Kazuya Kamenashi Reflects on KAT-TUN Disbandment on Oshare Clip
The episode offers Kamenashi's first extended public reflection on the end of KAT-TUN, framed by testimonials from co-stars who knew him before and during his idol career.
Key Facts
- Kazuya Kamenashi discussed KAT-TUN's disbandment on the June 21 broadcast of Nippon TV's Oshare Clip, over a year after the group ended.
- Kamenashi said his mission was to make KAT-TUN exist as KAT-TUN.
- Yuto Nakajima, Kamenashi's Nobuta wo Produce co-star, called Kamenashi's idol persona inimitable.
- Tomohisa Yamashita, Kamenashi's partner in the unit Shuji to Akira, described the difference between stage Kamenashi and the usual Kazuya-kun.
- Fuku Suzuki, who co-starred with Kamenashi in Youkai Ningen Bem, praised Kamenashi for always being himself.
Reporting from 1 source: Eiga Natalie.
Kazuya Kamenashi appears on the June 21 broadcast of Nippon TV's Oshare Clip, discussing his feelings over a year after KAT-TUN's disbandment. He is joined by Yuto Nakajima, Tomohisa Yamashita, and Fuku Suzuki, who share their perspectives on Kamenashi as an idol and actor.
Kazuya Kamenashi, who joined KAT-TUN at 15 and saw the group through member departures to its disbandment, speaks openly about that period on the June 21 episode of Nippon TV's Oshare Clip. Over a year after the group ended, he says his mission was to make KAT-TUN exist as KAT-TUN.
Yuto Nakajima, his Nobuta wo Produce co-star, calls Kamenashi's idol persona inimitable. Tomohisa Yamashita, his partner in the unit Shuji to Akira, describes the difference between stage Kamenashi and the usual Kazuya-kun. Kamenashi recalls Yamashita as a being above the clouds, not a rival. Fuku Suzuki, who co-starred in Youkai Ningen Bem, praises Kamenashi for always being himself.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Eiga Natalie 亀梨和也「おしゃれクリップ」でKAT-TUN解散当時の心境明かす、中島裕翔や山下智久も参加