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History . 1991  ___MASK36___ : 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 . The music industry consists of the companies and individuals that earn money by creating new songs and pieces and selling live concerts and shows , audio and video recordings , compositions and sheet music , and the organizations and associations that aid and represent creators . Among the many individuals and organizations that operate in the industry are : the songwriters and composers who create new songs and musical pieces ; the singers , musicians , conductors and bandleaders who perform the music ; the companies and professionals who create and sell recorded music and / or sheet music ( e . g ., music publishers , music producers , recording studios , engineers , ___MASK83___ labels , retail and online music stores , performance rights organizations ); and those that help organize and present live music performances ( sound engineers , booking agents , promoters , music venues , road crew ). , established in 1999 , is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in ___MASK78___ . It started as , which was founded by Sk Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts . Oricon Inc . was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter  s Oricon record charts in April 2002 . Statistics is the study of ___MASK42___ , analysis , interpretation , presentation , and organization of data . In applying statistics to , e . g ., a scientific , industrial , or social problem , it is conventional to begin with a statistical population or a statistical model process to be studied . Populations can be diverse topics such as " all people living in a country " or " every atom composing a crystal ". Statistics deals with all aspects of data including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments . C Album is the third studio album of the Japanese duo KinKi Kids . It was released on August 4 , 1999 and debuted at the top of the Oricon charts , selling 451 , 230 copies in its first week . The album was certified double platinum by the RIAJ for 800 , 000 copies shipped to stores in ___MASK78___ . ___MASK78___ (" Nippon " or " Nihon " ; formally "" or " Nihon - koku ", means " State of ___MASK78___ ") is a sovereign island nation in Eastern Asia . Located in the Pacific Ocean , It is lying off the eastern coast of the Asia Mainland ( east of China , Korea , Russia ) and stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and near Taiwan in the southwest . 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 ___MASK38___ , 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 .