KAT-TUN, the Japanese Johnnys idol group, was formed in March 2001 and debuted in early April of the same year. Five years after its formation, it was officially announced that all members would be a member on March 22, 2006 after all members turned 20 years old. Their debut also broke the record of senior group SMAP who waited 3 years and 5 months and KinKiKids who waited 3 years and 11 months to debut. Debut single "real fac" The group name "KAT-TUN" means "Cartoon" and "Victory"

(KAT-TUN's Japanese pronunciation is the same as "Victory")

It consists of the initial letters of the last names of the six members, namely:

K Kazuya Kamenashi

A Jin Akanishi

T Junnosuke Taguchi

T Koki Tanaka

U Tatsuya Ueda

N Yuuichi Nakamaru [Edit this paragraph]K Kazuya Kamenashi < /p>

Joined: Kamenashi Kazuya on November 8, 1998

Birthday: February 23, 1986

Constellation: Pisces

Blood type: B

Birthplace: Tokyo

Height: 171cm

Weight: 56KG

Body fat rate: 6.4%< /p>

Shoe size: 26.5cm

Shoulder width: 41.5cm (Wink up 2007/11)

Brothers: 2 brothers and 1 brother

Strengths: Seeking truth from facts, good at responding, often the object of discussion by others.

Whatever you do, you are very attentive and can carry it out from beginning to end. (duet 2006/04)

Sincerely, take everything seriously and won’t change your beliefs (wink up 2008/02)

Disadvantages: Emotional fluctuations, easy to get angry. .

Occasionally, hyperencephalus syndrome may occur. I want to put down the pressure on my shoulders and live a life~ (wink up 2008/02)

Uncertainty (DUET 2008/02)

Treasures: family, friends, fans, everything.

What lasts the longest is the love for family, which has always been the most important thing since birth. (myojo 2004/07)

In the winter of 1994, I lost my golf bag because my father scolded me, "Those who don't cherish things cannot stand in society!" Through this lesson, I learned how to cherish things. The importance of things.

I left home for the first time in February 1998, even though the distance was only to a nearby park. Because his mother made a special trip to find him, he felt what family affection was for the first time.

Special talent: Baseball

Favorite colors: white and black.

Favorite pattern: checkered.

Favorite number: 223

Favorite season: Autumn

Special talent: Baseball

Favorite sports: surfing, everything Water sports, baseball, field ball

Favorite perfume: Red Poison, Burberry Weekend & Burberry Touch

Favorite girl: strong but occasionally acting coquettish, straightforward, not lying, cute and beautiful , dressed maturely, with a slender figure.

Disliked girls: negative people

Ideal date location: the sea

Sleep time: 6~7 hours, usually this amount of time is enough (Popolo 2007/12)

Average bathing time: 5 minutes

Dear seniors: Hideaki Takizawa, Kazuya Ninomiya

Necessities: wallet and mobile phone

Experience of broken love: 1 time

Record of talking on the phone: 4 hours

The thing that calls him number one: dancing

Previous goal: Debut. Of course, it is not just about making a debut, but also wants to try new challenges in many aspects, expand his performance stage, and let KAT-TUN thrive.

The luckiest thing in life so far: meeting (POPOLO 2007/12)

The most desirable city: London [edit this paragraph] A Akanishi Jin Akanishi Jin あかにしじん< /p>

Roman pronunciation: Jin Akanishi

Nicknames: JIN, Xiaohong, Fatty, Baga, Red Fatty, Akanishi-chan, God (jin’s English meaning, used for Japanese rice)

Akanishi Jin joined the company on November 8, 1998

Birthday: July 4, 1984

Constellation: Cancer

Blood type: O< /p>

Birthplace: Chiba Prefecture (the family moved to Koto-ku, Tokyo after the first grade of elementary school)

Height: 176cm (Duet 2009/06)

Weight : 62KG (Duet 2009/06)

Shoe size: 26.5cm

Ankle size: 18.5cm

Personal grip strength: right hand 58kg, left hand 50kg (2009 Latest data in February)

Visual acuity: left and right 1.5

Shoulder width: 45cm (Wink up 2007/11)

Fat ratio: 11.9% (2009-11 Latest data of the month)

Brothers: 1 younger brother

Strengths: A certain degree of perfection. Strong appetite.

