On Monday, Toho announced that KinKi Kids member Domoto Koichi (32) will be performing his “Endless SHOCK” musical for four consecutive months next year, between January and April 2012. Because the musical’s run was cut short this year by the Tohoku earthquake, Domoto stated that he wanted to make up for it. Domoto first performed the musical in 2000 under the name “SHOCK.” The story revolves around an unknown group of actors who get a chance to produce a big Broadway show. “SHOCK” has always been performed at the Imperial Garden Theater up until now, where it currently holds the record for most performances of a solo-starring show (currently 799 times). However, the 4-month run planned for 2012 will expand to Fukuoka as well. 34 performances are planned at the Hakata-za from January 7 to January 31, before the show moves back to the Imperial Garden Theater for 105 more performances between February 8 and April 30. This will be the first time that “SHOCK” is performed for four consecutive months. It is also said that the last stage production to have such a long run was Mori Mitsuko’s “Hourouki” in 1999. Back in July 2010, Johnny's Jimusho announced that performances were being planned for other areas in Japan, though it appears that it will only expand to Fukuoka this time. There were also plans to bring “SHOCK” to the United States someday, but no new information has been released since then. Source: Sankei Sports, Tokyograph
