is a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality. Along with

Koichi Domoto is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, television personality, Voice acting in Japan, voice actor. Along with Tsuyoshi Domoto (with whom he has no blood-relation), he is a member of the duo KinKi Kids, who holds ...

(with whom he has no blood-relation), he is a member of

KinKi Kids is a Japanese duo consisting of Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto under the talent agency Johnny & Associates. KinKi Kids was formed in 1993 and officially debuted on July 21, 1997. With more than 30 million physical copies sold, they are one of ...

, which is a Japanese duo under the management of

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and the record holder of

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for having the record of the most consecutive number-one singles since their debut single.

Biography

Born in

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, Domoto joined

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on May 5, 1991, which also the first time he met his future bandmate

. The opportunity came while without his knowing, his mother and his 6-years-older sister sent his resume to the office. Domoto and his bandmate

first worked together as backdancers for

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, who were holding a concert at

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, and has since then been partnered up for magazine photoshoots, music acts and

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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. With

, he eventually made his debut in 1997 as

with a double release of a single "Garasu no Shōnen" and an album ''

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'', both of which went on to sell more than a million copies. On May 29, 2002, Domoto released his first solo single, "Machi/Dekiai Logic", in which he penned and composed all the tracks. The single was used as the theme song for Domoto's lead-role drama ''Yume no California'' and it reached number 1 in the weekly chart. In the following month, Domoto started his career as an illustrator by publishing a book in collaboration with writer Shizuka Iziyuuin. They collaborated again for another book in 2003. Domoto appeared in the 2003 drama ''Moto Kare'', in which he co-starred for the second time with

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after their hit drama '' Summer Snow'' in 2000. In April 2004, Domoto once again provided the theme song for his lead-role drama ''Home Drama''. This year, he won the 'Best Jeanist' award. The following year, Domoto acted in a movie, ''Fantastipo'', with fellow Johnny's personality

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. He paired with

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to release the theme song for the movie. The same year, Domoto starred in ''Hoshi ni Negai o'' (a.k.a. ''Wish Upon A Star''), a TV drama produced by

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and

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based on the true story of planetarium engineer

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who designed Megastar II – the world's most advanced planetarium projector. In 2006, Domoto put his acting career on hold and focused more on his music career. He began to release his solo work under the project name Endlicheri-Endlicheri. During his Endlicheri-Endlicheri era, Domoto released three singles which all topped the weekly charts and made him the second male soloist after

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to have achieved five consecutive number one singles. He then renamed his solo project 244 Endli-x (pronounced "Tsuyoshi Endorikkusu") in 2008. 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. At the end of April, Domoto was appointed to be the first special ambassador for Nara tourism. Domoto once again changed his solo project name in 2009 to and simultaneously released a single and an album on his birthday, April 10. In the same year, he released another single, "Rain", on September 9, which topped the Oricon Single Weekly Charts. Domoto also announced his collaboration with the hat brand CA4LA. Known as the fashion leader with unique style, Domoto was chosen by famous sports brand

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to be the image character for its new campaign BE Originals which start on February 12, 2010. On April 6, 2011, Domoto released his ninth single, "Eni o Yuite", which was recorded at shrines believed to have connections to Nara's entertainment and music industries. Another single, "Niji no Uta", was released in September 2011. On June 28, 2017 it was revealed that Domoto would be hospitalized for one week after experiencing sudden deafness, otherwise known as sudden sensorineural hearing loss. Due to this, he was unable to attend TV Tokyo’s “Ongakusai 2017” broadcast on the same date with fellow bandmate Koichi. He was released the following week and was instructed to continue outpatient recovery. He returned to the stage after a 4 month hiatus, participating in the music festival "TV Asahi Dream Festival 2017" with Koichi on the 29th of October. Domoto, once again changing his name to Endrecheri, released a new full length studio album titled "Naralien" on August 14, 2019. The album featured lead track "4 10 cake (Hot Cake) and brand new songs “FUNK TRON”, “Heki”, and “PURPLE FIRE”. Remakes of his older songs “Believe in intuition…” & “NIPPON” were also included. The album was released in three versions. Limited Edition A included a DVD containing the music video for the Album's lead track “4 10 cake (Hot cake)” and footage from ENDRECHERI’s performance at SUMMER SONIC 2018, while the Limited Edition B is packaged with a second DVD which includes an hour-long video centering around Tsuyoshi and his band members. The album charted #1 on the Oricon weekly Albums chart. In the video for the album's lead track "4 10 cake (Hot Cake)" Domoto is seen singing and dancing with various different dancers including Japanese Choreographer Riehata.

Discography

Filmography

Film

Television

; As an actor ; As a personality

Japanese dub

Books

* 2002: ''Kimi to arukeba'' (Story by: Shizuka Iziyuuin, Illustration by: Domoto Tsuyoshi, Published by: Asahi Shimbun) * 2003: ''Zuutto isshou.'' (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) * 2006: ''Shoujiki I LOVE YOU'' (First Solo Photo-book, Published by: Tokyo Shimbun) * 2009: ''Domoto Tsuyoshi to Atama no Naka'' (FINEBOYS Special Fashion Book, Published by: Hinode Publishing) * 2010: ''Berlin'' (Published by: Shogakukan) * 2014: ''Kokoro no Hanashi'' (Published by: KADOKAWA)

Concerts

Awards

* 1994: 2nd Television Drama Academy Awards (Summer): Best Newcomer for ''Ningen Shikkaku'' * 1998: 2nd

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(98–99): Best Actor for ''Ao no Jidai'' * 1999: 22nd Television Drama Academy Awards (Summer): Best Actor for ''To Heart Koishite Shinitai'' * 2000: 26th Television Drama Academy Awards (Summer): Best Actor for '' Summer Snow'' * 2004: Best Jeanist of the Year

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Domoto, Tsuyoshi 1979 births Living people Funk musicians Gan-Shin artists Musicians from Nara Prefecture People from Nara, Nara Johnny & Associates Japanese male pop singers Japanese male rock singers Japanese male actors Japanese male singer-songwriters Japanese singer-songwriters Japanese television personalities 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese male singers Horikoshi High School alumni