KAT-TUN (カトゥーン Katūn?) is a
Japanese boy band formed by Johnny &
Associates (Johnny's)
in 2001. The group's name is an acronym based on the first letter of each
member's family name until the departure of Jin Akanishi in 2010. As of 2010, KAT-TUN stands
for Kazuya KAmenashi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, Tatsuya Ueda, and Yuichi Nakamaru.[1] Their debut on March 22, 2006 was marked by
a tripartite release of a CD single, album and music DVD on their exclusive record label J-One Records. Since then, all of their single, album and
music DVD releases have debuted at number one on the Oricon music and DVD charts.
Origin
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Tokyo, Japan
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Years
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2001–present
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Website
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Members
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Junnosuke Taguchi
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Koki Tanaka
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Yuichi Nakamaru
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Past
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History
[edit]2001–2005: Formation and pre-debut activities
Before becoming KAT-TUN, each
member belonged to different trainee units within Johnny &
Associates. In 2001, eight members were chosen to become a temporary dancing
unit in order to support Koichi Domoto in the NHK music
program, Pop Jam. The eight members were switched around before it
officially became KAT-TUN, with the current five members plus Jin Akanishi.
Although the formation was only meant to be a temporary support unit, KAT-TUN
gained a great deal of attention and became a solid unit.[2]
In 2002, in response to many
requests, KAT-TUN held their first concert called Okyakusama wa
Kamisama - Concert 55man Nin Ai no Request ni Kotaete!! (お客様は神サマーConcert 55万人愛のリクエストに応えて!!?), for
which 550,000 people tried to get tickets.[3] That same year, they performed eleven shows
in a single day. This is the current record in Japan for the most performances
in one day. Since then, KAT-TUN has held concerts in Japan almost every season.
In 2003-2004, their popularity
rose to that of a debuted group, to the point where they performed on Music Station multiple times before
debuting. In 2005, KAT-TUN released their first major DVD, KAT-TUN Live
Kaizokuban (KAT-TUN
Live海賊帆 lit. KAT-TUN Live:
Pirate Sails?),
which topped the Oricon yearly chart for the best-selling DVD.
At the 20thJapan Gold Disc
Awards, Live Kaizokuban placed on the Music Video
Of The Year list.[4]
[edit]2006: Debut and "Real Face"
On March 22, KAT-TUN released
their debut single "Real Face",
accompanied by an album, Best of KAT-TUN and a DVD Real
Face Film. These were released on their own labelJ-One Records. The group also went on a
nationwide tour, Live of KAT-TUN "Real Face", in support
of the album. Within the first week, Best of KAT-TUN, "Real
Face" and Real Face Film topped all three Oricon weekly
charts by selling 556,548 copies, 754,234 copies and 374,202 copies
respectively.[5] They became the second artists
to do so, the first being Ayumi Hamasaki. With these numbers, KAT-TUN
holds the record for the highest weekly single debut sales (previously held
by Arashi with their debut single "Arashi" of 557,000 copies sold in 1999).[6] In addition, "Real Face" topped
the Oricon charts for three weeks straight, becoming the first
debut single to do so in Japan in 8 years 8 months since KinKi Kids' debut single "Garasu no
Shōnen."[7] The single sold over a million
copies in nine weeks, making "Real Face" the highest selling single
for the year 2006.[8]
In March 2006, KAT-TUN became the
first group to hold their own performances in Japan's most popular
stadium, Tokyo Dome, before
debuting. They performed to 110,000 people over two days and about 630,000
people in total during the tour. About three months after releasing "Real
Face", KAT-TUN released their second single, "Signal",
on July 19. It topped the Oricon weekly chart by exceeding
400,000 in sales.
On October 12, member Akanishi
announced a hiatus from the group in order to study linguistics abroad in the
United States, leaving KAT-TUN as a five-member group for six months.[9][10] The remaining members continued activities
by releasing their third single, "Bokura no Machi de"
as the theme song to members Kamenashi and Tanaka's drama,Tatta Hitotsu no Koi and
their second album, Cartoon KAT-TUN II You on December 7.
