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KinKi Kids
Origin	Japan
Genre(s)	J-pop
Years active	1997-present
Label(s)	Johnny's Entertainment
Members
Koichi Domoto Tsuyoshi Domoto

KinKi Kids (キンキキッズ, KinKi Kizzu^?) is a Japanese popular group under Johnny & Associates. The group members are Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Albums 1.2 Singles 1.3 Videos 1.4 Variety TV programs 1.5 TV dramas 1.6 TV commercials 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Career

They made their debut in 1997 with their single Garasu no Shounen (Glass Boy), which made them a number one on the hit chart ORICON for many weeks. They are also listed in the 2003 edition of Guinness Book of Records,^[1] where they are credited with having most number of consecutive singles that debuted at number 1 on their charts. These singles include Anniversary, Natsu Moyou, Harmony of December, and the most recent Yakusoku. As of writing, all of their singles have debuted at number 1.^{[citation needed]}

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 dramas and sitcoms. For example, Tsuyoshi played a part in Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo (Young Kindaichi's case files) and Summer Snow, and Koichi was in Remote. They have their own variety show called Domoto Kyoudai (The Domoto brothers). However despite their shared surnames, they are in fact completely unrelated and hail from two different prefectures in the Kinki region.

To commemorate their 10th anniversary on 21 July 2007, KinKi Kids released a 10th Anniversary Best-Hit Album titled 39 on 18 July 2007. The numbers 39 are read as "san-kyuu" in Japanese, which sounds like "thank you" in English, signifying KinKi Kids' thanks to their fans for their support these last 10 years. The album features the top 11 song favourites, as voted by fans as well as 2 individual 14 song favourites lists from Koichi and Tsuyoshi, coming to a total of 39 songs, hence the title.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Albums

1. A album (21 July 1997) #1
2. B album (12 August 1998) #1
3. C album (4 August 1999) #1
4. KinKi Single Selection (17 May 2000) #1
5. D album (13 December 2000) #1
6. E album (25 July 2001) #1
7. F album (26 December 2002) #1
8. G album: 24/7 (22 October 2003) #1
9. KinKi Single Selection 2 (22 December 2004) #1
10. H album: H.A.N.D. (16 November 2005) #1
11. I album: iD (14 December 2006) #1 220,946
    1. 真冬のパンセ (Mafuyu no PANSE)
    2. 藍色の夜風 (Aiiro no Yokaze)
    3. SNOW! SNOW! SNOW!
    4. iD -the World of Gimmicks-
    5. Love is the mirage...
    6. futari
    7. Get it on
    8. Black Joke
    9. 夏模様 (Natsu Moyou)
    10. Parental Advisory Explicit Content
    11. Night+Flight
    12. Harmony of December
    13. Love is... ～いつもそこに君がいたから～ (Love is... ~Itsumo Soko ni Kimi ga Ita Kara~)
12. 39 (18 July 2007) #1
    1. 【YOUR FAVORITE】
       1. 愛のかたまり
       2. Anniversary
       3. 雪白の月
       4. Love is... ～いつもそこに君がいたから～
       5. 恋涙
       6. ボクの背中には羽根がある
       7. 硝子の少年
       8. 雨のMelody
       9. 薄荷キャンディー
       10. 月光
       11. Music of Life
    2. 【KOICHI'S FAVORITE】
       1. Kissからはじまるミステリー
       2. Bonnie Butterfly
       3. LOVESICK
       4. Misty
       5. ビロードの闇
       6. 99％LIBERTY
       7. ライバル
       8. HELLO
       9. このまま手をつないで
       10. フラワー
       11. ふらいんぐ・ぴーぷる'99
       12. いつも僕は恋するんだろう
       13. 真冬のパンセ
       14. Harmony of December
    3. 【TSUYOSHI'S FAVORITE】
       1. せつない恋に気づいて
       2. ずっと抱きしめたい
       3. Natural Thang
       4. Love U4 Good
       5. to Heart
       6. カナシミ ブルー
       7. 春雷
       8. 君のためのうた
       9. 青の時代
       10. ひらひら
       11. Destination
       12. Night+Flight
       13. In My Heart
       14. KinKi Kids forever (English version)
13. Φ (Phi) (14 November 2007) #1
    1. lOve in the φ
    2. 涙、ひとひら
    3. snapshot
    4. the EDGE of the WORD
    5. ラプソディー(通常盤のみ収録)
    6. 風の色
    7. Lose Control
    8. since 1997
    9. unchanged.
    10. BRAND NEW SONG
    11. 銀色 暗号
    12. ノー・チューンド
    13. 永遠に

