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The latest single of popular group KinKi Kids, "The Red Light" (released on the 12th), sold more than 200,000 copies in the first week of release, ranking first in the weekly chart of the Oricon chart. This is the 21st consecutive year that KinKi Kids has won the first place in the single (1997-2017). This record broke the record of the once tied B"z (1997-2009) for 20 consecutive years, becoming the highest in history. This good news is the icing on the cake for KinKi Kids, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary of CD debut this year.
The single that won the first place is the 38th track from its debut song "The Boy of Glass" (released in July 1997). Refreshed their own record of "the total number of songs that won first place in a row since their debut".
The rhythmic title song "The Red Light" on the new CD was produced by Toshinobu Kubota himself, which was made by him constantly recalling and emphasizing the characteristics of the two during the composition process. KinKi Kids is about to celebrate their 20th anniversary of CD debut on the 21st of this month. A commemorative event was held at the Yokohama Sports Center on the 15th and 16th, but due to a sudden hearing impairment in the left ear, Motoya Doramoto only appeared at the event in the form of live video.