KAT-TUN is the first group in
Japan to have all three singles from debut to exceed 500,000 in yearly sales,
taking first, fifth and thirteenth place on the Oricon yearly singles chart.[8]
[edit]2007: Cartoon KAT-TUN II You
Under the same name as their
second album, KAT-TUN started their second nationwide tour, Tour 2007
Cartoon KAT-TUN II You, still without Akanishi, on April 3. The next day,
KAT-TUN began to host their own variety show Cartoon KAT-TUN, which aired every
Wednesday from 11:55 p.m. to 12:26 a.m.
Akanishi returned to Japan on
April 19 and officially resumed work activities on April 20.[11] Akanishi joined the rest of
KAT-TUN during their tour on April 21 in Sendai for the encore, marking his official return to
KAT-TUN.
On June 6, KAT-TUN released their
fourth single, "Yorokobi no Uta",
as the theme song to Tanaka's drama, Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go. The single
hit number one on the weekly chart.
On November 21, they
simultaneously released their fifth single, "Keep the
Faith", as the theme song to members Akanishi and Taguchi's
drama, Yukan Club, and
the DVD to theirTokyo Dome Live of KAT-TUN "Real Face" concert.
The DVD marked their fifth consecutive release topping the Oricon musical DVD
chart, and set the opening week record for the year.[12] KAT-TUN took the annual number
one position on the Oricon musical DVD charts for the third time in a row with
the release.
After KinKi Kids, KAT-TUN is the
second artist to have all singles since debut to exceed 300,000 in sales during
their first week.[13]
[edit]2008: Queen of Pirates
KAT-TUN released 'Lips', the
theme song to Kamenashi's drama based on the manga One Pound Gospel, as their sixth single on
February 6.[14] The single topped at number
one on the Oricon charts.[15]
KAT-TUN released their seventh
single "Don't U Ever Stop"
on May 14, which topped the weekly Oricon chart. On May 15,
during the MC segment promoting "Don't U Ever Stop" onMusic Station, Kamenashi announced that two
shows had been added to their Tokyo Dome tourdates, resulting in a total of
four consecutive days at the Dome. This marked a historic event in the Dome's
history, as KAT-TUN became the first Japanese artist to hold four consecutive
days at the stadium since it opened in 1988.[16] Other Japanese artists, such
as SMAP, X Japan and Ayumi Hamasaki have had three consecutive
days at the Dome. The Rolling Stones and Michael Jackson have played multiple
days at the Dome, but they were not consecutive.
On June 4, KAT-TUN released their
third album, KAT-TUN III:
Queen of Pirates.
On December 3, KAT-TUN released
"White X'mas",
their first Christmas single. The release consisted of a limited and regular
edition, but both would only be sold during the holiday season. The single,
with no drama tie-in and no B-side, still sold moderately well with more than
250,000 copies sold in its first week.
On December 21, it was announced
that KAT-TUN would release a new single "One Drop" as a tie-in theme song to
Kamenashi's new drama, Kami no Shizuku,
just two months after their "White X'mas" single. The release
consisted of three versions: Limited Edition w/DVD, Regular Edition (First
Press) and a Regular Edition.
[edit]2009: Break the Records: By You & For You
On January 1, it was announced
that Kamenashi will continue starring in Dream Boys in
September for thirty-eight shows. The stage show is expected to continue for
six more years. In addition, KAT-TUN released KAT-TUN Live Tour 2008 Queen of
Pirates DVD, featuring their last day of four in Tokyo Dome.