Weaknesses: A bit strangely impatient. I hate waiting for people, but I've had people wait for me.

Special Talents: Looking for stunts is his stunt. But so far it hasn't been found.

Things you want now: land

Things you like to do: sleeping, shopping.

Favorite food: roasted pork, Italian cuisine

Favorite drink: carbonated drinks

Favorite color: red, white, black, silver

Favorite animal: dog

Favorite number: 4, 7, 12

Favorite season: spring

Favorite subject: sports, English

The most important things: water, fans, family support

Hated time: morning

Hated color: earthy yellow

< p>Average sleep time: 7 hours

Average bathing time: more than 30 minutes

Interest: music appreciation

Treasures: family, friends

Good friends: Tomohisa Yamashita, Ryo Nishikido, Jun Matsumoto.

People you want to meet: Sakamoto Ryoma

Respected seniors: Takizawa Hideaki, Ninomiya Kazuya, Aiba Masaki

Necessities: MD

Experience of broken love: Grade 6 of elementary school

Unforgettable experience: Living a life of poverty with only 10 US dollars a day

The thing that calls him number one: Basically, he The word "lose" cannot be found in his dictionary because he doesn't want to lose. If he didn't want to lose, he would be number one. Fast food is also great.

Goal: Want to show a style that others cannot imitate.

The luckiest thing in life so far: birth (POPOLO 2007/12) [Edit this paragraph]T Junnosuke Taguchi

Joined: May 16, 1999< /p>

Birthday: November 29, 1985

Constellation: Sagittarius

Blood type: AB

Birthplace: Kanagawa Prefecture

Height: 180cm

Weight: 62KG

Shoe size: 27.5cm

Shoulder width: 43cm (Wink up 2007/11)

Strengths: Smile

Weaknesses: Not stable enough, I always forget what I just said recently.

Special talent: being able to keep smiling at all times. There are also old man jokes.

Favorite food: Fruit

Favorite number: 1129

Favorite season: summer

Favorite flower: lily< /p>

Disliked food: raw wild vegetables

Sleep time: 6 hours, usually 6 hours (Popolo 2007/12)

The thing that calls him number one : Stuntman

Respected people: Tsuyoshi Morita, Hideaki Takizawa, Kazuya Ninomiya, Masayuki Sakamoto (I was very moved after watching Masayuki Sakamoto’s stage play)

Target: You can continue to try different things. Grow together with other members.

The luckiest thing in my life so far: Entering the firm (POPOLO 2007/12) [Edit this paragraph]T Koki Tanaka

Joined the firm on June 20, 1998 Day

Birthday: November 5, 1985

Constellation: Scorpio

Blood type: B

Birthplace: Chiba Prefecture< /p>

Height: 170cm

Weight: 56~57KG

Shoe size: 26.5cm

Shoulder width: 43.5cm (Wink up 2007/ 11)

Siblings: 5 brothers

Strengths: Very sincere to friends. Absolutely keep your promises.

Weaknesses: I’ve been a little impatient lately.

Special talents: Cheers to everyone. Just kidding, it’s actually swimming. Piano and karate, these three took him 5 years, especially karate, and he has recently reached the level of a black belt.

Favorite food: meat

Disliked food: bell pepper, bell pepper, carrot, green pepper

Sleep time: 2/8 hours, sometimes 2 Hours, sometimes 8 hours (Popolo 2007/12)

The thing that ranks him first: abdominal muscles. Although I was very thin when I was in elementary school, I started to exercise my abdominal muscles after entering middle school, which led to my current results.

