was a temporary

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unit formed in December 2004 by Taichi Kokubun of Tokio and

Tsuyoshi Domoto is a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality. Along with Koichi Domoto (with whom he has no blood-relation), he is a member of KinKi Kids, which is a Japanese duo under the management of Johnny & Associates and the r ...

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 ...

. The unit was created to promote the 2005 comedy film ''

Fantastipo is a 2005 Japanese film starring Tsuyoshi Domoto ( Kinki Kids) and Taichi Kokubun ( TOKIO). The theme song " Fantastipo" is sung by the special unit of the 2 lead actors Toraji Haiji. Story The film mainly revolves around two siblings; the most ...

'', which stars Kokubun and Domoto. Their first appearance as a unit was on 21 January 2005 when they performed their debut song "

" on ''

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''. They also performed the song on ''

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'' and ''

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'' on 24 January and 27 January, respectively. "Fantastipo" was released on 26 January 2005. The song was used as the theme song for the film. It sold over 201,000 copies in its first week and topped the Oricon Singles Chart. "Fantastipo" charted for 25 weeks and sold over 420,000 copies, becoming the ninth best-selling single of 2005 in Japan. On 24 August 2005, Toraji Haiji released a DVD titled ''Fantastipo''. The DVD peaked at number four on the Oricon Comprehensive DVD Chart and charted for six weeks. ''Fantastipo'' will be released on Blu-ray on 26 December 2018.

Members

* - Taichi Kokubun ( Tokio) * -

(

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 ...

)

References

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