Other Ventures
On January 19, 2010, lead singer Bill Kaulitz teamed up with twins Dean and Dan Caten of DSquared to walk the runway at a fashion event in Milan. Kaulitz made two appearances, as he opened and closed DSquared's Menswear Autumn/Winter 2010 show to Tokio Hotel song "Scream".
Car maker Audi hired the two frontmen to star in their new advertising campaign to attract the younger generation. They were featured in an episode of Tokio Hotel TV (on Tokio Hotel's website) and also in a commercial.
On August 4, 2010, Tom Kaulitz got his own Reebok shoe commercial. Reebok signed the 20-year-old Tokio Hotel guitarist and sneaker addict to model shoes for the company. "At home, I created a little room like a little storage room," he said of his sneakers. He also said that he gets 10 new pairs a week.
Bill and Tom released an app named "BTK Twins" for Android on 19 December 2011 and iOS on 16 January 2012 to keep in touch with their fans. On the app Bill and Tom post their photos, videos and text messages, and fans can leave messages which they can respond to.
Bill and Tom appeared as jury members on the 10th season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar which commenced screening in January 2013.
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