Kis-My-Ft2 (キスマイフットツー, Kisu Mai Futto Tsū, "Kiss My Foot Two") is a six-member Japanese boy band under Starto Entertainment.
[6] The members of this group are Kento Senga, Toshiya Miyata, Wataru Yokoo, Taisuke Fujigaya, Yuta Tamamori and Takashi Nikaido.
[5] The group started its activities at the "Summery 2005" event held on 26 July 2005, at Stellar ball in Aqua Park Shinagawa.
On the final day, 12 February, at the afternoon performance held at Yoyogi National Gymnasium, it was announced that they would be making their CD debut on Avex in May of the same year.
[24][26] Their debut was originally scheduled for May,[27] but due to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the CD release date was postponed to the following summer.
[28] The event was held on 10 August at Yebisu garden place in Tokyo, where the members of Kis-My-Ft2 appeared wearing white jackets and riding in a red convertible car.
[48] When a large balloon floating above the venue popped, the members suspended from inside appeared on stage while flying through the air, creating quite a sensation.
"My Resistance (Tashika na Mono)" was the theme song for the drama The Knife and the Sword starring Tamamori.
[65] On 19 July, the group's first book Hadaka no Jidai (Shueisha), which includes their long interviews, was released and sold 74,000 copies in the first week.
[66] 8th single "A Miracle with You", which is the theme song for TBS Television drama Pin to Kona starring Tamamori, was released on 14 August.
[69] On 15 November, the first day of the concert, Masahiro Nakai, a member of SMAP, made a surprise appearance as a back-up dancer with a group of young trainees as part of a TV program.
[70] At this concert, Busaiku, a newly formed group produced by Nakai, sang their debut song, "Tana Kara Botamochi".
", the group Busaiku consisting of Kento Senga, Toshiya Miyata, Wataru Yokoo, and Takashi Nikaido was formed and released their debut song produced by Masahiro Nakai.
[87] The climax of the second half of the concert was a firework display in which They sang and danced to up-tempo songs such as "Eternal Mind" while a pillar of fire went up violently.
[91] On 14 October, 14th single "AAO,"[92] which is the theme song for Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation drama Youth Detective Haruya starring Tamamori was released.
[96][99] At the Tokyo Dome performance held on 4 August, the audience reached 2 million people on the 5th anniversary of their debut, the fastest in their agent (Johnny & Associates) history.
on 13 December, and held a solo live tour Busaiku mura no wa to odoroku dai 1 show (舞祭組村のわっと!
[119] On 16 July, at the Seibu Dome performance, the final show of the tour, each member gave a speech of thanks to the fans in commemoration of the 7th anniversary.
[127] During the live broadcast, Masahiro Nakai, a senior member of their agent, suddenly entered the studio and joined the program.
[166] On 31 December, they appeared on the national music program 71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen for the second time and performed their song "We Never Give Up!.
[179] As the spread of COVID-19 infection had come under control, Johnny & Associates was gradually resuming concerts with audiences starting in the spring of 2021.
[190] Their activities seemed to be going well, however, it was later revealed that Kitayama had confessed his intention to leave the group in the fall, and that the members had continued to discuss the matter since then.
[197] In September, Kitayama transferred to the new agency TOBE, led by Hideaki Takizawa, and began his solo career as a singer.
[201] At this concert, during the song "Chudoku", the members of the band surprised fans by flying through the air on chairs and then turning upside down, just like in the video.
[210] During the rest period, Nikaido stayed at his parents' home to recuperate, paying attention to his diet, and said that he was completely recovered.
She actively promoted Yuta Tamamori, Taisuke Fujigaya, and Hiromitsu Kitayama, known as the "front three", to raise awareness of their seven-member group.
[231] Now that Iijima has left, this blatant difference in treatment had gradually disappeared,[232] but the members do not speak fondly of those days, referring to them as the "disparity era".
[228][229] This distinction between the "front three" and "back four" costume colors would remain for some time, and can be seen until the music video for the 20th single, "Red fruits," released in November 2017.
[237] The program included a project in which Kis-My-Ft2 members would buy 100,000-yen Lottery tickets and examine each one to see if it was a winner on the day of the event, sometimes winning a large sum.
The cool lines they came up with were sometimes harshly criticized or laughed at mercilessly by the women, and because this was a rare project for an idol variety show at the time, it became a popular program.