[edit] Singles

1. "Garasu no Shounen" (硝子の少年) (21 July 1997) #1
   1. 硝子の少年
   2. 硝子の少年（オリジナル・カラオケ）
2. "Aisareru Yori Aishitai" (愛されるより 愛したい) (12 November 1997) #1
   1. 愛されるより 愛したい
   2. ひとりぼっちのクリスマス
   3. 愛されるより 愛したい（オリジナル・カラオケ）
   4. ひとりぼっちのクリスマス（オリジナル・カラオケ）
3. "Jetcoaster Romance" (ジェットコースター・ロマンス) (22 April 1998) #1
   1. ジェットコースター・ロマンス
   2. HELLO
   3. ジェットコースター・ロマンス（オリジナル・カラオケ）
   4. HELLO（オリジナル・カラオケ）
4. "Zenbu Dakishimete / Ao no Jidai" (全部だきしめて／青の時代) (29 July 1998) #1
5. "Happy Happy Greeting / Cinderella Christmas" (Happy Happy Greeting／シンデレラ・クリスマス) (9 December 1998) #1
6. "Yamenai de, Pure" (やめないで,PURE) (24 February 1999) #1
7. "Flower" (フラワー) (26 May 1999) #1
8. "Ame no Melody / to Heart" (雨のMelody／to Heart) (6 October 1999) #1
9. "Suki ni Natteku Aishiteku / KinKi no Yaru Ki Manman Song" (好きになってく 愛してく／KinKiのやる気まんまんソング) (8 March 2000) #1
10. "Natsu no Ousama / Mou Kimi Igai Aisenai" (夏の王様／もう君以外愛せない) (21 June 2000) #1
11. "Boku no Senaka ni wa Hane ga Aru" (ボクの背中には羽根がある) (7 February 2001) #1
12. "Jounetsu" (情熱) (23 May 2001) #1
13. "Hey! Minna Genki Kai?" (Hey! みんな元気かい?) (14 November 2001) #1
14. "Kanashimi Blue" (カナシミ ブルー) (2 May 2002) #1
15. "solitude: Shinjitsu no Sayonara" (solitude～真実のサヨナラ～) (23 October 2002) #1
16. "Eien no Bloods" (永遠のBLOODS) (9 April 2003) #1
17. "Kokoro ni Yume wo Kimi ni wa Ai wo / Gira Gira" (心に夢を君には愛を／ギラ☆ギラ) (18 June 2003) #1
18. "Hakka Candy" (薄荷キャンディー) (13 August 2003) #1
19. "Ne, Ganbaru yo" (ね、がんばるよ。) (15 January 2004) (Penned by Miwa Yoshida of Dreams Come True) #1
20. "Anniversary" (22 December 2004) #1
21. "Velvet no Yami" (ビロードの闇) (15 June 2005) #1
22. "Snow! Snow! Snow!" (21 December 2005) #1
23. "Natsu Moyou" (夏模様) (26 July 2006) #1
24. "Harmony of December" (29 November 2006) #1
25. "Brand New Song" (25 April 2007) #1
26. "Eien ni" (永遠に)(12 September 2007) #1
27. "Secret Code" (27 August 2008) #1
    1. Normal Edition
       1. Secret Code
       2. Fu Fu Fu
       3. ビターショコラ
       4. Secret Code ～Backing Track～
    2. First Press Limited Edition
       1. Secret Code
       2. Fu Fu Fu
       3. strategie
       4. Secret Code ～KinKi you Live Version
28. "Yakusoku" (約束) (28 January 2009) #1 210,510 copies sold
    1. Normal Edition
       1. 約束
       2. ユメハジメハナ
       3. Loving
    2. First Press Limited Edition
       1. 約束
       2. ユメハジメハナ
       3. 旅立ちの日
       4. 約束 -Backing Track-

[edit] Videos

1. KinKi Kids with 35 Live (萬人ファン世紀の)
2. KinKi Kids 96 YoYogi White Theater
3. KinKi Kids 97 Lawson Presents
4. Us (20 May 1998)
5. KinKi Kids 3 Days Panic! at Tokyo Dome '98-'99 (20 April 1999)
6. KinKi KISS Single Selection (9 May 2001)
   *VHS Title: "KinKi KISS Single Selection 1" and "KinKi KISS Single Selection 2"
7. KinKi Kids Returns! 2001 Taipei Concert (5 September 2001)
8. -ism (9 January 2002)
9. KinKi Kids F Dome Concert ~Fun Fan Forever~ (3 December 2003)
10. KinKi KiSS 2 Single Selection (14 July 2004)
    *VHS Title: "KinKi KISS 3 Single Selection"
11. KinKi Kids Dome Tour 2004-2005 Font De Anniversary (3 August 2005)
12. KinKi Kids Live in Dome 07-08 (18 June 2008)

[edit] Variety TV programs

• KinKi Daibouken (NTV: 7 April 1996 - 29 September 1996)
• KinKi Daihousou (NTV: 6 October 1996 - 29 March 1998)
• Maketara Akan (Fuji TV: 14 October 1996 - 17 March 1997)
• Toki-kin Kyuukou! Suki Dayo! Suki Yanen (TBS: 16 October 1996 - 12 March 1997)
• Barikin Kenja No Senryaku (TBS: 17 October 1996 - 11 September 1997)
• Love Love Ashiteru (Fuji TV: 19 October 1996 - 31 March 2001)
• Star Dokkiri Daisakusen (Fuji TV: 12 April 1997 - 15 September 1997)
• Gyu! To Dakishimetai (NTV: 5 April 1998 - 17 September 1998)
• KinKi Kids No Gyu (NTV: 4 October 1998 - 26 September 1999)
• Domoto Kyoudai (Fuji TV: 8 April 2001 -)

[edit] TV dramas

• Ningen. Shikkaku (TBS: 8 July 1994 - 23 September 1994)
• Wakaba No Koro (TBS: 12 April 1996 - 29 September 1996)
• Bokura No Yuuki. Miman Toshi (NTV: 18 October 1997 - 20 December 1997)

[edit] TV commercials

• House Foods, a Japanese food manufacturer (January 1995 - June 1998)
• Panasonic, a Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer (July 1995 - March 2000)
• Nissan, a Japanese automobile manufacturer (July 1997 - January 1998)
• The Coca-Cola Company, the world's largest manufactuer of non-alcoholic drinks (March 1998 - May 1998)
• All Nippon Airways, a Japanese airline (May 1998 - May 1999)
• Morinaga & Company, a Japanese confectionary (August 2000 -)
• Suntory, a Japanese brewery and distillery (June 2004 -)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Johnny's Entertainment
• Johnny's Agency site
• Domoto Kyoudai's official site

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