Happy 30th Birthday to the very handsome and extremely talented singer, dancer, TV personality, award-winning actor and Japanese Superstar, the One & Only Yuta Kishi, also known as KC, who rings in his 30th, trending at No. 1 on X WORLDWIDE!👏🎂����🇵🌟🐐💥1⃣✖️🌎🎉👑💜🎇
#YutaKishi found fame as the lead singer of the hugely popular, chart-topping group, King & Prince, one of Japan’s best-selling Acts of the Era. He became even more popular, after becoming the lead singer of the new Superstar group #Number_i with #ShoHirano and #YutaJinguji, also former members of King & Prince. He is famous for his amazing voice which flows from rapid-fire rap to emotional purity, in his self-composed songs performed with a guitar that touches the heart. The group's debut single, "GOAT", was released on New Year’s Day, 2024, and shot to #1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dominating airplay and views. On April 14, Number_i brought the house down at Coachella 2024, performing a Remix version of "GOAT" with Chinese Superstar #JacksonWang which went straight to No. 1 on the US iTunes hip-hop chart the next day! On May 27, 2024 they released their first album 'No. O: Ring' powered by its title track "BON", which blended hip-hop with traditional Japanese elements. The song reached No. 1 on the June 5 Oricon Weekly Digital Singles chart with 60,120 downloads in its first week, and hit #2 on YouTube’s Worldwide Music Video Chart! 'No. O: Ring' reached No. 1 on the June 5 Oricon Weekly Digital Albums chart, with 31,804 downloads in the first week! Their 4th single, "INZM", released on August 28, 2024, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. Their first self titled album, 'Number_1', released on September 23, 2024, debuted at #26 on the Worldwide iTunes Album chart and No. 1 on the Japan Hot Albums chart, selling 412,442 units. It showcased Yuta's amazing "rainbow" voice! On May 19, 2025, Number_i released their 3rd EP, 'GOD_i', powered by their 5th single of the same name! The album debuted at No. 19 on the Worldwide iTunes Album chart, also reaching No. 116 on US iTunes and No. 155 on the Worldwide Apple Music Album chart. It debuted at #3 on the Japan Comb. Albums chart. In 2025, Number_i delivered a powerful performance at the Head in the Clouds festival in Los Angeles (May 31 - Jun 1) that mesmerized the crowd. Their 6th single "U.M.A.", topped the Billboard Japan Hot 100 Downloads chart, and ranked No. 50 on the Worldwide iTunes Song chart, reaching No. 58 on the YouTube Global Music Video chart! A 2nd track, 'NUrZ', debuted at No. 63 on the Worldwide iTunes song chart and climbed to No. 10 on the YouTube Global Video chart! Their 2nd full album Number_11 was released on September 22, 2025, and reached No.18 on the Worldwide iTunes Album chart!
Yuta, as part of Number_i, has already won several Music Awards At the 2025 MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN the group won 2 fan-voted Awards including 'Best of Listeners' Choice: Japanese Song' for "GOAT" and 'the Oshi-Katsu Request Artist of the Year'. The group also won the GQ Men of the Year award in 2024!
Yuta is also a very talented actor. His roles in film and TV dramas include Toi in 'Oniichan, Gacha' for which he won the TVnavi Drama of the Year Award for Best New Actor in 2015, Yūsuke Kaji in 'Defying Kurosaki-kun', Shu Maiko in 'Nisekoi', Arata Fukazawa in 'Night Doctor' and Inokichi Myojin in 'Hissatsu Shigotonin'! In 2023 he won the Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Actor, voted by the fans, after performing his own stunts in 'gmen_movie'!
Kishi has also been endorsed by several brands, including becoming an Ambassador for Hyatt Hotels. On January 30, 2025, he was named Brand ambassador for Banana Republic Japan and the next day, he was the Main Star at the opening ceremony for the brand's Toranomon Hills store. He was also included in the brand's Spring 2025 collection campaign "Inspiring the modern explorer"!
Yuta is also into charity, and wrote the lyrics for "Be On Your Side" with proceeds going to support children affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake.
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