Shit Kingz (シットキングス, Shitto Kingusu, stylized as s**t kingz), also known as ST Kingz, is a Japanese dance and performance troupe who have also choreographed dances for multiple Japanese and South Korean artists.[1]

Shit Kingz
OriginTokyo, Japan
Years active2007-present
Members
  • Shoji
  • Kazuki
  • Noppo
  • Oguri
Websiteshitkingz.jp

Career

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Shit Kingz first performed together in October 2007,[1][2] as Daichi Miura's back-up dancers.[3] The group name originated from the word "incontinence" (失禁, shikkin), which the members had intended as a hyperbole of having their audience "pee themselves" from the shock of seeing their performance; however, as the word is considered profanity in Japanese, they opted to use a word from a different language that would express a similar meaning.[4] In 2010, several members performed as back-up dancers in BoA's Christmas concert.[2] From 2010 to 2011, they were winners of the American dance contest, Body Rock, for two years in a row.[2] Over the course of their career, they have choreographed for Japanese and South Korean artists including AAA, Winds, Daichi Miura, various groups from Johnny & Associates,[2] TVXQ, Shinee, and Exo.[5]

In 2016, Shit Kingz performed in their self-produced stage play Wonderful Clunker, to which Daichi Miura performed on the soundtrack.[3] In 2018, they performed their stage play, The Library, with 30 shows in seven locations.[6] They released their first album of the same name independently on December 7, 2018, with music produced by them.[6] In 2019, they choreographed the dance in the ending sequence of the anime Business Fish.[7]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Network Notes
2011 Dance@TV Themselves TV Tokyo [8]
2017 Mecha-Mecha Iketeru! Themselves Fuji TV [8]
2018 Sukkiri Themselves Nippon TV [8]
2018 World of Dance Themselves NBC Competition reality show; season 2 contestants[9]

Theatre

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 Wonderful Clunker Themselves [3]
2018 The Library Themselves [10]

Anime

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 Business Fish Choreography Ending sequence[7]

Choreography credits

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Year Artist Song Notes
2012 Da-ice "Stand" Shoji[11]
2013 Hey! Say! JUMP "Ride with Me" [12]
2014 Da-ice "Toki" Noppo[11]
2014 Super Junior-D&E "Skeleton" [12]
2015 Da-ice "Mou Ichido Dake" Kazuki[11]
2015 B1A4 "Happy Days" [12]
2015 Exo "Love Me Right" [12]
2015 Cross Gene "Shi-tai!" [12]
2016 Da-ice "Every Season" Oguri[11]
2016 Shinee "D×D×D" [12]
2016 Nissy "Mada Kimi wa Shiranai My Prettiest Girl" Kazuki[2]
2016 Da-ice "Paradive" [11]
2016 Da-ice "Date" Oguri[11]
2016 NCT U "The 7th Sense" [12]
2016 Exo "Lotto" [5]
2017 Jasmine "Halo" [12]
2018 Da-ice "Bet" Oguri[13]

Discography

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Albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
The Library[6]
  • Released: December 7, 2018
  • Label: —
  • Format: CD

References

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  1. ^ a b "s**t kingzのプロフィール". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "ダンス界の先駆者"シッキン"が語る振付の潮流 三浦大知との「特別な」出会いも". Oricon (in Japanese). July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "s**t kingz新作公演に三浦大知の歌う楽曲、宮本亜門らの応援メッセージも". Oricon (in Japanese). August 27, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  4. ^ Busetto, Arielle (November 6, 2018). "s**t kingz: This Japanese Dance Crew Wants the World to Sit Up and Watch". Japan Forward. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "EXO最新曲「LOTTO」ダンスも担当!ダンスユニットs**t kingz(シットキングス)ってどんな人?…本日単独公演開幕!". Kstyle (in Japanese). September 9, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "s**t kingz、"踊れるアルバム"初プロデュース ダンスグループが異例の試み". Oricon (in Japanese). September 11, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 21, 2019). "Business Fish 'Motion Capture Anime' Announced With July 7 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "s**t kingzのTV出演情報". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  9. ^ Heldman, Breanne L. "World of Dance Bringing Back Breakout Contestants from Last Season and Some Impressive Challengers — See the Lineup!". People. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  10. ^ "s**t kingz、新作舞台PVで無言芝居&ダンス starRoプロデュース曲で踊る". Oricon (in Japanese). May 25, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "s**t kingzが明かす、Da-iCE振付の舞台裏とメンバーの成長「"簡単にしよう"という発想はゼロ」". Kstyle (in Japanese). June 9, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h "s**t kingz: Choreography". Shit Kingz. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  13. ^ "Da-iCE、クールな「BET」振り付け動画公開". Natalie (in Japanese). August 7, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
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