On February 11, KAT-TUN released
"One Drop". It became KAT-TUN's ninth consecutive number one single
since debut, selling 281,359 copies in its first week.[17]
A month later, on March 11,
KAT-TUN released "Rescue"
for member Nakamaru's drama, Rescue: Tokubetsu Kodo Kyujotai. It
became KAT-TUN's tenth consecutive number one single since debut, selling
322,597 copies in its first week. With this achievement KAT-TUN tied with NEWS
for the second most consecutive number one singles from debut (Kinki Kids is
number one with twenty-eight consecutive number one singles).[18] A week after the release of
"Rescue", it was revealed through their official website that KAT-TUN
would be releasing their fourth studio album.
On April 1, the title of the
album, Break
the Records: By You & For You, as well as the track list for
KAT-TUN's fourth studio album were released; the album itself released on April
29.[19]
It was announced on January 23
that KAT-TUN would hold seven consecutive concerts at Tokyo Dome, Japan's largest and most
prestigious arena, making KAT-TUN the first artists in history to do so.
However, by the end of March, due to the large number of pre-reserved tickets,
KAT-TUN's record breaking concert added extra tour dates. KAT-TUN's 2009
concert scheduled eight consecutive days in Tokyo Dome from May 15 to the 22,
three days in Osaka from May 29 to the 31, and two more days in Tokyo Dome from
June 14 to the 15, for a total of thirteen concert performances in two cities,
and ten days in total for Tokyo Dome.[20][21]
Sales for KAT-TUN's eight
consecutive days in Tokyo Dome concert went on sale on April 4. On the very
same day all 440,000 seats were sold out.[22]
On the last of their eight days
at Tokyo Dome, it was announced that KAT-TUN would once again embark on another
summer tour of Japan starting from July 7.
It was reported on May 24
that Johnny Kitagawa was
after the acknowledgment of KAT-TUN's eight-day concerts at Tokyo Dome by the
Guinness World Records company, for the record of the largest number of
consecutive concerts at a stadium seating more than 50,000 spectators each day.[23]
[edit]2010: International activities, Akanishi's departure and 'No More
Pain'
On February 10, KAT-TUN released
their first single since March 2009, which was used for Kamenashi's live-action
drama adaptation of Tomoko Hayakawa's manga series Yamato
Nadeshiko Shichi Henge, which premiered January 15 on TBS.[24] The single, "Love
Yourself (Kimi ga Kirai na Kimi ga Suki)", debuted at number
one on the Oricon weekly singles chart, resulting in KAT-TUN's eleventh
consecutive number one single since their debut.[25] It became KAT-TUN's first
single to sell more than 350,000 copies in its first week since the May 2008
release of their single "Don't U Ever Stop",
which sold more than 381,000 copies in its first week.[26]
On March 24, Johnny &
Associates announced that KAT-TUN will go on their first Asia concert tour as a
five-member group while Akanishi will hold his own solo concerts in The United
States, making him the first Johnny's artist to perform solo in the United
States.[27] KAT-TUN is set to have their
Asia Tour from early May to late August and although the majority of the
concerts will be held in Japan, KAT-TUN will also be heading to Bangkok on July
31, Seoul from August 6 to 7, and Taipei from August 27 to 28; other sources
say that a Hawaii concert is also being considered.[28] Due to his absence from
KAT-TUN's Asia concert tour and single promotions, Akanishi did not participate
in the recording of KAT-TUN's twelfth single "Going!" set for release on May 12.[29] Due to the political
unrest in Thailand, Johnny & Associates announced on May 15 that
KAT-TUN's concert in Bangkok would be indefinitely postponed.[30]
KAT-TUN released their first 2010
album, No More Pain,
on June 16 in two versions: a limited and regular edition that both include solo
songs by each member.[31] The limited edition contains
thirteen songs and a bonus DVD with the PVs and making-of's the album's songs
while the regular edition contains a bonus track.[31]
Johnny & Associates announced
on July 17 that Akanishi would leave the group in late 2010 to pursue a solo
career while the rest of the members would continue to work as a five-member
group.[1] On July 21, Akanishi himself
confirmed through the official Johnny's mobile site, Johnny's Web, that he
would leave KAT-TUN to focus on his solo career,[32]although he had not appeared on any
event to his fans until October.[33]
KAT-TUN continues as a group of five.
