is a Japanese actor and singer who is a member of idol group

Naniwa Danshi is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates on October 6, 2018. It consists of seven members who primarily come from the Kansai region. The group's official debut announcement was made on July 28, 2021, through their label J Storm. The ...

under

Johnny & Associates is a Japanese talent agency, formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which trains and promotes groups of male entertainers known as . History 1962–1989 In 1962, Kitagawa launched his first group, Johnnys. In its early days, Kitagawa's agency rente ...

Career

Michieda Shunsuke was born in Osaka, Japan. His mother is a big fan of

SMAP SMAP was a Japanese boy band, composed of Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori. The group was created in 1988 by music producer Johnny Kitagawa, founder of Johnny & Associates, originally as a six-pi ...

, so he grew up listening to songs from SMAP and

Hey! Say! JUMP Hey! Say! JUMP (HSJ or JUMP) is an eight-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The group is split into two sub-groups: Hey! Say! BEST and Hey! Say! 7. In Japan they sold more than 10 million physical co ...

from a very young age; he also became a fan of Johnny's. He was a fan of the 2014 drama '' The Files of Young Kindaichi'' starring

Ryosuke Yamada is a Japanese singer and actor. He is a member of Hey! Say! JUMP.Hey! Say! JUMP Pr ...

and sent his resume to

. After he sent his resume for the fourth time, he was contacted and participated in an audition broadcast on

Kansai Telecasting Corporation JODX-DTV, virtual channel 8 ( UHF digital channel 17), branded as or , is the Kansai region key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and Fuji Network System (FNS), operated by the . Kansai TV is a company affiliated in Hankyu Hanshin Holdin ...

in ''Maido! Johnny'' on 2 May 2015. His audition was also broadcast on BS Fuji on 11 January 2015 and on the 18 January and 5 May broadcasts of the studio Show Time. He joined Johnny & Associates on 23 November 2014 after being chosen out of hundreds who auditioned.『週刊ザテレビジョン』2016 No.47 103頁（16 November 2016 発売） His first appearance at a concert was the ''Haruyasumi Kansai Johnny's Jr. Special show'' held in Osaka Shochikuza in March 2015. He has been a back-up dancer for

Sexy Zone Sexy Zone is a five-member Japanese boy band managed by Johnny & Associates, consisting of Shori Sato, Kento Nakajima, Marius Yo, Fuma Kikuchi and Sou Matsushima. When they debuted their group age average was 14.6. In 2013 they appeared in Kouh ...

and

A.B.C-Z is a five-member Japanese boy band under Johnny & Associates. The group's former name was A.B.C., which stands for Acrobat Boys Club. It was changed to A.B.C-Z after Ryosuke Hashimoto was moved to the group from J.J.Express in 2008. Due to the ...

. Michieda's first drama appearance was on the

Nippon TV JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed su ...

Suiyō Drama series ''Haha ni naru'' broadcasting in the period of April 2017. Also, in August of the same year, his role in ''Kansai Johnny's Jr. no Owarai Star Tanjō!'' became his first movie appearance. He has made several prime-time TV appearances ever since. His guest appearance on "絶対零度" in August 2018 won him acclaims from both critics and audience. In May 2018, he worked with Kento Nagao, now a fellow member of Naniwa Danshi, on ''Chibikko Owarai Shichihenka Shōnen KABUKI (''ちびっ子お笑い七変化少年KABUKI). In October of that same year, he was chosen as a member of the Kansai branch Johnny's Jr. pre-debut group "Naniwa Danshi" (なにわ男子: Men from Naniwa, Osaka). In November 2019, he won first place in the NEXT category of the voting project "National Treasure Class Handsome Ranking in the Second Half of 2019" of ViVi. On 29 March 2021, he starred in the stage "Romeo and Juliet", playing the role of Romeo. On 12 November, he made his debut as Naniwa Danshi with the single "Ubu Love". In April 2022, Michieda appeared in the role of Hajime Kindaichi, the protagonist of ''The Files of Young Kindaichi''. Regarding his decision to play the role, he said, "It's the work that inspired me to join Johnny's, and it's the work I've continuously said I wanted to do since I joined my agency, so I'm very happy that I've fulfilled my goal of seven years". On 14 July, he won first place in the NOW category of the voting project "National Treasure Class Handsome Ranking for the First Half of 2022" of ViVi. On 29 July, he played the lead role of Tōru Kamiya in ''Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight'', marking his first starring role in a movie.

Personal life

His name was chosen by his father and contains the character "駿" because he was born in the year of the horse, and "佑" because the kanji was cool. His special skill is

Aikido Aikido ( , , , ) is a modern Japanese martial art that is split into many different styles, including Iwama Ryu, Iwama Shin Shin Aiki Shuren Kai, Shodokan Aikido, Yoshinkan, Renshinkai, Aikikai and Ki Aikido. Aikido is now practiced in around 1 ...

, which he did from his first to sixth year of elementary school until he joined Johnny's.

Filmography

TV dramas

Films

Concerts

Stage

Awards

References

External links

net > Johnny's Jr.
– Johnny's Jr. official website by Johnny & Associates {{DEFAULTSORT:Michieda, Shunsuke Japanese television personalities Male actors from Osaka Prefecture 2002 births Living people