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, formed in October 2023. The group is formed by
Sho Hirano, Yuta Jinguji, and
Yuta Kishi
is a Japanese singer, actor and television personality. He is the leader of the idol group King & Prince. His film and television roles have included Toi in ''Oniichan, Gacha'', Yūsuke Kaji in ''Defying Kurosaki-kun'', Shu Maiko in '' Nise ...
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Members
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History
The now three former members of
Johnny & Associates'
King & Prince, left the group on 22 May 2023. Hirano and Jinguji cut ties with the agency that same day, while Kishi left on 30 September 2023.
On 7 July 2023, Hirano and Jinguji announced on a YouTube livestream their new affiliation to
Tobe co., Ltd, established by
Hideaki Takizawa. Kishi's announcement that he now belonged to
Tobe co., Ltd, done on the 15 October 2023 YouTube livestream, also included the news about the formation of Number_i.
Kishi came up with "Number_i" and Sho and Jinguji agreed with the group name. The "i" stands for Number One and Only One, signifying the aim to be number one, as well as the importance of the journey to get there. It also stands for Love "
愛" in Japanese, and
I (as in "me", "myself") in English, with the meaning of immersing themselves into the project, taking it as a unique thing for each one of the members.
On November 15, 2023, Number_i made their debut appearance on the cover of the magazine "NYLON JAPAN GLOBAL ISSUE 04.
On 1 January 2024, the 1st digital single
GOAT was released.
On March 2, 2024, Number_i made its first TV appearance since its formation, appearing live on NHK's "Venue101."
On March 6, 2024, Number_i's first CD single,
GOAT" was released exclusively through the TOBE ONLINE STORE, selling 481,475 copies in its first week and topping the Billboard Japan Weekly Single Sales Chart.
On April 12th, 2nd Digital Single
Blow Your Cover was released.
On April 14, 2024, Number_i made their debut appearance on the '
88rising Futures' stage at the
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2024, performing FUJI, and a remix version of GOAT with
Jackson Wang.
On May 3, 2024, Number_i appeared on the cover of the May issue of the Korean magazine "MAPS" and the first issue of the Japanese version, "MAPS JAPAN".
On May 27, 2024, their first album �
No.O-ring-�� was released.
Their latest single ''Bon'' reached 1st place in the June 5 Oricon Weekly Digital Single ranking chart, with 60,120 downloads in its first week, while ''The O-Ring'' album reached the top spot in the June 5 Oricon Weekly Digital Album ranking chart, with 31,804 downloads in the first week.
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
Other charted songs
Music videos
Other works
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Japanese pop music groups
Japanese idol groups
Japanese boy bands
Japanese musical trios
Musical groups established in 2023