KinKi Kids

With more than 30 million physical copies sold, they are one of the best selling boy groups in Asian history and top 20 best-selling artists of all time in Japan.

In 2025, KinKi Kids announced their name change to Domoto which is scheduled to take place during the summer of that year.

From July 1994 to September 1994, Koichi and Tsuyoshi both appeared in their first drama together called Ningen Shikkaku, which had a peak rating of 28.9% on its final episode.

On December 31, 1996, they performed as supporting guest for Masahiko Kondō in Kohaku Uta Gassen, singing part of "Midnight Shuffle", which was the theme song of Koichi's drama Ginrō Kaiki File.

From October 18 to December 20, KinKi Kids starred in their third drama together called Bokura no Yūki Miman City, and the theme song "Aisareru Yori Aishitai", which was also their second single, was released on November 12.

This single ranked No.1 for 4 weeks in Oricon in total and sold over a million copies by the end of its chart run.

[8] By the end of the year, Garasu no Shōnen ranked 2nd on the annual Oricon charts, behind Namie Amuro's "Can You Celebrate?".

[9][10][11] J-FRIENDS's single "Ashita ga Kikoeru/Children's Holiday", released on January 21, 1998, went on to sell over a million copies and ranked 12th on the annual Oricon charts by the end of the year.

The duo's singles "Zenbu Dakishimete/Ao no Jida" released on July 29, 1998, peaked in No.1 for 4 consecutive weeks and ranked 10th on the annual charts with more than a million sales.

The numbers three and nine are pronounced as "San Kyū" (三九) in Japanese and sound similar to "Thank You" in English, signifying KinKi Kids' gratitude to their fans for their support for the past 10 years.

[22] The duo's 29th single "Swan Song" (スワンソング, Suwan Songu), released on October 28, 2009, debuted at the top of the Oricon charts, extending their record.

KinKi Kids started year 2012 with a new single "Kawatta Katachi no Ishi" (変わったかたちの石, "Odd-shaped stone").

From September 29 to November 12, 2016, KinKi Kids held their first Arena tour in 16 years, returning to the Budokan where they had first concert in 1994.

[25] On 21 July 2017, the day commemorate the 20th anniversary of debut, the sequel of 1997 drama Bokura no Yūki Miman City starred Koichi and Tsuyoshi was aired as a special drama Bokura no Yūki Miman City: 2017 on NTV, and the music show LOVE LOVE Aishiteru, hosted by KinKi Kids and ended in 2001, revived for one night only in Fuji Television.

On March 16, 2022, KinKi Kids released their first single for their 25th anniversary celebration: "Koujundo Romance", with lyrics written by Takashi Matsumoto.

[26] In commemoration of their 25th anniversary, an official YouTube channel for KinKi Kids was created, making the duo's music videos available on the streaming platform.

The duo celebrated by performing their debut single "Garasu no Shōnen", featuring the special unit "Johnny's Seniors", consisting of SMAP's Takuya Kimura, 4TOPS' Shunsuke Kazama, and Toma Ikuta back dancing for KinKi Kids.

[34] "Regarding my personal activities, I have decided to terminate my contract with my agency on March 31, 2024 at the time of renewal and move on to a new field of life.

I felt that I needed to make a big change in my environment in order to continue my life as an artist", is part of the message he shared.