Mar 25th ♥ イーグルス’s 29th Anniversary
中村繁之 (Nakamura Shigeyuki) → Shige
宇治正高 (Uji Masataka) → Martin
内海光司 (Uchiumi Kouji) → Kokko
大沢樹生 (Osawa Mikio) → Keroyon
石川博文 (Ishikawa Hirofumi) → Ishi
Formed in 1982. The group name was changed in the following sequence: Younentai → Johnnys Shonentai Junior → Shonentai Junior → Eagles, they participated in TV Tokyo’s show “Let’s GO Idol” and after the addition of Ishikawa their debut was decided.
In 1983, they released their first single “Hashire! Going BOY / Sam Eagle no Macchi” which was used in the anime “Sam, the Olympic Eagle”. Their average age at that time was 14.4 years.
Soon after, Ishikawa decided to quit. Even after debuting, they continued to backdance for Shibugakitai & Shounentai, and after the release of their second single “Nijiiro I LOVE YOU/ Jounentsu forever”, the group disappeared at the end of 1984.
Kokko and Keroyon continued as members of Hikaru GENJI.
Uchiumi is currently the only member that still belongs to Johnny & Associates.
Osawa quit the agency after Hikaru GENJI and belongs now to another agency.
Shige changed the kanjis in his name and started a solo career in 1985.
Martin dedicated to acting for a few years and then formed a family.
Happy 29th Anniversary!~
March 22nd ♥ KAT-TUN’s Debut (2006)
KA: Kamenashi Kazuya
T: Taguchi Junnosuke
T: Tanaka Koki
U: Ueda Tatsuya
N: Nakamaru Yuichi
In 2002, in response to many requests, KAT-TUN held their first concert called 「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. 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海賊帆」, which topped the Oricon yearly chart for the best-selling DVD. At the 20th Japan Gold Disc Awards, Live Kaizokuban placed on the Music Video Of The Year list.
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.
They are currently having a tour called “KAT-TUN LIVE TOUR 2012 CHAIN”
Happy 6th Anniversary to KAT-TUN and all Hyphens!~
Feb 1st ♥ We Welcome A.B.C-Z
- Goseki Koichi → 五関晃一(1985.6.17, A型)
- Totsuka Shota → 戸塚祥太(1986.11.13, B型)
- Tsukada Ryoichi → 塚田僚一(1986.12.10, O型)
- Kawai Fumito → 河合郁人(1987.10.20, A型)
- Hashimoto Ryosuke → 橋本良亮(1993.7.15, B型)
デビュー叶って、おめでとう!Congratulations on your debut!
Dec 12th ♥ 近藤真彦 (MATCHY) Debut & Single Debut: スニーカーぶる〜す -Sneaker Blues- (1980)
Nov 16th ♥ We Welcome Sexy Zone
Nakajima Kento, Kikuchi Fuma, Sato Shori, Matsushima Sou and Marius Yo.
デビュー叶って、おめでとう!Congratulations on your debut!