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Former KAT-TUN member Jin Akanishi (42) has reportedly shown enthusiasm for appearing at the countdown concert hosted by STARTO ENTERTAINMENT. After watching last year’s show, he apparently said, “I want to perform too~!” and he’s said to remain in touch with the group’s core members. KAT-TUN has since disbanded, but some have voiced hope for a reunion. On 5ch, threads revisiting the circumstances of Akanishi’s departure and each member’s current activities leaned more skeptical than welcoming, with comments like “Is this actually going to happen?” and “Would the other members even accept it?”
Jin Akanishi Wants to Perform at STARTO’s Countdown Concert! Growing Passion for an “Idol Comeback”… Could KAT-TUN Reunite?
Former KAT-TUN member Jin Akanishi (42) is reportedly showing enthusiasm for an “idol comeback.” After watching last year’s countdown concert hosted by STARTO ENTERTAINMENT, he requested, “I want to perform too!”
KAT-TUN itself no longer exists, but he remains in contact with the core members, leaving open the possibility of a reunion.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here
What people said
Every time I see 'Countdown Concert' written out, it reminds me of that.
Before that, there's the BBC documentary airing first.
I don't think it's a real reunion so much as a one-time, limited reunion show.
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So does that mean he got an offer and it was his call to make?
Match is in a totally different league — his track record and tenure are on another level, so it won't get the lavish treatment Match got.
(´・ω・`)
It's spelled with a C, not a K.
Akanishi's on record saying he left because he didn't want to keep singing, dancing, and waving as an adult — so this has got to be fake news.
Not sure when he said that, but once you hit around 40, that kind of thing stops mattering.
Different generation — that guy couldn't even make his debut.
You wouldn't go with a one-night-only comeback unless money was tight (a tour pays more) — so there's gotta be another reason.
Background and Talking Points
STARTO ENTERTAINMENT is the new name the former Johnny’s Office adopted after the 2023 sexual abuse scandal, and the year-end countdown concert remains an annual event bringing together the agency’s artists. KAT-TUN disbanded in 2023, and Jin Akanishi left the agency on his own back in 2010. What split opinion in the thread was the credibility of this “wants to perform” report itself, with many commenters skeptical given Akanishi’s own past remarks that he’d grown tired of “singing, dancing, and waving” as an adult. It’s also worth noting that whenever a reunion comes up, people tend to bring up the separate ups and downs each member has had since the breakup — context that may not be obvious to readers unfamiliar with the backstory of Japanese entertainment news.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Jin Akanishi Wants to Perform at STARTO’s Countdown Concert! Growing Passion for an “Idol Comeback”… Could KAT-TUN Reunite?“
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