<figure id="attachment_379122" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-379122" style="width: 4252px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="c89dcec1"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/06/383c3a138a95b5de75a37492d425f636.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-379122" class="wp-caption-text">The group now represents the former Johnny&#8217;s s office both in name and reality.</figcaption></figure>
 This year marks the 10th anniversary of the formation of &#8220;SixTONES. The group&#8217;s representative song &#8220;Kokkara&#8221; has been viewed more than 100 million times on YouTube, and in the drama &#8220;ACMA:GAME&#8221; (NTV), which began airing in April this year, member Taki Tanaka (29) played the role of &#8220;Hatsu Saito,&#8221; the second lead, and the group also sang a song in the drama.
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 One of the reasons for the success of &#8220;SixTONES&#8221; is that the members get along well with each other. One of the reasons for the success of &#8216;SixTONES&#8217; is that the members get along well with each other. Moreover, all of them have been getting good numbers. Compared to other groups, there are more &#8220;Hako-supporting&#8221; fans who support not only their favorite member but also the entire group,&#8221; says an entertainment reporter for a sports newspaper.
 (Sports newspaper reporter) The close relationship that captivates the fans is not a business one.
 The &#8220;SixTONES&#8221; members joke around with each other all the time even when the cameras are not rolling, and even when they are on the road together. When one of the program staff members found out that he was a fan of &#8220;SixTONES,&#8221; all the members were overjoyed and asked him who his favorite member was. and they were excited to talk to each other in a friendly manner. It is rare to find a group where everyone is as close as they are.
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 Since the sexual assault of the late Johnny&#8217;s Kitagawa became a social problem, &#8220;SMILE-UP.&#8221; (the former Johnny&#8217;s office) has been going through a difficult time. King &amp; Prince&#8221; split into &#8220;Number_i&#8221; and &#8220;Kis-My-Ft2&#8221; member Hiromitsu Kitayama (38) left the group. Not a few talents, including Junichi Okada (43) and Jun Matsumoto (40), who had supported the office for many years, left the office and became independent.
 A producer confides, &#8220;SixTONES also had its doubts.
 For a while, it looked like &#8216;SixTONES&#8217; was going to leave the office as well. Since they are close friends, it is said that the members were considering leaving the group as a whole, not just any individual member. However, with enthusiastic persuasion from those around them, they settled on the conclusion that they would remain.
 From then on, the vector turned around and &#8220;SixTONES&#8221; became a group that would support the old Johnny&#8217;s office. And in fact, they became a group that represents the new office (STARTO ENTERTAINMENT). They have a stronger bond with each other than their fans realize, and they continue to respect each other.
 The entertainment industry is eagerly awaiting the &#8220;future&#8221; of &#8220;SixTONES,&#8221; which is leading its new agency with renewed determination and monolithic spirit.

 Kazuhiko Nakamura

 SixTONES" has become a representative group of the former Johnny's's office, but at one point there was talk of all members leaving the office. A TV insider testifies to the bond between the members who overcame a crisis that threatened the group's very existence.

There was a threat of leaving the office, but… Bonds of “SixTONES” members supporting STARTO, which is now in full swing

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