NEWS (ニュース, Nyūsu?), is a six-member Japanese musical group consisting of Keiichiro Koyama, Ryo Nishikido, Tomohisa Yamashita, Takahisa Masuda, Shigeaki Kato and Yuya Tegoshi. The group's name is an acronym based on the cardinal directions (North, East, West, South) and the members locations. Formed in 2003 by Johnny Kitagawa as a nine member group under the label Johnny's Entertainment, NEWS released a promotional single NEWS Nippon (NEWS ニッポン, NEWS Japan?), which was used for the World Cup of Volleyball Championships. In 2004, Takahiro Moriuchi (森内寛貴 , Moriuchi Takahiro?) left the group and the remaining eight members released their debut single, "Kibō: Yell" (希望 ~Yell~, Hope ~Yell~?), which debuted atop the Oricon charts.
Keiichiro Koyama
Also known as Kei-chan (K-chan), Koyamacchi
Born 1 May 1984 (1984-05-01) (age 25)
Origin Kanagawa, Japan
Genres J-pop
Occupations Singer
Actor
Ryo Nishikido
錦戸亮
Birth name 錦戸亮 (Nishikido Ryo)
Born November 3, 1984 (1984-11-03) (age 25)
Origin Osaka, Japan
Genres Rock
Occupations Actor, singer-songwriter, composer
Instruments Singing, guitar, harmonica
Tomohisa Yamashita
山下 智久
Born April 9, 1985 (1985-04-09) (age 24)
Origin Funabashi, Chiba, Japan[1]
Genres J-pop
Takahisa Masuda
増田 貴久
Birth name Takahisa Masuda
Born July 4, 1986 (1986-07-04) (age 23)
Origin Tokyo, Japan
Genres J-Pop
Occupations singer and actor
Shigeaki Kato
加藤 成亮 (かとう しげあき)
Birth name Kato Shigeaki
Born July 11, 1987 (1987-07-11) (age 22)
Origin Osaka, Japan
Genres J-pop
Yuya Tegoshi
手越祐也
Born November 11, 1987 (1987-11-11) (age 22)
Origin Kanagawa, Japan
Genres J-pop
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