is a Japanese actor. He is a member of the theater group Gekidan Exile.
Machida is represented with
LDH.
Biography
Machida was born on 4 July 1990, in
Higashiagatsuma, Japan. He has one younger and one older sister. Starting in elementary school, he learned
Kendo
is a modern Japanese martial art, descended from kenjutsu (one of the old Japanese martial arts, swordsmanship), that uses bamboo swords (shinai) as well as protective armor (bōgu). Today, it is widely practiced within Japan and has spread ...
until entering junior high school. After graduating junior high school, Machida joined the Japan Aviation High School in Ishikawa, as he had loved vehicles since his childhood and aspired to be a pilot. He started dancing when he was in high school and took on the role of captain in his dance club. In his youth Machida also attended EXPG Tokyo, a talent school run by LDH.
Machida joined Gekidan EXILE on 25 January 2011, after successfully passing the ''Dai 3kai Gekidan EXILE Audition''. Although in July 2011, he was announced as a candidate member of
Generations from Exile Tribe
Generations from Exile Tribe (Japanese: ジェネレーションズ・フロム・エグザイル・トライブ, stylized as GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE and formerly known as Generations) is a seven-member Japanese dance and vocal group formed ...
and left Gekidan EXILE. In September of the same year, he injured the calf of his right leg and focused on recovering.
On 14 February 2012, it was reported that he had dropped out from being a Generations candidate and rejoined Gekidan EXILE to focus on acting.
On 20 November 2019, Machida released his first photo book titled ''BASIC''.
On 31 March 2021, he participated in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay as a torchbearer for his prefecture
Gunma
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 km2 (2,456 sq mi). Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima P ...
. In the same year he was selected as ambassador for the special exhibition celebrating the 260th anniversary of the birth of the famous Japanese artist
Hokusai
, known simply as Hokusai, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, active as a painter and printmaker. He is best known for the woodblock printing in Japan, woodblock print series ''Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji'', which includes the ...
.
On 25 December 2022, Machida announced that he married South Korean actress Hyunri.
Filmography
TV Drama
Films
Theater
Internet Drama
Radio Drama
TV Series
Music videos
Live
Voice acting
Game
Photobook
Awards and nominations
Personal life
Machida married a
Japanese-Korean actress, , on December 25, 2022.
References
External links
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Official blog of Keita Machida*
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1990 births
Living people
People from Gunma Prefecture
Nippon Sport Science University alumni
Japanese male television actors
Japanese male film actors
21st-century Japanese male actors
LDH (company) artists