KAT-TUN Members Profile and Facts:
KAT-TUN (カトゥーン) is a japanese trio under Starto Entertainment (Formerly Johnny & Associates.) The band currently consists of Nakamaru Yuichi, Ueda Tatsuya, and Kamenashi Kazuya. Akanishi Jin left the group on July 21st, 2010, Tanaka Koki left the group in October of 2013 and Taguchi Junnosuke left the group in March of 2016. They were formed in 2001 and debuted on March 22nd, 2006 with the release of the single ‘Real Face‘ and the compilation album ‘Best of KAT-TUN‘.
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Official Accounts:
Twitter: KATTUN_0322
Members Profile:
Nakamaru Yuichi
Name: Nakamaru Yuichi (中丸雄一)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: September 4th, 1983
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Height: 176 cm (5’9″)
Weight: –
Blood Type: O
Nationality: Japanese
Member Color: Purple
Instagram: y_nakamaru_94
Twitter: y_nakamaru_94
Nakamaru Yuichi Facts:
– He was born in Kita ward, Tokyo, Japan.
– Although he was born in Kita ward he was raised in Sumida ward which is also in Tokyo.
– He has two younger sisters.
– Education: Waseda University (Entered April, 2008 and graduated March, 2013)
– Major: Human Environmental Sciences.
– He has a fear of needles, heights, and ghosts.
– Personality: Quiet in private, very dedicated, detailed and hard-working.
– Hobbies: Designing, drawing, editing and gaming.
– His nicknames are Maru and Yucchi.
– Dislikes: Coffee, Alcohol, fighting and ghost stories.
– Yuichi joined Starto in November of 1998 after a classmate who was a fan of Starto encouraged him to do so, she even prepared most of his application for him.
– He was a part of multiple groups as a Jr such as M.A.D and B.B.A.
– Yuichi is a part of Jyanino Channel on YouTube along with Arashi‘s Ninomiya Kazunari, Hey! Say! JUMP‘s Yamada Ryosuke, and Sexy Zone‘s Kikuchi Fuma.
– He debuted as a Manga artist in the August issue of ‘Gekkan Afternoon’ which was released on June 23rd, 2023.
– Yuichi is a part of the Sunday countdown show Shuichi.
– He opened his Twitter account on March 23rd, 2023, but he’s been using Twitter since 2010.
– Yuichi is a very good artist and drew the ‘Stay Home Comic Strip‘ for Johnny’s Smile Up! Project in 2020.
– He taught himself beat boxing.
– He is known as the jokester of the group.
– His last name is often mistaken for Nakamura and people often tease him for it.
– Yuichi was a part of a comedy duo with former member Tanaka Koki called TaNaka.
– He has rarely been involved in any fights and is usually the one that stops them.
– Whenever Kamenashi Kazuya and Akanishi Jin would fight, he would lock them both in a room till they stop fighting.
– Yuichi sometimes follows people who dress well into clothing stores.
– His favorite fruit is Strawberry.
– He announced his marriage to former Nippon Television Network Corp. presenter Sasazaki Rina on January 16th, 2024.
Ueda Tatsuya
Name: Ueda Tatsuya (上田 竜也)
Position: Vocalist, Rapper
Birthday: October 4th, 1983
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Height: 170 cm (5’6″)
Weight: –
Blood Type: B
Nationality: Japanese
Member Color: Blue
Instagram: tatsuya.ueda_kt
Ueda Tatsuya Facts:
– He was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
– He has an older sister.
– He was named after the character Tatsuya Uesugi from the Manga ‘Touch’.
– His Nicknames are Uepi and Himechan.
– He is an amateur boxer and has been boxing since 2007.
– He had very strict parents growing up.
– His parents left him on a mountain once due to his misbehaving.
– He has a pet dog.
– He joined Starto on June 22nd, 1998.
– He is very close to Nakamaru as they are shinme. (A term for a pair who joined the company at the same time and are in symmetry.)
– In KAT-TUN’s early years he was very quiet and had a 4D image.
– Nowadays he has a scary senior image.
– He is a very big fan of Arashi’s Sakurai Sho and is a part of a group dedicated to him called the Anikai Kai, although that group has been disbanded due to the formation of the Marshmallow Kai, which was formed by Sho to lessen the scary image Ueda has.
– As a Jr. he was a part of M.A.D and B.B.A as well as B.B.D.
– He is a part of Mouse Peace, a group which he formed in 2008 to hold solo concerts, they have held concerts in 2008, 2010 and 2024.
– He got his first main role in the drama ‘Shinjuku Seven‘ in 2017.
Kamenashi Kazuya
Name: Kamenashi Kazuya (亀梨 和也)
Position: Vocalist, Youngest
Birthday: February 23rd, 1986
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Height: 171 cm (5’7″)
Weight: –
Blood Type: B
Nationality: Japanese
Member Color: Pink
Instagram: k_kamenashi_23
Kamenashi Kazuya Facts:
– He was born in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan.
– He has two older brothers Yuichiro and Koji, and one younger brother Yuya.
– Like Ueda, he was named after the character Kazuya Uesugi from the Manga ‘Touch‘.
– His Nickname is Kame (Which also means turtle.)
– His shinme was Akanishi Jin.
– He used to be a professional baseball player and even represented the country in the junior world league, though he had to give it up as he got busy with his idol activities.
– He is very close to Yamashita Tomohisa (Also known as Yamapi.) They were apart of the group Shuuji To Akira which was formed from the drama ‘Producing Nobuta‘, their single ‘Seishun Amigo‘ was the best-selling single of 2005 in Japan.
Former Members:
Akanishi Jin
Name: Akanishi Jin (赤西仁)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: July 4th, 1984
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Height: 176 cm (5’9″)
Weight: –
Blood Type: O
Nationality: Japanese
Member Color: Red
Instagram: jinstagram_official
Twitter: Jin_Akanishi
Akanishi Jin Facts:
– He was born Koto, Tokyo, Japan.
– Akanishi Jin left the group on July 21st, 2010 to pursue solo career.
– He was married to actress Meisa Kuroki from 2012 to 2023, they have 2 children together.
-He is very close to former News and Super Eight (Formerly known as Kanjani8) member Nishikido Ryo, they are a part of N/A, which they formed together. They also post videos on YouTube regularly.
-He is also very close to Yamashita Tomohisa as they, along with Nishikido and actors Oguri Shun and Yamada Takayuki were a part of the same friend group.
Tanaka Koki
Name: Tanaka Koki (田中聖)
Position: Rapper
Birthday: November 5th, 1985
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Height: 170 cm (5’7″)
Weight: –
Blood Type: B
Nationality: Japanese
Member Color: Yellow
Instagram: tanakakoki_joker
Twitter: koki1105t
Taguchi Junnosuke Facts:
– He was born in Chiba, Chiba, Japan.
– Tanaka Koki left the group in October of 2013 after his contract was terminated.
– His younger brother is Tanaka Juri of SixTONES.
Taguchi Junnosuke
Name: Taguchi Junnosuke (田口 淳之介)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: November 29th, 1985
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 183 cm (6’0″)
Weight: –
Blood Type: AB
Nationality: Japanese
Member Color: Orange
Instagram: junnosuke_official
Taguchi Junnosuke Facts:
– He was born in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.
– Taguchi Junnosuke left the group in March of 2016 to pursue a solo career.
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