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Kouhei Kumai
D-Boys (stylized as D-BOYS) is a young male actors group affiliated with Watanabe Entertainment. The ''D'' in the group's name stands for "Drama" (acting work), "Dream", "Debut", "Discovery" and "Development" (growth and advancement). Although the D-Boys are promoted as a group and members occasionally work together on the same projects, each actor develops his career independently from his fellow members in their own television, cinema and theatre projects. New D-Boys members are regularly selected through public audition events with interactive participation of fan club members. Members Current members * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Former members * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * D2 members In 2009, D2 was formed as D-Boys' younger brother group. In October 2013, D2 joined D-Boys to become its sub-group. ;Current members * Yukito Nishii * Ryo Mitsuya * Syo Jinnai * Atsushi Arai * Ryosuke Ikeoka * Yuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watanabe Entertainment
is a major Japanese entertainment conglomerate and a member of the Watanabe Production Group. Its head office is in Shibuya, Tokyo and the company's principle functions include organizing television and radio programming, managing Japanese entertainers as well as hosting foreign entertainers on visits to Japan, and planning and production of various commercial and goods advertising ventures. The company is known informally as either Wanatanabe Entertainment (ワタナベエンターテインメント), Watanabe Enta (ワタナベエンタ) or simply WE. The current president of the company is Miki Watanabe (渡辺ミキ), who has been leading the company since it was created from the parent company, Watanabe Productions is a multimedia management company in Japan dealing in recordings, films, television, music publishing and artist management as well as the main subsidiary of the Watanabe Production Group. Formed by bandleader Shin Watanabe and his wife Misa W ... (渡辺プ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuto Miyazaki
is a Japanese actor represented by Watanabe Entertainment. Filmography Stage Play * ROMEO×JULIET〜legend of painful heart (2011) * THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT CHRONICLE "Blood Heaven 〜Seventh Heaven~" (2011) - Rudge * Benibara Rabbit Team Vol.9 "Mr.Professor Dangerous Masquerade" (2012) * Musical "Hakuoki" - Nagakura Shinpachi ** Saito version (2012) ** Okita Souji version (2013) ** Hijikata Toshizo version (2013) ** HAKU-MYU LIVE (2014) ** Kazama Chikage version (2014) ** Todo Heisuke version (2015) * abc★ Akasaka Boys Cabaret - Third part - Jibun ni katsu wo irete katsu!~ (2012) - Kido Teruaki * Stage play "Tono to Issho" (2012) - Date Masamune * Stage play "Yowamushi Pedal" - Shinkai Hayato ** Hakone Academy Chapter ~Sleeping Straight-Line Demon~ (2013) ** Inter High Chapter: The First Result (2013) ** Inter High Chapter: The Second Order (2014) ** Hakone Academy Chapter ~The Beast's Awakening~ The Beast on the Road (2014) ** Inter High Chapter: The WINNER (2015) ** Hakone Acad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osamu Adachi
is a Japanese actor and a former member of the acting group D-BOYS. He is best known for his role as Eiji Kikumaru in ''The Prince of Tennis'' musical series, Tenimyu, and in the The Prince of Tennis (film), live film adaptation. Career In October 2004, Adachi joined the Watanabe Entertainment group named the D-BOYS. He took part in TV shows and has appeared in Glay's "White Road" (2005) music video. He was also a part of the Watanabe net drama "Hice Cool" (2005) and "DD-BOYS", appearing alongside fellow D-Boys members. But, by the end of January 2007, it was announced to fan club members that while Adachi was still being represented by Watanabe Productions, Watanabe Pro, both he and Yuma Minakawa had officially withdrawn from the group. In April 2008, however, it was announced that Adachi would be re-joining the D-BOYS and participating in the second D-Stage. As Eiji Kikumaru in The Prince of Tennis Musicals In 2004, Adachi won the role of Eiji Kikumaru, the acrobatic pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaki Kaji
