KinKi Kids is a Japanese popular group under Johnny & Associates. The group members are Koichi Domoto (堂本光一, Dōmoto Kōichi?) and Tsuyoshi Domoto (堂本剛, Dōmoto Tsuyoshi?).
They made their debut in 1997 with their single Garasu no Shounen (Glass Boy), which made them a number one on the hit chart ORICON for many weeks. They are also listed in the Guinness Book of Records, where they are credited with having most number of consecutive singles that debuted at #1 on their charts. These singles include Anniversary, Natsu Moyou, Harmony of December, and the most recent Eien ni. As of writing, all 26 of their singles have debuted at #1.
As reference, following is the statement about KinKi Kids' records in page 193 of 2005 Guinness Book of Records:
Most consecutive No.1 singles
From 28 July 1997 to 21 January 2004,19 consecutive singles by the KinKi Kids(Japan) debuted at No.1 on the Japanese chart.
And on 22 July 2007,the Guinness World Records Ltd recognized the renewal of KinKi Kids' records, the content of the newly given certificate is as follow:
KinKi Kids (Japan) have had 25 consecutive singles debut at No. 1 on the Japanese charts between 28 July 1997 and 7 May 2007. The duo scored their 25th successive No. 1 with 'BRAND NEW SONG'
Widely known in Japan, the KinKi Kids are very popular among girls of all ages, and their subscription concerts even draw boys. Not only do they sing, but they are also talented actors, having appeared in popular dramas and sitcoms. For example, Tsuyoshi played a part in Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo (Young Kindaichi's case files) and Summer Snow, and Koichi was in Remote. They have their own variety show called Domoto Kyoudai (The Domoto brothers). However despite their shared surnames they are in fact completely unrelated and hail from two different prefectures in the Kinki region. [1]
To commemorate their 10th anniversary on July 21, 2007, KinKi Kids released a 10th Anniversary Best-Hit Album entittled "39" on July 18th, 2007. The numbers 39 are read as "san-kyuu" in Japanese, which sounds like "thank you" in English, signifying KinKi Kids' thanks to their fans for their support these last 10 years. The album features the top 11 song favourites, as voted by fans as well as 2 individual 14 song favourites lists from Koichi and Tsuyoshi, coming to a total of 39 songs, hence the title.
Albums
1. A album (Jul 21, 1997)
2. B album (Aug 12, 1998)
3. C album (Aug 4, 1999)
4. KinKi Single Selection (May 17, 2000)
5. D album (Dec 13, 2000)
6. E album (Jul 25, 2001)
7. F album (Dec 26, 2002)
8. G album -24/7- (Oct 22, 2003)
9. KinKi Single Selection 2 (Dec 22, 2004)
10. H album - H.A.N.D. - (Nov 16, 2005)
11. I album -iD- (December 14, 2006) #1 220,946
12. 39 (July 18, 2007)[reached #1 in the United World Chart]
13. Φ (Phi) (Nov 14, 2007)
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