Kis-My-Ft2

Kis-My-Ft2 is a group ftom the talent agency Johnny & Associates composed of seven members. They are sometimes also seen as Kis-My-Ft II, and are affectionately called KISUMAI or KISUMAI2.

Members

• Kitayama Hiromitsu (北山宏光)
• Senga Kento (千賀健永)
• Miyata Toshiya (宮田俊哉)
• Yokoo Wataru (横尾渉)
• Fujigaya Taisuke (藤ヶ谷太輔)
• Tamamori Yuta (玉森裕太)
• Nikaido Takashi (二階堂高嗣)

Former Member

• Iida Kyohei (飯田恭平)

Information

2005-2010: Pre-Debut

In August 2005, two Johnny's Jr. units, Kis-My-Ft and A.B.C. Jr., combined to form Kis-My-Ft2. The name comes from the first letter from each of their last names; Kitayama Hiromitsu, Iida Kyohei, Senga Kento, Miyata Toshiya, Yokoo Wataru, Fujigaya Taisuke, Tamamori Yuta and Nikaido Takashi ("ni" in Kanji is the number 2). They performed as a 8 member group until end of March 2006 when Iida Kyohei left Johnny's due to his studies, leaving Kis-My-Ft2 without its "I".

The unique feature about the group is that all its members do tricks and acrobatic moves with rollerskates. The unit is modelled after one of Johnny's Entertainment older groups Hikaru GENJI and are known to perform their songs such as Sayonara no Jounetsu, Areno no Megapolis, Paradise Ginga, StarLight, Kaze no Naka no Shounen, Winning Run, and Garasu no Juudai.

As a Johnny's Jr. group, they perform at The Shounen Club, back dance at concerts of the debuted groups of their company and also held concerts together with the other juniors. And sometimes they also support some stage plays produced by their company.

In 2008 they held their first solo concerts (along with A.B.C-Z) at Yokohama Arena and Yoyogi Stadium. And it is planed that they will have their own concert tour in the end of 2009.

In 2009 they got their own stage play for the firt time, together with Uchi Hiroki and Yara Tomoyuki. They play the PLAYZONE 2009, wich until then was allways performed by Shounentai. They also held their first solo concert as a group, Kis-My-Ftに 逢えるdeShow.

In early 2010 they once again held concerts, this time with the title Kis-My-Ftに010 逢えるdeShow. This year also marked their CM debut. They got to do CM for dwango.jp, where they also release 2 digital singles: Fire Beat and Inori. On September they got to do a musical togehter with A.B.C-Z, Shounentachi ~Koushi Naki Rougoku~. In the end of the year they once again held concerts, which lasted until early the next year.

2011: Brown Envelopes

On February 12th, 2011, during their concert, Kis-My-Ftに 逢えるdeShow vol.3, they got a brown envelope to open during the MC. It announced that they will have their debut in May under Avex. But due to the Touhoku earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan, the CD release got postponed until summer.

During their concert on July 29 in Yokohama they got another brown envelope announcing that they would held their first concert in Tokyo Dome on August 28. With their official debut on August 10, it became the shortest time any music artist has ever had from their debut to a Tokyo Dome concert. Previously this record was held by Hey! Say! JUMP and Tackey & Tsubasa with Tokyo Dome concerts 38 days after their official debut.

During the Tokyo Dome concert they once again recieved a brown envelope announcing that in 2012 the group will tour around 47 prefectures of Japan and 5 Asian counties: South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore.

Discography

Singles

• [2011.08.10] Everybody Go

DVDs

• [2011.10.26] Kis-My-Ft ni Aeru de Show vol.3 / Kis-My-Ft2 Debut Tour 2011 Everybody Go

Other DVDs

• [2007.07.18] Takizawa Hideaki - Takizawa Enbujo
• [2008.01.23] Takizawa Hideaki - One! -the history of Tackey-
• [2008.02.27] Dream Boys
• [2009.12.02] Play Zone 2009 Taiyo Kara no Tegami
• [2010.03.10] Takizawa Hideaki - Shinshun Takizawa Kakumei

Compilations / Other

• [2009.08.26] Playzone 2009 Taiyo kara no Tegami Original Soundtrack
• [2010.01.06] Mori Mitsuko - Jinsei Kakumei

Original Songs

• Sennen no Love Song (千年のLove Song) (Originally belonged to K.K.Kity)
• Endless Road
• TRY AGAIN
• Inori (祈り)
• Ready?
• Kis-My-Me-Mine
• GoodBye Thank You
• FIRE BEAT
• Brand New Season
• Kaizoku (海賊)
• Smile
• Daybreaker (with A.B.C.-Z)
• Kis-My-Calling!