Goal: 10 years from now, hold an event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the formation of the army with the current members. On the surface, they may appear to be at odds, but they are actually complementary to each other.

The luckiest thing in my life so far: Joining KAT-TUN (POPOLO 2007/12) [Edit this paragraph] U Tatsuya Ueda (who once served as a member of the KAT-TUN team just for the pursuit of "status" Kat-Tun was the leader, but later it was too troublesome and inappropriate. None of the team members wanted to be the leader, so KAT-TUN became the only group without a leader. ——From "kat-tun×" 3》)

Joined the company on June 20, 1998

Birthday: October 4, 1983

Constellation: Libra

Blood type: B

Birthplace: Kanagawa Prefecture

Height: 171cm

Weight: 52kg

Shoe size: 25.5cm

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Shoulder width: 43.5cm (Wink up 2007/11)

Strengths: works hard no matter what he does

Weaknesses: too egotistical. No opinion

Special talents: playing basketball and boxing games, his strength even surrendered to the boxing machine in the playground

Favorite food: beef, steak

Favorite Chinese food: Xiao Long Bao (Myojo 2007/08)

Favorite words: hard work

Treasures: books, drama scripts I starred in

< p>Respected seniors: Tsubasa Imai, Tsuyoshi Domoto

Sleep time: 7 hours, not necessarily, the average is about 7 hours (Popolo 2007/12)

Call him number one Famous things: First in carefulness, first in gentleness, first in flexibility. When it comes to flexibility, he thinks he can’t lose to anyone

Goal: To make KAT-TUN the best among everyone Groups, whether they are funny or cool, they all hope to be able to handle it with ease and have natural acting skills

The luckiest thing in life so far: entering Johnny's agency (POPOLO 2007/12) [Edited version Section]N Yuichi Nakamaru

Joined: November 8, 1998

Birthday: September 4, 1983

Constellation: Virgo< /p>

Blood type: O

Birthplace: Tokyo

Height: 177cm

Weight: 55kg

Shoe size: 27cm

Visual vision: 1.0

Shoulder width: 38.5cm (Wink up 2007/11)

Brothers: 2 sisters

Strengths : Diligent in learning dance and cheerful. Ride a bicycle to and from school every day. It takes about 15 minutes one way. Not afraid of life.

Disadvantages: I often buy things on impulse and exceed my budget every time I buy something.

Special talents: football dancing and free throw shooting. Although my free throw shooting skills are not very good yet, I am practicing hard, and another one is to smile

Favorite color: black

< p>Favorite food: raisins

Favorite subject: Mathematics

Hate subject: English

Sleep time: 6 or 7 hours, if you finish work early Just sleep more, 6 or 7 hours recently (Popolo 2007/12)

Respected seniors: Takeshi Yonehana, Shingo Machida

The thing that ranks him first: dancing

Goal: I want to hold a concert that everyone will want to watch again

The luckiest thing in my life so far: Entering the entertainment industry (POPOLO 2007/12) [ Edit this paragraph] KAT-TUN related works Single (single)

1. Real Face (March 22, 2006) specially invited Takahiro Matsumoto of B'z to tailor this song.

2. SIGNAL (July 19, 2006) cooperates with NTT DoCoMo's "New9 series" mobile phones.

3. PUらの街で (December 7, 2006) specially invited Kazumasa Oda to produce, and it was also the first time that Kazumasa Oda composed music for a Johnny's artist. Kamenashi Kazuya and Tanaka Sei starring in the theme song of the Japanese drama "たったひとつの爱" (Only Love)

4. uki no song (June 6, 2007) Tanaka Sei starring and Kamenashi Kazuya participating Performed the theme song of the Japanese drama "Tokyu Tanaka No. 3"

5. Keep the faith (November 21, 2007) was composed and composed by Himuro Kyousuke, a famous singer and musician in the Japanese rock industry. Jin Akanishi and Junnosuke Taguchi starred in the theme song of the Japanese drama "Yuikanzarubu" (Yuikan Club)

