Kitayama’s Sell-Out Concerts vs. Kis-My-Ft2 Tickets at 500 Yen

Last August, Hiromitsu Kitayama graduated from Kis-My-Ft2 (hereinafter Kis-My) and is currently pursuing solo activities as an actor and singer. Recently, tickets for his solo concert in June at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena went on general sale and sold out for all three shows on the same day. Meanwhile, his former group Kis-My’s album sales have significantly decreased, and it appears their concert tickets are also struggling to sell.

After leaving Johnny’s Entertainment (now “STARTO ENTERTAINMENT”), Hiromitsu Kitayama transferred to Hideaki Takizawa’s talent agency, TOBE, on September 17 last year. Despite airing in a late-night slot, he starred in the April drama “Before You Become a Beast” on TV Tokyo and sang the theme song “THE BEAST”. Kitayama has been expanding his career successfully.

“TOBE artists Ken Miyake, IMP., and Number_i will each hold solo concerts at Ariake Arena in June. Kitayama is scheduled to perform three shows from June 15 to 16. Ticket sales through the fan club have ended, and general sales started on May 19 at 10 AM. According to comments from hopeful fans, all three shows sold out within 30 minutes.” (Entertainment Writer)

Previously, there was concern about Hiromitsu Kitayama’s popularity, highlighted when Nikkan Gendai DIGITAL ran an article on May 1 titled “Former Kis-My-Ft2 Member Kitayama Hiroki’s Big miscalculation. Solo Concert Tickets Not Selling!” The article suggested uncertainty over his solo career prospects.

 

On the day of the fan club ticket lottery results, posts flooded X (formerly Twitter) seeking to transfer tickets, causing “Hiroki Kitayama Resale” to trend. The article noted, “The venue’s maximum capacity is 15,000 people. In his group days, Kitayama was used to filling such venues, but as a solo artist, it’s tougher, as revealed on X.”