On August 28, the last day of their World Big Tour 2010, KAT-TUN revealed about
their 2011 tour plan to celebrate their fifth anniversary by performing at
industrial complexes in five cities in Japan and expanding its overseas tour to
five different countries including Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, China, and Hawaii.[34][35] The Hawaii concert would make
them the first Johnny artist to hold a concert in Hawaii.[36] On October 13, KAT-TUN
announced the release of their new single, "Change Ur World" which is
KAT-TUN's 13th single and the first single after Akanishi's official departure,
was released on November 17.[37] The single debuted at number
one on the Oricon weekly singles chart for selling 230,829 copies, resulting in
KAT-TUN's thirteenth consecutive number one single since their debut plus all
of their 13 singles sold over 200,000 copies in the first week.[38]
On December 29, KAT-TUN released
KAT-TUN -NO MORE PAIИ- WORLD TOUR 2010 DVD, featuring their last day in Japan
leg of their successful World Big Tour 2010 at Kyocera Dome and more concert
footages from their Korea and Taiwan legs.[39]
[edit]2011: 5th Anniversary
The group announced a release of
their 14th single on 2010's Christmas Eve, "Ultimate Wheels" on
February 2, 2011 along with a tie-in CM of Suzuki Solio car that the group
endorsed.[40] On January 6, KAT-TUN
announced its plan of KAT-TUN Live Tour 2011 during May to October. The tour
includes the 5 big dome tour at Sapporo Dome, Tokyo Dome, Nagoya Dome, Yahoo
Dome in Fukuoka, and Kyocera Dome in Osaka and a special live event in Kawasaki
on July 17–19. KAT-TUN will become the fourth Johnny group to be able to
conquer the 5 big domes in Japan after SMAP, Kinki Kids and Arashi. After
October, the group will start their Asia Tour that includes Thailand, Taiwan,
and Korea.[41][42][43][44][45] "Ultimate Wheels"
became their 14th straight No.1 single since their debut. The total number of
copies sold in the first week was over 180,000 copies, reported by Oricon.
Early March, KAT-TUN announced three new songs in three days, including
"Perfect" for Kamenashi's new Aoki TV commercial,[46] "White" for a Sofina
commercial,[47] and "Diamond" as the
theme song of NTV telecasts of Yomiuri Giants baseball games.
It was announced on March 29 that
Johnny’s Company would start a new charity project called Marching J, a
fundraising project for the Tohoku Earthquake victims. The first part of the
project started as an event held from April 1 through April 3. From the
company, SMAP, Tokio, Kinki Kids, V6, Arashi, Tackey and Tsubasa, NEWS, Kanjani8, KAT-TUN, Hey! Say! JUMP and some Johnny’s Juniors
participated in this first event. The first event will be held at Tokyo, in
front of the first Yoyogi gymnasium. Groups took turns according to their
schedule and will have a talk session in front of the fans, also calling out
for donations for the earthquake victims. And due to this disaster, all the
planned events to celebrate KAT-TUN's 5th debut anniversary were cancelled.
On May 18, KAT-TUN's 15th single
"White" was released with "Perfect" as its coupling song.
By this time, they also announced another two new songs, "Cosmic
Child" for a Wing TV commercial,[48] and "Run For You"
for a New Suzuki Solio commercial.[49] On May 29, KAT-TUN with all
its five members joined another Marching J project, "Johnny's Charity
Baseball Tournament" with other Johnny artists and juniors at Tokyo Dome,
in which the ticket sales would be donated for the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
victims.[50]
It was announced in mid-June that
members Kazuya Kamenashi, Koki Tanaka and Yuichi Nakamaru will star in this
year's Dream Boy musicals as the leads, shows will commence
from September 3rd to 25th.[51] This year's shows will
commemorate the 100th anniversary of the venue Imperial Garden
Theater.