is a Japanese actor and singer. He is known for his role as Takeshi Momoshiro in the ''Prince of Tennis'' musical series, ''Tenimyu'', and the The Prince of Tennis (film), live film adaptation. He was also part of a young men's stage acting troupe, D-BOYS, which perform in various skit-like performances. Biography He has appeared in a various number of TV shows, musicals and movies. On January 1, 2006, Kaji, with fellow D-BOYS member Hiroki Suzuki (born 1983), Hiroki Suzuki, appeared on the 43rd broadcast of ''Secret New Years' Performance Tournament'' "Young Man Colosseum", where Kaji displayed his acrobatic abilities. As well, on November 1, 2006, he made an appearance on a variety show called ''Kachinko'' (''カチンコ!'') broadcasting on TV Asahi. Then on January 1, 2007, Kaji appeared again on the New Year's Day 44th annual broadcast of the ''Secret New Years' Performance Tournaments "Chinese Lion Dance" segment, with Hiroki Suzuki and fellow D-Boys members, Yuya Endo, Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuya Endo
is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Ryoma Echizen in ''The Prince of Tennis'' musical series (commonly known as ''Tenimyu''). He was also part of a young men's stage acting troupe, D-BOYS, which perform in various skit-like performances. Career Endo's first major onscreen debut was for the 2000 film, ''Juvenile''. He also was a part of the Watanabe net drama, ''Hice Cool'' (2005), appearing alongside fellow D-Boy members, Kotaro Yanagi, Yuu Shirota, and Osamu Adachi. On November 16, 2005, Endo released an Idol DVD called ''Ao no Kiseki''. Endo also appeared, as a member of The Tigers in the TV drama, ''The Hit Parade'', which aired May 26, 2006 on Fuji TV and co-starred fellow D-BOYS members Masato Wada, Yuu Shirota, Masaki Kaji, Hirofumi Araki, Hiroki Suzuki and Kōji Seto. In September, 2006, he, along with fellow D-BOYS member, Yuu Shirota, appeared in the music video for RAG FAIR's "Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Tate ni Naro", playing a DJ in love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūichi Nakamura (actor)
is a Japanese actor. He is best known for the roles of Kyōsuke Kiriya in the 2005 tokusatsu series ''Kamen Rider Hibiki'', Otoya Hanazono in the 2006 midnight drama ''Princess Princess D'', and Yuto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos in the 2007 tokusatsu series ''Kamen Rider Den-O''. Nakamura was affiliated with the acting group D-Boys produced by Watanabe Entertainment. In 2012, he announced he would be taking a break from show business, but in 2014 he announced he had been signed to a new talent agency, G-Star.Pro. Career Nakamura started his career in entertainment in 2003, joining the talent agency Johnny & Associates under the Johnny's Jr. division. However, through his time in Johnny's Jr., Nakamura realized he had more interest in pursuing a career in acting than in music, despite the passion for dance that motivated him to join the agency. When Watanabe Entertainment's action production group D-Boys announced its first public audition searching for new talents in 2004, Naka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shingo Nakagawa
is a Japanese stage and screen actor from Tochigi Prefecture. Nakagawa was affiliated with the acting group D-BOYS, produced bWatanabe Entertainment He joined D-BOYS on the group's second open audition in July 2005, receiving the Judge's Choice special award. Acting career Theatre *Mori no Maerchen, as Cain (2006) *Cooky Crown, as Tazawa Minoru (2007) *Out of Order (2007) *D-BOYS STAGE vol.1: Kanbai Onrei, as Takumi/ Nagakura Shinpachi (2007) *Sukedachi (2007) *D-BOYS STAGE vol.2 (2008, in pre-production) Television *Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora live action, as Tamotsu Yamanishi (TV Tokyo, 2006)DD-BOYS as himself (TV Asahi, 2006)Puzzle as Kentaro Kamiya (TV Asahi, 2007)(Fuji TV, 2007) * Tadashii Ouji no Tsukuri Kata (TV Tokyo, 2008) *Kamen Rider W , is a 2009-2010 Japanese tokusatsu drama, the eleventh series in the Heisei period run of the Kamen Rider Series and the twentieth overall. It premiered following the finale of ''Kamen Rider Decade'' on September 6, 2009, and air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaya Nakamura (actor)
