is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his role as
Ryoma Echizen
is a fictional character and the protagonist of the manga and anime series ''The Prince of Tennis'' created by Takeshi Konomi. In the series, Ryoma is portrayed as a twelve-year-old tennis prodigy who won four consecutive Junior Tennis Tournamen ...
in ''
The Prince of Tennis
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 1999 to March 2008, with its chapters collected in forty-two ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...
'' musical series (commonly known as ''
Tenimyu
, also known as for short, is a series of live action stage musicals directed by Yukio Ueshima based on the manga series ''The Prince of Tennis'' created by Takeshi Konomi and serialized by Shueisha in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''.
The first music ...
''). He was also part of a young men's stage acting troupe,
D-BOYS
D-Boys (stylized as D-BOYS) is a young male actors group affiliated with Watanabe Entertainment. The ''D'' in the group's name stands for "Drama" (acting work), "Dream", "Debut", "Discovery" and "Development" (growth and advancement).
Although ...
, which perform in various skit-like performances.
Career
Endo's first major onscreen debut was for the 2000 film,
''Juvenile''. He also was a part of the Watanabe net drama, ''Hice Cool'' (2005), appearing alongside fellow D-Boy members,
Kotaro Yanagi
is a Japanese actor.
Early life
Yanagi was born on December 21, 1985, in Berlin, Germany. He lived in Germany for three years before moving back with his family to Japan. His family moved to India for work, and he lived there for three years. H ...
,
Yuu Shirota
is a Japanese-Spanish actor and singer, most known for his role as Kagurazaka Makoto in the Japanese television drama live action adaption of ''Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, Hana-Kimi'', Kunimitsu Tezuka in the ''Tenimyu, Prince of Tennis Musicals' ...
, and
Osamu Adachi
is a Japanese actor and a former member of the acting group D-BOYS. He is best known for his role as Eiji Kikumaru in ''The Prince of Tennis'' musical series, Tenimyu, and in the live film adaptation.
Career
In October 2004, Adachi joined ...
.
On November 16, 2005, Endo released an Idol DVD called ''Ao no Kiseki''.
Endo also appeared, as a member of
The Tigers in the
TV drama
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-ge ...
, ''The Hit Parade'',
which aired May 26, 2006 on
Fuji TV
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Owned and operated by the it is the key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network Sys ...
and co-starred fellow D-BOYS members
Masato Wada
is a Japanese actor and singer. He is known for his role as Sengoku Kiyosumi in ''The Prince of Tennis'' musical series, Tenimyu (and making a cameo in the ''Prince of Tennis'' live action film adaptation). He is also part of a young men's sta ...
,
Yuu Shirota
is a Japanese-Spanish actor and singer, most known for his role as Kagurazaka Makoto in the Japanese television drama live action adaption of ''Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, Hana-Kimi'', Kunimitsu Tezuka in the ''Tenimyu, Prince of Tennis Musicals' ...
,
Masaki Kaji
is a Japanese actor and singer. He is known for his role as Takeshi Momoshiro in the ''Prince of Tennis'' musical series, ''Tenimyu'', and the live film adaptation. He was also part of a young men's stage acting troupe, D-BOYS, which perform in ...
,
Hirofumi Araki
is a Japanese actor and singer associated with Watanabe Entertainment. He is a member of the acting troupe D-Boys and the leader of its pop unit D-Date. As an actor, Araki has been involved in many theater and television projects, notably st ...
,
Hiroki Suzuki and
Kōji Seto
is a Japanese actor and singer. His major works include lead roles as Wataru Kurenai in ''Kamen Rider Kiva''; and supporting roles as Satoru Okura in Atashinchi no Danshi, Ariake Yamato in Otomen, and Eiji Kikumaru in Tenimyu. He stars as Mori ...
.
In September, 2006, he, along with fellow D-BOYS member,
Yuu Shirota
is a Japanese-Spanish actor and singer, most known for his role as Kagurazaka Makoto in the Japanese television drama live action adaption of ''Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, Hana-Kimi'', Kunimitsu Tezuka in the ''Tenimyu, Prince of Tennis Musicals' ...
, appeared in the music video for
RAG FAIR
RAG FAIR (ラグフェアー ''Ragu Feā'') are a Japanese male a cappella band. Its members are ''Reo Tsuchiya'', ''Yosuke Hikichi'', ''Kenichi Arai'', ''Yoshiyuki Kato'', ''Takamasa Kano'', and ''Masayoshi Okumura''.
