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musical group. He was the primary vocalist, in addition to playing the guitar alongside Tokio's leader,

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Career

As an artist

He was inspired by bands

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to answer a recruiting call of

and was accepted. In 1992, he played several stage plays (''Playzone'' and ''Mask'') together with other Tokio members. He first played tambourine during Tokio's early performances as SMAP's background dancers. Just prior to Tokio's debut, the band's rhythm guitarist, Hiromu Kojima, left the band and was replaced by Tomoya Nagase. In 1997, Nagase collaborated with American R&B group 3T to record the Japanese version of

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, which was used as the theme song for the Japanese drama D×D, in which he starred. The single was released under the artist name "Tomoya with 3T" and reached number 12 on the Oricon charts. Nagase lists

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as his favorite band. In July 2020 it was announced that Nagase will be leaving Johnny & Associates in 2021.

As an actor

Nagase has had parts in over 40 dramas. His first lead role was in '' Hakusen Nagashi'' (1996). More lead roles followed including ''

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'', '' Mukodono!'', '' Unubore Deka,'' and '' Tiger & Dragon''. ''Mukodono!'' was his first comedic role. In

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he had another comedic role. He received an " Ishihara Yuijiro Award" in 2002 as "The Best Newcomer" for his role in the movie ''Seoul''.

Endorsements

Nagase has endorsed many various brands with the band Tokio and by himself. He is currently a brand ambassador for Fujicolor and Lotte Toppo. With Tokio, he has endorsed among others

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and Eneos, a brand for

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. As an actor, he has also endorsed UFO Nissin noodles, Lotte Coolish drinks,

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, Morinaga, Suntory Dry beer,

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, NTT docomo,

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Wooo, and Uniqlo.

Filmography

Awards

* The 3rd CONFiDENCE AWARD DRAMA PRIZE: Best Actor for "Fragile" (2016) * 45th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor for "Tiger & Dragon" (2005) * Nikkan Sports Film Awards: Ishihara Yujiro New Actor Award for "Seoul" (2002) * 29th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor for "Mukodono!" (2001)

References

External links

Tokio Official Website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nagase, Tomoya 1978 births Living people People from Yokohama Japanese male film actors Japanese male pop singers Tokio (band) members Musicians from Kanagawa Prefecture