is a Japanese stage and screen actor from Osaka. Nakamura was affiliated with the acting group D-BOYS, produced by Watanabe Entertainment. He joined the D-BOYS group in July 2007. Personal life Nakamura married television personality and singer Mari Yaguchi in May 2011. The two had planned to marry in March of that year, but postponed to May due to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. On May 21, 2013, ''Josei Seven'' reported that Yaguchi and Nakamura had been living apart since late February after Nakamura discovered she was having an extramarital affair with model Kenzo Umeda through used bedsheets and Umeda hiding in the closet naked. In the following days there were more press reports about multiple instances of alleged infidelity by Yaguchi; however, Yaguchi alleged that Nakamura had been physically abusive towards her. On May 30, 2013, the public relations firm for Yaguchi and Nakamura announced that they had submitted their divorce papers. Filmography Television *''Puzz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kouhei Kumai
D-Boys (stylized as D-BOYS) is a young male actors group affiliated with Watanabe Entertainment. The ''D'' in the group's name stands for "Drama" (acting work), "Dream", "Debut", "Discovery" and "Development" (growth and advancement). Although the D-Boys are promoted as a group and members occasionally work together on the same projects, each actor develops his career independently from his fellow members in their own television, cinema and theatre projects. New D-Boys members are regularly selected through public audition events with interactive participation of fan club members. Members Current members * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Former members * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * D2 members In 2009, D2 was formed as D-Boys' younger brother group. In October 2013, D2 joined D-Boys to become its sub-group. ;Current members * Yukito Nishii * Ryo Mitsuya * Syo Jinnai * Atsushi Arai * Ryosuke Ikeoka * Yuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Shirota
is a Japanese-Spanish actor and singer, most known for his role as Kagurazaka Makoto in the Japanese television drama live action adaption of ''Hana-Kimi'', Kunimitsu Tezuka in the '' Prince of Tennis Musicals'', Tuxedo Mask in the Sailor Moon Musicals and as Kei Shinjo in '' Rookies''. In 2009, he was named one of the most promising actors and actresses, placing 8th in a poll conducted by Oricon. He is a former member of the Watanabe Entertainment group, D-BOYS. Early life Shirota was born on December 26, 1985, to a Spanish mother, Pepi (née Fernandez) and a Japanese father, Shirota Mitsuo (城田光男). Shirota lived in Barcelona, Spain from when he was three to about seven years. He returned to Japan for elementary school and can still speak Spanish in ordinary conversation. He attended high school at Horikoshi High along with NEWS member Tomohisa Yamashita, WaT's Teppei Koike, Japanese actor Toma Ikuta and KAT-TUN's Jin Akanishi and Koki Tanaka. According to Shirota, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuma Minakawa
Yuma can refer to: Places * Yuma Desert, desert in southwest U.S. and northwest Mexico ;United States * Yuma County, Arizona ** Yuma, Arizona ** Fortuna Foothills, Arizona ** Marine Corps Air Station Yuma ** United States Army Yuma Proving Ground ** Yuma Territorial Prison * Fort Yuma, California * Yuma County, Colorado ** Yuma, Colorado * Yuma, Kansas * Yuma, Kentucky * Yuma, Michigan * Yuma, Tennessee ;Others * Long Island, Bahamas, called Yuma by Native Arawak Indians over 500 years ago * The Magdalena River, Colombia, also known as the Yuma River * La Yuma / el Yuma, approbative name for the United States in Cuba * Yuma (river), Dominican Republic People * Quechan, also called Yuma, a native people of Arizona * Juma people, a native people of Brazil * Suma Indians (Suma also spelled Yuma), a native people of Texas and Chihuahua, Mexico * Yuma (footballer), born Javier Monsálvez Carazo, Spanish footballer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese actress *, Japane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |