Japanese Boy Band

ARASHI

Arashi (嵐, literally Storm) is a Japanese boy band formed under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. Consisting of Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya and Jun Matsumoto, the group was officially announced on September 15, 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Arashi covers a wide range of music, including R&B, hip hop and various forms of pop music. Aside from being a popular idol group in Japan, the group is known across Asia and to J-pop fans all over the world.

After releasing one studio album, one greatest hits album and six singles under the Pony Canyon label, the group moved to the Johnny's subsidiary label, J Storm in 2002, initially set up for their succeeding releases. Most of the group's album and single releases have debuted at the top of the Japanese Oricon charts. Nine years after their debut they took the top two placings on the 2008 annual sales ranking, attesting to the group's longevity in the Japanese music scene in spite of their idol group image.

KAT-TUN

KAT-TUN (カトゥーン, Katūn^?) is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates (Johnny's) in 2001, released on their own label, J-One Records. The group's name is an acronym formed by the members' surname initials. Currently one of the most popular boy bands in Japan, all 10 singles, 4 studio albums and 7 DVDs released by the group have debuted at number one on the Oricon music and DVD charts.

Their debut was marked by a tripartite release, consisting of a single, an album and a DVD: "Real Face", Best of KAT-TUN and Real Face Film. All three shattered sales records.

Members

• Kazuya Kamenashi (亀梨 和也, Kamenashi Kazuya^?, born February 23, 1986)
• Jin Akanishi (赤西 仁, Akanishi Jin^?, born July 4, 1984)
• Junnosuke Taguchi (田口 淳之介, Taguchi Junnosuke^?, born November 29, 1985)
• Koki Tanaka (田中 聖, Tanaka Koki^?, born November 5, 1985)
• Tatsuya Ueda (上田 竜也, Ueda Tatsuya^?, born October 4, 1983)
• Yuichi Nakamaru (中丸 雄一, Nakamaru Yūichi^?, born September 4, 1983)

NEWS

One of Jhonnys Entertainment’s Famous boy band…They’re Yamashita Tomohisa (Leader), Koyama Keiichiro, Ryo Nishikido, Uchi hiroki (suspended and now is a trainee which is lower than the Junior status), Masuda Takahisa, Kato Shigeaki, Tegoshi Yuya, Kusano Hironori (Along with Uchi).