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(originally NewS), is a six member group consisting of: Tomohisa Yamashita, Ryo Nishikido, Keiichiro Koyama, Takahisa Masuda, Shigeaki Kato, and Yuya Tegoshi. The groups name is an acronym for the cardinal directions: north, east, west, south. Formed by Johnny & Associates in 2003 as a nine member group, under the label Johnny's Entertainment. NEWS released a promotional single , which was used for the World Cup of Volleyball Championships. In 2004, left the group and NEWS (as a then-eight member group), released their debut single, , which debuted atop the Oricon charts.
In 2006, the group released their sixth consecutive number-one single, "", as the current six member group due to the controversy of then-members Hiroki Uchi and Hironori Kusano.
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(originally NewS), is a six member group consisting of: Tomohisa Yamashita, Ryo Nishikido, Keiichiro Koyama, Takahisa Masuda, Shigeaki Kato, and Yuya Tegoshi. The groups name is an acronym for the cardinal directions: north, east, west, south. Formed by Johnny & Associates in 2003 as a nine member group, under the label Johnny's Entertainment. NEWS released a promotional single , which was used for the World Cup of Volleyball Championships. In 2004, left the group and NEWS (as a then-eight member group), released their debut single, , which debuted atop the Oricon charts.
In 2006, the group released their sixth consecutive number-one single, "", as the current six member group due to the controversy of then-members Hiroki Uchi and Hironori Kusano. NEWS went on a brief hiatus and their return was marked with their seventh number-one single, . In 2008, they released their tenth single, Happy Birthday, which made NEWS became the second group after label-mates KinKi Kids to have the longest number of consecutive number-ones since their debut.
History
2003-2006: Debut and departure of members
Formed in September 2003, NEWS released a promotional single, , which was used as the theme song for the World Cup of Volleyball Championships. Before holding their first concert, , Takahiro Moriuchi left the group. The circumstances as to his departure were unclear. Moriuchi is currently the lead the singer of rock band One Ok Rock. NEWS released their debut single, "Kibo: Yell", which topped the Oricon chart. They released two more singles: (2004) and (2005), both which debut atop of the charts, before releasing their first album Touch.
Touch debut atop the Oricon album chart. On July 16, 2005, member Hiroki Uchi got himself involved in a case of underaged drinking and was suspended by his agency, leaving a seven member NEWS.
On January 31, 2006, Hironori Kusano of the group was accused of another incident of underaged drinking and became the second NEWS member to be suspended. Releasing their 6th single on 15 March 2006, it was announced that NEWS was to be put on hiatus due to the temporary suspension of two of their members. NEWS held a 'NEWS Spring Tour 2006' before stopping their activities officially on 1 May 2006.
Members who were not related to the scandals were allowed to carry on with their solo activities, but no group activities would be carried on during this period until further notice.
2007-2008:NEWS' comeback
The return of NEWS was announced on December 30, 2006, but would continue as a six-member group as Hiroki Uchi and Hironori Kusano were demoted to the position of "trainees". On January 1, 2007, NEWS had their first performance since the hiatus at the Johnny's Concert Countdown 2006-2007.. NEWS released their first single since the hiatus on March 7 2007, . It was used as the theme song for the Japanese version of Happy Feet, which starred Yuya Tegoshi, who voiced the main character Mumble. Hoshi wo Mezashite debuted at the number-one spot on both the daily and weekly Oricon charts. After the release of the single, a two month concert tour followed. NEWS released a DVD on August 8th, Never Ending Wonderful Story, which features live performances of the tour and documentaries. NEWS was scheduled to hold a two day concert in Taipei from October 6 to the 7th.. Unfortunately an unexpected typhoon striking the Taiwanese capital on the concert's first day which resulted in the postponement of the concert. Instead, two performances were held on the second day.
