When it comes to Japanese male idol groups, is it the first thing that everyone thinks of Jenis? Those Asian superstars we know, such as Takuya Kimura, Jun Matsumoto, Tomohisa Yamashita and others are from the Jenis office, under the change of generations, there have also been many super popular idol groups over the years to gain everyone's attention, and today's editor wants to introduce the group "King & Prince" that debuted after 2010 and has been popular since the time of Jenis!
King & Prince Group Introduction
"King & Prince" is a 5-member group under the Jenis Agency, released on May 23, 2018 with the first single "Cinderella Girl (シンデレラガール)" officially debuted, composed of Shiyo Hirano, Ryo Nagase, Kaito Takahashi, Yuta Kishi, Yuta Jinguji, the fan nickname KinPri (キンプリ), originally a six-member group, due to the panic attack of Genki Iwahashi among the members, it was announced that it would suspend group activities in November of the same year. In March 2021, he announced his withdrawal from his group and firm, and since then, "King & Prince" has been a five-person group activity.
The origin of the composition of King & Prince
As mentioned earlier, the members of King & Prince had great popularity before their debut, that is, during the time of Johnny's Jr. In the 2015 stage play "JOHNNYS' Ginza 2015", it was announced that six people would serve as Team A and all members would serve as "seat managers", and the national tour would begin from April to June of the same year. Due to the fact that the six people received a lot of attention during this period, they were called "A6" and "クリエA6" by the audience, and on June 5 of the same year, Jenis announced that the six would form "Mr.King vs Mr.Prince" and serve as the event support group for the Roppongi Hills Summer Festival.
On August 20 of the same year, the Jenis Office announced that six people would form "Mr. King" and "Mr. Prince" to carry out Jr. activities in the form of small teams, "Mr. King" members are Shiyo Hirano, Ryo Nagase, and Kaito Takahashi, and "Mr. Prince" is Yuta Kishi, Yuta Jinguji, and Genki Iwahashi.
Three years after Jr.'s activities, a press conference was held in January 2018 to announce that the group would officially debut, consisting of a team to form "King & Prince", and released the debut single "Cinderella Girl (シンデレラガール)" in May of the same year. "King & Prince" is a new group launched by Jenis after a four-year absence, and the last group nurtured by Jenis founder Johnny Kitagawa during his lifetime.
King & Prince's "No Love" says?
In July 2019, member Kaito Takahashi suddenly broke the news on the show that the group actually had a "no love order", which immediately aroused community attention, because Jenis has never explicitly forbidden idols to fall in love, only the idols themselves strictly require self-discipline.
And it turns out that the "forbidden love order" referred to by Takahashi Hairen means that the relationship between the members is too close, and then so close I really don't know what will happen, for the long-term development of the group or hope to keep a distance, fans have also posted various intimate photos of members in public in the past, I can only say that boys really have to like boys! （？
Member Introduction
Shinyao Hirano
BORN IN 1997, HIRANO JOINED THE LOCAL IDOL GROUP "BOYS AND MEN" BEFORE JOINING JENIS, AND IN 2012, BECAUSE OF THE INTRODUCTION OF A CHOREOGRAPHER, HE WAS AWARDED BY JOHNNY. Kitagawa joined the Jenis Office as Kansai Jr., and was the part of the Kansai Jr. program "まいど! ジャーニィ〜"的resident members。
After his official debut in 2018, he took over the male protagonist of the sequel to "Meteor Garden" "Flowers Over the Sky ~ Flower Man Next Season~", starred in the popular animated movie "Kaguya-hime Wants to Make People Confess" in 2019, partnering Kanna Hashimoto, it can be said that it attracted much attention as soon as it debuted!
In 2020, he partnered with Kento Nakajima, a member of the same social group "Sexy Zone", and co-starred in the Japanese drama "Under-Filled Police" adapted from the Korean movie "Rookie Police Cadet", and in 2022, he will take over the starring role of TBS again, playing the protagonist of the new generation of "Fraud Hunter" "Kurosaki", which is also a Japanese drama starring again after spending the sky in 2018!
Renren Nagase
Born in 1999, Ryo Nagase joined Jenis Office in 2011, also born in Kansai, and carries out activities as a Kansai Jr. One of the long-term resident members of ジャーニィ〜, he formed the group "なにわ Prince" with "Wave Man" members Daigo Nishihata and Onishi Meteor in 2012, and began to move to Tokyo in 2016.
He once starred in the Japanese drama "Where did my skirt go?" starring Shinta Furuda. played one of the main supporting roles, starring in the live-action movie "Speed Otaku" adapted from the anime in 2020, playing the protagonist Onoda Sakamichi, and starring in the Japanese drama "Shin・Nobunaga Koki ~classmate is a Sengoku military general~" in 2022, which is also his first starring Japanese drama in prime time!
