Hiromitsu Kitayama Explained

Hiromitsu Kitayama
Native Name:	北山 宏光
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	1985 9, df=y
Birth Place:	Kanagawa, Japan^[1]
Years Active:	2002–present^[2] -
Agent:	Tobe^[3]
Height Cm:	168^[4]
Module:	Embed: yes Genre: J-pop Past Member Of: Kis-My-Ft2

is a Japanese idol, singer and actor. He is most well known as the eldest member of the Johnny's boy band Kis-My-Ft2. Kitayama has also appeared in many television drama series such as Kazoku Gari (as Suzuki Keitoku) and in musicals such as Let's Sing A Song Of Love (celebrating 40 years of Kansai TV).^[5] Kitayama left the group and the agency on 31 August 2023.^[6]

History

Hiromitsu Kitayama attended Horikoshi High School and graduated from Asia University in 2008. He entered Johnny's in 2002 and debuted in 2011 as member of Kis-My-Ft2. Kitayama left the group and the agency on 31 August 2023.

On 13 September 2023, a teaser video with the name "#TOBECONTINUED" was released on TOBE's official YouTube. The new artist was to be revealed on the 17, but voices in X (formerly Twitter) were already guessing the identity of the new member to be Kitayama, who had recently left Johnny's.^[7] On 17 September 2023, Kitayama's identity was revealed, introducing him as TOBE's latest member. In the same video, his SNS and fanclub information was also shared.^[8] He made his solo debut on 17 November with the release of the digital single "乱心-RANSHIN-" (Ranshin=Ranshin).^[9]

Career

With Johnny and Associates

Filmography

Dramas

• Misaki Number One!! (NTV / 2011) – Minato Ryosuke
• Beginners! | Biginazu! (TBS / 2012) – Tachibana Danji
• Kasuka na Kanojo (Fuji TV / 2013) – Hayashi Kunihiko
• 2013-Saibanchou! Onaka ga sukimashita! – Nita Seigi
• Kazoku Gari (TBS / 2014) – Suzuki Keitoku

Solo TV shows

• 2012.7 – J's Journey-Solo Back Pack Trip Across India
• 2013.4 – 10000 Yen Per Month Challenge

Film

• Tiger: My Life as a Cat (2019), Suzuo "Tora-san" Takahata

Discography (Solos)

• Sanagi (Kis-My-1st)
• Rock U (Good Ikuze!)
• Give Me... (Good Ikuze!)
• FORM (Kis-My-Journey)

Radio

• October 14, 2013~Present Nanikita (Nanikin)

With TOBE

Discography

Singles

• 乱心-RANSHIN- (Ranshin=Ranshin) (17 November 2023) (digital)

Notes and References

1. Web site: profile(Kis-My-Ft2). Johnny's net. ジャニーズ事務所. 2022-02-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20230831133911/https://www.johnnys-net.jp/page?id=profile&artist=17. 2023-08-31.
2. Book: Kis-My-Ft2. 水野光博. 2013-07-19. 集英社. 裸の時代. 978-4-0878-0678-6. 216–221.
3. Web site: 17 September 2023 . 北山宏光、『TOBE』合流でSNS解禁&ファンクラブ開設「みなさまが楽しめることをやれたら」 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120074441/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2295271/full/ . 20 November 2023 . 20 November 2023 . Oricon . Japanese.
4. Web site: キスマイ北山宏光、年齢と見た目のギャップやメンバーとの身長差を語る. 2019-08-08. モデルプレス. ネットネイティブ. 2023-12-10.
5. Web site: ja:キスマイ北山、後輩・高田翔の辛口コメントにタジタジ. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2031498/full/. Oricon. October 30, 2014. Japanese.
6. Web site: 7 June 2023 . Kis-My-Ft2北山宏光、グループ卒業&ジャニーズ事務所退所へ メンバー&ファンへ感謝【コメント全文】 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230913043407/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2276977/full/ . 13 September 2023 . 13 September 2023 . Oricon . Japanese.
7. Web site: 13 September 2023 . 『#TOBECONTINUED_04』17日午後7時から生配信決定 ティザー映像公開で予想合戦「もしかして…」滝沢氏も"匂わせ" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120075058/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2294676/full/ . 20 November 2023 . 20 November 2023 . Oricon . Japanese.
8. Web site: 17 September 2023 . 北山宏光、『TOBE』合流でSNS解禁&ファンクラブ開設「みなさまが楽しめることをやれたら」 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120074441/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2295271/full/ . 20 November 2023 . 20 November 2023 . Oricon . Japanese.
9. Web site: 10 November 2023 . 元キスマイ 北山宏光、自身作詞「乱心-RANSHIN-」で11・17ソロデビュー「ドキドキしています」 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231114000854/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2302003/full/ . 14 November 2023 . 20 November 2023 . Oricon . Japanese.