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Takuya Kimura

For the baseball player, see Takuya Kimura (baseball).

Takuya Kimura
木村 拓哉
Kimura in 2008
Born (1972-11-13) November 13, 1972 (age 52)
Tokyo, Japan[1]
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
Years active1987 (1987)–present
AgentStarto Entertainment
Spouse
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(m. 2000)​
Children
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Labels
Formerly of
Signature

Takuya Kimura (Japanese: 木村 拓哉, Hepburn: Kimura Takuya, born November 13, 1972) is a Japanese actor, singer, and radio personality. He is regarded as a Japanese icon after achieving success as an actor. He was also a popular member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia. In the media, he is known as a huge heartthrob in Japan, and a sex symbol.[2] In April 1988, producer Johnny Kitagawa chose six out of the twenty boys to create a new boy band; "SMAP."[3]

In 2020, Kimura released his first solo album, entitled "Go with the Flow". The album, which included songs written for Kimura by well-known bands and artists such as [ALEXANDROS], Superfly, Noriyuki Makihara, and Love Psychedelico, debuted at #1 on the Oricon Albums Chart on the week of its release.[4] A month later, he held a four-day tour in both Tokyo and Osaka entitled "TAKUYA KIMURA Live Tour 2020 Go with the Flow". The concert was released on Blu-Ray and DVD, on July 8, 2020, debuting at #1 as well on the Oricon Charts.[5]

On May 20, 2021, the Weibo Starlight Awards 2020 ceremony was held online. Kimura, alongside his two daughters, Cocomi and Kōki, were awarded alongside Western artists such as Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, and Louis Koo.[6]

A follow-up to his solo album "Go with the Flow" was released on January 19, 2022, entitled "Next Destination". The album features the song entitled "Mojo Drive", a collaboration between Kimura and renowned city-pop artist Tatsuro Yamashita, who wanted to write a song to highlight Kimura's baritone voice after attending his solo concert in February.[7] Yamashita also composed two other tracks, namely "Good Luck, Good Time", and "Morning Dew" for the album. In addition to Yamashita, "Next Destination" also features songs written by Kyōka Suzuki, Sanma Akashiya, Man with a Mission, and Shigesato Itoi.[8]

From February to March 2022, he held an eight-day tour entitled "TAKUYA KIMURA Live Tour 2022 Next Destination" across Hyogo, Hiroshima, Aichi, and Yokohama.[9] The concert was released on Blu-Ray and DVD on August 3, 2022, ranking first in three video categories on the Oricon Weekly Video Rankings.

August 14, 2024, marked the release of Kimura's third solo album, entitled "See You There".[10][11] The album includes 11 tracks written for Kimura by prominent Japanese artists such as Ryota Yanagisawa of SUPER BEAVER, Toshinobu Kubota, Kazuki of s**t kingz, Takuro Yoshida, and Tsuyoshi Domoto of KinKi Kids.[12][13] Mariya Takeuchi, best known for the globally popular city-pop song Plastic Love, provided the song "Lovers in October" for the album. In an interview, Takeuchi revealed that her intention when writing the song was, "Because Takuya is in his 50s, I want him to sing a boyish, heart-melting love song."[12]

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Japan Weekly Album Sales chart, Top Albums Sales, selling 56,236 copies on the week of its release.[14][15] With this achievement, Kimura secured three consecutive album debuts at the top of the chart, following his previous two solo albums. On September 29, Kimura began another eight-day concert tour entitled "TAKUYA KIMURA Live Tour 2024 SEE YOU THERE". The tour is scheduled to run through until December 25, 2024, at Fukuoka.[16]

  1. ^ "SMAP member profiles" (in Japanese). Johnny's net. Archived from the original on February 11, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
  2. ^ Brasor, Philip (December 9, 2000). "SMAP star finds true love, new role". Japan-Zone. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  3. ^ "SMAPの前身「スケートボーイズ」に所属していた豪華メンバーたち". Excite News. Nikkan Taishu. Archived from the original on January 27, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "2020年01月06日～2020年01月12日 オリコン週間 アルバムランキング". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "TAKUYA KIMURA Live Tour 2020 Go with the Flow | 木村拓哉". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "微博星耀盛典頒獎禮 木村父女齊得獎 古天樂蟬聯年度影響力演員兼獲名人堂". MingPao news. 2021-05-22
  7. ^ "Takuya Kimura to release second solo album, Next Destination, in January". ph.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "木村拓哉 ニューアルバム「Next Destination」スペシャルサイト". 木村拓哉 ニューアルバム「Next Destination」スペシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  9. ^ "Kimura Takuya to kick off his live tour in February". tokyohive. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  10. ^ "New Album from Takuya Kimura". KoME. June 6, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  11. ^ Tunes, Toky (May 27, 2024). "Takuya Kimura to release his first original album in 2 years and 7 months, "SEE YOU THERE"! Songs provided by Sanma Akashiya, Toshinobu Kubota, Tsuyoshi Domoto, Takuro Yoshida, and others". Toky Tunes. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "木村拓哉 新アルバムに堂本剛が新曲提供「このような日が…」 明石家さんま、久保田利伸、竹内まりや、吉田拓郎も". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  13. ^ "Takuya Kimura cheers on hardworking people in MV for 'Koko ni Iru'". tokyohive. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  14. ^ "【ビルボード】木村拓哉『SEE YOU THERE』がアルバム・セールス首位、3作連続の初登場1位に | Daily News". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  15. ^ "【ビルボード】木村拓哉『SEE YOU THERE』がアルバム・セールス首位、3作連続の初登場1位に（Billboard JAPAN）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  16. ^ "木村拓哉、2年半ぶりワンマンライブ「俺も、胸を張っていきます」 横アリ2日間で3万人を動員". ORICON NEWS. October 14, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
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