The band is made up of 19-year-old Tegoshi Yuya and 20-year-old Masuda Takahisa, who are also members of Johnny's hot group NewS. TegoMass debuted in Sweden last December and are gaining more and more popularity as their second single CD was just released on May 16.

China's website 163.com reports that in the sweltering midday sun, more than 1500 fans, some having spent 12 hours waiting to get inside, welcomed their idols at Taipei's Hsimending with long-lasting scream.

The band sang three songs and showed off their Chinese speaking talent. Classic boy band fodder including but not limited to: "We are TegoMass", "I love you", and "Thank you" brought their fans to the edge of madness.

At the beginning, the two boys were scheduled to perform only two songs, one was their debut song "Miso soup" the other being "Kiss, a love song on way home", the title track of their new-released single.

Because the members of TegoMass are also part of NewS, the two were happy to add another song from their larger group to please eager fans.

They also announced that NewS will hold a concert in Taipei Arena on October 6 and 7. It will surprise few that the announcement caused bedlam among those in attendance.

The duo were invited as the presenters of the 18th Golden Melody Awards and gave out the "Best Songwriter Award" to Wu Ching-feng, the lead singer of the independent pop band Sodagreen, as well as singing two songs in Taipei Arena on Saturday evening.

The Johnny's Entertainment talent agency, which was established by Johnny Kitagawa back in the early 1960's, has dominated the boy-band market in the four decades since. Most of today's top male groups on Japanese TV are members of his stable: SMAP, Tokio, Kinki Kids, V6 and Arashi, while NewS and KAT-TUN are among the up-and-coming younger generation.