Tsuyoshi Domoto

Tsuyoshi Domoto 堂本 剛
Born	April 10, 1979 (1979-04-10) (age 32)
Origin	Nara, Japan
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer, singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, television personality, actor, Artist
Instruments	Guitar, Drum, piano, and Bass
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Johnny's Entertainment
Associated acts	KinKi Kids, J-Friends, Toraji Haiji
Website	tsuyoshi.in

Tsuyoshi Domoto (堂本 剛, Dōmoto Tsuyoshi^?) (born April 10, 1979) is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, television personality, writer and illustrator. Along with Koichi Domoto (whom he has no blood-relation with), he is a member of KinKi Kids, which is a Japanese duo under the management of Johnny & Associates.

Biography

Born in Nara, Domoto joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates at the age of 12 after his mother sent in his application without his knowledge.^[1] Domoto and his bandmate Koichi Domoto first worked together as backdancers for Hikaru Genji, who were holding a concert at Yokohama Arena,^[1] and has since then been partnered up for magazine photoshoots, music acts and drama projects. The duo starred in their first drama together called Ningen Shikkaku in 1994, in which Domoto was awarded Best Newcomer in the Television Drama Academy Awards.^[2]

Together with Koichi Domoto, he eventually made his debut in 1997 as KinKi Kids with a double release of a single "Garasu no Shōnen" and an album A Album, both of which went on to sell more than a million copies.^[1][3]

On May 29, 2002, Domoto released his first solo single "Machi/Dekiai Logic", in which Domoto penned and composed all the tracks himself.^[4] In 2006, Domoto had begun to release his solo work under the project name Endlicheri Endlicheri. However, he renamed his solo project from Endlicheri Endlicheri to 244 Endli-x (pronounced "Tsuyoshi Endorikkusu") in 2008.^[5] He announced that he would go on his first concert tour as 244 Endli-x soon after, which began on March 29, 2008 at the Yokohama Arena and ended in Sendai on May 8, 2008.^[6] Domoto once again changed his solo project name in 2009 to Tsuyoshi (剛紫^?) and simultaneously released a single and an album on April 10, 2009.^[7] On the same year, he released another single "Rain" on September 9, which topped the Oricon Single Weekly Charts.^[8]

After more than one year and a half, Domoto finally released his 9th single on April 6, 2011, titled "Eni wo Yuite" which The track was recorded at shrines believed to have connections to Nara’s entertainment and music industries, is a love song to Japan.^[9]

Discography

For releases as a member of KinKi Kids, please see KinKi Kids discography.

Singles

#	Title	Release date	Project name
1st	"Machi/Dekiai Logic"[note 1]	May 29, 2002	Tsuyoshi Domoto
2nd	"Waver"	June 9, 2004	Tsuyoshi Domoto
3rd	"Someiyoshino"	February 1, 2006	Endlicheri Endlicheri
4th	"The Rainbow Star"	June 28, 2006	Endlicheri Endlicheri
5th	"Sora Ga Nakukara"	February 7, 2007	Endlicheri Endlicheri
6th	"Kurikaesu Haru"	April 2, 2008	244 Endli-x
7th	"Sora: Utsukushii Ware no Sora"	April 10, 2009	Tsuyoshi
8th	"Rain"	September 9, 2009	Tsuyoshi Domoto
9th	"Eni wo Yuite"	April 6, 2011	Tsuyoshi Domoto

As the temporary unit Toraji Haiji with Tokio member Taichi Kokubun for the movie Fantastipo:

• "Fantastipo" (January 26, 2005)

Albums

#	Title	Release date	Project name
1st	Rosso e Azzurro	August 7, 2002	Tsuyoshi Domoto
2nd	Si	August 18, 2004	Tsuyoshi Domoto
3rd	Coward	March 1, 2006	Endlicheri Endlicheri
4th	Neo Africa Rainbow Ax	April 11, 2007	Endlicheri Endlicheri
5th	I and Ai	April 2, 2008	244 Endli-x
6th	Bigaku: My Beautiful Sky	April 10, 2009	Tsuyoshi

Videos

#	Title	Release date	Project name
1st	Live Rosso e Azzurro	January 8, 2003	Tsuyoshi Domoto
2nd	Tsuyoshi Domoto 2nd Live Si: First Line	April 6, 2005	Tsuyoshi Domoto
3rd	Mune Uchu Endlicheri Endlicheri Documentary	February 14, 2007	Endlicheri Endlicheri
4th	Fukanzen Funky White Dragon	March 14, 2007	Endlicheri Endlicheri
5th	Endlicheri Live DVD	March 11, 2009	244 Endli-x
6th	薬师寺 live 2009	June 30, 2010	Tsuyoshi Domoto

Solo activities

For activities as a member of KinKi Kids, please refer to KinKi Kids.

