King & Prince Members Profile
King & Prince (often shortened to Kinpuri) is a five-member Japanese male idol group under Johnny & Associates. The members consist of Nagase Ren and Takahashi Kaito. They debuted with Cinderella Girl on May 23, 2018, under Johnny & Associates’ new Universal Music record label Johnny’s Universe. Member Iwahashi Genki has left the group at the end of March 2021. The members Kishi Yuta, Hirano Sho and Jinguji Yuta left the group on May 22, 2023.
King & Prince Fandom Name: Tiara
King & Prince Official Colour: N/A
King & Prince Official Accounts:
Official Website: johnnys-net.jp / Universal Music Japan
Instagram : @kingandprince_j
Twitter : @kingandprince_j
Youtube : King & Prince
King & Prince Members Profile:
Kishi Yuta
Stage Name/Birth Name: Kishi Yuta (岸優太)
Position: Leader, Vocalist, Dancer
Birthday: September 29th, 1995
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Height: 167 cm (5’6″)
Weight: 55 kg (121 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Saitama, Japan
Member colour: Purple
Sub-unit: Prince
Kishi Yuta Facts:
– Date he entered the company: July 20th, 2009.
– He likes peaches and tomato juice, and dislikes green peas.
– He likes to work out.
– He’s a middle child, with a brother two years older and a sister three years younger.
– He’s good at cooking.
– He likes to fish.
– His bedtime ritual is to wear perfume.
– He’s the only member with the “simple” colour of purple. The rest of the members have “unique” colours: dark pink, crimson red, turquoise blue, jet black and sunflower yellow.
– He left the group on May 22, 2023. And will also leave the company on September 30, 2023.
– Currently, he’s part of the main/regular cast of variety show VS魂 (previously VS嵐).
Hirano Sho
Stage Name/Birth Name: Hirano Sho (平野紫耀)
Position: Center, Vocalist, Dancer
Birthday: January 29th, 1997
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Height: 170 cm (5’7″)
Weight: 63 kg (138 lbs)
Blood Type: O
Birthplace: Aichi, Japan
Member colour: Crimson Red
Sub-unit: King
Instagram: @sho_h_desyo
Hirano Sho Facts:
– He dislikes shiitake mushrooms.
– He has a brother three years younger.
– He has a habit of licking his lips.
– His hobbies include dancing, acrobatics and badminton.
– He originally auditioned for the Nagoya division of trainees in February 2012, before being transferred to the Kansai trainee division.
– King & Prince’s debut single Cinderella Girl was used as the theme song for the Japanese drama Hana Nochi Hare, in which Hirano plays the male lead.
– He is in the hall of fame of Japanese fashion magazine Vivi’s National Treasure Class Ikemen Ranking after having ranked 1st place twice.
– He and fellow member Jinguji Yuta left the group and the company on May 22, 2023. And on July 7th, 2023, it was announced that he joined Takizawa Hideaki’s new company TOBE.
Jinguji Yuta
Stage Name/Birth Name: Jinguji Yuta (神宮寺勇太)
Position: Vocalist, Dancer
Birthday: October 30th, 1997
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Height: 173 cm (5’8″)
Weight: 54 kg (119 lbs)
Blood Type: O
Birthplace: Chiba, Japan
Member colour: Turquoise Blue
Sub-unit: Prince
Instagram: @_yutajinguji
Jinguji Yuta Facts:
– Date he entered the company: October 30th, 2010.
– Holds the title of National Boyfriend (国民的彼氏), given by fans.
– He’s an only child.
– He does karate.
– He plays the guitar.
– His charm points are his lips and his moles.
– His catchphrase is “Ima, nanji? (Jinguji!)” (今何時? (神宮寺!))
– Genki is the first person he talked to during the Johnny & Associates’ auditions.
– He and fellow member Hirano Sho left the group and the company on May 22, 2023. And on July 7th, 2023, it was announced that he joined Takizawa Hideaki’s new company TOBE.
Nagase Ren
Stage Name/Birth Name: Nagase Ren (永瀬廉)
Position: Vocalist, Dancer
Birthday: January 23, 1999
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Height: 174.5 cm (5’9″)
Weight: 51 kg (112 lbs)
Blood Type: O
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Member colour: Jet Black
Sub-unit: King
Nagase Ren Facts:
– Date he entered the company: April 3rd, 2011.
– He has a brother five years younger.
– He is left-handed.
– He lived in Hokkaido until 5th grade.
– His mother recommended he joins Johnny & Associates.
– He won the Fight! YOUtachi ~Johnny’s Jr No.1 Ketteisen~. As the winner out of 100 trainees (incl. Hirano Sho and Takahashi Kaito), he got a solo performance at the Live House Johnny’s Ginza with senpai group A.B.C-Z as his backup dancers.
– He is the second member of the group to join the hall of fame of Japanese magazine Vivi’s National Treasure Class Ikemen Ranking.
Takahashi Kaito
Stage Name/Birth Name: Takahashi Kaito (髙橋海人)
Position: Youngest, Vocalist, Dancer
Birthday: April 3, 1999
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Height: 170 cm (5’7″)
Weight: 50 kg (110 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Kanagawa, Japan
Member colour: Sunflower Yellow
Sub-unit: King
Takahashi Kaito Facts:
– Date he entered the company: June 24th, 2013.
– His favorite food is ice cream, while he dislikes eggplant, mushroom and pumpkin.
– He is good at dancing; he has done hip-hop since kindergarten and was part of 4-member dance group F4 before joining Johnny & Associates as a trainee.
– He is also good at drawing and has published in 2019 a 14-page shoujo manga titled “Boku no Super Love Story!! Ouji to danshi wa Kamihitoe!?”. It was published in the Betsucomi shoujo manga magazine.
Former member:
Iwahashi Genki
Stage Name/Birth Name: Iwahashi Genki (岩橋玄樹)
Position: Vocalist, Dancer
Birthday: December 17th, 1996
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 165 cm (5’5″)
Weight: 50 kg (110 lbs)
Blood Type: O
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Member colour: Dark Pink
Sub-unit: Prince
Instagram : @genki_iwahashi_17
Twitter : @genki17staff
Official website : GENKI IWAHASHI
Iwahashi Genki Facts:
– Date he entered the company: October 30th, 2010.
– His many nicknames include Gen-chan (玄ちゃん), Gen-kun (玄くん), Iwachi (いわち) and Iwagen (イワゲン).
– His catchphrase is “Minna genki~? (Genki!) Iwahashi~? (Genki)” (みんな元気~? (元気!) 岩橋~? (玄樹!)).
– His favourite sport is baseball.
– He likes tomatoes and bananas and dislikes plums.
– He has a sister four years younger.
– He attended Asia University (Japan)(Economy Department).
– He has Spanish blood; his great-great-grandfather from his mother’s side is Spanish.
– From November 1st, 2018 on, he had to take a break due to his mental health.
– As of March 31st, 2021, after 2 years and 5 months of inactivity, Genki will officially leave King & Prince and Johnny & Associates to focus on overcoming his panic disorder; in a different environment and at his own pace.
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