KAT-TUN

KAT-TUN
KAT-TUN
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Pop, rock
Years active	2001–present
Labels	J-One
Website	www.j-storm.co.jp/kattun
Members	Kazuya Kamenashi; Tatsuya Ueda; Yuichi Nakamaru;
Past members	Jin Akanishi; Junnosuke Taguchi; Koki Tanaka

KAT-TUN is a Japanese J-Pop band.^[1]

History

The group is made up of six young Japanese men. Their debut was announced January 29, 2006. The debut was accompanied by a concert tour of Japan. They released a single ("Real Face"), an album ("Best of KAT-TUN"), and a DVD (Real Face Film) on the same day, March 22, 2006.　

KAT-TUN is now made up of three members:

Kamenashi Kazuya (born February 23, 1986)
Ueda Tatsuya (born October 4, 1983)
Nakamaru Yuichi (born September 4, 1983)

Members who left the group:

Akanishi Jin (born July 4, 1984)
Tanaka Koki (born November 5, 1985)
Taguchi Junnosuke (born November 29, 1985)

KAT-TUN not only sings and dances. KAT-TUN also acts.

References

↑ KAT-TUN is an acronym. The group's name is an acronym formed by the members' surname initials. KAT-TUN stands for Kamenashi Kazuya, Akanishi Jin, Taguchi Junnosuke, Tanaka Koki, Ueda Tatsuya, Nakamaru Yuichi.

[1] KAT-TUN is an acronym. The group's name is an acronym formed by the members' surname initials. KAT-TUN stands for Kamenashi Kazuya, Akanishi Jin, Taguchi Junnosuke, Tanaka Koki, Ueda Tatsuya, Nakamaru Yuichi.

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