is a Japanese photomodel and actor. He belongs to the talent agency LesPros Entertainment.

History

Nakamura Aoi entered the entertainment industry when he won the Grand Prix at the final round of the 18th '' Junon'' Superboy Contest held in November 2005. He was in the third year at junior high school and only 14 at the time, making him the first ever junior high school student Grand Prix winner. Nakamura's father was responsible for sending in the application to the contest. Since Nakamura was a child he was called cute by those around him and his father wondered if it was really true, leading to the application. Nakamura himself was initially unenthusiastic about the contest as he disliked having to leave Fukuoka for Tokyo, and felt more apprehension than happiness when he won. In October 2006, he made his debut as an actor in the stage play "Den-en ni Shisu", playing the lead role. At the end of March 2007, in order to start his entertainment activities seriously, he left his hometown of Fukuoka alone and moved to Tokyo. In July, he received his first lead role in a drama serial, "

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" which started showing in theatres November the same year. Nakamura's first lead role in a movie "Hyakuhachi" showed in theatres in August 2008. In 2010, he was in movies one after another, including "

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" and " Ooku". He also starred in " Paranormal Activity 2: Tokyo Night" that premiered in November 2010 and was released in more than 30 countries. In 2011, from May to June, he played the leading role in stage play "Curry Life". In July, he played a semi-leading role in " Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 2011", a remake of popular drama serial.

Appearances

Movies

*''Hyakuhachi'' (2008) as Nobuhiro "Nobu" Kobayashi *''

'' (2010) as Yuji "Saku" Sakurai *''Perfect Blue'' (2010) as Shinya Moro'oka *'' Ooku'' (2010) as Kakizoe *'' Paranormal Activity 2: Tokyo Night'' (2010) as Koichi Yamano *''Sabi Otoko Sabi Onna - Boy? meets girl.'' (2011) as Konosuke Muratsubaki *'' Hoshi no Furumachi'' (2011) as Kotaro Tsutsumi *'' Kimi to Boku'' (2011) as young man *''My Back Page'' (2011) as Hiroshi Shibayama *''Ike! Genshi Koukouen Gekibu'' (2011) as Genki Ogasawara *''

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'' (2011) - Yōichi Kodama *''

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'' (2013) as Toshikuni Mayama *''Tokyo Nanmin'' (2014) as Osamu Tokieda *'' Library Wars: The Last Mission'' (2015) *''Recall'' (2018) as Hajime Sugimoto *''Momi's House'' (2020) *''Nemesis: The Movie'' (2023) as Yūji Shimanto

TV dramas

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, 2007) as Daiki Ikuma *''

'' (TV Tokyo, 2007) as Hibiki Akagi *'' The Yasumi Jikan'' ( Disney Channel Japan, 2008-2009) as Akira *'' Gakko ja Oshierarenai!'' (

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, 2008) as Kazuki Mizuki *''Q.E.D. Shomei Shuryo'' (

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, 2009) as So Toma *''Tsutaetai! Bokura no Yume Chōdōken ga Oshiete Kureta Chikara ~Asunaro Gakkō no Monogatari~'' ( TBS, 2009) as Akira Takahara *''Otokomae! 2'' episode 12 (NHK, 2009) as Hisanao Hasegawa *''Angel Bank ~Tenshoku Dairinin'' (

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, 2010) as Natsuki Emura *''Perfect Blue'' ( WOWOW, 2010) as Shinya Moro'oka *''Propose Kyodai ~Umare Jun Betsu Otoko ga Kekkon Suru Hōhō~'' episode 3 (

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, 2011) as Saburo Yamada *''Saisei Kyoryu'' (WOWOW, 2011) as Hideki Hōrai *''