Concerts

Solo

• A.B.C-Z Kis-My-Ft2 First Concert (11-13 Oct, 8-9 Nov 2008)
• Kis-My-Ftに 逢えるdeShow (03 Oct - 20 Dec 2009)
• Kis-My-Ftに010 逢えるdeShow (2010.03.30-05.05)
• Kis-My-Ftに 逢えるdeShow vol.3 (2010.12.28-29, 2011.01.06-07, 02.11-12)

Together with Others

not as back-dancers

• Johnny's Jr.'s Daibouken (2006.08.15-24)
• YOUtachi no Ongaku Daiundoukai(2006.09.30-10.01)
• Johnny's Jr.'s Daibouken (2007.08.15-24)
• SUMMARY 2008 (2008.08.02-09.05)
• KAT-TUN WORLD BIG TOUR (2010.07.16-08.28)

TV & Cinema

Shows

• [2011.10.01 - ] Moshimo Tours

Stage Play

Main

• [2009] PLAYZONE 2009 ~Taiyo kara no Tegami~
• [2010] Shounentachi ~Koushi Naki Rougoku~ [少年たち ～格子無き牢獄～] (Sept 3 - 26)(Kitayama, Fujigaya, Tamamori, Senga, Miyata)

Others

• Dream Boys 2006 (January 2006)
• Takizawa Enbujou 2006 (March - April 2006)
• One! -the history of Tackey- (Sept 2006)
• DREAM BOYS 2007 (Sept 2007)
• World's Wing 翼 Premium 2007 (Oct 2007)
• DREAM BOYS 2008 (March 2008)
• DREAM BOYS 2008 (March 2008) (Yokoo, Senga, Nikaido, Tamamori, Miyata)
• Takizawa Enbujou 2008 (April 2008) (Kityama, Fujigaya)
• Takizawa Kakumei (01-27 Jan 2009)
• Takizawa Enbujou 2009 (2009)

Publications

Photobooks

• [2010.01.xx] Kis-My-Ft2 Otakara Photo Book
• [2010.10.xx] Kis-My-Ft2 First Shashinshu
• [2011.09.xx] Kis-My-Ft2 Photo&Episode

Books

• [2010.06.xx] Kis-My-Ft2 Sengen! "Kis-My" Cho Episode Book
• [2010.11.xx] Kis-My-Ft2 Now Special Episode Book

Magazines

• [2010.05.xx] POTATO June 2010 (Feature)
• [2010.05.xx] Popolo 2010 July Issue (Feature)
• [2010.06.xx] POTATO July 2010 (Feature)
• [2010.06.xx] Myojo 2010 August Issue (Cover & Feature)
• [2010.07.xx] J Mania 110 (Feature)
• [2010.09.xx] duet Ocotober 2010 (Feature)
• [2010.09.xx] BEST STAGE 2010 November (Feature)
• [2010.09.xx] LOOK at STAR! November 2010 Issue (Feature)
• [2010.10.xx] POTATO 2010 November (Feature)
• [2010.11.xx] Wink up 2010 December Issue (Cover & Feature)
• [2010.11.xx] J Mania 114 (Feature)
• [2010.12.xx] Wink up January 2011 Issue (Feature)
• [2011.01.xx] POTATO February 2011 Issue (Feature)
• [2011.01.xx] Wink up February 2011 Issue (Feature)
• [2011.01.xx] LOOK at STAR! OVATION 2011 (Feature)
• [2011.01.xx] COOL TRANS 2011 March (Feature)
• [2011.02.xx] Duet 2011 March Issue (Feature)
• [2011.02.xx] Wink up 2011 March Issue (Feature)
• [2011.02.xx] Popolo April 2011 Issue (Feature)
• [2011.03.xx] POTATO 2011 April Issue (Feature)
• [2011.04.xx] duet 2011 May Issue (Pinup)
• [2011.04.xx] Popolo June 2011 Issue (Feature)
• [2011.05.xx] Wink up 2011 June Issue (Feature)
• [2011.05.xx] Popolo July 2011 Issue (Feature)
• [2011.05.xx] BEST STAGE July 2011 Issue (Feature)
• [2011.05.xx] LOOK at STAR! July 2011 Issue (Feature)
• [2011.06.xx] duet 2011 July Issue (Feature)
• [2011.06.xx] Popolo August 2011 Issue (Feature)
• [2011.06.xx] Myojo August 2011 Issue (Cover & Feature)
• [2011.07.xx] duet August 2011 Issue (Feature)
• [2011.07.xx] Wink up August 2011 Issue (Feature)
• [2011.07.xx] POTATO August 2011 Issue (Feature)
• [2011.07.xx] Myojo September 2011 Issue (Cover & Feature)
• [2011.08.xx] Myojo October 2011 Issue (Feature)
• [2011.08.xx] Popolo October 2011 Issue (Feature)
• [2011.08.xx] FRaU 2011 September Issue (Feature)
• [2011.08.xx] TV 1 Vol.2 (Cover & Feature)
• [2011.08.xx] duet September 2011 Issue (Cover & Feature)
• [2011.08.17] an an (Cover & Feature)
• [2011.08.22] Orisuta (Cover & Feature)
• [2011.08.xx] POTATO September 2011 Issue (Cover & Feature)
• [2011.09.xx] ARENA37 Degree October 2011 Issue (Feature)
• [2011.09.xx] Myojo November 2011 Issue (Cover & Feature)
• [2011.09.xx] POTATO October 2011 Issue (Feature)
• [2011.09.xx] Popolo November 2011 Issue (Feature)
• [2011.10.xx] duet November 2011 Issue (Feature)
• [2011.10.xx] ARENA37 Degree November 2011 Issue (Feature)
• [2011.10.xx] POTATO November 2011 Issue (Pinup)
• [2011.10.xx] duet November 2011 Issue (Pinup)

External Links

• Japanese Wikipedia