is a Japanese boy band associated with Tobe, formed in October 2023. The group is formed by Sho Hirano, Yuta Jinguji, and Yuta Kishi.

History 2023: Formation The now three former members of Johnny & Associates' King & Prince, left the group on May 22, 2023. Hirano and Jinguji cut ties with the agency that same day, while Kishi left on September 30, 2023.

On July 7, 2023, Hirano and Jinguji announced on a YouTube livestream their new affiliation to Tobe co., Ltd, established by Hideaki Takizawa. Kishi's announcement that he now belonged to Tobe Co., Ltd was done on a YouTube livestream on October 15, 2023, and also included the news about the formation of Number_i.

Kishi came up with "Number_i" and Hirano and Jinguji agreed with the group name. The "i" stands for Number One and Only One, signifying the aim to be number one, as well as the importance of the journey to get there. It also stands for love, "愛" in Japanese, and I (as in "me", "myself") in English, with the meaning of immersing themselves into the project, taking it as a unique thing for each one of the members.

On November 15, 2023, Number_i made their debut appearance on the cover of the magazine Nylon Japan Global Issue 04.

2024: Debut single and first appearances On January 1, 2024, the first digital single "GOAT" was released.

On March 2, 2024, Number_i made its first TV appearance since its formation, appearing live on NHK's Venue101.

On March 6, 2024, Number_i's first CD single, "GOAT", was released exclusively through the Tobe Online Store, selling 481,475 copies in its first week and topping the Billboard Japan Weekly Single Sales Chart.

On April 12, the second digital single "Blow Your Cover" was released.

On April 14, 2024, Number_i made their debut appearance on the '88rising Futures' stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2024, performing FUJI, and a remix version of "GOAT" with Jackson Wang.

On May 3, 2024, Number_i appeared on the cover of the May issue of the Korean magazine MAPS and the first issue of the Japanese version, MAPS Japan.

On May 27, 2024, their first album No. O: Ring was released.

Their single "Bon" reached number one on the June 5 Oricon Weekly Digital Single ranking chart, with 60,120 downloads in its first week, while the No. O: Ring album reached the top spot on the June 5 Oricon Weekly Digital Album ranking chart, with 31,804 downloads in the first week.

2025 The group was recipient of a negative X post on January 1, 2025, later erased, by cosmetics company Reju, where its community manager called them traitors and that their appearance in NHK's Kouhaku "rots my eyes and ears". After the backlash received from the group's fans, Reju posted an apology and decided, on January 5, to close operations definitively.

2026: WME, first domes and overseas concerts On February 4, 2026, it was announced that the group had signed with WME Group for international activities. Tobe will continue to manage the group in general activities. Later, in May, the group signed a record deal with Atlantic Records.

It was announced on August 3, 2026, that the group would have their first 5–dome concerts, as well as their first overseas tour. "Number_i LIVE TOUR No.III" tour will be divided into two chapters: "Chapter 1: Japan," visiting the domes in Hokkaido, Tokyo, Aichi, Osaka, and Fukuoka in October 2026, and "Chapter 2: Asia & North America," scheduled for 2027, full dates and venues still pending.

Members

Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and sales Title Details Peak chart positions Sales JPN JPNComb. JPNHotPeaks on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums:

No. I Released: September 23, 2024 Label: Tobe Formats: CD, CD+Blu-ray, digital download, streaming — 3 1 JPN: 412,442 JPN: 37,077 No. II Released: September 22, 2025 Label: Tobe Formats: CD, CD+Blu-ray, digital download, streaming 2 2 1 JPN: 298,426 JPN: 22,259 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions JPNComb. JPNHot Daily&Love Released: January 2, 2026 Label: Tobe Formats: Digital download, streaming 6 7 Daily&Sun Released: January 2, 2026 Label: Tobe Formats: Digital download, streaming 10 11 Daily&Chill Released: January 2, 2026 Label: Tobe Formats: Digital download, streaming 11 14

Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions and sales Title Details Peaks Sales JPNComb. JPNHot GOAT Released: March 6, 2024 Label: Tobe Formats: CD, CD+Bluray, digital download, streaming 3 — JPN: 481,475 JPN: 32,143 No. O: Ring Released: May 27, 2024 Label: Tobe Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 1 1 JPN: 324,114 JPN: 39,364 God_i Released: May 19, 2025 Label: Tobe Formats: CD, CD+Blu-ray, digital download, streaming 3 — JPN: 400,505 JPN: 26,943 3XL Released: April 24, 2026 Label: Tobe Formats: CD, CD+Blu-ray, LP, digital download, streaming 3 — JPN: 383,373 JPN: 31,163 Rebon / Bugs Life / Digital Girl Released: September 23, 2026 Label: Tobe Formats: Digital download, streaming 3 — JPN: 304,863 JPN: 32,268 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released, and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album JPN JPNComb. JPNHotPeaks on the Japan Hot 100:

WW "GOAT" 2024 — 2 1 154 RIAJ: Platinum No. I "Blow Your Cover" — 6 5 — "Bon" — 6 2 — RIAJ: Platinum "Inzm" — 3 1 — RIAJ: Platinum "God_i" 2025 — 3 1 — RIAJ: Platinum No. II — 4 1 — "3XL" 2026 — 3 1 — 3XL "Bugs Life" 1 1 1 — rowspan="3" "Rebon" 1 — "Digital Girl" 2 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released, and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album JPNComb. JPNHotPeaks on the Japan Hot 100: "GBAD" (Number_i remix) 2025 17 13

Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released, and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album JPNComb. JPNHotPeaks on the Japan Hot 100: "Numbers Ur Zone" 2025 9 4 No. II

Other charted songs + List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released, and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album JPNComb. JPNHotPeaks on the Japan Hot 100:

Songs from No. II: "Lavalava": "Supa Bro", "Psyche Shock" and "Influ": "Is It Me?" 2024 — 79 GOAT "Midnight City" — 84 "Fuji" — 66 "Rain or Shine" — 99 "OK Complex" — 81 No. O: Ring "Square_One" — 71 "No-Yes" — 65 "I" — 80 "Banana (Take It Lazy)" — 100 "Ice" — 87 No. I "Bye 24/7" — 92 32 35 "Recipe" — 84 "ILY" — 86 "Hirakegoma" 9 3 No. I (Deluxe) "Romeo & Juliet" 2025 — 74 God_i "i_Dog" — 59 "Frisco" — 78 "Psycho" — 65 "Atami" — 82 No. II — 73 "Lavalava" 9 2 No. II (Deluxe) "Supa Bro" 2026 — 50 3XL — 57 — 43 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Music videos Title Year Type Director(s) "GOAT" 2024 Official Yuichi Kodama "Blow your cover" Official Yusuke Tanaka "Bon" Official , Mino (Nanon Creative) (CG) "INZM" Official Takuto Shimpo

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Appearances TV shows Tobe Live at Ariake Arena 2024: Number_i ~ No.O ~ring~ (August 15 2024, Episode 3)

Concerts Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2024 (as part of 88rising Futures) Rock in Japan Festival 2024 Summer Sonic 2024 Wired Music Festival 2024 88Rising’s Head in the Clouds Festival at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena (2025)

Awards

| 2024 | GQ Men of the Year | Best Music Group Award

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