King & Prince

King & Prince
Kaito Takahashi (left) & Ren Nagase (right) in 2023
Background information
Also known asMr. King vs Mr. Prince (2015–2017)
OriginTokyo, Japan
GenresJ-pop
Years active2018 (2018)–present
LabelsProject K&P
Members
Past members
WebsiteUniversal-music official
Starto Ent. official

King & Prince is a two-member Japanese idol group under Starto Entertainment (formerly of Johnny & Associates) that debuted in 2018. Their debut was announced at a press conference on 17 January 2018 along with the establishment of Johnny & Associates' new record label under Universal Music, Johnny's Universe (now Project K&P), with King & Prince becoming the first artists to sign under the label. They have sold 12.3 million physical copies in Japan.

The group used to have six members: Sho Hirano, Ren Nagase, Kaito Takahashi, Yuta Kishi, Yuta Jinguji and Genki Iwahashi. However, Genki Iwahashi withdrew from King & Prince on 31 March 2021 due to anxiety disorder. Three of the remaining five members left the group on 22 May 2023. Sho Hirano and Yuta Jinguji left the agency on the same day, while Yuta Kishi remained until fall of 2023.