Born in
Ashiya, Hyōgo, Japan, Domoto joined the Japanese talent agency
Johnny & Associates at the age of 12 after his sister sent in his application without his knowledge. Domoto and his bandmate Tsuyoshi Domoto first worked together as back-dancers for
Hikaru Genji, who were holding a concert at
Yokohama Arena,
Theatre In 1993, Domoto played in his first stage in SMAP's
ANOTHER. As early as in 1994, he expressed his enthusiasm of musical, saying that his dream was to "play in musicals that have singing, dancing and acting" in an interview. In 1997, he played in the stage
kyotokyo with many others from
Johnny & Associates. He managed to star as the lead (or Zachō in Japanese) in musical ''MASK'99'' in
Nissay Theatre in 1999. In November 2000, Domoto played the lead role in musical
MILLENNIUM SHOCK, becoming the youngest Zachō and also the first idol to play the lead at Tokyo
Imperial Theatre. Since then,
SHOCK series has continued to perform every year. The title was changed to
Shōgeki・SHOCK, SHOCK is Real SHOCK and
Shocking SHOCK in the following years but had the similar story
. In 2005, it was revised to
Endless SHOCK and the story was changed completely. Domoto started to participate as the director and composed several songs since this year. In April 2008, the long-running musical
Endless SHOCK was awarded the Grand Prize of the 33rd Kazuo Kikuta Drama Awards for theatre. In January 2012,
Endless SHOCK was performed at
Hakata-za in
Fukuoka, which was the first time for the musical to be performed in places other than Tokyo. On March 21, 2013,
Endless SHOCK welcomed its 1000th performance, making it the forth theatre to reach 1000 performances in Japan. It was also brought to Umeda Arts Theatre in Osaka in September 2013. After its 1408th performance on October 26, 2014,
Endless SHOCK overtook
Matsumoto Hakuō II's Japanese version of
Man of La Mancha to become the most-performed musical and the second most-performed theatre with single lead-starring in Japan. In April 2020, Domoto alone was awarded the Grand Prize of the 45th Kazuo Kikuta Drama Awards for his achievement for leading
SHOCK series for twenty years, becoming the youngest single winner of this award.
SHOCK series reached its 1800th performance on February 12, 2021. Domoto has also participated in some other theatres. In November 2010, he played in stage
Shichinin no Samurai produced by
Kansai Yamamoto, which was an adaptation of
Seven Samurai. From July to September 2018, he starred as Arcite in
John Caird's musical
Knights’ Tale, which was an adaptation of
William Shakespeare's
The Two Noble Kinsmen, at Imperial Theatre. Since 2019, Domoto took over the position of director of another musical
DREAM BOYS produced by
Johnny & Associates and played by his junior colleagues. The premiere of
MILLENNIUM SHOCK in 2000 at Imperial Theatre was controversial since it was also the first time a theatre from
Johnny & Associates was performed there. It was believed that idols were unqualified to stand at the most famous and important theatre in Japan, let alone playing the lead at the age of 21. However,
SHOCK gradually becomes one of the most important musicals at Imperial Theatre and one of the representing Japanese original musicals. In 2018, Domoto played the lead in
Endless SHOCK and
Knights’ Tale from February to March and from July to August respectively at Imperial Theatre, becoming the fourth person in history and the first person in 26 years to play a lead for four months in a year at Imperial Theatre. After the success of
SHOCK, several other stages from
Johnny & Associates and musicals starred idols from other companies started to be performed at Imperial Theatre, and Domoto was credited for broadening the career of musical actors for idols.
