KAT-TUN

KAT-TUN

KAT-TUN (2014)

KAT-TUN is a Japanese male idol group produced by Johnny Kitagawa under Johnny & Acossiated. Their debut single, Real Face, was released on March 22, 2006 under J-One Record.

Trivia

The name “KAT-TUN” came from the first letter of each of the members’ names.
This group was formed in 2001 by Domoto Koichi they worked as his backup dancers.
Their debut single, Real Face, sold 754,234 copies in its first week and became most copies of a debut single sold in the first week giving it the #1 position in the yearly charts. Its total reported sale is 1,038,923 copies.
In 2006 Akanishi Jinwas going to go on hiatus from KAT-TUN to study English in the US during 6 months. He returned to this group on April 19, 2007.
In 2010, Akanishi Jinleft the group to pursue his solo career.
In October of 2013, Tanaka Koki’s exclusive contract with Johnny & Associates was terminated due to “bad behavior and repeated violation of rules,” leaving the group as a four-member group.

Members

Kamenashi Kazuya
Nakamaru Yuichi
Taguchi Junnosuke
Ueda Tatsuya

Former Member

Akanishi Jin
Tanaka Koki

Discography

Single

[2006.03.22] Real Face
[2006.07.19] SIGNAL
[2006.12.07] Bokura no Machi de (僕らの街で)
[2007.06.06] Yorokobi no Uta (喜びの歌)
[2007.11.21] Keep the faith
[2008.02.06] LIPS
[2008.05.14] DON’T U EVER STOP
[2008.12.03] White X’mas
[2009.02.11] ONE DROP
[2009.03.11] RESCUE
[2010.02.10] Love yourself ~Kimi ga Kirai na Kimi ga Suki~ (Love yourself ~君が嫌いな君が好き~)
[2010.05.12] Going!
[2010.11.17] CHANGE UR WORLD
[2011.02.02] ULTIMATE WHEELS
[2011.05.18] WHITE
[2011.08.03] RUN FOR YOU
[2011.11.30] BIRTH
[2012.06.27] TO THE LIMIT
[2012.09.12] Fumetsu no Scrum (不滅のスクラム)
[2013.02.06] EXPOSE
[2013.05.15] FACE to Face
[2014.06.04] In Fact

Album

[2006.03.22] Best of KAT-TUN
[2007.04.18] cartoon KAT-TUN II You
[2008.06.04] KAT-TUN III -QUEEN OF PIRATES-
[2009.04.29] Break the Records -by you & for you-
[2010.06.16] NO MORE PAIИ
[2012.02.22] CHAIN
[2014.06.25] come Here

Mini Album

[2013.11.27] Kusabi (楔-kusabi-)

DVD

[2003.02.26] Okyakusama wa Kamisama – Concert 55 Man Nin Ai no Request ni Kotaete!!
[2004.08.11] DREAM BOY
[2005.04.20] SUMMARY of Johnny’s World
[2005.05.03] KAT-TUN Live Kaizokuban
[2006.03.22] Real Face Film
[2006.06.28] DREAM BOYS
[2007.04.11] Live of KAT-TUN “Real Face”
[2007.11.21] TOUR 2007 cartoon KAT-TUN II You
[2009.01.01] KAT-TUN LIVE TOUR 2008 QUEEN OF PIRATES
[2009.12.16] KAT-TUN LIVE Break the Records
[2010.12.29] KAT-TUN -NO MORE PAIИ- WORLD TOUR 2010
[2012.11.21] KAT-TUN LIVE TOUR 2012 CHAIN TOKYO DOME
[2014.05.14] COUNTDOWN LIVE 2013 KAT-TUN