- 47 Ronin (2013) is his Hollywood debut.
- Some people think his first name is Hitoshi because of the multiple pronunciations of his name's kanji character. The real pronunciation is Jin, based on one of the Confucian virtues (benevolence). His name was once even published in a magazine as Hitoshi Akanishi .
- Shocked everyone in February 2012 w/ his sudden marriage to Japanese actress & model, Meisa Kuroki.
- Former member of the popular Japanese Boyband, KAT-TUN. He represented the "A" (for "Akanishi").
- He started his music career at 14, and composes most of his solo songs. He also used to write music for his former band KAT-TUN (Care, Hesitate, Murasaki, Love or Like) and often had to sing the hardest parts because of his wide vocal range.
- In February 2010 Jin held his first solo concert in Japan. In July 2010 he held his first solo concert in America in Los Angeles, California.
- In November 2011, Akanishi released his first U.S. single, "Test Drive featuring Jason Derulo", produced by J.R. Rotem. The song hit #1 on U.S. iTunes Dance chart and climbed U.S. Billboard up to #11 on its Dance/Club Play chart.
- In March 2012, Akanishi released his first U.S. album, "Japonicana", which hit #10 on the U.S. Billboard Dance album chart. He also held Japonicana tour in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Honolulu, New York & San Francisco.
- In January 2012, Akanishi released his second U.S. single, "Sun Burns Down", produced by Stereotypes. The song also hit #1 on the U.S. iTunes Dance chart & climbed up the U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play chart.
- Is close friends w/ Tomohisa Yamashita & Yu Shirota.
- In October 2010 he toured 5 American cities during his Yellow Gold 3010 Tour. He finished his Yellow Gold 3011 Tour in Japan in January 2011.
- In September 2011 he recorded his first U.S. album named "Japonicana" in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
- In November 2010, Akanishi held his first U.S. tour, called "Yellow Gold 3010 Tour", in Chicago,San Francisco, Houston, Los Angeles and New York.
- Did a countrywide tour with band, KAT-TUN (June 2008).
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