PureBOYS

PureBoys is a Japanese actors unit and pop group under endorsement of popular celebrity blogging service AmebaBlog. PureBoys was originally conceived as a promotional subsection of Ameba featuring young actors with blogs hosted under the service, therefore members are all not signed to one talent management company or recording label. Each member is individually managed by his respective agency, and the group's records are released through indie label Pullup Records.

History
June 2007 -- formation of the group
July 20, 2007 -- opening of official website
September 26, 2007 -- release of debut single Kampai Je T'aime
October 3, 2007 -- release of Back Stage File: #1 DVD
October 3-8, 2007 -- staging of 7Cheers! ~Jibun to iu Daichi Kara~
October 10, 2007 -- re-release of Kampai Je T'aime CD
November 16, 2007 -- release of First Photobook
December 21, 2007 -- release of 7Cheers! DVD
December 28, 2007 -- announcement of two new members, Sakimoto Hiromi and Satou Yuuichi
March 21, 2008 -- Takiguchi, Kato, and Nakayama announce their graduation from the group via blog entry
March 28, 2008 -- graduation ceremony during the PureBoys internet broadcast show Harajuku AmeSuta Gakuen
June 25, 2008 -- release of second single Kimi no Te / Psyche na Heart
August 20-27, 2008 -- staging of Act.2: 7Dummy's Blues
August 31, 2008 -- Takeda graduates from PureBOYS
September 12, 2008 -- Itogi introduced as the newest member
November 5, 2008 -- release of 7Dummy's Blues DVD
June 10, 2009 -- release of third single CAUTION
November 25, 2009 -- release of fourth single Zenkaidansu

Members

Current
Ren Yagami (八神 蓮, born December 14, 1985)
Takuya Nagaoka (永岡 卓也, born May 31, 1985)
Minami Keisuke (南圭介, born July 3, 1985)
Miura Ryosuke (三浦 涼介, born February 16, 1987)
Ando Ryu (安 藤龍, born 21 July, 1987)
Kenta Itogi (絲木 建太, born March 3, 1988)
Yuichi Sato (佐藤 雄一, born May 31, 1989)

Former
Hiromi Sakimoto (崎本 大海, born August 23, 1986)
Toru Baba (馬場 徹, born June 17, 1988)
Keisuke Kato (加藤 慶祐, Kato Keisuke?, born September 2, 1988)
Kouhei Takeda (武田 航平, Takeda Kouhei?, born January 14, 1986)
Masei Nakayama (中山 麻聖, Nakayama Masei?, born December 25, 1988)
Yukihiro Takiguchi (滝口 幸広, Takuguchi Yukihiro?, born May 29, 1985) · close