Dramas

• Karin (NHK: April 1, 1994- April 2, 1994)
• Ningen Shikaku (TBS: July 8, 1994 – September 23, 1994)
• Date Masamune (TBS: January 1, 1995)
• Second Chance (TBS: April 14, 1995 – June 30, 1995)
• Kindaichi Shounen No Jikembo (NTV: July 15, 1995 – September 16, 1995)
• Kindaichi Shounen No Jikembo SP Snow Demon Murder case (NTV: December 28, 1995)
• Wakaba No Koro (TBS: April 12, 1996 - June 28, 1996)
• Dareka Ga Dareka Ni Koishiteru (TBS: March 29, 1996)
• Kaette Kita Second Chance (TBS: December 20, 1996)
• Kindaichi Shounen No Jikembo (NTV: April 12, 1997)
• Ao No Jidai (TBS: July 3, 1998 – September 11, 1998)
• Kimi To Ita Mirai No Tame Ni: I'll Be Back (NTV : January 16, 1999 – March 20, 1999)
• to Heart ~Koishite Shinitai~ (TBS: July 2, 1999 – September 17, 1999)
• Summer Snow (TBS: July 7, 2000 – September 15, 2000)
• Mukai Arata No Doubutsu Nikki ~Aiken Roshinante No Sainan~ (NTV : January 3, 2001 – March 17, 2001)
• Gakkou No Sensei (TBS: October 7, 2001 – December 16, 2001)
• Yume No California (TBS: April 12, 2002 – June 28, 2002)
• Moto Kare (TBS: July 6, 2003 – September 7, 2003)
• Home Drama! (TBS: April 16, 2004 – June 25, 2004)
• Last Present (TV Asahi: June 11, 2005. *Special drama*)
• Hoshi Ni Negai Wo (Fuji TV: August 26, 2005)
• 33 Pun Tantei (Fuji TV: August 2008)
• Kaette Kosaserareta 33pun Tantei (Fuji TV, 2009)

Before joining Johnny's Entertainment, Domoto already started his acting career as a child actor using stage name "Naohiro Domoto" and acted on numerous drama:

• Waka daijyou tenka Gomen! (Asahi TV: July, 1987, [Extra])
• Saisoshite Ouna series (19), “Akumu no Ato” (Maiichi broadcast: August 17, 1987 - August 28, 1987)
• Story of Downtown (Maiichi broadcast: October 20, 1987, [Childhood of Masatosi Hamada])
• Kyoto suspense: Hotaru kuchi Shin Jyuu (Kansai TV: December 14, 1987. *Special drama*)
• 1.2.3 to 4.5. ruku (Kansai TV: July, 1988, [Guest])
• Saisoshite Ouna series (31), “Sajyu no Kazuku” (Maiichi Broadcast: September 26, 1988 - November 25, 1988)
• Buchi you keiji (ABC: February, 1989, [Guest])
• Shin buchi you keiji – Metro Polie 24 (ABC: 1989, [Guest])
• Heart ni ka wo tsukete (Fuji TV: 1989)
• Denen no alien (Kansai TV: July, 1989)
• Bechi no Ai (NHK: January 1, 1990 - January 13 [Saturday drama])
• Saisoshite Ouna series (42), “Mei meji kaku ~ Mata Mamano ko ni naritai” (Maiichi Broadcast: February 5, 1990 - March 30, 1990)
• Sanjyou Tenkuken (Tokyo TV: May 27, 1990)

Movies

• 1997: Kindaichi Shounen No Jikembo Shanghai Mermaid
• 2005: Fantastipo

Under the name of "Naohiro Domoto":

• 1988: Yuuzora harete]
• 1988: Boku to koinu Daijiken
• 1990: Jotei kasuga no tsubane

Variety Shows

• Domoto Tsuyoshi no Do-Ya (TV Asahi: Oct 01, 1996 - Sept 30, 1997)
• Tsuyochan Douhonbo (NTB: Mar 29, 1999 - Sept 27, 1999)
• Domoto Tsuyoshi no Shoujiki Shindoi (TV Asahi: Oct 9, 2002 - Sept 30, 2009)
• 24CH△NNEL (TV Asahi: Oct 7, 2009 - Mar 21,2010)

Under the name of "Naohiro Domoto":

• 2ji no waido show (Yomiuri TV: August, 1987)
• －TV MAGAZINE－ haretokitoki takajen (ABC TV: March, 1989)
• Wanpoku TV station (Yomiuri TV: 1989 (Autumn), as Program host)

