Kinki Kids
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Kinki Kids is a Japanese popular group established by Johnny's Entertainment Company. The group members are Tsuyoshi Domoto (堂本剛) and Koichi Domoto (堂本光一).
They made their debut in 1997 with their single Garasu no Shounen (Glass Boy), which made them number one on the hit chart ORICON for many weeks. They are also listed in Guinness World of Records book, where they are credited with having most singles go to #1. These CDs include Eien no Bloods (Forever Blood) end Hey Minna, Genki Kai? (Hey! How's everybody?).
Widely known in Japan, the Kinki Kids are very popular among girls of all ages, and their subscription concerts even draw boys. Not only do they sing, but they are also talented actors, having appeared in popular sitcoms. For example, Tsuyoshi played a part in Kindaichi Shounen no Jikembo (Young Kindaichi's case files), and Koichi was in Remote. They even have their own variety show Domoto Kyoudai (The Domoto brothers), featuring weekly guests.
Kinki Kids has become one of the most popular groups promoted by Johnny's Entertainment Company. Other successful Johnny's groups include "SMAP" and "Arashi".
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Music
- For solo items, please refer to Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto respectively.
Singles
- GARASU NO SHOUNEN (Jul 21, 1997)
- AISARERU YORI AISHITAI (Nov 12, 1997)
- Jetcoaster Romance (Apr 22,1998)
- ZEMBU DAKISHIMETE / AO NO JIDAI (Jul 29,1998)
- Happy Happy Greeting / Cinderella Christmas (Dec 9,1998)
- YAMANAIDE,PURE (Feb 24,1999)
- Flower (May 26,1999)
- AME NO Melody / to Heart (Oct 6,1999)
- SUKI NI NATTEKU AISHITEKU / KinKi NO YARUKI MANMAN SONG (Mar 8,2000)
- NATSU NO OUSAMA / MOU KIMI IGAI AISENAI (Jun 21,2000)
- BOKU NO SENAKA NI WA HANE GA ARU (Feb 7,2001)
- JOUNETSU (May 23,2001)
- Hey! MINNA GENKI KAI? (Nov 14,2001)
- KANASHIMI BLUE (May 2,2002)
- solitude ~HONTOU NO SAYONARA~ (Oct 23,2002)
- EIEN NO BLOODS (Apr 9,2003)
- KOKORO NI YUME WO KIMI NI WA AI WO (Jun 18,2003)
- HAKKA CANDY (Aug 13,2003)
- NE, GANBARU YO (Jan 15,2004) (Penned by Yoshida Miwa of DREAMS COME TRUE)
- Anniversary (Dec 22,2004)
- Velvet no Yami (June 15,2005)
Albums
- A album (Jul 21,1997)
- B album (Aug 12,1998)
- C album (Aug 4,1998)
- KinKi Single Selection (May 17,2000)
- D album (Dec 13,2000)
- E album (Jul 25,2001)
- F album (Dec 26,2002)
- G album -24/7- (Oct 22,2003)
- KinKi Single Selection 2 (Dec 22, 2004)
Videos
- us (May 20,1998)
- KinKi Kids 3 days Panic! at Tokyo Dome '98-'99 (Apr 20,1999)
- KinKi KISS Single Selection (May 9,2001)
*VHS Title: "KinKi KISS Single Selection 1" and "KinKi KISS Single Selection 2" - KinKi Kids Returns! 2001 Taipei Concert (Sep 5,2001)
- -ism (Jan 9,2002)
- KinKi Kids F Dome Concert ~Fun Fan Forever~ (Dec 3,2003)
- KinKi KiSS 2 Single Selection (Jul 14,2004)
*VHS Title: "KinKi KISS 3 Single Selection"
Performance
- For solo performances, please refer to Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto respectively.
Variety TV programmes
- KinKi DAIBOUKEN (NTV : Apr 7,1996 - Sep 29,1996)
- KinKi DAIHOUSOU (NTV : Oct 6,1996 - Mar 29,1998)
- MAKETARA AKAN (Fuji TV : Oct 14,1996 - Mar 17,1997)
- Toki-kin KYUUKOU! SUKI DAYO! SUKI YANEN (TBS : Oct 16,1996 - Mar 12,1997)
- BARIKIN KENJA NO SENRYAKU (TBS : Oct 17,1996 - Sep 11,1997)
- LOVE LOVE AISHITERU (Fuji TV : Oct 19,1996 - Mar 31,2001)
- STAR DOKKIRI DAISAKUSEN (Fuji TV : Apr 12,1997 - Sep 15,1997)
- GYU!TO DAKISHIMETAI (NTV : Apr 5,1998 - Sep 17,1998)
- KinKi Kids NO Gyu (NTV : Oct 4,1998 - Sep 26,1999)
- DOMOTO KYOUDAI (Fuji TV : Apr 8,2001 --)
TV Dramas
- NINGEN . SHIKKAKU (TBS : Jul 8,1994 - Sep 23,1994)
- WAKABA NO GORO (TBS : Apr 12,1996 - Sep 29,1996)
- BOKURA NO YUUKI . MIMAN TOSHI (NTV : Oct 18,1997 - Dec 20,1997)
TV Commercials
- House Foods (Jan 1995 - Jun 1998)
- Panasonic (Jul 1995 - Mar 2000)
- Nissan (Jul 1997 - Jan 1998)
- Coca-cola (Mar 1998 - May 1998)
- ANA Airlines (May 1998 - May 1999)
- Morinaga Confectionery (Aug 2000 --)
- UC Credit card (Apr 2002 --)
- Suntory Beverage (Jun 2004 --)
Last update: March 04, 2005