is a Japanese musician and leader of the

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group

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Biography

Koyama, born in

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as the youngest of two children, is the oldest member of

and is often seen as the mother figure of the group. Upon entering Johnny's Entertainment on 21 January 2001, Koyama started out with the unit B.A.D. which stands for Beautiful American Dream. His second unit as a junior was B.B.D. which at first stood for Bad Boys Dancing, but was later changed to Best Beat Dancing. In October 2001, he was chosen as a member of Domoto Koichi's project, J-Support, alongside fellow NEWS members

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and

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. It was in this unit that Koyama started out as an announcer for shows such as the Ya-Ya-yah Show, and this has carried through to

, which he joined in September 2003. In 2007, he graduated from

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's Department of History and Geography with a degree in Oriental History. He also occasionally participates in dramas such as guest starring in his bandmate

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's drama ''

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''. From 2006 until March 2011, he hosted the popular TV variety show

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(Boys Club) alongside

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member Nakamaru Yuichi. He could be seen as a newscaster on NTV's daily news program called "News Every".

Scandal

On 8 June 2018, Koyama's entertainment career was halted. He attended a party where he gave an underage girl alcohol. The drinking age in Japan is 20 years old, and while she said she was 20 and legally able to drink, it was later discovered that she was in fact younger. This put his entire career on hold, including his entertainment activities with Johnny's Entertainment and his job as a newscaster for the program "News Every." As of 27 June 2018, Koyama has resumed his entertainment activities. In December 2018, Koyama left the program "News Every."

Appearances

Dramas

* ''Kanojo ga Shinjyatta'' (彼女が死んじゃった) (2004) * ''Unlucky Deizu: Natsume no Bōsō'' (2004) * ''Kurosagi'' (Episode 2 only) (2006) * ''Ns' Aoi'' (Ns'あおい) (2006) * ''Hana Yome wa Yakudoshi'' (2006) * ''

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'' (Episode 6 only) (2007) * ''Loss:Time:Life'' (ロス：タイム：ライフ) (Episode 2 only) (2008) * ''Guests of Room 0'' (0号室の客) ( 5th story ) (2010) * '' Lucky Seven'' (2012) * ''Juyo Sankounin Tantei'' (重要参考人探偵）(2017) * ''Zero: Ikkaku Senkin Game'' (ゼロ一獲千金ゲーム) (Episode 9–10) (2018)

Stage performances

* ''High School Musical'' (2007) as Troy Bolton * ''Loss:Time:Life'' (2008) * ''Call'' (2009) * ''Room 0'' (2010) as Shigeto Oyama * ''Hello, Goodbye'' (2012) as Kumagai Ango

Variety shows

* ''Ya-Ya-yah'' (TV Tokyo, 2003–2007) * ''Hi! Hey! Say'' (TV Tokyo, 2007–2009) * ''Shounen Club'' (co-hosts with

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) (NHK, 2006–2011) * ''Ashita Tsukaeru Shinrigaku! Teppan Note'' (2008) * ''Soukon'' (co-hosts with NEWS) (NTV, 2009–2010) * ''news every'' (NTV, 2010–2019) * ''Mirai Theater'' (co-hosts with NEWS member,

) (NTV, 2012–2015) * ''Karaoke 18ban'' (NTV, 2015) * ''Chikarauta'' (NTV, 2015–2017) * ''Hen Lab'' (co-hosts with NEWS) (NTV, 2015–2016) * ''NEWS na Futari'' (co-hosts with NEWS member, Shigeaki Kato) (TBS, 2015-ongoing) * ''Shounen Club Premium'' (co-hosts with NEWS) (NHK, 2016–2019)

References

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