV)) *''Kis-My Doki Doki! presents "Shabekuru Kiss Night"'' (2022 episodes

(dTV))

Stage shows

*'' Playzone 2005 20th Anniversary Twenty Years ... and into the future we have yet to see'' (6 July – 4 August 2005, Aoyama Theatre / 13–17 August 2005, Festival Hall) *''Johnnys Theater "SDAUIMJIMAASRTY2005''" (26 July – 4 September 2005, Shinagawa Prince Stellar Ball) *'' Dream Boys(2006)'' ( 3–29 January 2006, Inperial Theatre) *''Takizawa Enbujo'' (7 March – 25 April 2006,

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) *''One! -the history of Tackey-'' (September 2006,

Nissay Theatre The is a theatre in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is located in the Nissay Hibiya Building, designed by the architect Togo Murano. It was completed in 1963 and opened with the Japanese premiere of Beethoven's opera ''Fidelio'' by the Deutsche Oper ...

) * Dream Boys(2007) (September 2007,

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) *''Takizawa Enbujo 2007'' ( 3–29 July 2007,

) *''World's Wing Tsubasa Premium 2007'' ( 3–28 October 2007,

) *'' Dream Boys(2008)'' ( 4–30 March 2008,

/ 4–16 April 2008,

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) *''Summary 2008'' (2 August – 5 September 2008, Johnnys Theater) *''New Year Takizawa Revolution'' ( 1–27 January 2009,

) *'' Playzone 2009: A Letter From The Sun'' (11 July – 9 August 2009, Aoyama Theatre / 21–26 August 2009, Umeda Arts Theater) *''New Year Takizawa Revolution'' (1 January – 5 February 2010,

) *''New Year: Life Revolution'' (8 January – 6 February 2010,

) *'' Boys: Prison without Bars'' ( 3–26 September 2010,

) – starring with A.B.C-Z *''Takizawa Kabuki'' (8 April – 8 May 2011,

) – Yokoo, Senga, Miyata, Nikaido *''Teigeki Johnnys Imperial Theatre Special "Kis-My-Ft2 with Johnny's Jr."'' ( 27–29 September 2011,

) *''Johnny's Ginza You no Mae ni Me ga Mae ni iru!'' ( 27–30 April 2012, Theater Creation) – Senga, Miyata, Nikaido, Yokoo

Youtube

*They opened an official YouTube channel on 10 April 2022 and released their music videos. Since September 2023, they have been distributing variety videos every Saturday.

Radio

* ''Kis-My-Ft2 Kismy Radio ''(Kis-My-Ft2 キスマイRadio) – (October 2011– ) –

*All Night Nippon series (Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc.) **''Kis-My-Ft2's All Night Nippon GOLD'' (2019) **''Kis-My-Ft2's All Night Nippon'' (2021) **''Kis-My-Ft2's All Night Nippon Premium'' ***''Kis-My-Ft2's All Night Nippon Premium'' (2018 – 2019) – Friday personality ***''Kis-My-Ft2's All Night Nippon Premium'' (2019 – 2020) – Saturday personality ***''Kis-My-Ft2's All Night Nippon Premium'' (2020 - 2021) ***''Kis-My-Ft2's All Night Nippon Premium'' (2020 – 2021) – Saturday personality *Radio Charity Musicthon (Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc.) **''The 44th Radio Charity Musicthon'' (2018) **''The 45th Radio Charity Musicthon'' (2019) **''The 46th Radio Charity Musicthon'' (2020)* Co-chair with

Awards

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

Promotional singles

Video albums

Other DVDs

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Takizawa Hideaki – Takizawa Embujo * 008.01.23Takizawa Hideaki – One! -the history of Tackey- * 008.02.27Dream Boys * 009.12.02Play Zone 2009 Taiyo Kara no Tegami * 010.03.10Takizawa Hideaki – Shinshun Takizawa Kakumei

Pre-debut 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" * "Ame" (雨) * "Tension" (テンション) * "SHOOTING STARS" * "Kis-My-LAND" * "Eien no Ticket" (永遠のチケット) * "My Love" * "3D Girl"

Concerts

Joint and independent concerts

Other Concerts

*The Great Adventure of

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( 15–24 August 2006, Hotel Grand Pacific Meridian) *Your Music Sports Day (30 September – 1 October 2006,

) *2007 Happy New Year, a large gathering of Johnny's Jr. ( 2–7 January 2007

Nippon Budokan The , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics. The Budokan was a popular venue for Japanese professional wres ...

) *The Great Adventure of

( 15–24 August 2007, Hotel Grand Pacific Meridian) *Hiroki Uchihiro New Year's Eve Rock 'n' Roll Friends Gathering ( 20–21 December 2008,

) *

Uchi-Hirocky (7 March – 4 April 2009, 3 cities) *

KAT-TUN was a Japanese boy band under Starto Entertainment. Their formation under Johnny & Associates was in 2001. The group's name was originally an acronym based on the first letter of each member's family name: Kazuya Kamenashi, Jin Akanishi, Junnos ...

World Big Tour ( 16–25 July 2010,

/ 6 & 7 August 2010,

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/ 21 & 22 August 2010,

Kyocera Dome Osaka The (official name: ) is a baseball stadium located in Osaka, Osaka, Japan. Opened in 1997, the stadium was the home field of the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes. In 2005, the stadium became one of the homes of the Orix Buffaloes, a result of the merg ...

/ 27 & 28 August 2010,

Taipei Arena The Taipei Arena () is a multi-purpose stadium in the capital Taipei, Taiwan, and it is operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC). Built in 2005, the large multi-purpose stadium can accommodate major international sport event ...

) *Johnny's Festival -Thank you 2021 Hello 2022– (30 December 2021, Tokyo Dome) *We Are! Let's get the party Starto! (10 April 2024,

/ 29 and 30 May, scheduled for

)

Notes

References

Cited Works

External links

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