6. Lips (February 6, 2008) Kamenashi Kazuya starred in the Japanese drama "The Gospel of 1ポンドの" ( Pound of Gospel) theme song

7. DON'T U EVER STOP (May 14, 2008)

8. White X'Mas (December 03, 2008 )

9. One Drop (February 11, 2009) Kamenashi Kazuya plays the main role in the theme song of the Japanese drama "1-8 God's Shizuku" (God's Drop of Water)

10. RESCUE (March 11, 2009) Yuichi Nakamaru plays the main role in the Japanese drama "1?8RESCUE～Special Altitude Rescue Team" theme song

||RESCUE||

KAT-TUN has been in continuous attack in 2009 ! The masterpiece after "one drop"! Yuichi Nakamaru stars in the theme song of TBS's "RESCUE~Special Height Rescue Team". KAT-TUN adheres to the principle of "I support our group" and once again sings for a TV series.

KAT-TUN, "ONE DROP" に続く in 2009, "ONE DROP" in 2009, 2nd work of Hayashi のシングルはNakamaru Yuichi's first starring work となるTBS series ドラマ『RESCUE ~Special Altitude Rescue Team's theme song. The highest peak of the レスキューTeam? The special altitude rescue team joined the team and trained, and the rescue drama after joining the team was a desperate rescue drama. The protagonist? Kitajima Daichi (Nakamaru) と比をtake り巻く如者たちのgrowthやFriends情をdrawingくヒューマン なストーリーを、リアルにそしてエモーショナルに彩る楽歌が is completed. Today, the こりうるすべてのクライシスたちへKAT-TUNがこんな日に向けてreleaseつ、全身のサバイバル?チューン! 》「タイトルUndetermined A」「RESCUE (オリジナル?カラオケ)」「タイトルUndetermined A (オリジナル?カラオケ) )" contains all 4 songs (オリジナル?カラオケ2 songs included). ※ジャケット?デザインは3タイプそれぞれISO なります.

11. Love yourself　～君が思いな君が好き～ (February 10, 2010) Kamenashi Kazuya plays the main role in the theme song of the Japanese drama "ヤマトナデシコ七変化" (Miss Perfect Evolution)

Dictionary. THE D-Motion (February 10, 2010) is included in the 11th disc, the TV commercial "デコとも★DX" CM electronic dance music starring all members

12 .『Going! 』2010/05/12 Release

KAT-TUNのニューシングル "Going!" will be released on May 12th!

タイトル song "Going!" s&News》のテーマソング.

First press limited edition 1, first press limited edition 2, regular edition 3 types of のリリースで, first press edition 1は, Going! のVIDEO CLIP&Makingをincluded in DVD.

The first release contains 2 pieces of music, including the music of Sei Tanaka and the music of Yuichi Nakamaru. The regular version is included in the "FALL DOWN" series.

Album

Best of KAT-TUN (March 22, 2006)

Album name: Best of KAT-TUN

Album singer: KAT-TUN

Record company: J-ONE RECORDS

Album introduction: Best of KAT-TUN This album is a collection of seven new songs and seven KAT-TUN songs. Songs released on TV or in concerts during the Jr. period: SHE SAID. . . , NEVER AGAIN , I LIKE IT , GOLD , HAZARDOUS BOND , PRECIOUS ONE . These used to be only heard live versions with noise, but now you can finally hear the complete recorded version. At the same time, there are seven new songs, three of which are songs sung by members in pairs: SPECIAL HAPPINESS by Kamenashi Kazuya & Taguchi Junnosuke; one on one by Tanaka Sei & Nakamaru Yuichi; and BUTTERFLY by Akanishi Jin & Ueda Ryuya.

e" sold approximately 1.04 million copies and won the Oricon annual crown as the only million-selling single in 2006.