Japanese boy band
 is a six-member Japanese boy band under Starto Entertainment. They are known for their performances on roller skates.
The group is named after one letter of each member's initials and after "the anecdote that tap dancer Gregory Hines kissed the shoe of esteemed Sammy Davis Jr..
The group was formed in 26 July 2005 when they were trainees (Johnny's Jr.) and debuted on 10 August 2011.
The members of this group are Kento Senga, Toshiya Miyata, Wataru Yokoo, Taisuke Fujigaya, Yuta Tamamori and Takashi Nikaido. They have been active with seven members including Hiromitsu Kitayama since their debut, but since Kitayama left the group in August 2023, they are currently active with six members.
In January 2022, Kis-My-Ft2 moved from label Avex Trax to MENT Recording. MENT Recording was a newly established joint label between Avex Entertainment and Johnny &amp; Associates. Other Johnny's group under Avex Trax, Snow Man, moved to MENT Recording as well.
History.
2005–2010: As trainees.
While they were trainees (Johnny's Jr.), "Kis-My-Ft.", to which Taisuke Fujigaya, Hiromitsu Kitayama, and Wataru Yokoo Kyohei Iida belonged, and "A.B.C-Jr.", to which Yuta Tamamori, Toshiya Miyata, Kento Senga, and Takashi Nikaido belonged, combined to form Kis-My-Ft2. The group started its activities at the "Summery 2005" event held on 26 July 2005, at Stellar ball in Aqua Park Shinagawa. The group name came from the first letter of each of their family names: Kitayama, Iida, Senga, Miyata, Yokoo, Fujigaya, Tamamori and Nikaido ("ni" being Japanese for the number two). They performed as an eight-member group until the end of March 2006 when Iida departured Johnny &amp; Associates. The intention of the group was to model off Johnny &amp; Associates's senior popular group Hikaru Genji, and cover their songs with roller skates performances.
In 2008, they held their first solo concerts (along with A.B.C-Z) at Yokohama Arena and 
Yoyogi National Gymnasium and planned further performances. In 2009, they appeared in ' together with their seniors Hiroki Uchi and Tomoyuki Yara. This performance had previously been performed by Shonentai every year since 1986. In 2010, they performed concerts under the title "Kis-My-Ft ni 010 aeru de show" (Kis-My-Ftに010 逢えるde Show). That year also marked their commercial messaging (CM) debut. They got to do CM for Dwango (company), where they also released two digital singles: "Fire Beat" and "Inori". In September of the same year, they appeared in the musical ' with A.B.C-Z. It is said that Johnny Kitagawa decided to debut them after seeing this production. Yokoo and Nikaido were not cast and appeared with five members. It is said that Kitagawa had originally planned to have them debut with five members, but after discussions with the members, it was decided that they would debut with seven members.
From 28 December 2010 to 12 February 2011, they held their third live tour "Kis-My-Ft ni Aeru de Show vol.3" (Kis-My-Ftに逢えるde Show vol.3) in Nagoya, Osaka, and Tokyo. 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.
2011: Debut.
Their debut was originally scheduled for May, but due to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the CD release date was postponed to the following summer.
On 10 August 2011, they released their debut single "Everybody Go." This was released domestically and in Taiwan, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea. 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. They sang their debut song "Everybody Go" and were congratulated by the approximately 12,000 fans who had gathered. After this event, they appeared on "SMAP×SMAP", the signature program of the then nationally popular group SMAP, and were congratulated on their debut by the members of SMAP, the senior members of Johnny &amp; Associates. Looking back on the day, they later said that it was the most nerve-wracking experience of their lives when they appeared on "SMAP×SMAP".
To celebrate their debut, "Kis-My-Ft2 Debut Tour 2011 Everybody Go" was held from July to August 2011. At the Yokohama Arena concert on 29 July, it was announced that an additional show would be held at Tokyo Dome on 28 August, making it the fastest in history to perform at Tokyo Dome within 18 days of their CD debut.
In October, They became a regular on Fuji TV travel variety show "Moshi Mo Tours" with the comedy duo Kyaeen and others, and continued to appear regularly until the show ended in September 2022.
On 26 October 2011, the group released two concert DVDs: "Kis-My-Ft2 ni Aeru de Show vol.3" and "Kis-My-Ft2 Debut Tour 2011 Everybody Go". On 14 December, the group released their second single "We Never Give Up!."
2012: "Kis-My-1st".
On 21 March, the group released their third single "She! Her! Her!." The single was used as Glico chewing gum "Watering Kiss Mint Gum" commercial song. They released in two different versions with various promotional materials; regular version and female version. In the female version, a photo of a member dressed as a woman became the cover photo. A TV commercial featuring the cross-dressing version was also aired and received a great response. It topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart with 193,000 copies sold. On the day of release, they held a surprise event in Osaka. They appeared on a cruise ship on Dōtonbori canal, which runs through the center of town, and performed new songs, including "She! Her! Her!". The location is also famous for its large Glico Company sign.
On 28 March, the group released their first album "Kis-My-1st" with various limited editions containing promotional materials. The variety show "Hama Kiss" began regular broadcasts on TV Asahi in April.
