King & Prince

, often abbreviated as Kinpuri, is a two-member male idol group formed in 2015 with six members. They debuted on May 23, 2018 with the single "Cinderella Girl" from Johnnys' Universe.

Current Members

 * Nagase Ren (永瀬廉; ) - Mr.King
 * Takahashi Kaito (髙橋海人; ) - Mr.King

Former Members

 * Iwahashi Genki (岩橋玄樹; ) (Withdrew March 31, 2021) - Mr.Prince
 * Hirano Sho (平野紫耀; ) (Center) (Left May 22, 2023) - Mr.King
 * Kishi Yuta (岸優太; ) (Leader) (Left May 22, 2023) - Mr.Prince
 * Jinguji Yuta (神宮寺勇太; ) (Left May 22, 2023) - Mr.Prince

History

 * They performed at "Johnny's Ginza 2015" held at Theater CLIÉ from April 24 to June 1, 2015, and from April 24 to 26 and from May 30 to June 1. This is the first time that these six people have been selected to lead the performance. At that time, the performers column was written with the joint name of these six people, and the group name was not written. Also, while only 4 tickets were sold for the daytime performance on April 26, more than 1,000 people lined up to buy a small number of tickets decided by lottery.
 * They were formed as Mr.King vs. Mr.Prince on June 5, 2015, and at the same time, they were announced as supporters of TV Asahi's event "TV Asahi Roppongi Hills Summer Festival SUMMER STATION". The group name was decided by Johnny Kitagawa, two hours before the press conference. "Mr.King" consists of Hirano Sho, Nagase Ren, and Takahashi Kaito, while "Mr.Prince" consists of Kishi Yuta, Iwahashi Genki, and Jinguji Yuta. The two units in one group have the meaning just as the "battle between the king and the prince" means, each of them scatters sparks and works hard to improve their skills. They selected "Summer Station" as the event's official theme song, and performed it for the first time at the Mazda All-Star Game 2015 pre-game event held at Tokyo Dome on July 17. When they were first formed, they were considered to be a limited-time group, but on August 20, 2015, the continuation of their activities was officially announced, and "Summer Station" was broadcast live on the music program "Music Station" the following day on August 21.
 * Since 2016, they have been divided into two units, "Mr.KING" and "Prince". However, after the six members gathered together for the concert "Summer Stage Kimitachiga KING'S TREASURE" held in the summer of 2017, the members, led by Hirano, directly approached the president in September to discuss debuting as a six-member group.
 * They held a press conference at Universal Music's new building on January 17, 2018, and a new label, Johnny's Universe, was established as the first collaboration between Johnny's Office and Universal Music. It was announced that they will make a CD debut as the first artist. Along with this, the group name was changed to "King & Prince" with the meaning of "6 people together". It was also announced that Kishi, the oldest member of the group, had been appointed as leader. In addition, Mr. KING and Prince may continue their unit activities in the future.
 * On November 4, 2022, it was announced that Kishi, Hirano, and Jinguji would be leaving the group as of May 22, 2023, as well as leaving Johnny's Office.   After May 23, Nagase and Takahashi will continue the group.

Discography
Albums=

Studio Albums

 * 1) [2019.06.19] King & Prince
 * 2) [2020.09.02] L&
 * 3) [2021.07.21] Re:Sense
 * 4) [2022.06.29] Made in
 * 5) [2023.08.16] Peace (ピース)

Best Album
Singles=
 * 1) [2023.04.19] Mr.5

Singles
Blu-ray & DVD=
 * 1) [2018.05.23] Cinderella Girl (シンデレラガール)
 * 2) [2018.10.10] Memorial
 * 3) [2019.04.03] Kimi wo Matteru (君を待ってる)
 * 4) [2019.08.28] koi-wazurai
 * 5) [2020.06.10] Mazy Night
 * 6) [2020.12.16] I promise
 * 7) [2021.05.19] Magic Touch / Beating Hearts
 * 8) [2021.10.06] Koi Furu Tsukiyo ni Kimi Omou (恋降る月夜に君想ふ)
 * 9) [2022.04.13] Lovin' you / Odoru You ni Jinsei wo. (Lovin' you / 踊るように人生を｡)
 * 10) [2022.09.14] TraceTrace
 * 11) [2022.11.09] Tsukiyomi / Irodori (ツキヨミ / 彩り)
 * 12) [2023.02.22] Life goes on / We are young
 * 13) [2023.06.21] Nanimono (なにもの)
 * 14) [2023.11.08] Itoshi Ikiru Koto (愛し生きること)

Blu-ray & DVD

 * 1) [2018.12.12] King & Prince First Concert Tour 2018
 * 2) [2020.01.15] King & Prince CONCERT TOUR 2019
 * 3) [2021.02.24] King & Prince CONCERT TOUR 2020 ~L&~
 * 4) [2022.01.12] King & Prince CONCERT TOUR 2021 ~Re:Sense~
 * 5) [2023.01.18] King & Prince First DOME TOUR 2022 ~Mr.~
 * 6) [2023.03.22] King & Prince ARENA TOUR 2022 ~Made in~

Awards

 * Yahoo! Search Awards 2018 - Grand Prize
 * Yahoo! Search Awards 2018 - Idol Category Award
 * The 33th Japan Gold Disc Award - New Artist Award
 * The 34th Japan Gold Disc Award - Best 5 Albums Award
 * Japan GQ Men of the Year 2019
 * The 35th Japan Gold Disc Award - Best 5 Albums Award
 * The 35th Japan Gold Disc Award - Best 3 Music Videos
 * Twitter Trending Awards 2021 - Fastest Rising Account Category Award
 * OL Awards 2021 - OL Award of the Year
 * OL Awards 2021 - Best Team To Work With Award

Trivia

 * Johnny Kitagawa, the former president of Johnny & Associates, made their debut as the last group in his life.

Gallery
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