KAT-TUN
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was a Japanese boy band under Starto Entertainment. Their formation under Johnny & Associates was in 2001. The group's name was originally an acronym based on the first letter of each member's family name: Kazuya Kamenashi, Jin Akanishi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, Tatsuya Ueda, and Yuichi Nakamaru. Their debut on March 22, 2006, was marked by a tripartite release of a CD single, album and music DVD on their exclusive record label J-One Records. Since then, all of their single, album and music DVD releases have debuted at number one on the Oricon music and DVD charts.
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- KAT-TUN
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- Musical artist <! For groups; see Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.origin
- Tokyo
- Musical artist <! For groups; see Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.years_active
- –2025
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- STARTO ENTERTAINMENT
- Musical artist <! For groups; see Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.past_members
- Kazuya Kamenashi Jin Akanishi Junnosuke Taguchi Koki Tanaka Tatsuya Ueda Yuichi Nakamaru
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.johnnys-net.jp/page?id=artistTop&artist=14
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- inception
- 2001-00-00
- start of work period
- 2001-00-00
- name in kana
- カトゥーン
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2025-03-31
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27 sectionsContents
- History
- 2001–2005: Formation and pre-debut activities
- 2006: Debut and ''Best of KAT-TUN''
- 2007: ''Cartoon KAT-TUN II You''
- 2008: ''Queen of Pirates''
- 2009–2010: ''Break the Records: By You & For You'', Akanishi Jin's departure and ''No More Pain''
- 2011: Fifth anniversary
- 2012: ''Chain''
- 2013–2014: Tanaka Koki's departure and ''Come Here''
- 2015: Taguchi Junnosuke's departure
- 2016–2019: Hiatus, recharging period, ''Cast'' and ''Ignite''
- 2021–2023: Resuming of group activities and ''Honey''
- 2024: Nakamaru's activities suspension
- 2025: Disbandment and "Break the KAT-TUN" concert
- 2026: Post disbandment
- Past Members
- Discography
- Other activities
- TV shows
- Radio
- Musicals
- Concerts
- Commercials
- Events
- Awards
- References
- External links
was a Japanese boy band under Starto Entertainment. Their formation under Johnny & Associates was in 2001. The group's name was originally an acronym based on the first letter of each member's family name: Kazuya Kamenashi, Jin Akanishi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, Tatsuya Ueda, and Yuichi Nakamaru. Their debut on March 22, 2006, was marked by a tripartite release of a CD single, album and music DVD on their exclusive record label J-One Records. Since then, all of their single, album and music DVD releases have debuted at number one on the Oricon music and DVD charts.
In 2010, Akanishi left the group to start a solo career, making the group's acronym then come from Kamenashi, Taguchi, Tanaka, Ueda, and Nakamaru, and the group toured with five members. In 2013, Tanaka's contract was terminated for several violations, leaving KAT-TUN as a four-man ensemble, and Tatsuya Ueda took the T to keep the acronym. By the end of March 2016, Taguchi left both the group and the agency, leaving KAT-TUN with only three remaining members.