Snow Man

Snow Man
Snow Man
Snow Man
Background information
OriginJapan
GenresJ-pop
Years active2012–present
LabelsAvex Trax (2020–2022)
Ment Recording (2022–present)
Members
Websitementrecording.jp/snowman/ www.johnnys-net.jp
Snow Man
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2020 –
GenreEntertainment / Music

Snow Man is a Japanese idol boy band formed by Smile-Up (formerly known as Johnny & Associates) in 2012. The group was previously a sub-unit of Smile-Up pre-debut trainee group, Junior. The group's activities focused on acrobats and stage play. Along with SixTONES, Snow Man made their official debut on January 22, 2020. The group's simultaneous debut marks the first time for two groups to debut on the same day in the company's history.

Snow Man makes the best selling debut group since KAT-TUN in 2006. D.D./Imitation Rain is the best-selling debut release in Asian history with more than 1.8 million physical copies sold, it is also the first male idol single in 17 years to stayed in the top 100 of the Oricon chart for more than 100 weeks. Since their debut in 2020 the group sold 11 million physical copies in Japan. In 2021, their debut studio album, Snow Mania S1, sold in the first week more than 841k physical copies, and became in the best selling first week for a boygroup studio album in Japan history, and in the second best week for a debut album in the country history. Their single Grandeur was the best-selling release of 2021 in Japan with more than 1 million physical copies sold, with this Snow Man became the first male artist since L'Arc~en~Ciel in 1999 to have two consecutive years a release that sells more than a million copies.

In January 2022, Snow Man moved from label Avex Trax to Ment Recording. Ment Recording is a newly established joint label between Avex Entertainment and Smile-Up. The other group from the same company and under Avex Trax, Kis-My-Ft2, moved to Ment Recording as well.

History

The group was predeceased by Mis Snow Man, a unit formed in 2009 that consists of 9 people. The group has been active in stage play series Takizawa Kabuki since 2010. Among them, a unit consists of Tatsuya Fukazawa, Daisuke Sakuma, Shota Watanabe, Ryota Miyadate, Hikaru Iwamoto, and Ryohei Abe was later formed on May 3, 2012. The group's new name, Snow Man, was first announced when the six men stood in the stage of Takizawa Kabuki 2012, when letters suddenly appeared on the big screen behind them. The group's name was officially announced both to them and audience as a surprise.

While active as back dancers for Tackey & Tsubasa, Kis-My-Ft2, A.B.C-Z, and other senior groups, they also regularly appeared in stage plays Dream Boys and Takizawa Kabuki, and from 2015, Shonen-tachi and its movie version. Since all of them are good at acrobatics, they are sometimes referred as "the craftsman group" and are often nominated by seniors in the company as "Junior members they want to have as back dancers." While has been always described as "the best dancer among Junior" since their formation in 2012 and despite their appearances in theater, the group couldn't get the chance to get a debut, leading to its member to "having a thought of leaving several times." In January 2019, Raul from Shonen Ninja, Ren Meguro from Uchuu Six, and a member from Kansai Junior Koji Mukai, was added as new members. While the original 6 members accepted the decision as "they wanted to protect the group," they also felt that the "even if whole group (as original Snow Man) has gone, we just want to realize our dream as Snow Man," and "the only way to get rid of this problem (off my head) is this."

In March 2019, the group, along with 11 other Johnny's Jr. groups (SixTones, Travis Japan, HiHi Jets, Bi Shonen, 7 Men Samurai, Shonen Ninja, Jr.SP, Uchuu Six, Naniwa Danshi, Lil Kansai, and Ae! group) become a part of Island TV, a website that provides video streaming exclusive for Johnny's Jr. members.

The group's debut was first announced by Takizawa, who is told by Johnny Kitagawa in his hospital bed in June 2019. Debuting at the same time as SixTONES, the announcement was officially made in Johnny's Jr. 8.8 Matsuri 〜Tokyo Dome kara Hajimaru〜 concert on August 8, 2019. They also "graduated" from Johhny's Jr. official YouTube channel and officially opened their own YouTube channel on December 25, 2019.

Post debut

On February 1, 2020, the group marked their first overseas appearance in Japan Expo Thailand 2020. Their Asia tour titled Snow Man ASIA TOUR 2D.2D in Kanagawa Prefecture, Osaka, and Tokyo, as well as overseas live in Bangkok, Singapore, Jakarta, and Taipei had to be cancelled due to COVID-19.

In March 2020, the group received their own television show titled Sore Snow Man ni Yarasete Kudasai (それSnowManにやらせて下さい, lit. Leave It to Snow Man). The show's was revealed as a surprise to Snow Man through their YouTube channel in February 2020. The show first ran from March 25, 2020, on TBS. However, later in the same month, Hikaru Iwamoto was reported to be taking a break from the group's activities after the Japanese magazine Friday published a report of him drinking at love motel in 2017. Through Johnny's apology post, it was written that Iwamoto confirmed that an underage girl was among those present. The other 8 members also made their apology in their appearance at the live music program CDTV Live! Live! on the same day as the reported news. On July 1, Johnny's net and Johnny's web announced that Iwamoto will be back to resume his activities.