On September 8 2011, it was
confirmed that KAT-TUN will host a new TV show titled KAT-TUN no Zettai Manetaku Naru TV, their
first show since Cartoon KAT-TUN ended
in March 2010. The new show is scheduled to begin airing on October 18 on NTV.[52] During the broadcast of the
first episode, it was revealed that the show will only air for a limited time
until the end of December 2011 with a total of 10 episodes.[53] On September 30 2011, KAT-TUN
announced their 17th single "Birth" as the soundtrack to Kamenashi
Kazuya's drama "Youkai Ningen Bem" would have been released on
November 30."Birth"became their 17th straight No.1 single on the
Oricon's weekly chart since their debut.
[edit]2012: Chain
KAT-TUN began their new year with
an extreme special TV show titled KAT-TUN no Sekaiichi Dame Yoru Ni,
a one-off show broadcast on the night of Jan 1 on TBS. A few weeks later they
announced the release of their 6th album titled 'CHAIN', scheduled for
releasing on Feb 22. On Jan 13, KAT-TUN endorsed the mobile game site
"entag!" which used KAT-TUN's album track "SMILE FOR YOU"
as a CM song and the first-ever KAT-TUN animation, "Ai wa KAT-TUN",
voiced by KAT-TUN themselves, was launched on entag! site for a limited period.[54]On Feb 11, they will kick off their
nationwide tour in 2 years "KAT-TUN LIVE TOUR 2012 CHAIN". This tour
will cover most number of cities they've ever done, 12 cities including Sendai.
The tour will start in Niigata and will end in Sendai. They will become the
first Johnnys group to perform in the affected areas after the Earthquake and
Tsunami disaster.[55] Music Station presented on Jan
13 with a special report for the 'Most Powerful Group BEST 20' which listed the
Top 20 most powerful groups of all-time in terms of physical single and album
sales, KAT-TUN was listed at #16 with their five year debut, 17 singles and 5
albums, together they have sold over 8,450,000 records. Music Station hints to
this ranking included the debut single 'Real Face' which became 2006’s #1
selling single and how they managed to hold 8 consecutive concert at Tokyo
Dome. Among the groups in Top 20, KAT-TUN is apparently the newest group on the
list.[56]
KAT-TUN's 6th studio album,
"CHAIN", reached No.1 on Oricon album ranking on March 5, making them
the first male artist in history to have six consecutive No.1 albums eversince
the debut. KAT-TUN broke the record for the first time in 24 years and 10
months.[57]
On March 8, it was announced that
a second episode of KAT-TUN no Sekaiichi Dame Yoru Ni will be
aired on April 3.[58]
Official confirmations for the
upcoming 2012 shows for Johnny's long-running Dream Boys musicals
has also been released, and once again member Kamenashi reprises his role as
the main lead for the musical. According to confirmation, the shows will begin
in September.[59]
On April 20-22, KAT-TUN performed
at Tokyo Dome as parts of their LIVE TOUR 2012 CHAIN tour. According to news
reports, KAT-TUN's original idea "Flash-Tree" spotlights was
introduced for the first time in Johnny and also Tokyo Dome's 25m moving stage
was the longest in Johnny's history.[60]
On June 27, KAT-TUN released its
18th single, To The Limit, which was used as a tie-up song for Suzuki Solio
Bandit CM. On June 29 Music Station reported that KAT-TUN ranked as No.10
best-selling Heisei era's idol with the total sales of 6,661,293 copies from 17
singles.
