Kis-My-Ft2 Releases Tenth Album Synopsis

Japanese boy band Kis-My-Ft2 released their tenth original album, Synopsis, on May 8, 2024, marking their first new studio project in four years [2]. This release is also significant as it is the group's first album featuring six members following the departure of Hiromitsu Kitayama in August 2023 [2].

Key takeaways

• Synopsis is Kis-My-Ft2’s tenth album and their first original release since 2020 [2].
• The album includes 12 songs, with six tracks produced and supervised by individual members [2].
• It debuted at No. 1 on both the Billboard Japan and Oricon weekly album charts [2].
• A nationwide dome tour to support the album began on June 8, 2024 [2].

Album concept and member productions

The album is based on the concept of "a new story created with your loved ones" and contains 12 new songs across all formats [2]. Notably, six of the tracks were supervised and produced by individual members, including "Keep it 1000" by Kento Senga, "B-Side" by Toshiya Miyata, and "Hoshiyui" by Wataru Yokoo [2]. Other member-produced tracks include "With..." by Taisuke Fujigaya, which samples Johann Sebastian Bach's Air on the G String, "Wani-Wani" by Yuta Tamamori, and "Connecting!" by Takashi Nikaido [2].

The group engaged fans with a "#Quiz_Synopsis" project on social media, asking them to guess which member produced which song before revealing the answers in late April [2]. The album was released in four formats, including First Edition A, First Edition B, a Normal edition, and a limited Pop Up Store edition, with specific bonus content such as music videos and documentaries included in the initial pressings [2].

Chart performance and tour rankings

Synopsis achieved immediate commercial success, topping the Billboard Japan weekly Top Albums Sales chart with 127,475 copies sold in its