In April 2020, the group performed the 11th opening theme song for the anime Black Clover, titled "Stories."

In May 2020, Snow Man was announced to be a part of Twenty★Twenty, a temporary unit consisting of 75 talents that have debuted in Johnny's, to perform a charity song. The unit was formed to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. The song, titled "Smile," is written by Kazutoshi Sakurai and is produced by Hideaki Takizawa.

A movie version of stage play Takizawa Kabuki called Takizawa Kabuki Zero The Movie (滝沢歌舞伎 ZERO The Movie) was released on December 5, 2020, starring the members of Snow Man in the main roles. This marks Snow Man's post-debut first main role in a movie.

In December 2020, it was announced that Ryota Miyadate had tested positive for COVID-19. Their New Years performance was canceled as a result.

On January 5, 2021, Snow Man's song "Grandeur" debuted as the 13th Opening for Black Clover.

In April 2021, it was reported that Daisuke Sakuma will voice the male lead of Chinese animated movie White Snake, Ah Xuan, in its Japanese dub version. This is Sakuma's second voice acting role after he debuted in Black Clover. The Japanese version of the movie also features a theme song by Snow Man, "Yuan" (縁 -YUÁN-).

In August 2021, Snow Man was announced to star in the live action movie adaptation of anime series Mr. Osomatsu. Six of them will play as the Matsuno sextuplets while the rest, Ryōta Miyadate, Shōta Watanabe, and Ryōhei Abe, as the movie's original character, each named Period, End, and Close respectively. The film premiered on March 25, 2022. The group also provided the film's theme song "Brother Beat."

In the same month, the group announced their first album release titled Snow Mania S1. The album released on September 29, 2021. The first edition A of the album contains the highly requested group's pre-debut original songs, including "Make It Hot!" and "Owaranai Memories."

Members

Name Born Blood Type Height Member Color Join as a Johnny's Jr. Note
Kanji Hiragana Romanization
深澤 辰哉 ふかざわ

たつや

Fukazawa Tatsuya (1992-05-05) May 5, 1992 (age 31)

Tokyo, Japan Japan

B 175.7 cm Purple August 12, 2004
佐久間 大介 さくま

だいすけ

Sakuma Daisuke (1992-07-05) July 5, 1992 (age 31)

Tokyo, Japan Japan

O 168.4 cm Pink September 25, 2005
渡辺 翔太 わたなべ

しょうた

Watanabe Shōta (1992-11-05) November 5, 1992 (age 31)

Tokyo, Japan Japan

B 172.8 cm Blue June 26, 2005
宮舘 涼太 みやだて

りょうた

Miyadate Ryōta (1993-03-25) March 25, 1993 (age 30)

Tokyo, Japan Japan

A 174.3 cm Red October 1, 2005
岩本 照 いわまと

ひかる

Iwamoto Hikaru (1993-05-17) May 17, 1993 (age 30)

Saitama, Japan Japan

A 182.5 cm Yellow October 1, 2006 leader
阿部 亮平 あべ

りょうへい

Abe Ryōhei (1993-11-27) November 27, 1993 (age 30)

Chiba, Japan Japan

AB 178.5 cm Green August 12, 2004
向井 康二 むかい

こうじ

Mukai Kōji (1994-06-21) June 21, 1994 (age 29)

Nara, Japan Japan

A 176.3 cm Orange October 8, 2006
目黒 蓮 めぐろ

れん

Meguro Ren (1997-02-16) February 16, 1997 (age 26)

Tokyo, Japan Japan

B 186.0 cm Black October 30, 2010
村上 真都

(ラウール)

むらかみ

まいと

(らうーる)

Murakami Maito

(Raul)

(2003-06-27) June 27, 2003 (age 20)

Tokyo, Japan Japan

A 191.0 cm White May 2, 2015 center

Discography

Studio albums

Title Information Chart positions Sales Certifications
JPN
JPN
Comb

Snow Mania S1
  • Released: September 29, 2021 (JPN)
  • Label: Avex
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, CD/BD
1 1
  • JPN: 1,007,565
  • RIAJ: Million
Snow Labo. S2
  • Released: September 21, 2022 (JPN)
  • Label: Ment Recording
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, CD/BD
1 1
  • JPN: 1,016,632
  • RIAJ: Million
I Do Me
  • Released: May 17, 2023 (JPN)
  • Label: Ment Recording
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, CD/BD
1 1
  • JPN: 1,060,982

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions, certifications and sales
Title Video details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales
JPN
DVD

