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 Domoto, which is a Japanese duo under the management of Starto Entertainment (formerly of Johnny & Associates) and the record holder of Guinness World Records for having the record of the most consecutive number-one singles since their debut single.

Early life Domoto was born in Nara. He has a sister, older by six years.

Career On February 22, 2024, Domoto announced via the fan club site that he would be leaving the agency on March 31. Days later, on his radio program "Domoto Tsuyoshi to Fashion and Music Book", he announced to the public his decision. One of the reasons for seeking his independence was his health, with priority for his hearing. According to Domoto, the doctor in charge said, "I think there is a need to change the environment significantly". He has been talking about his condition on the program, receiving messages from listeners who are battling illness themselves. That particular day, he received a message from a fan in his 80s, who was left paralyzed by a cerebral hemorrhage, and a man in his 40s, sentenced to six months to live. While addressing the listeners fighting illnesses, he was also telling himself, "I will never give up until the very end". Through such heart-to-heart exchanges, Tsuyoshi Domoto must have become more convinced that he only has one life, and that he must take care of himself. Tsuyoshi Domoto (the man) has not given up on Tsuyoshi Domoto (the artist). "Regarding my personal activities, I have decided to terminate my contract with my agency on March 31, 2024 at the time of renewal and move on to a new field of life" "I felt that I needed to make a big change in my environment in order to continue my life as an artist", is part of the message he shared there. Regarding the activities of Kinki Kids and his relationship with Koichi, he said on the program "Kinki Kids donnamonya" that they had been talking about the ways to continue working together, not considering disbanding as a solution. Of course there was concern about the fans, and he stated it. "There will be new forms between us and our fans. However, the time we create (together) will have to change in order to continue. I think that's a very positive thing, and I don't think it's a problem if something changes. I think there's a future that we can walk towards because we're all part of it", he said, hopeful that the change will also reach the fans's future selves. Koichi Domoto had also shared his feelings about his partner's decision on the 22, saying "We will continue to deliver on our activities. Until now, KinKi Kids has continued activities while taking Tsuyoshi's health into consideration. There were some wonderful works and moving performances that were created because of these hardships. With Tsuyoshi's decision to continue his individual activities in a new field, expectations are high that the resolution of "what we want to express as KinKi Kids" will become clearer."

Debut With Koichi Domoto, he eventually made his debut in 1997 as KinKi Kids with a double release of a single "Garasu no Shōnen" and an album A Album, both of which went on to sell more than a million copies.

Solo musical career 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.

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 Masahiko Kondo 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.

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.

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.

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 "4 10 cake (Hot Cake)", Domoto is seen singing and dancing with various different dancers including Japanese Choreographer Riehata.

On May 13, 2026, it was revealed that Domoto had attended Arashi's final tour "We are Arashi" concert in Osaka and was so moved by the rainbow–like ambiance typical of Arashi's concerts, that it inspired his new song "Heart of Rainbow", a message to the group and their fans, with feelings of 'thank you' and 'gratitude'. Their relationship started in 1997, when KinKi Kids (now Domoto) debuted with "Garasu no shōnen". Kazunari Ninomiya (who calls him "big brother") and Masaki Aiba, both 14 years old and Johnny's Jr. members at the time, were backup dancers. In 2017, when he had to stop activities due to sudden hearing loss, Aiba and Jun Matsumoto performed "Aisareru yori aishitai" together with Koichi Domoto on a TV music program. Matsumoto took over the lead role in the Kindaichi drama after Domoto. And Satoshi Ohno, early in his career, referenced Domoto's dance form. An entertainment insider said about the song that Domoto, rather than viewing Arashi's end of activities negatively, sent the "rainbow" as a message of encouragement for an even brighter future, celebrating the new beginnings of each of the five members.

Acting career Domoto appeared in the 2003 drama , in which he co-starred for the second time with Ryōko Hirosue after their hit drama Summer Snow in 2000.

In April 2004, Domoto provided the theme song for his lead-role drama .

In 2005 Domoto acted in a movie, Fantastipo, with fellow Johnny's personality Taichi Kokubun with whom he paired to form the temporary unit Toraji Haiji to release the theme song for the movie.

Domoto starred in (a.k.a. Wish Upon A Star), a TV drama produced by Disney and Fuji TV based on the true story of planetarium engineer Takayuki Ohira who designed Megastar II – the world's most advanced planetarium projector.

Other In 2004, he won the 'Best Jeanist' award.

Domoto announced in 2009 his collaboration with the hat brand CA4LA.

Known as the fashion leader with unique style, Domoto was chosen by the sports brand Adidas Originals to be the image character for its new campaign BE Originals that start on February 12, 2010.

At the end of April 2008, Domoto was appointed to be the first special ambassador for Nara tourism.

Personal life 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 bandmate Koichi. He was released the following week and was instructed to continue outpatient recovery. Although he's been treated, Domoto will never recover fully. He has been using earphones when appearing in music programs because of it.

On January 11, 2024, Domoto and Momoiro Clover Z member Kanako Momota announced their marriage.

Discography

Filmography

Film Title Year Role Notes Jotei: Kasuga no Tsubone 1990 Shichinojō Credited as Naohiro Domoto Shanghai Mermaid Legend Murder Case 1997 Lead role Heianyūki 2012 Himself Documentary Gintama 2017 Gintama 2 2018 Maru 2024 Sawada Lead role

Television As an actor Title Year(s) Role Notes Karin 1994 2 episodes Ningen Shikkaku 1994 Main role (12 episodes) Ai to Yabō no Dokuganryū 1994 Botenmaru Television film Second Chance 1995−1996 Main role (24 episodes) Ie Naki Ko 1995 Episode: "Goodbye Ie Naki Ko" The Kindaichi Case Files 1995−1997 Lead role (17 episodes)3 television specials Dareka ga Dareka ni Koishiteru 1996 Main role (television special) Wakaba no Koro 1996 Lead role (12 episodes) Bokura no Yūki: Miman City 1997,2017 Lead role (10 episodes)Television special Ao no Jidai 1998 Lead role (11 episodes) Kimi to Ita Mirai no Tame ni 1999 Lead role (10 episodes) To Heart 1999 Lead role (12 episodes) P.S. Genki desu, Shunpei 1999 Episode: "Missed Love..." Summer Snow 2000 Lead role (11 episodes) Mukai Arata no Dōbutsu Nikki 2001 Lead role (10 episodes) Rookie 2001 Shoplifter Episode: "Goodbye Rookie Detective" Gakko no Sensei 2001 Lead role (11 episodes) Yume no California 2002 Lead role (11 episodes) Moto Kare 2003 10 episodes Home Drama! 2004 Lead role (11 episodes) Last Present 2005 Lead role (television special) Hoshi ni Negai o 2005 Lead role (television special) 33-pun Tantei 2008−2009 Lead role (13 episodes)1 television special Tenma-san ga Yuku 2013 Lead role (10 episodes) Platonic 2014 Young Man Lead role (8 episodes) Domoto Tsuyoshi no Moto 2018 Himself Documentary series (6 episodes)

As a personality Title Year(s) Role Network Notes Naruhodo! The World 1995 Cast member Fuji TV Domoto Tsuyoshi no Do-Ya 1996−1997 Host ABC Tsuyo-chan Dō Honpo 1999 Host NTV Domoto Tsuyoshi no Shojiki Shindoi 2002−2009 Host TV Asahi

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