is a Japanese actor and a member of the theater group Gekidan Exile. Maeda belongs to LDH Japan.

Early life and education

Kentaro Maeda was born on 6 September 1999, in

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. He has a younger sister, Kokoro Maeda, who is a member of the Japanese

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. When Maeda was in kindergarten, he aspired to appear in ''

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'', which led to him aiming to become an actor. In addition, he graduated from

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, Faculty of Economics.

Career

In 2018, after entering university, he was selected as one of the "BEST 30" at the ', but was rejected in the subsequent screening and initially gave up on his dream of becoming an actor. He later joined the university's ballroom dance club, however, the activities of the club were suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. It was during that time that he thought about his future; he later decided to look for an agency to fulfill his dream of becoming an actor. He started taking acting lessons at EXPG studio from around the summer of 2020. In April 2021, Maeda appeared in the TV Tokyo drama ''Rules of Romantic Comedy ~ Complicated Girls and Younger Boys ~''. On July 1 of the same year, he became affiliated with LDH JAPAN. On 5 September 2021, He played the role of Ikki Igarashi/Kamen Rider Revi in the special effects TV drama ''

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'', which aired from September 2021 to 28 August 2022. Maeda joined Gekidan Exile on 1 November 2022.

Filmography

TV drama

Web drama

* Kamen Rider Revice series ** Kamen Rider Revice The Mystery (January 30, 2022 – February 27, Telasa) - as Ikki Igarashi / Kamen Rider Revi ** Revice Legacy Kamen Rider Vail Episodes 1 and 5 (March 27, 2022 – May 22, 2022, Toei Special Effects Fan Club) - as Ikki Igarashi ** ''TTFC Direct from the Market Theater Kamen Rider Revice'' (May 29, 2022, Toei Special Effects Fan Club) - ** ''Kamen Rider Revice the Movie'' spin-off drama ''Birth of Chimera'' (July 22, 2022, Toei Special Effects Fan Club) - as Ikki Igarashi ** ''Kamen Rider Juuga VS Kamen Rider Orteca'' (April 30, 2023 – May 7, 2023) - as Ikki Igarashi * ''My Wife'' Special Edition (June 21, 2023, FOD) - as Ran Hanazuma

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maeda, Kentaro 1999 births Living people Actors from Saitama Prefecture Dokkyo University alumni Japanese male television actors Japanese male film actors 21st-century Japanese male actors LDH (company) artists