The group further promoted the album with a national tour "Kis-My-Ft2 Kis-My-Mint Tour" from March 31 to June 6. 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. This concert tour drew a record 260,000 people.
Their 4th single "Wanna Beeee!!!/Shake It Up" was released on 15 August. "Wanna Beeee!!!" is the theme song for the TBS Television drama "Beginners!" starring Kitayama and Fujigaya. "Shake It Up" is the theme song for the drama TV drama Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou in which Miyata appears. This work was made into a movie, in which Tamamori also appeared.
Their 5th single "Ai no Beat" was released on 14 November, and sold 259,000 copies on Oricon in its first week.
Two music videos were made for this song: a dance version and a rock version.
2013: "Good Ikuze!" and "Busaiku" debut.
On 13 February, the 6th single "My Resistance (Tashika na Mono)/Unmei Girl" was released. "My Resistance (Tashika na Mono)" was the theme song for the drama "The Knife and the Sword" starring Tamamori. "Unmei Girl" was the theme song for a Seven &amp; I Holdings commercial in which Kis-My-Ft2 member appeared. On 27 March, the 7th single "Kiss U Mai (Kiss Your Mind) / S.O.S. (Smile on Smile)", the 2nd original album "Good Ikuze!", and the DVD "Yoshio (New Member)" were released at the same time, and all of them ranked first in the Oricon weekly rankings as of 8 April.
The live tour "Good Live Tour Ikuze!" was held from 3 May to 25 August in six cities nationwide, the number of spectators exceeded one million in the 94th solo concert. They used for this concert a special device with a 120-inch LED panel that was used at Bon Jovi concert in 2010. This device was named "Kis-My-Ft2's Arm" and six units were prepared. They rode on this device to the delight of the audience.
Their namesake variety show "Kis-My-Busaiku!?" (), which program has been broadcast irregularly since 2012, began regular broadcasting on Fuji TV from 22 April.
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. 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.
On 13 November, the 9th single "Snow Dome no Yakusoku/Luv Sick" was released. The live "Snow Dome no Yakusoku IN Tokyo Dome In Osaka Dome" were held from 15 November to 15 December. 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. At this concert, Busaiku, a newly formed group produced by Nakai, sang their debut song, "Tana Kara Botamochi". On 29 January of the following year, the live DVD "Snow Dome no Yakusoku IN Tokyo Dome 2013.11.16" was released.
Busaiku is formed by Masahiro Nakai.
On 11 November (midnight on 10 November), on the broadcast of "Kisumai Busaiku!?", 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. It was announced that their debut song "Tana Kara Botamochi" was released on 13 December.
2014: "Kis-My-Journey".
On 5 March, their 10th single "Light Signal" was released. This is the theme song for the nationally popular animated film "". On 26 March, the group's first best album "Hit! Hit! Hit!" was released. On 2 July, their third original album "Kis-My-Journey" was released.
From 5 July to 9 November, they held a four-dome tour called "2014 Concert Tour Kis-My-Journey" in Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Tokyo. They were the fastest male artists in history to perform concerts in four dome venues in their third year of debut. At this concert, the seven members appeared suspended from a giant balloon, named "Kis-My-Ft2 Balloon," which was in diameter and weighed 2.5 tons in total, to the delight of the audience.
On 13 August, the 11th single "Another Future" was released. This is the theme song for the drama series "The Knife and the Sword" in which Tamamori stars. On 24 December, they released their 12th single "Thank You!."
On the Oricon chart dated 5 January of the following year, it sold 436,000 copies in its initial run, reaching No. 1 for the week, setting a new personal record for its highest initial sales. The group ranked fourth in Japan by total sales revenue, with ¥5.258 billion.
2015: "Kis-My-World".
Their 13th single "Kiss Damashii" was released on 25 March.
On 1 July, their 4th original album "Kis-My-World" was released. The live tour "2015 Concert Tour Kis-My-World" was held from 29 August to 29 October. This was their second four-dome tour following the previous year. At the beginning of the concert, they performed named "Home Run Flying," in which they were suspended from near the home base of the dome all the way up to the ceiling. This concert featured duo songs from the album. 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. On 20 January of the following year, the live DVD &amp; Blu-ray Disc "2015 Concert Tour Kis-My-World" was released.
On 14 October, 14th single "AAO," which is the theme song for Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation drama "Youth Detective Haruya" starring Tamamori was released. On 11 November, 15th single "In the end it's you," was released. This is the theme song for the movie "World of Delight", in which Tamamori stars.
2016: "I Scream" and fifth anniversary.
Their 16th single "Gravity" was released on 16 March. This is the theme song for the Nippon TV drama "Mars" starring Fujigaya.
On 22 June, their 5th original album "I Scream" was released. The album included solo songs by seven members. Starting 1 July, they held their 4-dome tour "Kis-My-Ft2 Concert Tour 2016 I Scream" for the third consecutive year. These concerts included spectacles such as a plunge at the beginning of the concert. The seven members also performed their solo songs. During the encore large water jet named "Kis-My-Ft2 Jet" spewed 2-ton water, and all the members sang and danced while getting soaked. 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 &amp; Associates) history.
Their 17th single "Sha la la Summer Time" was released on 24 August. On 21