They met each other at Sa ...
's "Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Tate ni Naro", playing a DJ in love with his co-host. As a member of the D-BOYS, Endo also keeps a blog, which he updates occasionally.
Being a part of the
D-Boys
D-Boys (stylized as D-BOYS) is a young male actors group affiliated with Watanabe Entertainment. The ''D'' in the group's name stands for "Drama" (acting work), "Dream", "Debut", "Discovery" and "Development" (growth and advancement).
Although ...
provides Endo with a lot of opportunities. Among them was to perform with the group of boys and expand his experience as a performer.
The D-BOYS so far have released two Photobooks. The first photobook released on April 27, 2005 was self-titled ''D-Boys'', while the second, released on March 15, 2006 was called ''Start'', both which contain many photos of Endo. The D-boys have also starred in their own drama documentary variety series called, ''DD-Boys''
in which Endo has appeared in every episodes as himself because the skits revolve around Endo playing himself with fellow D-BOYS member,
Kotaro Yanagi
is a Japanese actor.
Early life
Yanagi was born on December 21, 1985, in Berlin, Germany. He lived in Germany for three years before moving back with his family to Japan. His family moved to India for work, and he lived there for three years. H ...
also playing himself, as they try to live in the D-house while the other D-Boys drop by. The show was 23 episodes long and ran from April 10 to September 25, 2006.
In June 2007, the D-BOYS starred in their very own musical together called, ''D-BOYS STAGE'',
which ran from June 3 to June 10 at the Space Zero theater in Tokyo.
Endo appeared in the musical as a regular performer for the run of the musical. Right now, he is the current group leader of D-BOYS.
As Ryoma Echizen in The Prince of Tennis Musicals
Endo was brought into ''
Tenimyu
, also known as for short, is a series of live action stage musicals directed by Yukio Ueshima based on the manga series ''The Prince of Tennis'' created by Takeshi Konomi and serialized by Shueisha in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''.
The first music ...
'' as a replacement for fellow D-BOY member
Kotaro Yanagi
is a Japanese actor.
Early life
Yanagi was born on December 21, 1985, in Berlin, Germany. He lived in Germany for three years before moving back with his family to Japan. His family moved to India for work, and he lived there for three years. H ...
, who had been injured in a car accident, as the main protagonist
Ryoma Echizen
is a fictional character and the protagonist of the manga and anime series ''The Prince of Tennis'' created by Takeshi Konomi. In the series, Ryoma is portrayed as a twelve-year-old tennis prodigy who won four consecutive Junior Tennis Tournamen ...
. Prior to his casting,
J-pop
J-pop ( ja, ジェイポップ, ''jeipoppu''; often stylized as J-POP; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1 ...
singer
Kimeru
Kimeru (most often written either in Romaji (Kimeru) or with Katakana (キメル), but has been written as きめる (Hiragana) and (決める) (Kanji), born June 17, 1980) is a Japanese pop musician, singer, and stage actor. He is most famo ...
, who was playing the role of
Shusuke Fuji
''The Prince of Tennis'' manga and anime series has a large cast of fictional characters created by Takeshi Konomi; many have appeared in the musical and film adaptations. The cast of the series is largely made up of the members of the variou ...
, had filled as Echizen for a show. Endo made his debut as Echizen during the ''Dream Live 1st'' concert and would play the role while Yanagi was recovering. He also shared the role with Yanagi after his recovery in two shows: ''Side Fudomine ~Special Match~'' and ''Dream Live 2nd''; Endo did all of the dance and tennis match choreography while Yanagi did stand still scenes due to his injuries. During his run in the musicals, Endo was able to work with other fellow D-BOYS members
Masaki Kaji
is a Japanese actor and singer. He is known for his role as Takeshi Momoshiro in the ''Prince of Tennis'' musical series, ''Tenimyu'', and the live film adaptation. He was also part of a young men's stage acting troupe, D-BOYS, which perform in ...
, Hiroki Suzuki,
Osamu Adachi
is a Japanese actor and a former member of the acting group D-BOYS. He is best known for his role as Eiji Kikumaru in ''The Prince of Tennis'' musical series, Tenimyu, and in the live film adaptation.