[edit]Current members
[edit]Former
member
[edit]Discography
Main
article: KAT-TUN discography
[edit]Studio albums
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2006: Best of KAT-TUN
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2007: Cartoon KAT-TUN II
You
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2008: KAT-TUN
III: Queen of Pirates
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2010: No More Pain
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2012: Chain
[edit]Singles
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2006: "Real Face"
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2006: "Signal"
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2006: "Bokura no Machi de"
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2007: "Yorokobi no Uta"
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2007: "Keep the
Faith"
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2008: "Lips"
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2008: "Don't U Ever Stop"
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2008: "White X'mas"
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2009: "One Drop"
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2009: "Rescue"
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2010: "Going!"
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2010: "Change Ur World"
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2011: "Ultimate Wheels"
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2011: "White"
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2011: "Run For You"
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2011: "Birth"
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2012: "To The Limit"
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2012: "Fumetsu
no Scrum"
[edit]DVDs
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2003: Okyakusama wa Kamisama -
Concert 55 Man Nin Ai no Request ni Kotaete!!
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2005: KAT-TUN Live Kaizokuban
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2006: Real Face Film
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2006: Dream Boys
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2007: Live of KAT-TUN "Real
Face"
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2007: Tour 2007 Cartoon KAT-TUN II
You
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2008: KAT-TUN Live Tour 2008: Queen
Of Pirates
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2009: KAT-TUN Live: Break the
Records
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2010: KAT-TUN-No More Pain-World
Tour 2010
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2012: KAT-TUN ~Chain Tour~ 2012
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The above releases only include
group activities. For solo releases, please visit individual members' pages.
Note that KAT-TUN has also been prominently featured in other Johnny's groups'
concerts and musical releases as well (such as Shock Digest and Dream Boy).
[edit]Photobook
KAT-TUN's first official
photobook, entitled KAT-TUN 1st in New York (photographer
Harumi Yoshimura) was published in December 2003 by Wani Books.
On August 31, 2009, KAT-TUN
released their second official photobook entitled KAT-TUN Live Document
Photobook: Break the Records, which documents their rehearsals,
behind-the-scenes photos and concert photos; it also includes exclusive
interviews with the members.
[edit]Other activities
[edit]TV shows
KAT-TUN had regularly appeared on
NHK's Johnny's Jr. show The
Shōnen Club and became the regular hosts and leaders of the show until
2006 when they made their official debut. From 2005 to January 2007, KAT-TUN
was a regular participant in the variety show Utawara Hot Hit 10 with Jun Matsumoto. From October 8, 2006, members
Tanaka Koki & Nakamaru Yuichi hosted the show YouTachi!
YOUたち! together,
until the show ended on September 30, 2007.
From April 4, 2007 to March 24,
2010, KAT-TUN hosted their own talk show Cartoon KAT-TUN every Wednesday.
Their new TV show KAT-TUN no Zettai Manetaku Naru TV began
on October 18 2011, on NTV. During the broadcast of the first episode, it was
revealed that the show will only have 10 episodes in total, and will air till
the end of December 2011.
The group also aired a one-off TV
show titled KAT-TUN no Sekaiichi Dame Yoru Ni that was aired
on the night of Jan 1 on TBS. On March 8, it was confirmed that a second
episode of the show will be broadcast on April 3.
As well as hosting their group
show, some of the individual members are also hosts and regulars on other
shows, member Kazuya Kamenashi is a regular host on the late-night sports news
show Going!
Sports&News and the baseball show Dramatic
Game 1844 both airing on NTV. While member Koki Tanaka is a
regular on Bakushou Dai Nippon AKAN Keisatsu airing
on Fuji TV, he appears on the show fortnightly. While member Yuichi Nakamaru is
a regular on Shuuichi airing
on NTV, and it has recently been announced that Tatsuya Ueda will be a regular
on Kyoukasho
ni Nosetai! airing on TBS.
[edit]Radio
The group has had three different
radio shows, each hosted by different members and all have aired for several
years.
Members Koki Tanaka and Junnosuke
Taguchi host KAT-TUN Style together every week from Monday to
Thursday, 11:50pm - 12am. Yuichi Nakamaru and Tatsuya Ueda host R-One
KAT-TUN every Tuesday from 12am - 12:30am.
