KAT-TUN
Vocals: Kamenashi Kazuya
Vocals: Akanishi Jin
Vocals: Taguchi Junnosuke
Vocals: Tanaka Koki
Vocals: Ueda Tatsuya
Vocals: Nakamaru Yuichi
Started: 2001
Status: Active
Profile
KAT-TUN is a Japanese pop group from Johnny & Associates. The group consists of six members: Kamenashi Kazuya, Akanishi Jin, Taguchi Junnosuke, Tanaka Koki, Ueda Tatsuya and Nakamaru Yuichi. The name of the group was formed using the initials of each member’s surname.KAT-TUN apparently has performed in several musicals such as SHOCK, which was lead by Domoto Koichi of Kinki Kids. In 2004, they were the back ups for Hideaki Takizawa of Tackey and Tsubasa when he performed DREAM BOY. Kamenashi Kazuya got the leading role for DREAM BOY in 2005 and in the same year, they performed together with NEWS in SUMMARY.
Despite having formed in 2001, they made their official debut on March 22, 2006 with the release of debut single Real Face, album Best of KAT-TUN and DVD Real Face Film. The release of single, album and DVD was a great success. The group broke several records such as ranking #1 on the Singles, Album and DVD sales on the Oricon charts. Their debut single and DVD sales were the highest in the Japanese music history and sales for Real Face reached one million copies within the span of two months.
SIGNAL, their second single, was released four months later on July 19. The single was ranked #1 on the Oricon charts and more than half a million copies were sold. KAT-TUN did another musical for DREAM BOYS 2006 together with Kanjani8 where Kamenashi Kazuya and Akanishi Jin were in the leading roles. The group was enjoying their success when on October that year, it was announced that one of the members, Akanishi Jin, would go on hiatus to study in the US. On December 7, they proceed to release the group’s third single, Bokura no Machi de, without Jin who was one of their lead vocalists. And again, it topped the Oricon charts making it their third #1 single.
KAT-TUN’s popularity spread not only in Japan itself but they have large fan base in Europe and North America and especially in other
Asian countries. Besides singing and dancing in the band, each of the members is busy with other things such as acting in various
doramas as well.
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Thoughts
If you think that KAT-TUN sounds anything like V6, Arashi or NEWS, then I guess you are wrong. I was quite surprise when I first listened to their debut single, Real Face, and album, Best of KAT-TUN. None of the songs sounded like a boy band song. Most of their songs are pop-rock. Vocals wise, it was not a surprise that Akanishi Jin always got the harder parts as his vocal range is much wider than the rest of the other members, but, it was still average. If you are a first time listener to KAT-TUN, then I would recommend you to listen to their chart topper singles: Real Face, SIGNAL and Bokura no Machi de. All of the three songs are my favourites from them so far. Songs like She Said and Wilds of My Heart are some of the catchy ones from their album. If you prefer ballads, then I would recommend you to try out Le Ciel and I’ll Be With You. All of them are good actors (except for Ueda who hasn’t acted in a single drama) especially Kamenashi Kazuya. Anyways, if you love boy bands from Johnny’s then you’ll definitely love KAT-TUN.Click to read/add your opinion!
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Bokura no Machi de |
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Discography
Albums
cartoon KAT-TUN II You
Best of KAT-TUN
Singles
Keep the Faith
Yorokobi no Uta
Real Face
SIGNAL
Bokura no Machi de
DVDs
Okyakusama wa Kamisama - Concert 55 mannin Ai no Request ni Kotaete!! (2003.02.26)
SUMMARY of Johnnys World (2005.04.20)
KAT-TUN Live Kaizokuban (2005.05.03)
Real Face Film (2006.03.22)
Links
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