Toraji Haiji (トラジ・ハイジ, Toraji Haiji) was a temporary idol unit formed in December 2004 by Taichi Kokubun of Tokio and Tsuyoshi Domoto of Kinki Kids.[1] The unit was created to promote the 2005 comedy film Fantastipo, which stars Kokubun and Domoto.
Their first appearance as a unit was on 21 January 2005 when they performed their debut song "Fantastipo" on Music Station.[2] They also performed the song on Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ and Utaban on 24 January and 27 January, respectively.[2] "Fantastipo" was released on 26 January 2005. The song was used as the theme song for the film.[3] It sold over 201,000 copies in its first week and topped the Oricon Singles Chart.[4] "Fantastipo" charted for 25 weeks and sold over 420,000 copies, becoming the ninth best-selling single of 2005 in Japan.[5][6]
On 24 August 2005, Toraji Haiji released a DVD titled Fantastipo.[7] The DVD peaked at number four on the Oricon Comprehensive DVD Chart and charted for six weeks.[8]
Fantastipo will be released on Blu-ray on 26 December 2018.[9]