Kazuya Kamenashi had his own
radio show called Kamenashi Kazuya - Kase by Kase, and was aired
every Friday from 11:40pm - 12am; it ended on September 20th. He has a new
radio show called Kamenashi Kazuya - Hang Out and airs every
Saturday from 10:20am - 10:50am.
[edit]Musicals
As a group, KAT-TUN has appeared
in Koichi Domoto's Shock musical, Summary of
Johnnys World with NEWS and Ya-ya-yah and Johnny's long-running Dream
Boys musicals from 2004 to 2006.
Since 2004, member Kazuya
Kamenashi has played the lead role in Dream Boys musicals
consecutively each year, after senior Hideaki Takizawa handed down the role to
Kamenashi. Kamenashi and fellow KAT-TUN member Koki Tanaka paired up to play
the lead roles for the shows held in 2007 and 2008. The pair collaborated once
again as the leads for the 2011 shows alongside fellow KAT-TUN member Yuichi
Nakamaru. The upcoming 2012 shows for the musical are confirmed to begin in
September, and once again Kamenashi will reprise his role as the lead for the
musical.
[edit]Concerts
Since their first concert in
2002, granted after overwhelming amounts of fan requests to Johnny's, KAT-TUN
regularly holds concerts during almost every season of the year in Japan. This
has helped them gain more popularity with their fans. It was considered
remarkable for a Johnny's group which had not yet officially debuted to be able
to hold its own concerts.
KAT-TUN was the first Japanese
artist to perform for four days in a row at Tokyo Dome during their Queen
of Pirates tour. The following year, they broke their own record
becoming the first artists ever to perform for eight consecutive days at Tokyo
Dome during their Break The Records: By You & For You 2009 tour.
Now, Johnny & Associates submitted this new record to Guinness
Book of World Records for KAT-TUN to be recognized as the
Japanese boy band who broke the records in Tokyo Dome performances.[23]
The group (excluding Jin Akanishi)
held their biggest ever concert tour in 2010 titled KAT-TUN -NO MORE
PAIИ- WORLD TOUR 2010 which consisted of concerts in many major cities
across Japan. The tour also included concerts held in Taiwan and Korea; the
first time the group has ever toured outside Japan for their official concerts.
Although during their pre-debut years, KAT-TUN had on several occasions toured
overseas with their senior groups, while they were still Johnny Jrs.
Their nationwide tour for 2012
titled KAT-TUN LIVE TOUR 2012 CHAIN will kick start in Nagiita
on Feb 11, they will tour 12 cities across Japan including Sendai; which was
one of the worst affected areas by the Tohoku earthquake & tsunami disaster
back in March 2011.
[edit]Commercials
KAT-TUN regularly appeared in TV
commercials to endorse for NTT docomo, SKY PerfecTV!, Rohto and Lotte from
2005 to 2009.
Since 2010, member Kazuya
Kamenashi endorses Panasonic's
Lamdash shaver and DOLTZ electric toothbrush, and AOKI 3D
slim suits. Kamenashi also endorses KIRIN's
Gogo no Kocha tea since March 2012.
Since early 2011, the group has
endorsed Suzuki's SOLIO car, and has sung commercial
theme songs for Sofina and Wing products. The group are
also currently endorsing the mobile game site entag!.
[edit]Events
On August 26-27, 2006 KAT-TUN
members were the main personality supporters for the NTV telethon 24 Hour Television: Love
Saves the Earth]] charity program.[63]
In July, 2010, the group held the
Summer premium event which was in general a fan meeting. It was their very
first fan meeting since the debut of KAT-TUN.