JPN
BD

Snow Man Asia Tour 2D.2D.
  • Released: March 3, 2021
  • Label: Avex
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
1 1
  • JPN: 518,967
Takizawa Kabuki Zero the Movie
  • Released: April 7, 2021
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
1 1
  • JPN: 332,677
Snow Man Live Tour 2021 Mania
  • Released: April 4, 2022
  • Label: Ment Recording
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
1 1
  • JPN: 550,532
Snow Man Live Tour 2022 Labo.
  • Released: July 5, 2023
  • Label: Ment Recording
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray

Singles

Title Information Chart positions Sales Certifications
JPN
JPN
Comb

"D.D./Imitation Rain"
  • Released: January 22, 2020
  • Also includes SixTONES' "Imitation Rain"
  • Label: Avex / SME Japan
1 1
  • JPN: 1,859,372
  • RIAJ: Million
"Kissin' My Lips/Stories"
  • Released: October 7, 2020
  • "Kissin' My Lips" was used as song for Dior's commercial movie starring Raul
  • "Stories" was used as an opening song for anime Black Clover
  • Label: Avex
1 1
  • JPN: 1,178,326
  • RIAJ: Million
"Grandeur"
  • Released: January 20, 2021
  • "Grandeur" was used as an opening song for anime Black Clover
  • "Namida no Umi o Koeteyuke" was used as theme song for group's program "Sore, Snow Man ni Yarasete Kudasai"
  • Label: Avex
1 1
  • JPN: 1,040,226
  • RIAJ: 3× Platinum
"Hello Hello"
  • Released: July 14, 2021
  • "Hello Hello" is used as main theme for movie Honey Lemon Soda
  • "Yuan" is used as the main theme for the Japanese dub version of the film White Snake
  • Label: Avex
1 1
  • JPN: 962,787
  • RIAJ: 3× Platinum
"Secret Touch"
  • Released: December 1, 2021
  • Used as main theme for TV drama series My Love Mix-Up!
  • Label: Avex
1 1
  • JPN: 852,959
  • RIAJ: 3× Platinum
"Brother Beat"
(ブラザービート, Burazā Bīto)
  • Released: March 30, 2022
  • Used as main theme for live action movie Osomatsu-san
  • Label: Ment Recording
1 1
  • JPN: 895,899
  • RIAJ: 3× Platinum
"Orange Kiss"
(オレンジkiss, Orenji kiss)
1 1
  • JPN: 943,749
  • RIAJ: 3× Platinum
"Tapestry" / "W"
(タペストリー / W, Tapesutori / W)
  • Released: March 15, 2023
  • "Tapestry" is used as main theme for movie My Happy Marriage
  • "W" is Used as main theme for TV drama series Dai byōin senkyo
  • Label: Ment Recording
1 1
  • JPN: 1,000,000
  • RIAJ: Million
"Dangerholic"
  • Released: September 6, 2023
  • Used as main theme for live action show Trillion Game
  • Label: Ment Recording
1 1
  • JPN: 869,205
"Love Trigger" / "We'll Go Together"
  • Released: February 14, 2024
  • "Love Trigger" is the theme song for the TV Asahi drama Koisuru Keigo 24 Ji
  • "We'll Go Together" is the theme song for the NTV drama Sensei Sayounara
  • Label: Ment Recording

Unreleased songs

Awards

Year Award Category Recipient Note
2020 WEIBO Account Festival 2019 New Artist Award Snow Man
GQ MEN OF THE YEAR 2020 Pop Icon Of The Year Snow Man
ANAN Award 2020 Grand Prize Snow Man
2021 WEIBO Account Festival in Tokyo 2020 Popular Male Idol Group Award Snow Man
ORICON Chart 2021 Mid-year/Half Ranking – No 1 Sales by Artist Snow Man JPY 4.92 Billion
Mid-year/Half Ranking – No 1 Sales by Work Grandeur
Annual Ranking – No 1 Sales by Work Grandeur
35th JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARDS Best 5 New Artist Snow Man
Single Of The Year D.D with Imitation Rain
World Music Awards Best Selling Japanese Single Grandeur The only million-selling single in 2021.
1st Male Japanese Act since LArcenCiel in 1999 to have 2 consecutive years with Million-selling singles
IFPI Global Album Sales Chart – No 9 Snow Mania S1
2022 The 110th The Television Drama Academy Awards (Fall 2021) Best Theme Song – No 2 Secret Touch Ost. Kieta Hatsukoi / My Love Mix-Up!
36th JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARDS Artist Of The Year – Japan Snow Man
Album Of The Year – Japan Snow Mania S1
Best 5 Albums Snow Mania S1
Single Of The Year Grandeur
Best 5 Singles Grandeur
Hello Hello
Best 3 Music Videos Snow Man ASIA TOUR 2D.2D.
ORICON Chart 2022 Mid-year/Half Ranking – No 1 Sales by Artist Snow Man JPY 6.01 Billion
Mid-year/Half Ranking – No 1 Sales by Work Brother Beat

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