Best known as a member of the J-pop boy band Kis-My-Ft2, Hiromitsu Kitayama (åå±±å®å
) is a Japanese vocalist, actor, and songwriter who was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on September 17, 1985. He attended Horikoshi High School in Tokyo and was signed by Johnny & Associates, a talent agency specializing in Japanese male idols, in 2002. Under Johnny & Associates' management, he joined the boy band Kis-My-Ft2 and made his public debut with the group's debut single, Everybody Go!, in 2011. A Number 1 hit on the both the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and the Oricon Singles Chart, Everybody Go! launched Kis-My-Ft2's remarkable string of chart-topping singles. The group had earned more than 20 consecutive Number 1 singles by the time Kitayama left the group in 2023. As one of Kis-My-Ft2's more popular members, he had already performed solos on songs like "Sanagi"(2012) "Rock U" (2013) and "Give Meâ¦" (2013) which helped lay the brickwork for the solo career that followed. He'd also starred in television shows (including 2012's J's Journey-Solo Back Pack Trip Across India, 2013's 10000 Yen Per Month Challenge, and 2014's Kazoku Gari) and movies (2019's Tiger: My Life as a Cat). Those accolades helped him partner with a new talent agency, Tobe, in 2023. He released his debut single as a solo act, Ranshin (2013) that same year, debuting at number 25 on two Japanese charts: Top 100 YouTube Clips and Top 100 Line Music. His work ZOO (2024) has left a lasting impact on the entertainment industry, influencing both music and television landscapes in Japan.
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