record_label i album: id
History . 1991  ___MASK14___ : Pre - debut activities . The duo first met each other during a Hikaru Genji concert at Yokohama Arena on May 5 , 1991 . From then on , the two began to appear together in magazine photoshoots together though they did not have a formal name , going through several temporary names such as , and , before being introduced as by the end of 1992 when they were backup dancers for SMAP . On the first episode of SMAP ' s variety show , which began on April 4 , 1993 , SMAP leader Masahiro Nakai decided that the name was to be " KinKi Kids " when the two joined the show as regulars . Months later , Koichi and Tsuyoshi both appeared in their first drama together called , which had a peak rating of 28 . 9 % on its final episode . On December 31 , 1994 , KinKi Kids held their first concert at the Budokan . SMAP was a Japanese boy band , composed of Masahiro Nakai , Takuya Kimura , Goro Inagaki , Tsuyoshi Kusanagi , and Shingo Katori . The group was created in 1988 by music producer Johnny Kitagawa , founder of ___MASK3___ , originally as a six - piece with Katsuyuki Mori , until his departure from the band in 1996 . After making their debut in 1991 , the group took the Japanese entertainment industry by storm , becoming the most successful boy band in Japanese history and the best selling band in Asia , often referred to as a " national treasure " and a " fortune and property of the country " in Japan . I Album : ID ( stylized as I album - iD - ) is the ninth studio album of the Japanese duo KinKi Kids . It was released on December 13 , 2006 . The album was certified platinum by the RIAJ for 250 , 000 copies shipped to stores in ___MASK54___ .