In addition to theatrical performances, Nagase Lian's appearance is also quite outstanding, and he has successively won the "ViVi National Treasure Handsome Ranking" planned by "ViVi" in the first half and second half of 2022, and won the "No. 1 place in the NOW department" to enter the hall level, which is a "face national treasure" certified by the public!
Takahashi Kaito
Also born in 1999, Takahashi Kaito has studied dance since childhood, once danced for SMAP concerts as a children's dance company, and joined Jenis Agency as a Jr. event in July 2013. In addition to the identity of idols, Takahashi Kaito also has an identity that everyone can not imagine, that is, a girl manga artist!
Works since 2018 "Idol, Sometimes Girl Manga House." 于小学馆杂志 "Betsucomi" May issue 开始连载并正式出道成为manga artist,2019年在同本杂志的May issue上刊载了14页的shoujo manga "仆のSuper Love Story!! - The prince and the boy are all in one!? 〜",也是杰尼斯事务所首位兼职girl manga artist的idolstatue。
In addition to being a manga artist, Kaito Takahashi has also participated in many drama performances as an actor, having participated in "Tokyo University Special Training Class 2" as one of the key roles, and also participated in the Japanese drama "10 Seconds to the Future" starring Takuya Kimura, and starred in TV Asahi's Japanese drama "Boyfriend Arrives" in 2022! This is also his first starring role in prime time!
Yuta Kishi
Born in 1995, Kishi Yuta was voted captain by fans because he was the oldest and the most senior member of the group. After joining Jenis in 2009, he worked as a Jr., joined the group "Sexy Boyz" in 2013, participated in the online drama "Close Love〜Season Zero〜" in 2014, partnered with Rio Suzuki in 2015, and starred in the Japanese drama "Brother Gacha" for the first time and gained high popularity.
In 2015, he participated in the manga Japanese drama "I Will Not Obey What Kurosaki-kun Says", playing the actor Kurosaki's henchman "Yusuke Kaji", and the movie version was released the following year and also participated in the performance, playing the same role.
In 2021, he participated in the Fuji Moon Nine drama "Night Doctor" as an important role "Fukasawa Shin" who aspired to become a doctor in order to make his sister healthy, won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 25th Nikkan Sports Japanese Drama Awards for his outstanding acting skills, and announced in 2022 that he will star in the bloody comic book movie "G-Men" for the first time, which is expected to be released in 2023, so I look forward to his first starring movie!
Yuta Jinguji
Yuta Jinguji, born in 1997, joined Jenis Office on his 13th birthday in 2010 and started his activities as a Jr. in Kanto, and also joined the little Jenis group "Sexy Boyz" for Jr. activities, participated in the Japanese drama "Youth Detective Haruya ~Don't Allow Adults to Do Evil~" starring Yuta Tatamori in 2015, and in 2018 with Kaito Takahashi and Genki Iwahashi in the Japanese drama "Do You Have to Like Club Activities?" Starring.
In 2021, he cooperated with veteran actress Miho Nakayama and starred in the stage plays "Aoi Kami" and "Weak Mage" for the first time, and a total of 32 performances were performed from November to December of the same year, and the superb acting skills of the stage play were also highly praised by the audience!
In 2022, he will star in the spring Japanese drama "Receptionist JOE", playing the male protagonist "Cheng Takuhai" who has changed from sales to reception for some reason, which is a workplace series launched by Nippon TV, which is also the first time that Yuta Jinguji has acted as the starring role in this type of drama!
Genki Iwahashi (withdrew)
Genki Iwahashi, who was born in 1996, joined Jenis in 2010 and has revealed in the past that he suffered from panic disorder due to bullying in elementary school, and after debuting with the group in 2018, he received a lot of attention, causing panic disorder to recur, and announced a break from work in November of the same year. In March 2021, the firm expressed on his behalf, and due to the deterioration of symptoms, he announced his withdrawal from the Jenis office and the affiliated group.
On April 1, 2021, he opened a personal Instagram account, and released music works in his personal name in December of the same year and the following year, and there were also media exposures. Although he is not in a group event anymore, fans who like him can still follow his latest situation on IG!
Status of the King & Prince group
On the fourth anniversary of the group's debut in May 2022, "King & Prince" announced that it would hold a concert tour "King & Prince ARENA TOUR 2022~Made in~" from July 30, and in November of the same year, the firm announced that due to differences between the group members on the future development, under the premise of respecting everyone, it was decided that "King & Prince" would end the five-member system after consultation with the group members. Kishi Yuta and Jinguji Yuta will withdraw from the group on May 22, 2023, Hirano Shiyo and Jinguji Yuta will also withdraw from the Jenis office on the same day, while Kishi Yuta is expected to withdraw in the fall of 2023 due to the fact that he still has a drama appointment, and "King & Prince" will conduct group activities with Ryo Nagase and Kaito Takahashi in the future.
After reading the above introduction, do you have a deeper understanding of "King & Prince"? Although KinPri will inevitably face the exodus crisis faced by many idol groups, I believe that no matter what decisions the members make, the fans' love for them will not change!