Books

• 2002: Kimetoarukeba (Story by: Shizuka Iziyuuin, Illustration by: Domoto Tsuyoshi, Published by: Asahi Shimbun)
• 2003: Zuudo ishyu (Story by: Shizuka Iziyuuin, Illustration by: Domoto Tsuyoshi, Published by: Asahi Shimbun)
• 2005: Boku no Kutsu oto(Compilation of Domoto Tsuyoshi writing that serialize in Myojo from 1999 to 2005, Published by: Shueisha)

Concerts

Title	Tour date	Project name
Tsuyoshi Domoto: Rosso e Azzurro	July 24, 2002 - August 14, 2002	Tsuyoshi Domoto
Tsuyoshi Domoto 2nd Live - Si: First Line	August 11, 2004 - September 5, 2004	Tsuyoshi Domoto
The Rainbow Star	March 19, 2006 - October 29, 2006	Endlicheri Endlicheri
Endlicheri Endlicheri Presents Funky Party 2007: Sparkling Love	February 23, 2007 - March 4, 2007	Endlicheri Endlicheri
Endlicheri Endlicheri Presents Funky Party 2007: Neo Africa Rainbow Ax	March 16, 2007 - June 24, 2007	Endlicheri Endlicheri
Endlicheri Endlicheri Presents Love Event: Higher in Japan!	June 22, 2007, June 25, 2007	Endlicheri Endlicheri
Endlicheri Endlicheri Presents 244 Endli-x Live Tour '08: I and Ai	March 29, 2008 - May 25, 2008	244 Endli-x
Endlicheri Endlicheri Presents Waterize	May 26, 2008	244 Endli-x
Biware Sora - Bigaku: My Beautiful Sky Tour	April 9, 2009 - June 25, 2009	Tsuyoshi
2009 Yakushiji Live	July 10, 2009 - July 11, 2009	Tsuyoshi Domoto
Endlicheri Endlicheri Live: Cheri 4 U	August 15, 2009 - August 20, 2009, October 3, 2009 - November 29, 2009	Endlicheri Endlicheri

Awards

• 1994: 2nd Television Drama Academy Awards (Summer): Best Newcomer for Ningen Shikkaku^[2]
• 1998: 2nd Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (98-99): Best Actor for Ao no Jidai^[2]
• 1999: 22nd Television Drama Academy Awards (Summer): Best Actor for To Heart Koishite Shinitai^[2]
• 2000: 26th Television Drama Academy Awards (Summer): Best Actor for Summer Snow^[2]
• 2004: Best Jeanist of the Year^[11]

Notes

1. ^ The single topped the Oricon charts and sold 162,620 copies in its first week.^[10]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Shōnen Club Premium. NHK. July 15, 2007. (Japanese)
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Drama Academy Awards". Tokyograph. http://www.tokyograph.com/info/Drama_Academy_Awards. Retrieved November 2, 2009. 
3. ^ "1997 Million-Seller List". RIAJ. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/million_list/1997.html. Retrieved October 17, 2009.  (Japanese)
4. ^ "Machi/Dekiai Logic". Johnny's net. http://www.johnnys-net.jp/j/artists/kinki/disco/_popup/pop_machi.html. Retrieved November 2, 2009.  (Japanese)
5. ^ "Tsuyoshi Domoto renames solo project". Tokyograph. January 31, 2008. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2487. Retrieved November 2, 2009. 
6. ^ "Domoto announces first tour as ENDLI-x". Tokyograph. February 15, 2008. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2570. Retrieved November 2, 2009. 
7. ^ "Charts: Tsuyoshi Domoto's solo project sells big". Tokyograph. April 15, 2009. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4652. Retrieved November 2, 2009. 
8. ^ "Charts: Mai Kuraki, Tsuyoshi Domoto, Namie Amuro". Tokyograph. September 15, 2009. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/charts-mai-kuraki-tsuyoshi-domoto-namie-amuro. Retrieved November 2, 2009. 
9. ^ "KinKi Kids’ Domoto Tsuyoshi to release new single in April". tokyohive. February 25, 2011. http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/02/kinki-kids-domoto-tsuyoshi-to-release-new-single-in-april/. Retrieved April 14, 2011. 
10. ^ "2002年06月第2週のシングルランキング情報". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2002&month=6&week=2&submit4.x=27&submit4.y=6. Retrieved November 2, 2009.  (Japanese)
11. ^ "List of Best Jeanists". Tokyograph. http://www.tokyograph.com/info/Best_Jeanist. Retrieved November 1, 2009. 

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Tsuyoshi Domoto at the Internet Movie Database

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