Kazuya Kamenashi Joins THE FIRST TAKE With One-Take Rendition Of Kizuna
Kamenashi's turn on THE FIRST TAKE puts a 2005 drama insert song, one of the few solo compositions in his catalog, in front of the channel's audience while he works outside the label structure he left in March 2025.
Reporting from 1 source: KAI-YOU.
Kazuya Kamenashi will appear as a solo artist on THE FIRST TAKE, performing "Kizuna," the insert song for the 2005 Nippon TV drama "Gokusen." He wrote the lyrics, Koji Makaino composed the music, and the song was released that year as the coupling track to "Seishun Amigo" under the unit name Shuuji to Akira. The video premieres Friday, October 16 at 22:00. He is now 40.
Kamenashi released "Kizuna" in 2005 as the coupling track to "Seishun Amigo," credited to Shuuji to Akira, a limited-time unit with Tomohisa Yamashita. He wrote the lyrics himself, and Koji Makaino composed the music. The version for THE FIRST TAKE uses a mellow arrangement, with Kamenashi singing it more than 20 years after the drama aired.
He said he had watched THE FIRST TAKE for some time and was extremely nervous during the recording. His first solo album, "WAVE," is set for July 2026, following a nationwide solo tour held from July to September that year. Kamenashi left STARTO ENTERTAINMENT in March 2025 alongside KAT-TUN's disbandment.
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