Acting After joining Johnny & Associates, Domoto played his first role in movie
200X Nen Shō in 1992 and first role in drama
Aiyo Nemuranaide in 1993. From July 1994 to September 1994, Domoto and his bandmate Tsuyoshi appeared in
drama Ningen Shikkaku, which had a peak rating of 28.9% on its final episode. In 1994 and 1995, he starred as the main male role in move
Ie Naki Ko and the drama
Ie Naki Ko 2, which had a rating of 31.9% on its final episode. He gained unprecedented popularity through these works even though he had not formally debuted as KinKi Kids. From January to March 1996, he played two roles, Ginrō Fuwa and Kōsuke Fuwa, in drama
Ginrō Kaiki File: Futatsu No Zunō Wo Motsu Shōnen, which had an average rating of more than 20%. He also starred together with his bandmate Tsuyoshi for their second drama together in
Wakaba No Koro in 1996. On August 23, 1997, Domoto starred in his first drama after debut in
Yūki To Iu Koto, as a special drama corner of
NTV's annual
telethon 24-Hour Television, in which KinKi Kids were also appointed as the main host. The drama had a rating of 26.3%, becoming the highest rated
24-Hour Television special drama at the time, and it is still the second highest one until now. From October to December 1997, Domoto and his bandmate Tsuyoshi Domoto was both starred in their third drama, called
Bokura no Yūki Miman City. Since then, Domoto stars one drama every year, which all received relatively high ratings. He shifted his focus to musicals after starring in
Remote from October to December 2002, where he won the 'best supporting actor' in the 35th Drama Academy Award. In 2006, Domoto starred in his first drama in four years as the lead in
Kinō Kōen, which was part of TV special
Tales of The Unusual 2006 Autumn Special Drama. In July 2007, Domoto starred as the lead in a drama entitled
Sushi Ōji!, where he played the role of a martial artist training in the art of sushi. In addition, the sequel movie
Ginmaku Ban Sushi Ōji!: New York e Iku was released on April 19, 2008. It was his first movie appearance since the 1994 movie
Ienaki Ko. He made his official CD debut on July 12, 2006, with a release of single
Deep in your heart/+MILLION but -LOVE, followed by the release of album
Mirror on September 13. On April 30, 2008, Domoto released a new single
No More under the name of "Tsukasa Maizu"; the character he played in
Sushi Ōji!, as the theme song of the movie
Ginmaku Ban Sushi Ōji!: New York e Iku. His second single
Ayakashi was released on July 29, 2009. On September 1, 2010, Domoto released
BPM, his first solo album in four years. On October 3, 2012, Domoto released his third solo album
Gravity, which ranked the first in Oricon. Domoto released his first DVD/Blu-ray single
INTERACTIONAL/SHOW ME UR MONSTER on June 10, 2015, followed by his fourth solo album
Spiral on July 8. On April 19, 2017, the second original soundtrack of his musical
Endless SHOCK was released. On June 2, 2021, Domoto released his fifth solo album
PLAYFUL and topped in Oricon. The album also featured a collaboration short movie made by Square Enix, in which Domoto himself and a CG version of him starred together. Domoto wrote his first song in KinKi Kids's music variety
LOVE LOVE Aishiteru in 1997
, where they were required to learn guitar and write songs. Since then, he wrote a great number of songs, mainly devoted to the group, his solo work and musical
SHOCK. He composed several No.1 winning singles for KinKi Kids and himself, such as
Suki ni Natteku Aishitteku (2000),
Deep in your heart (2006),
Family ~Hitotsu ni Naru Koto (2010) and
Topaz Love (2018). In 2002, Domoto wrote the lyrics for and composed KinKi Kids' single
Solitude ~Hontou no Sayonara~, which was also the theme song for his drama
Remote, under the pen name "K．Dino"
. The single also reached No.1 in Oricon and won the best theme song in the 35th Drama Academy Award. The song
Ai no Katamari of KinKi Kids he composed in 2001 was voted as the most loved song by fans in an official voting held for creation of KinKi Kids's 10th anniversary compilation album
39 in 2007. He composed various songs used in his musical
Endless SHOCK. Domoto has also provided songs for other artists from
Johnny & Associates, such as
NEWS,
Hideaki Takizawa, and the musical
DREAM BOYS. == Discography ==