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'' last episode (Fuji TV, 2011) as Izumi Sano (special appearance) *'' Hanakazari no Kimitachi e 2011'' (Fuji TV, 2011) as Izumi Sano *''Majutsu wa Sasayaku'' (Fuji TV, 2011) as Mamoru Takagi *''Blackboard ~Jidai to Tatakatta Kyōshitachi~'' episode 1 (TBS, 2012) as Takefumi Baba *''Legal High'' episode 1 (Fuji TV, 2012) as Yūichi Tsubokura *''Iki mo Dekinai Natsu'' (Fuji TV, 2012) as Kota Kusano *''Monsters'' last episode (TBS, 2012) as Junpei Sekine *''Akujotachi no Mesu Episode 2'' (Fuji TV, 2012) as Seiichi Ishizuka *''Byakkotai ~Yaburezarushatachi'' (TV Tokyo, 2013) as Gisaburo Shinoda *''Tank Top Fighter'' (

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*''Zainin no Uso'' (WOWOW, 2014) as Hirose *''The Thorns of Alice'' (TBS, 2014) as Yuma Bandai *''Kabuki-Mono Keiji'' (NHK, 2015) as Shinkuro *'' Mutsu: Mieru Me'' (Fuji TV, 2015) as Ibara *''

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'' (NHK, 2020) as Tetsuo Murano *''Nemesis'' (NTV, 2021) as Yūji Shimanto * ''

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, 2022) as young Kotaro Minami

Mobile dramas

*''Sekai no Owari ni Saku Hana'' (BeeTV, 2010) as Taiyo Yano *''L et M Watashi ga Anata wo Aisuru Riyu, Sono Hoka no Monogatari'' (BeeTV, 2012) as Kei Kurata

Stage plays

*''Den-en ni Shisu'' (2006) as youth Terayama *''Curry Life'' (2011) as Kensuke *''Curry Life (Recitation)'' (2011) as Kensuke *''Atami Satsujin Jiken NEXT~Kuwae Tabako Denbee Sōsa Nisshi~'' (2012) as Kintaro Oyama *''Tsuku, Kieru'' (2013) as young person working in hotel *''Sanada Jūyūshi'' (2014) as Daisuke Sanada

Radio drama

*''Kamisari Nānā Nichijō'' (NHK-FM, 2010) as Yūki Hirano

Variety

*''Namae de Yobu na tte!'' ( TVK,

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2007) *''Countdown Document Byou Yomi!'' ( Chūkyō TV, 2009)

Commercials

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(2008) *Calpis Water (2009) *NTT East (2010-2011) *Weider in Jelly (2011) * NTT DoCoMo (2012) *

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Cocktail Partner (2012)

Music videos

* 2Backka - ''Harebare'' (2009) * Lecca - ''Clown Love (Short Movie)'' (2012)

Events

*Opening pitch ceremony for baseball game between ''

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, August 3, 2008) *Fashion show ''Fukuoka Asia Collection (FACo) 2010 Spring-Summer'' (Fukuoka Kokusai Center, March 21, 2010) *Fashion show ''Kansai Collection 2011 Spring-Summer'' (

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, February 11, 2011)

Net stream programs

*Ameba Studio ''Taiyō no Messa￮￮Shaberi Taiyō ~Nichigoji~ #5'' guest (September 28, 2008) *Goomo ''Choi to Matatabi MODE ~Oyamamairihen~'' (September 2009) *Ameba Studio ''Imalu & Jxjx no Chō Chō Chō!!! Jiyū Jikan #24'' guest (December 4, 2009)

Publications

Photobooks

*''Aoi Biyori'' (October 3, 2008) *''Hatachi'' (March 4, 2011)

Books

*''Kitamura Eiki to Nakamura Aoi no Let's Lovinglish! - Ikemen ni Kudokarenagara Manabu! Ren'ai Eikaiwa'' (October 2007)

Magazine column

*Cinema★Cinema - ''Nakamura Aoi no a Day In The Life'' (April 2011 – present)

DVD releases

*''Namae de Yobu na tte! Real Face Series Nakamura Aoi ~I'll do my best together~'' (September 21, 2007) *''Holiday'' (November 25, 2009)

References

External links

*
Nakamura Aoi Profile on LesPros

Nakamura Aoi Official Blog

Nakamura Aoi Official Fanclub
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nakamura, Aoi 1991 births Living people 21st-century Japanese male actors