At the beginning of 2017, they released a studio album titled “The Kids”, which instantly topped the Oricon chart landing on the 2nd position.Įxile is one of Japan’s oldest and most diverse boy bands. Two of their albums brought blues, rock, and funk influences, thus completely changing the J-pop music scenario. Unlike traditional boy bands in Japan, Suchmos brought R&B flair to their music only to set themselves apart.
The name of the band is an homage brought to the king of jazz music, Jouis Amstrong. Suchmos used to be his nickname. Their core style was rock with hip-hop and jazz influences. Suchmos juggled with several different music genres since its inception in 2013. To this day, KAT-UN is known as one of Japan’s most influential boy band groups of the 20s. Although Akanishi left the band in 2010, the group preserved the name and continued to carry the legacy. Over the years, several of KAT-UN songs topped the charts in both DVD and Oricon music categories. The group’s name comes from the family name of each member: Kamenashi (Kazuya), Akanishi (Jin), Taguchi (Junnosuke), Tanaka (Koki), Ueda (Tatsuya), and Nakamaru (Yuichi).When the band made its grand entrance in 2006, J-One Record, their record label, released a whole album, CD single, and music DVD. KAT-UN debuted in 2006 with 6 core members.
Some of the group’s members have gotten involved in a wide variety of movie, TV shows, commercials, and dramas, thus preserving the long-time reputation of the band. Over the years, SMAP topped the Japanese music charts with their insightful, catchy songs. The name of the group is actually an acronym, and it means “Sports Music Assemble People”. Five talented members make up the band: Takuya Kimura, Masahiro Nakai, Shingo Katori, Goro Inagaki, and Tsuyoshi Kusanagi. The group was formed in 1991, and since then they’ve released over 50 singles and 20 music albums. SMAP is one of Japan’s oldest and most solid boy bands. In 2012, Hey! Say! JUMP had their first Asian tour, with concerts in countries like Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. S3ART, the band’s 3rd album smashed the charts, reaching No.
Their first single, “Hey!Stay!” opened the famous anime series Lovely Complex, boosting the band’s recognition and persuading over 120,000 fans to but the album in the first 2 weeks from release. The boys came together to form a band back in 2007.
Launched in 2007, Hey! Say! JUMP is a diverse, interesting, and talented boy band with 9 amazing members: Ryosuke Yamada, Yuri Chinen, Yuto Nakajima, Daiki Arioka, Keito Okamoto, Yuya Takaki, Kei Inoo, Kota Yabu and Hikaru Yaotome. Two of their singles – “Believe” and “One Love” (2008) maintained a top position on the Oricon Singles Chart for 2 consecutive years. A second contract with J Storm in 2001 turned Arashi into the Japanese boy band of the decade. Six singles and one debut album helped the boy band rose to stardom. Arashi was formed in Hawaii and in the beginning of their career, they had a contract signed with Pony Canyon. The reason why they’re grown to be so popular is that they’ve been around since 1999. The group is made up of 5 key members: Satoshi Ohno, Masaki Aiba, Sho Sakurai, Jun Matsumoto, and Kazunari Ninomiya. Arashi is known to be one of Japan’s most famous and appreciated boy bands.