Jin Akanishi
Jin Akanishi (Japanese赤 西 仁, Akanishi Jin, born July 4, 1984 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese singer / songwriter and former member of the J-pop boy band KAT -TUN. It stands as a solo artist and idol continues with Johnny & Associates under contract. In addition to his career in the music business, he is also active as an actor.
Biography
1998-2006: Early career
Akanishi was born in 1984 in Chiba and has a younger brother, who has worked in the entertainment industry under the name Fuuta also. The family moved to Tokyo as Jin in the first class was. Even at school, 1997, sent a classmate a photo of Jin on the idol magazine Myojo, where it was reprinted in the " Cool Classmates ". Then Akanishi showed interest in the entertainment industry, so his mother in 1998 sent a resume to his place to Johnny 's Entertainment. Although he failed in casting on 8 November of the same year, he was told he could stay, as he wanted his badge number to return an elderly gentleman who turned out to be Johnny Kitagawa President.
When Johnny 's Entertainment, the boy learned to dance and sing and 2000 was a Johnny 's Jr. was. As a junior he was a member of the dance troupes Musical Academy Dancing ( also MAD), J2000 and Beautiful American Dreams (BAD). Domoto Koichi of which also produced Johnny's group Kinki Kids elected in 2001 to Jin five other boys under the young talents from the Background dancers should be for his performances in the music show Pop Jam NHK. The six quickly gained in popularity and formed shortly after the unit KAT -TUN. Despite increasing popularity and two DVD releases as the six official Johnny's group made their debut five years later, in 2006.
2006-2009: KAT -TUN
KAT -TUN debuted with three releases on March 22, 2006: They brought the single Real Face, KAT -TUN The Best of KAT -TUN album and discography DVD out with the making- off of their first music video. The success was immense - Real Face and Real Face movie were the best-selling single, and DVD of a Japanese group of 2006 The next single signal sat up straight at number one on the Oricon charts and sold over 500,000 times. .
Kazuya Kamenashi Akanishi side was one of two main singer of the group. For KAT -TUN he has Love or Like, for his solo performances, the song Care, Hesitate, Murasaki and Pinky composed.
The Japanese public was amazed when Akanishi announced so soon after the debut at a press conference in October 2006 that he would be traveling for a language study stay indefinitely in the United States, which lasted ultimately on 12 October 2006 to 19 April 2007. Therefore, he was not involved in the Single Bokura no Machi de and the album Cartoon KAT -TUN II You. He came to the tour on April 21, 2007 Back to the stage. In July 2010, Johnny Kitagawa announced that Akanishi will officially leave in the same year KAT -TUN to continue working on his solo career.
2009 to present: Solo activities
Even while Akanishi officially been a member of KAT -Tun, he made several solo projects. For one, he played with just like other members of the group in a TV drama. In 2009 he played in the movie Bandage, for which he at the Tokyo Girls Collection also appeared as a guest on September 5, 2009, and sang the theme Sing the film. This was the debut of the project LANDS with Takeshi Kobayashi, the producer of Mr. Children. The song and the text of the single Kobayashi wrote, while in the presence Nobuaki Kaneko of Rize of the band sat on drums. The single package included a ticket for a concert LANDS, which took place in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area on 16 January 2010. LANDS album Olympos was released on November 30.
Furthermore, Akanishi was already the beginning of 2010 traveling solo and had his first tour with the title Akanishi Jin Star Live You & Jin from 7 to 28 February 2010, although he held 32 concerts. During the tour he made the jump across the pond, where he played under the You & Jin three sold out shows in Los Angeles and announced a tour in America. In July, the withdrawal from KAT -TUN was announced.
On the American tour, entitled Yellow Gold Tour 3010 14 songs were sung entirely in English, which have been composed by Jin. On 9 December 2010 a further step was announced: Jin signs a contract with Warner Music Group and Warner Music Japan. After the tour, put Jin in Japan with 12 concerts by, among other things, in large halls such as the Osaka - jo Hall, World Memorial Hall, Nippon Budokan and the prästigeträchtigen the huge Saitama Super Arena.
Jin's first solo Signle Eternal came on March 2, 2011 in the shops and was published by the Warner Music Group Japan. His U.S. debut single is called Test Drive and is a collaboration with the singer and songwriter Jason Derulo. It was produced by JR Rotem. Jin's first American tour Yellow Gold Tour 3011 can be purchased on DVD since 11 March 2011.
Others
Jin Akanishi has a younger brother, Reio Akanishi ( born December 11, 1987 in Chiba, Japan), which under the stage name Fuuta (Japanese飒 太) is also active in the entertainment industry. Since February 2, 2012 Jin Akanishi is married to singer, model and actress Meisa Kuroki. In September 2012, their daughter is born.
Discography
See discography of KAT -TUN
Dorama
- PpoI (1999)
- Kowai Nichiyoubi (1999)
- Best Friend (NTV 1999)
- Haregi, koko ichiban ( NHK, 2000)
- Taiyou wa shizumanai (Fuji TV, 2000)
- Omae no Yukitchi ga Naiteiru (2001 TV Asahi )
- Christmas Nante Daikirai ( NTV, 2004 )
- Gokusen 2 ( NTV 2005 )
- Anego ( NTV 2005 )
- Yukan Club ( NTV 2007 )
Filmography (selection)
- 2010: bandage
- 2013: The 47 Ronin