is a former Japanese singer, songwriter, actor and ''

tarento Television personalities in Japan, known as in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, bankable stars in America were described as " ...

''. He was a member of the boy band

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 ...

Early life

Marius Yo was born on March 30, 2000. His father is German and his mother, Eri Yo (stage name: Akira Yo), is a former

Takarazuka Revue The is a Japanese all-female musical theatre troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Women play all roles in lavish, Broadway-style productions of Western-style musicals and stories adapted from films, novels, manga, and Japa ...

actress of Taiwanese Japanese descent. He has two older siblings, Marilena and Max.

Career

Yo joined

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 re ...

in January 2011 and debuted together with

Kento Nakajima is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known as being a member of the Japanese idol An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in ...

, Fuma Kikuchi, Shori Sato, and So Matsushima as the youngest member of idol group

in November 2011. He was the youngest to ever debut out of the Johnnys & Associates (Age 11 when debuted). In 2012, he debuted as an actor in the Japanese drama ''Kodomo Keisatsu''. On May 5, 2014, during "Sexy Zone Spring Tour Sexy Second Concert" in Yokohama Arena, it was announced that Sexy Zone's spin-off units, Sexy Boyz and Sexy Show, would be established, with Yo and Matsushima as the respective leaders. The two other members of Sexy Boyz are Yuta Jinguji and Genki Iwahashi, while Sexy Show also consists of Kaito Matsukura and Genta Matsuda. Yo continues to work as a member of both Sexy Zone and Sexy Boyz. In 2015 for their tenth single, Marius became a part of Sexy Zone again, disbanding the unit Sexy Boyz. On December 2, 2020, it was announced that Marius is on hiatus due to ill health. On December 27, 2022 it was announced that Marius would be graduating from Sexy Zone and retiring from the entertainment industry following December 31, 2022. On December 31, 2022, during Johnny & Associates's annual countdown event "Johnny's Countdown 2022-2023", he performed with Sexy Zone for the final time and retired from the entertainment industry.

Appearances

''For Sexy Zone-related appearances, see

.''

TV dramas

* ''Kodomo Keisatsu'' (TBS, 2012) Seishiro Hazama * ''Kodomo Keishi'' (TBS, 2013) Seishiro Hazama (voice over by

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) * ''Akumu-chan Special'' (NTV, 2014) Yume no Oji

TV comedies

*'' Fuller House'' (

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2017) As Himself

Movies

* ''Kodomo Keisatsu'' (2013, Toho), Seishiro Hazama * Akumu-chan the Movie (2014), Yume no Oji/Shibui Kanji

TV variety programs

* ''Johnny's Jr. Land'' (BS SKY, October 2, 2011 – 2012) * ''Bakusho Gakuen Nasebanaru!'' (TBS, October 9, 2012 - February 26, 2013)

Concerts

* ''Live House Johnny's Ginza 2013 with So Matsushima and Johnny's Jr'' (Theater Crea Ginza, May, 2013) * ''Gamushara Sexy Summer festival!!'' (ガムシャラSexy夏祭り!!) (EX Theater Roppongi, July 30 - August 10, 2014) * ''A.B.C-Z's "Summer Concert 2014 A.B.C-Z "Legend"'' (

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National First Gymnasium, September 14–15, 2014 ), Special Guest * ''Live House Johnny's Ginza 2015 with Johnny's Jr'' (Theater Crea Ginza, May 8–10,17, 2015) * ''Gamushara! Summer Station'' (ガムシャラ！サマーステーション) (EX Theater Roppongi, July 23 - August 19, 2015) * ''Johnnys' Summer Paradise 2016 Hey So! Hey Yo! ~summertime memory~'' (Tokyo Dome City Hall, August 7–9, 2016) * ''Summer Paradise 2017 So what? Yolo!'' (Tokyo Dome City Hall, August 17–20, 2017)

Stage Performances

* ''JOHNNYS’ World'' ( Imperial Theater Tokyo, November 10 - December 30, 2012) * ''Hello Kitty Adventures in Wonderland'' (

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, April 20, 2013) Kyle (voice) * ''2015 Shinshun JOHNNYS' World'' (Imperial Theater Tokyo, January 1–27, 2015) * ''DREAM BOYS'' (Imperial Theater Tokyo, September 12–14&18-20, 2015) * ''Shonentachi Kiki Ippatsu!'' (Nissay Theater Tokyo, September 4–28, 2016) (Special Appearance)

CM

* ''ORANGINA'' (Suntory, March 2017)

Ambassador

*
Otsuka Museum of Art
' Holiday at the Museum campaign (November 3, 2018 - May 2, 2019)

Solo songs

References

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