Nakamaru Yuichi

Name: 中丸雄一 Name (romaji): Nakamaru Yuichi Nicknames: Yuu-chan, Maru Profession: Actor and singer Date of birth: 1983-Sept-04 Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan Height: 176cm Weight: 55kg Star Sign: Virgo Blood Type: O Family: Parents, 2 younger sisters Jpop Group: KAT-TUN Talent Agency: Johnny's Entertainment Nakamaru Yuichi is a member of the japanese idol group KAT-TUN. He is able to do the beat box and do it in most of KAT-TUN songs. He goes along very well with Tanaka Koki with he has a humoristic duo called TA NAKA Review about KAT-TUN: The group name came from the first letter of each of the members names and the boys often seat themselves accordingly during interviews. The pronunciation is supposedly close to the english word "cartoon" (or kah-toon). Though the official leader of the group is Ueda Tatsuya, Kamenashi and Akanishi often take the leading positions. The group was formed in 2001 by Kinki Kids member Domoto Koichi and they worked as his backup dancers before moving on to singing and performing on their own. For five years they performed during concerts and on TV, gaining many fans, yet strangely did not have an official debut. However, in February 2006 it was announced that the group would debut on March 22nd with their single Real Face and album Best of KAT-TUN. Real Face sold 754,234 copies in its first week, surpassing the record held by ARASHI for most copies of a debut single sold in the first week and giving it the #1 position in the yearly charts. As of May 22nd, 2006, it has sold over a million copies. Later in August of 2006, KAT-TUN hosted the 24 Jikan Terebi (24 Hour TV) charity event. This program was the second most watched 24 Jikan Terebi program in the charity's history, with a peak viewer ship of 32.8% and an average of 17.7% in the Kantou Region of Japan. The program raised ¥300 million for charity ($2.6 Million USD). The shirts worn by all participants in the program were designed by Nakamaru, himself. In November of 2006, the group canceled the release of the single PURE ONE since member Akanishi Jin will be taking a hiatus in order to study abroad for a minimum of six months. KAT-TUN's latest single is Bokura No Machi De with a song from the drama Tatta Hitotsu No Koi in which Kame ans Koki played. Jin did not record on the single and is not on the cover. It has been officially announced that KAT-TUN will continue as a five person group for the moment.