Career
In October 2004, Adachi joined ...
,
Hirofumi Araki
is a Japanese actor and singer associated with Watanabe Entertainment. He is a member of the acting troupe D-Boys and the leader of its pop unit D-Date. As an actor, Araki has been involved in many theater and television projects, notably st ...
,
Masato Wada
is a Japanese actor and singer. He is known for his role as Sengoku Kiyosumi in ''The Prince of Tennis'' musical series, Tenimyu (and making a cameo in the ''Prince of Tennis'' live action film adaptation). He is also part of a young men's sta ...
, and former member
Yuu Shirota
is a Japanese-Spanish actor and singer, most known for his role as Kagurazaka Makoto in the Japanese television drama live action adaption of ''Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, Hana-Kimi'', Kunimitsu Tezuka in the ''Tenimyu, Prince of Tennis Musicals' ...
.
On May 4, 2005, after the final performance for the ''Dream Live 2nd'' concert, Endo graduated from his role. Yanagi would carry on as Echizen with the second generation
Seigaku
''The Prince of Tennis'' manga and anime series has a large cast of fictional characters created by Takeshi Konomi; many have appeared in the musical and film adaptations. The cast of the series is largely made up of the members of the variou ...
cast. During the last performance of ''Dream Live 3rd'', Endo, along with Kimeru and
Takashi Nagayama
is a Japanese actor. He is probably best known for his roles as Eiji Kikumaru in ''The Prince of Tennis'' musical series, Tenimyu, and Tōshirō Hitsugaya in ''" Rock Musical Bleach"''. During his run in Tenimyu, he garnered the nickname "Nagay ...
(who played
Eiji Kikumaru
''The Prince of Tennis'' manga and anime series has a large cast of fictional characters created by Takeshi Konomi; many have appeared in the musical and film adaptations. The cast of the series is largely made up of the members of the variou ...
with the first cast), went to see Yanagi graduate from Tenimyu.
Personal life
Endo keep
a blogon his D-Boys webpage, which he updates occasionally.
Selected filmography
Television
Film
Official DVDs
Stage
* March 21 to April 1, 2007 in the ''Out of Order'' Live Entertainment Show
D-BOYS
* June 3 to June 10, 2007 as a regular performer in the ''
D-BOYS
D-Boys (stylized as D-BOYS) is a young male actors group affiliated with Watanabe Entertainment. The ''D'' in the group's name stands for "Drama" (acting work), "Dream", "Debut", "Discovery" and "Development" (growth and advancement).
Although ...
STAGE'' Musical
Musicals
TENIMYU: THE PRINCE OF TENNIS MUSICAL SERIES (as Ryoma Echizen)
* ''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': Dream Live 1st (2004)
* ''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': More Than Limit St. Rudolph Gakuen (2004)
* ''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': Side Fudomine ~Special Match~ (shared the role with a returning Kotaro Yanagi) (In Winter of 2004-2005)
* ''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': Side Yamabuki feat. St. Rudolph (In Winter of 2004-2005)
* ''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': Dream Live 2nd (he again shared the role with Yanagi) (2005)
References
*
Wikipedia Japanese article on 遠藤雄弥
*
Wikipedia Japanese article on D-Boys
External links
Endo's Official BlogEndo's Official Website and ProfileEndo's Official Friendster ProfileEndo's Past Blog ArchiveD-Boys Official Website
*
*
See also
*
D-Boys
D-Boys (stylized as D-BOYS) is a young male actors group affiliated with Watanabe Entertainment. The ''D'' in the group's name stands for "Drama" (acting work), "Dream", "Debut", "Discovery" and "Development" (growth and advancement).
Although ...
*
Tenimyu
, also known as for short, is a series of live action stage musicals directed by Yukio Ueshima based on the manga series ''The Prince of Tennis'' created by Takeshi Konomi and serialized by Shueisha in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''.
The first music ...
*
Juvenile
*
The Prince of Tennis
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 1999 to March 2008, with its chapters collected in forty-two ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...
*
Ryoma Echizen
is a fictional character and the protagonist of the manga and anime series ''The Prince of Tennis'' created by Takeshi Konomi. In the series, Ryoma is portrayed as a twelve-year-old tennis prodigy who won four consecutive Junior Tennis Tournamen ...
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1987 births
Living people
Japanese male child actors
Japanese male film actors