NEWS simultaneously released their seventh single and second album on November 7. Both releases debuted on the charts at the number-one position. The single was used to promote a Japanese clothing store Russ-K's winter collection. Weeeek sold 263,000 copies and the album Pacific sold 196,000 copies. This was the tenth time in Oricon history an artist reached number-one on both the single and the album charts simultaneously. The last occurrence achieved by KAT-TUN in April 2006. Other artists include SMAP, KinKi Kids, Masaharu Fukuyama, Ayumi Hamasaki, WANDS, as well as Seiko Matsuda.
To further support their album, NEWS went on their nation-wide tour NEWS CONCERT TOUR Pacific 2007-2008, from December 15th, 2007 to January 27th, 2008. As a special part of the tour, they performed for the first time as a group in Tokyo Dome. The concert, which was held on 9th January 2008 and extravagantly involved the massive usage of 50 tonnes of water to entertain the fans, was due to overwhelming demand for tickets for their Pacific Tour that left near 300,000 fans without tickets.
On January 9, 2008, during the encore of the tour NEWS performed their eighth single, . The single was later released on February 8, 2008 and was used as the theme song for the movie Kurosagi, starring Tomohisa Yamashita. On May 8, 2008 NEWS released their ninth single, Summer Time. The song was used to promote the clothing brand Russ-K. Both Taiyou no Namida and Summer Time peaked number-one on the charts, making NEWS the second group after KinKi Kids with the longest streak of consecutive number one singles since debuting.
NEWS released NEWS CONCERT TOUR Pacific 2007-2008 -The First Tokyo Dome Concert- on August 13, 2008. They recently released their tenth single, Happy Birthday, on October 1, 2008 and their third studio album titled 'color' on November 19, 2008. Also, NEWS had their "NEWS Winter Party Diamond 2008-2009 tour" which ran from October 25, 2008 to January 12, 2009.
Members
Active members
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- Born: April 9, 1985 (aged 23)
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- Born: November 3, 1984 (aged 24)
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- Born: May 1, 1984 (aged 24)
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- Born: July 4, 1986 (aged 22)
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- Born: July 11, 1987 (aged 21)
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- Born: November 11, 1987 (aged 21)
While there is no indication at present that they will be rejoining NEWS, Hiroki Uchi and Hironori Kusano performed at the 2007 Shonentai Playzone. Uchi and Kusano's graduation from their previous statues of trainees, were announced during the press conference of Isshun no Kaze ni Nare, a short drama in which Uchi made his come back as an actor. He has a major role in the spring 2008 weekly drama 'Osen'. In addition it has been announced that Uchi will be having a solo concert.
Former members
He is now the vocalist in the rock band ONE OK ROCK.
Discography
Studio albums
DVDs
- NEWS Nippon 0304 April 7, 2004
- Summary of Johnny's World (with KAT-TUN and Ya-Ya-Yah) April 19, 2005
- Touch Limited Edition DVD April 27, 2005
- Hoshi wo Mezashite Limited Edition DVD March 21, 2007
- Never Ending Wonderful Story DVD August 8, 2007
- NEWS CONCERT TOUR pacific 2007 2008 - THE FIRST TOKYO DOME CONCERT - August 13, 2008
Other activities
Note: Works such as dramas, movies and shows featuring the minority of NEWS is not listed here. Instead, please refer to the members' respective pages.
Concerts
- NEWSnowConcert Winter Concert 2004/2005
- NEWS East-to-West Spring Concert 2005
- Summary 2004 (with Junior groups including KAT-TUN and Ya-Ya-yah)
- Summary 2005 (with Junior group Ya-ya-yah)
- A Happy "NEWS" Year 2006 (January 1 – January 9, 2006)
- NEWS Spring Tour 2006 (March 25 – April 30, 2006)
- Spring Concert Tour 2007 (February 17 – April 15, 2007)
- NEWS First Concert 2007 in Taipei (October 6 – October 7, 2007)
- NEWS Pacific Winter Tour 2007-2008
- NEWS Winter Party Diamond 2008-2009 (October 25 - January 12)
Commercials
- TBC Aesthetic Salon (??????????TBC)
- Russ-K
- Lawson
- KOSÉ
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