[edit]
Albums
[edit]Studio
albums
Year
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Album
details
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Peak
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2006
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Released: March 22, 2006
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Format: CD
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1
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2007
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Released: April 18, 2007
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Label: J-One (JACA-5055~5056)
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Format: CD
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1
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RIAJ: Double Platinum[3]
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2008
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Released: June 4, 2008
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Label: J-One (JACA-5099~5100)
§
Format: CD
|
1
|
RIAJ: Platinum[4]
|
2009
|
§
Released: April 29, 2009
§
Label: J-One (JACA-5142,
JACA-5143)
§
Format: CD
|
1
|
RIAJ: Platinum[5]
|
2010
|
§
Release: June 16, 2010
§
Label: J-One (JACA-5224,
JACA-5226)
§
Format: CD + DVD, CD
|
1
|
RIAJ: Gold[6]
|
2012
|
§
Release: February 22, 2012
§
Label: J-One (JACA-5301/5302,
JACA-5303)
§
Format: CD + DVD, CD
|
1
|
RIAJ: Gold[7]
|
[edit]Singles
Year
|
Title
|
Peak
|
Album
|
|
2006
|
1
|
RIAJ: Million
|
||
"Signal"
|
1
|
RIAJ: Double Platinum
|
||
1
|
RIAJ: Double Platinum
|
|||
2007
|
1
|
RIAJ: Double Platinum
|
||
1
|
RIAJ: Platinum
|
|||
2008
|
"Lips"
|
1
|
RIAJ: Platinum
|
|
1
|
RIAJ: Platinum
|
|||
1
|
RIAJ: Platinum
|
|||
2009
|
"One Drop"
|
1
|
RIAJ: Platinum
|
|
"Rescue"
|
1
|
RIAJ: Platinum
|
||
2010
|
1
|
RIAJ: Platinum
|
||
"Going!"
|
1
|
RIAJ: Platinum
|
||
1
|
RIAJ: Platinum
|
|||
2011
|
1
|
RIAJ: Platinum
|
||
"White"
|
1
|
RIAJ: Gold
|
||
1
|
RIAJ: Gold
|
|||
"Birth"
|
1
|
RIAJ: Platinum
|
||
2012
|
1
|
RIAJ: Gold
|
[edit]Videos
Year
|
Video
details
|
Peak
|
|
2003
|
Okyakusama wa Kamisama -
Concert 55man nin Ai no Request ni Kotaete (お客様は神サマーConcert 55万人愛のリクエストに応えて！！?)
§
Released: February 26, 2003
§
Format: DVD
|
1
|
—
|
2005
|
§
Released: May 3, 2005
§
Format: DVD
|
1
|
|
2006
|
Real Face Film
§
Released: March 22, 2006
§
Label: J-One (JABA-5011)
§
Format: DVD
|
1
|
RIAJ: Double Platinum[2]
|
Dream Boys
§
Released: June 28, 2006
§
Label: J Storm (JABA-5012)
§
Format: DVD
|
1
|
RIAJ: Gold[9]
|
|
2007
|
Live of KAT-TUN
"Real Face"
§
Released: April 11, 2007
§
Label: J-One (JABA-5016~5017)
§
Format: DVD
|
1
|
RIAJ: Platinum[3]
|
Tour 2007 Cartoon
KAT-TUN Ⅱ You
§
Released: November 21, 2007
§
Label: J-One (JABA-5029~5030,
JABA-5031~5032)
§
Format: DVD
|
1
|
RIAJ: Gold[10]
|
|
2009
|
KAT-TUN Live Tour 2008
Queen Of Pirates
§
Released: January 1, 2009
§
Label: J-One (JABA-5044~5045)
§
Format: DVD
|
1
|
RIAJ: Gold[11]
|
KAT-TUN Live Break the
Records
§
Released: December 16, 2009
§
Label: J-One (JABA-5062~5064,
JABA-5065~5066)
§
Format: DVD
|
1
|
RIAJ: Gold[12]
|
|
2010
|
KAT-TUN~No More
Pain~World Tour 2010
§
Released: December 29, 2010
§
Label: J-One
§
Format: DVD
|
1
|
RIAJ: Gold [13]
|
SOURCE:
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