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| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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| Spinoffs | Busaiku |
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| Website | Kis-My-Ft2 (MENT Recording) Kis-My-Ft2(Starto Entertainment) |
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| Years active | 2022 – | ||||||
| Genre | Music | ||||||
| Subscribers | 422,000[1] | ||||||
| Total views | 301,441,054[1] | ||||||
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Last updated: September 20, 2024 | |||||||
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. They are known for their performances on roller skates.[2][3]
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..[4]
The group was formed in 26 July 2005 when they were trainees (Johnny's Jr.)[5] and debuted on 10 August 2011.[6]
The members of this group are Kento Senga, Toshiya Miyata, Wataru Yokoo, Taisuke Fujigaya, Yuta Tamamori and Takashi Nikaido.[7] 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.[8]
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 & Associates. Other Johnny's group under Avex Trax, Snow Man, moved to MENT Recording as well.[9][10]
- ^ a b "About Kis-My-Ft2". YouTube.
- ^ "キスマイ３年ぶり有観客ドームツアー ローラースケートなど原点回帰「10周年以降も頑張って」". nikkan (in Japanese). 3 July 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "キスマイ玉森裕太・二階堂高嗣・宮田俊哉、ローラースケートの裏話語る". modelpress (in Japanese). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Kis-My-Ft2". Avex Trax. 22 November 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Kis-My-Ft2｜2021年7月26日で結成16周年！". tower (in Japanese). 26 July 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Kis-My-Ft2 to debut in August!". Tokyohive. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ "Profile(Starto Entertainment)". Starto Ent. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Kitayama Hiromitsu to graduate from Kis-My-Ft2, leave Johnny & Associates on August 31". Tokyohive. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "ジャニーズとエイベックスが「MENT RECORDING」設立、Kis-My-Ft2とSnow Manが所属". natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Johnny & Associates and Avex team up for new label Ment Recording, announce Kis-My-Ft2 and Snow Man as first artists". Bandwagon Asia. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.